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6014 has been out this morning before being sent back to the garage making a hissing sound.
https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.374916139346992.1073741841.369276339910972/711632712341998/?type=3&theater

4774 (Warwick Uni) - 6 / 6A - https://www.facebook.com/369276339910972/photos/a.459078140930791.1073742051.369276339910972/711632269008709/?type=3&theater

Thanks very much for your reply - very informative.  My suspicion, based on a brief visit to Stratford yesterday, is that at least some of the 8 vehicles allocated to Stratford have been changed.  Yesterday there were Tridents on the 50 (17511) and the X19 (17567) whilst the 19 had an E200 from the 3694x series.   However, these are, according to the spreadsheet on this site, the usual allocations for these routes, yet they would seem to be the obvious candidates for allocation to Stratford.

I think that the 19 is a Leamington operation as I believe that the bus comes from an X17 (though I may be wrong). The 50 has been Stratford based X18 branded Scania Enviro 400's in recent times as well.

Here it is! May 2017's edition of the Coventry Bus Magazine. I hope you all have a great time reading it.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions, I am happy to take them on board.

Link to the Magazine: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AuV-OWRD_peke9O8tWk9ksr-kqs

No problem. I just thought I'd point it out

All routes are now added. I don't know the usual allocation though, as I haven't been to the Black Country since the changes, so someone else could add this information if they wish, as it is editable.

Thanks.

There is still loads missing from Arriva Wednesfield

Probably because I haven't had time to update it since January...

The Arriva website shows there being no sunday service on the 765 as well.

Has the timetable changed since January, I didn't think it had so clearly there is a mix up of some description.

PD0000478/442 Registered
ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD
Route: Tamworth, Corporation Street to Lichfield Bus Station
Service number: X65 (765)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 23 Apr 2017

I didn't think that they had cut the Sunday service. Kept that quiet! (Presuming that Traveline etc... is correct.) - unless my leaflet was wrong in January anyway...

Theres no Sunday service on the 765.

While on Traveline etc... 765 isn't shown to be running, the leaflet from Tamworth Library, dated 7th January 2017, says otherwise

Surprised these Sunday 35's are running dead from Tamworth!

As I said before,  if Tamworth had got the Sunday 77's as well, some 110e's could have run Tamworth to Sutton then swopped to 77 to work into Walsall then swop to 35.

I don't think Arriva will stay long term on Sunday 35's for that reason.

(So Councilor Worrall will have to find someone else to pay his money for the subsidy to instead! )

Are they not interworking with the 765 on a Sunday as that runs on Sunday? (Haven't looked at timetable to see if it would work.)

Stratford Blue rm parked at Leamington Spa  depot

They are transitioning all vehicles other to Trident Park over the weekend I believe.

According to this spreadsheet, the "Usual Allocation" for G1 is Optare Solo SR.  This is the only entry in the column.  Anything else is, by definition, not usual; therefore 35180 on the G1 is unusual according to this spreadsheet.  Thanks to Michael Bevan for posting this interesting unusual working.
And thank you for providing the very useful base of knowledge.

There is also another column next to it "Other Allocation" - To which Dennis Dart SLF & Enviro 200 are defined as being on the G1. These are allocations which happen commonly though this isn't always allocated daily. I hope that this definition helps.

Looking on their website, the new timetables for the 3b, 4 & X55 have a picture of a Wright Eclipse 2. Will these be the vehicles used I wonder...

Except he said Saturdays...

I know. Fortunately I can read. I doubt that reliability is vastly different dependent on days in a weekend.

Central Buses is to get an outstation at Tamworth it appears.
http://www.centralbuses.com/vacancies/

35180 is on Leamington G1.

Not unusual. Please refer to my spreadsheet for Usual Allocations. https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=FEE1D3D14BF7ED59!26031&ithint=file%2cxlsx&app=Excel&authkey=!AOJBHtyAyycPJVo