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KV03ZFW on the 966 today, with fleet No04.KV03ZFN is No 01 and NA52AWZ is No 02.

Thanks for the message 2206, but wasn't KV03ZFR lost in the accident in December 2015.

The 11C seems to be running regularly and the ones I have seen have been on time. I have only seen 3 vehicles; Y338FJN, Y371FJN and KV03ZFS. The timetable suggests they need 4 in the morning. Have they got any more vehicles?

I managed to travel to Stourbridge and back today on 3301.  It seems to have plenty of power to tackle the hills, which shows the progress made in engine and transmission during the past 20 years when you consider that the engine is smaller than the late unlamented Volvo B6.,

3301 please, timing if possible.

Some of the changes to Birmingham routes could be to do with the starting of the trams running to Grand Central.

4872 was on the 957 today.

4207, 4221, 4415 and 4689 0n the 4 today. I don't get  to Coventry very often, but if this not unusual the future does not look good for the Bendies. I travelled on 6016 which was very tatty inside.

3301 for tomorrow please, with timing if possible. I should be able to find it on any route it may be on.

KV03ZFU is now in green livery.

If 3301 is on the 9, what time from colmore  row please?

4637/51/3/8 have not been repainted, like the rest of the batch at AG. Three Presidents have left AG, which I assume was the paint float. Is there any reason for this?

3301 please. Times from Colmore Row, if possible.

The recent statements by the company about the 2016 orders mentions that by the end of 2016 all euro 2 buses will have left the fleet. I wonder does this include the ones in Dundee?

I have tried to do  an analysis of dates into service of the fleet as at 1.1.2016, with the following results;
1999/2000   93 [Presidents]
2001           140
2002           139
2003           122
2004           179
2005             18
2006             38
2007             83
2008             60
2009             90
2010             60
2011             62
2012           175
2013           132
2014           100
2015           171
Total          1667
I think this fairly accurate, but difficult to draw any conclusions from, except perhaps that it explains the decision to upgrade 150 vehicles this year.