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Are the B7TL's at Wyvern likely to return to Leicester as I hear the batch are to be transferred out at the end of the year to Essex, Bristol and Cornwall. Or is this just more talk?

Streetdeck looks good though. What route will have the pleasure?

32066 is a permanent transfer to Worcester.

32071 & 32072 have now departed Worcester and are now at Lawrence Hill (Bristol), joining 32069 & 32070.

The 14/14A is expected to see the StreetDecks on it.

Here's a view of 35154, in the wash / fuel bay at Abbey Lane, taken on 04/09/2015: https://www.flickr.com/photos/55205968@N03/21141739471/

StreetDeck 35154 - SN65 OKF is now at First Leicester's Abbey Lane depot.

All five of the E400s (33504, 33559, 33563, 33567 & 33568), which were route branded for the 14 / 14A, have now had their branding removed.

B7TLs 32066, 32071 & 32072 are currently in Worcester. 32071 was latterly on loan to Bath, for Great Western work.

Leicester StreetDeck 35154 has been sighted on delivery. Differing reports stating the registration is SN65 OKF and SN65 OKR.

Here's a link to a picture of the bus, taken on 01/09/2015, at Mallusk, County Antrim, before being taken to the docks: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ulsterbusphotos/20470934803/sizes/h/

Might be a good idea to pop along to the company's depot open day, this coming Sunday.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/leicester/travel_news/news_initiatives/?item=28921&conf=0

https://www.facebook.com/559898894062792/photos/gm.1657162334528822/1008980092488001/?type=1

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154295243709657&set=p.10154295243709657&type=1&theater

Some, new to Midland Red West, Mercedes mini-buses for sale from Cornwall here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Minibus-/221865604371?hash=item33a8387513

Judging by the seller's name, it could be that the operating company have set up their own ebay page to offload redundant assets. If so, it's good to see common sense prevailing.

I'd hardly call it a revised livery, route branding at best.

It's a livery which is different to what has come before, ergo it's a revised scheme. No indication whatsoever that it's route branding (or route liveried) in any way whatsoever.

Revised livery for Leicester, with 66805 and 66970 being the first two repainted:

https://www.facebook.com/leicesterbuspage/photos/pcb.1036945279672255/1036945263005590/?type=1

https://www.facebook.com/leicesterbuspage/photos/a.807748065925312.1073741828.807449195955199/1036945443005572/?type=1

Three of the former Manchester StreetLites (63101, 63104 & 63105) entered service on route 74, on 11/08/2015.

Talk of 5 more E400's going to Bristol in exchange for 5 Eclipse 2's. The 14A branded deckers have been debranded.

And that's all it is at this stage: TALK.

The 14 / 14A branding has been removed from one of the E400s. 33504 being the bus in question.

ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TLs 32069, 32070 and 32071 off to Bath today.

The Streetdecks expected here later in the year are expected to be 35151-35159. May be of interest.

Sure they're all for Leicester?

Ex-Manchester StreetLites 63101-5 are due at Leicester. 3 are already there today

All five present at Abbey Lane.

2739 - X783 NWX noted in use on Thurmaston's route 104, on 28/07/2015. Route number on an A4 sheet of paper, in the windscreen, unfortunately.

32645 is believed to be back at Leicester with 32067 thought to be heading in the opposite direction, to Worcester.

Looks as though 32645 has returned to Leicester with, ALX400 bodied, 32067 on the cards to be its replacement.

Both "jc" and "barry619" have hit the nail on the head.

It shows that the accountants still rule the roost! The amount of work that 38125 has had done means they've increased its book value. That being the case, as an asset, the vehicle should be being "sweated". By that I mean the company really ought to be using it to get a return on the money they've invested in it, rather than having it parked up. Some of the work it has had undertaken makes it a much more robust machine for a preservationist. Other jobs on it (the re-upholstered seats for example) wouldn't be all that attractive to a preservationist, who would probably want something more original.

I'm fairly sure that K125 URP is the last one of these surviving, so I really hope it does find a safe home. Sister buses K123 URP & K126 URP were sold by Diamond to Willenhall Commercials. I'm assuming they were scrapped.