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Very close Paul.
431 WN
4464 withdrawn
E400H is 5411, 5413-30
E400 5401-10, 12
It will change quite a bit this week.

Thanks for that. Am I right in saying 431 is a PN bus loaned back to Wolverhampton?

[178]

4311, 4428, 4429, 4435, 4440, 4442 WN-withdrawn.

BN, I make that 178 at Wolves, taking into account those withdrawals:

WN [102 DD/76 SD]
2 Wright StreetLite (433/5)
9 E200 (753; 845-52)
65 B7RLE (2001-29/59-90/92-95)
1 MCW Metrobus (2957)
24 Trident (4427/41/43/45/49/64; 4535-39/41/58/61/77/94-99; 4619/27/32)
8 E400 (4983/86-91/95)
30 E400H (5401-30)
39 E400MMC (6759-65/67-95; 6955-57)
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[Arena Shopping Park - University Hospital (via Coventry and Warwickshire Shopping Park)]

Published today -

Arena Shopping Park - University Hospital (via Coventry and Warwickshire Shopping Park)
This service is withdrawn between Warwickshire Shopping Park and University Hospital due to delays caused by cycle works on Binley Road. Alternative services to the Hospital are available by changing onto the 60 at Binley or route 9 at Gosford Street or Pool Meadow. Transport for West Midlands are looking at other alternatives.

Hmmm?

Yes, I don't get that either - wouldn't have thought those particular works have badly affected the 3. It does hint of a possible TfWM (funded presumably) replacement.

Could one 'new' service operating in the north-eastern side of the city - cover the loss of this section of the 3 and 20C ? That would be another long and winding urban service.

I see stagecoach will run the 7 in coventry on sundays and after 6pm

https://www.tfwm.org.uk/plan-your-journey/ways-to-travel/buses-in-the-west-midlands/upcoming-bus-changes/bus-service-changes-from-1-january-2023/

I recall Midland Red South operating service 23 to Allesley Park in the evenings & Sunday just after deregulation - mostly Leyland Nationals but double decks did occasionally appear. Did they cover the 7 [in its 1986 format] as well ?

[Pending decision]

So is the 3 still ?

• Pending decision: There are still a number of services that we are working through, these will be published on this page when ready.

Was the 3 (Binley to UHCW section) on that TfWM 'at danger' list - not sure that it was. But, in saying that, something may still appear on that website regards the NXC 3.

I'd guess it is some demonstrator?

That fleetnumber has been used in the past for other demonstrators used in service:
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/fleetlist/1750-1953.html

This will be the forth number 1908 ! (NXD 2030 was once 1908 - but this vehicle isn't numbered either 1908 or 2030 now).

This assumed new "15" certainly makes sense and something virtually the same was planned to happen in September 2021 (numbered as "29") before it was quickly changed for some unbeknown reason, Coundon to Arena Park is near enough a 30 minute journey so will be an easy bolt on to existing service.

The Stagecoach 703 could be amended to miss out Bell Green and go via Lentons Lane instead because Bell Green already has more regular links to UHCW, Arena Park and Victoria Farm (with services 20A, 22 and Arriva 78), it can still call to Wood End to link with the 21 and may need Saturday service reinstating - it looks like some roads between Potters Green and UHCW are going to lose out though.

Bits of the the 19 route could be covered with the 24/25/25A diverting via Stoney Rd and Humphrey Burton Rd and the Stagecoach 87/87A via Cannon Hill Rd and Canley Crematorium.

I also have visions of the Stagecoach 60 covering Dorchester Way, Skipworth Road and Warwickshire Shopping Park but think there is much lesser odds on that happening.

It sounds like those roads currently covered by the 3, will go un-served again, which would be a shame.

4414 CV-withdrawn

That's the last of the 4396-4414 batch (and the last new-to-Coventry Trident) gone.

This new split 13 seems to be working decently so far, just need to see how it works when the rail strikes are on since Binley Road especially will be hectic

If this was a permanent arrangement (which I doubt it will be) I suppose they could resurrect the number '15' for the City -  Whitmore Park segment, as numbered pre 21st April 1985 !

[Using here. on FB and general observations, I've got:]

Using here. on FB and general observations, I've got: E034/E036-E038/E040/E042-E045/E047-E048/E050-E057/E061-E067/E069.

Think that's 27, so I am 2 missing.

(Actually, I may have missed E058)

Have you got a link to these photos please?

Have you got a link to these photos please? 
https://postimg.cc/vgbrgmMg

Hopefully this link will work (of E064)

I took a few pics of E064 and E053 standing by the Ford St car park yesterday, there was another present with a '2' in its fleet number - E042 then.

The 5s seem to be running perfectly fine over the last week as well.

I work around Keresley Rd/Wallace Rd areas - and see the 5 on a regular basis. It seems, in general, to be running alright.

The 5B goes to the Cherry Tree Pub (Lythalls Lane) only - with the 5 doing occasional extensions to the Arena Shopping Park - is that correct? While the 5A is to Chapelfields (the old service 1 Westbury Rd terminus) via Coundon? Does the interworking with the 7/7A continue.

Has "City Centre' (or Center) ever been on the blinds on Coventry buses ?! I suppose it has - but 'City' or something like City, Pool Meadow and so-on, was more common.