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YYX56JUE on the 50 today. I believe it was in the new livery. I was not expecting to see a Plaxton Primo in the new livery.

4682 appeared to be working hard. The hydraulic was screeching any time the engine was revving. It left Walsall before the bus which followed it in.

I travelled on 4682 on the X51 yesterday morning. It pulled up at traffic lights alogside a Scania on the 907 and was left standing when they accelerated away togather. It was then left behind when  pulling away from a stop on the hill into Walsall by an Enviro on the51. I had thought it was running on time but another X51 followed it into the bus station so was presumably 20 mins late.

I travelled on 1679 from Bilston to Wolverhampton today on the 82.

T72WWV was on the 966 this afternoon with route number scribbled on a piece of A4 paper.

809 was on the 97,in the city centre at about half past four this afternoon.

Sorry, I meant BC.

4326 was on the 24 yesterday, so back at YW.

900 branded 4898 on the 59 this afternoon.

Seen yesterday, I tried to post this last night but failed.
in Birmingham,
    4677 on the 50.
    BK 13 NZM on the 50 [white 12m single deck, probably B7RLE]
    1877 on the 65.
in Dudley,
     4802 on X96.
     2154 on X96.
     4800 on 276.
     2002 on 82.
     662 on 81.

4677 on the 50 this afternoon, also BK13NZM, a white 12m single decker probably B7RLE/Wrght.
1873 on 16.
1877 on 65.
In Dudley, may not be unusual as it's not my area but surprised me.
4800 on 276.
2154 on X96.
4802 on X96.
2002 on 82.
2062 on 529. [WN]
662 on 81.[WN]

It was going through Birmingham heading towards Coventry this afternoon.

Double or treble doors work very well all over Europe. I recently travelled on a couple of treble door MAN City Lion's in Dubrovnik. I believe single door double deckers are required in Britain because of the lack of Rapid Transit systems. Buses are used here, particularly in big cities like Birmingham on routes which take on hour or more at peak times to get to their final destinations. In these cases the maximum number of seats possible are required. It is much more acceptable to stand on a railed vehicle, which are much faster. I regret Birmingham scrapped the trams instead of modernising them.

Have any of the Enviros from 4914 been seen or are they the 25/26 mentioned coming later this year in the NX statement/

1652 and 1672 are still in the original 1999 livery. Is this a record for length of time before repaint? Travel express excluded of course.