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Here is a pic of the offside. I do agree it looks dam smart

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wda4t/19468962703/

I do hope it will see normal service in Burton to make it easy to find. I know it would probably never happen, but I would love to see it in Sutton on the X12  ;D

Does look really smart better than the nx red/white livery. If you look in the top window theres still an nx recruitment poster

No they're definitely not!

The Express & Star is still one of the last independent newspapers in the country, part of the MNA group and still owned by the same family that has owned it for Many Years

The Birmingham Mail is owned by Trinity Mirror Group who also own the Daily Mirror

I didn't realise that i just thought it was weird how both reports were worded the same

They seem to be the exact same? I see no difference in the report quality.

Birmingham mail and express and star are owned by the same company

Don't know if previously mentioned but, 4134 seems to have different style rear lights to the rest of the tridents.

Also 2070 has just gone back to garage with a loose wing mirror, according to the driver it is the 2nd or 3rd time he himself had booked it off for it. It's on RB 5/03 so most likely its replacement will be a transponder B7RLE

4134, had it got a rear light with a indicator going through it?

Personally I've got a theory that they'll be refurbished and repainted for a certain route, either them or the Cov ones. Only a theory and partly based on rumours but yeah.

4533/4534 were a pair I always liked back in the day, catching them on the 31! Hopefully they'll soon arrive, although in starting to want a new vehicle type at AG in terms of decker. The Gem/Plaxton combo is getting quite boring!

I'd like to drive a Trident, ideally a 43** and a 4425+.

One day maybe!

I have had a couple ride on 44** tridents that came to Pensnett and they are pretty fast at accerlerating, have that little whine that most of the later trdients have, they seem to pull off faster too. But i think its the way its driven. Some drivers are gentle with them but some know how to make them shift

should be 1774to1787 are heading north [not unlike the 60/70s livery .]see my small photo .

Whats going to happen to the reminder of them. Staying in walsall or cascading to other garages

The newest pic of 4300, seems like someone being playing with the blinds. It says 311 Dudley via Wednesbury. Are the alx 400 b7tls due to be allocated to 311/313 when the b7lres go to dundee...

I don't see the problem with this? Hansons leave the middle bit of the bus station at :05 and :35 mainly because it takes them 5 minutes to get round onto the stand with the x96 blocking all the buses

Thats not a issue no more, the bus station had the railings moved back last month to enable the X96/208/243 to get closer to the stand therefore not blocking buses trying to get to stand B and A

Whats going to happen to the 115s between birmingham and sutton coldfield if its getting replaced by the 15A/C

PN4426 X96 seen at merry hill @5.21pm towards wollaston farm. Usually B7lres

Which buses does diamond use on the S2 and 82?

Yes it is to the best of my knowledge. It used to have a rear LED too but was replaced with a flip-dot after a short time for some reason

It actually suits the tridents, just wondering why on some of the trident 4428 and one of 41** for example their via points bring up weird glyphs

Was that on the 24 earlier?

Not sure, i saw it Not in Service yesterday on priory Queensway.

@Trident 4194 For the last 4 weeks at least on sundays the X96 has been trident operated so thats becoming normal. A trident on a weekday is unusual though there was one on X96 yesterday and today on it.

Oh Ok ... When I see the 902/4/5 it's usually a 400 but I know now... WIth 4697 I must have just got mixed up with the routes. I am pretty sure I saw 4777 and it on a 90 something route so may have been 907 as well

@Dylanbusboy45 if you go on first page of noteworthy thread july, you will find a usual allocations spreadsheet. Its very handy to look at if your not certain of normal allocations.