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[New Street Station]

Not quite sure which topic this falls under, but I suppose this is as good as any...

New Street Station
DW101   in 'as new' condition - minus fleetnames
https://flic.kr/p/2jRa5pH

Driven past me by chance on Monday night and was lucky to find it parked when I got into town (in hopes of photographing it) on Tuesday night! All's well considering my timings were a complete shot in the dark! (no pun intended)

arent the plain ones fitted with tacho graphs

7505 has a tachograph, despite being branded

Yes, Arriva Cannock

None - wholly single decker operation

[15 17 26 to Bordesley]

Bordesley history opened 29 may 2005

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Lea Hall Garage closure

15 17 26 to Bordesley

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Wasn't there a 13 service as well?

Birmingham to Lea Hall Station, I seem to recall

Funnily enough, 1864 was on the 8C when I saw it last night

Was that originally a photo of 3301? Looks like the old card reader arm seen in the windscreen.

Looks like it - Harborne branded hybrid in its reflection too!

Why were they even split for?

The supposed Stratford Road review that hasn't (yet) materialised ???

Looks like 6795 taking part in the Showbus Flyby today along the A40

[Pheasey]

Pheasey
4935 - on the 33
https://flic.kr/p/2jL715r

Tamworth have had 3744 from Derby for around a week or two now

Currently doing one round trip on the 110, back towards Tamworth now

WN4935 on the PB33, currently sat on Bull Street

6813 (Sutton Lines) - PB7

I believe I saw 2155 on the A34 Flyover towards Birmingham around 1120

unrelated, but it was passing 435 which is doing the staff bus today. I wouldn't say it's often that these two liveries meet one another!

[Don't believe everything you see on bustimes.org]

No that's just a tracking error I'm told by a local. The bus input as that is actually an ex First London and Tower Transit B9TL that is on loan for school services. Don't believe everything you see on bustimes.org  8)

Seems a good a time as any to mention it; one of Diamond's Darts on the 401E had been tracking as First Essex's 30888 this afternoon!

Last I heard, the real 30888 had been withdrawn - but I digress.

[It seems that Thandi Executive have some ex-Dublin ALX400 B7TLs]

It seems that Thandi Executive have some ex-Dublin ALX400 B7TLs ...

I've counted seven in passing this morning - though, regretfully, I can only recall six of their registrations.

BC05 RVN/RVO/RVP/RVT/RVU/RVV

Managed to photograph four of them in Smethwick today; the other three later drove past me.

edit: the last appears to be BC05 RTV