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Upcoming Stratford Road review? Renumbered to E6 to denote electric service?

There's a photo of its interior branding, which does mention the 6.. I'll link it later if I get the chance to find it

After given the go-ahead, it seems, works to 'upgrade' the Snow Hill public realm will begin from next week

https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/632/construction_work_set_to_begin_on_snow_hill_public_realm_project?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn

As far as I'm concerned, buses are still allowed to use Colmore Row, following the completion of the works - however, as the website above does state, the right turn from Livery Street onto Colmore Row will be removed.

The first phase will focus on improving public realm along Colmore Row and Livery Street, work will include removal of the right turn from Livery Street onto Colmore Row, meaning all traffic will turn left onto Colmore Row.


Artist impressions:
https://twitter.com/TDBbirmingham/status/1268948997043040257?s=20

This will also see the Livery Street bus stop moved to the main pedestrian entrance for Snow Hill Station and taxi ranks on Colmore Row being moved to create a new rank at the top of Livery Street.

I don't see this as much of a problem for the 7 & 52, which uses the left turn anyway, but I've got some concerns in regards to the 101. No doubt, there will be amendments to the route; it'll be interesting (to me, at least) how drastic these changes are.

Artists' impressions
https://twitter.com/TDBbirmingham/status/1268948997043040257?s=20

https://www.birminghamupdates.com/a-vintage-90th-birthday-surprise-for-pauline/

Following its announcement nearly 1½ years ago; the Rapido Trains' Fleetline still in the works! (CAD image is quite a scroll down)

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rapido-News-124---New-Steam-Heaters--Buses--Videos-and-a-SALE-.html?soid=1101318906379&aid=thmHTnwYksI

Design completed & now in for tooling. Full announcement expected in the summer! Worth mentioning that the link above is almost a month old; so not too long a wait, hopefully!  ;D

B9TL 40625 has returned to DBNW -

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(not mine)

Listed on the fleet changes I posted last week

Apologies; must've missed it!  :-[

[I'm not even sure if the readers are still fitted or not.]

New Bus For London and New Routemaster buses had readers in the centre and at the rear as three door loading was allowed. This was in the process of being changed to front door loading only, so I'm not even sure if the readers are still fitted or not.  No other buses have readers at the centre door.

They're still fitted, albeit decommissioned, from what I saw on one of my last visits last December (when they began trials of front door boarding on the 8 )

I believe the only other buses to have card readers at the centre door are the Red Arrow BYD E200s for the 507/521

[Margaret Street, Birmingham]

Margaret Street, Birmingham
4180 - at the end of her working life
https://flic.kr/p/2iTqqbJ

[Sherlock Street, Birmingham]

Sherlock Street, Birmingham
1924 - September 2019
https://flic.kr/p/2iRS79N

[St Andrews Stadium]

St Andrews Stadium - 15th March 2019
https://flic.kr/p/2iQuBqc
https://flic.kr/p/2iQw2Xa

Don't suppose anyone could indulge me at all as to why they were there? It appeared to be a conference of some sort

It was the annual NX Bus management conference.

Cheers for the reply :) much appreciated!

Seemingly postponed once again!

https://www.route-one.net/top-story/birmingham-and-leeds-clean-air-zones-postponed/

[Chapel Lane, Wythall]

Six months later; finally decided that I like it enough to upload 😂 :

Chapel Lane, Wythall
Wolverhampton Corporation, then and now
https://flic.kr/p/2iHQVh1

2232 now fully branded for the 40 - surprised it wasn't mentioned earlier! ;)

6818 - PB101

E007 out on training duties, just arriving into Birmingham now; E001 not far behind - at Adderley Street now

Been told of E003 which was sighted in Coventry about an hour ago

[Pool Meadow Bus Station]

Pool Meadow Bus Station
327
https://flic.kr/p/2iDCHiL

872 - after a rare bout on the 16
https://flic.kr/p/2iDGSes