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I've just seen PN06 UYS on the 14.20 66 ex Victoria Road.

3727 is here once 4709 goes there should be one on the 3 one on the 3a and 3 on the 4's which leaves two to go where needed

3727 is on the 4 today.

How many are now in the new fleet livery at tamworth &i take it the servjces theybare on rin from Victoria st

3728-31 and 3742-3. Also 3727 if not here now it soon will be.
Usually three on the 4 and a couple on the 5/7/8 (11 buses work this group in route number order) - all from Victoria Road - but could be on anything.

Cheers, Patrick.

Newly-painted and refurbished Pulsar 3742 is on the 65 today.

Well, it's actually working today. I was just driving through Polesworth and passed YX60 DXF arriving on the 11.20 ex Tamworth. The 65 was just in front and the 785 just behind!

New timetables are up for 1st July:

8A/9A/15 -
66 -

12/12B now listed as "Revised service coming soon".

No sign of the first two buses on Route 66. At least the first bus when route 12 started actually ran!

There is currently an East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander at Tamworth Garage to allow some vehicles to go to MRC for refurbishment. It should be out in service later this week I'm told.

4709 is on the 2 today. It was really working hard on a hill start in Perrycrofts Crescent!

For anyone interested, the 5/7/8 this morning was worked by 3002-6, 3729/30 and 3863/69/70/2.
The 3 had 3868 and the 3A 2212. I think the leaflet drop about refurbished buses on the 3/3A should have read the 4! 3728/31/43 were on it.

Passed Cannock loan 3911 out in the country on the 785 this afternoon.

How are the Central Services in Tamworth doing?

From what I can see they seem to be doggedly and efficiently getting on with the job.
No one is giving in on the Lichfield competition although my wife was on the Central the other week and the driver evidently stopped and gave a short speech to his passengers against something or other that Arriva had done.
They have cornered the Kingsbury market.
Surely no one can be making anything on the 4 at the moment as it has too many buses.
Their 3B seems to catch many of the passengers from what I have seen recently while taking photos of the varied buses that Arriva put on (or not) .
Having been brought up in the North East in an era of very strict regulation, I don't like to see predatory competition but Central seem to run on time, have decent buses and look the part.

Just passed 65 branded 3503 at Gravelly Hill on a 110 to Tamworth. Looks like the blind isn't working on it though, as it has a piece of paper in the window with the number "110" on it...

Anything seems to go in Tamworth now. 4408 was on the 3A yesterday.
It isn't good for the impression passengers get - 8 and 9 branding on the 4, 65 branding and no destination on the 110 - no bus on the 3a - "withdrawn" bus on the 3. What on earth is happening?

Today, new livery 3729 was on the 5/7/8 together with MIRA 3502, which continues its wanderings.
3006 rather spoilt the 4, as it is still in full "Hockley Hopper" routes 8 and 9 branding (3731/43 also on).

It was 3502

So that's where it went! I saw it on the 3A in the morning and went to get a photograph in the afternoon. I waited for the route to go round twice and no 3A. Central were happily picking up all the passengers.

I drove through Shrewsbury this afternoon and passed 2209, which was at Tamworth not long ago.

What are these newly-refurbished vehicles?

So much for the refurbished vehicles on the Arriva home leaflet drop - today 2211 (withdrawn on the latest fleet changes) was on the 3 and 3502 (MIRA livery) was on the 3A!
The refurbished vehicles are certainly on the route 4 merry-go-round with 5 vehicles between the two operators for a 22 minute round trip.

3506 and 3507 were on the 65 this morning and new arrival 2168 was on the 2. 2212 was on the 765.

Anyone know which extra bus will be going on 65 from Saturday along with 3501-3503

3500/2/3/7 were on the 65 this afternoon
Out of interest, 3501/5, 3728, 3871/2 and 3002-6 were on the 5/7/8 and 3730/1/43 were on the 4.