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went to leamington spa on the train saw these parked at leamington spa depot these 3 buses are for stratford on avon sightseeing tour they still need the audio & branding done spoke to someone in the office who told me   https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanjack/19226400768/in/dateposted-public/   https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanjack/19227751299/in/dateposted-public/

Any update on these three, please - have they reached Stratford yet?

Thanks, Bryan.

Yes, I didn't get a good vibe myself, but your observations are helpful.

Cheers,

Tim

Does anyone know anything about this firm, please?

http://smccoachhire.com/

Their site seems a little short on 'detail'. Are they just a broker for coach hire?

Isn't the service meant to have finished?

That was what i was going to ask, wasn't the final day of service 19/12/14?

According to the Company's website - yes. According to one of the drivers today, they are finishing tomorrow... Only the 3 buses out today, though.

As a postscript to my original report, I did not have the opportunity to pass that way again until the following Thursday (30/10), by which time the said bus had disappeared.

Tim

On my way home tonight, in fading light, I passed what appeared to be a former British Airways bus (a DAF / Optare Delta, I think), in partly stripped condition, on land bordering Lifford Lane, Kings Norton, near its junction with Pershore Road South.

Can anyone throw any light on this, please?

Thanks.    Tim

202 Spent the day on the 50 today, first Spectra appearance I've seen.

Does anyone know if there's one out today, please?

202 is currently on Moor St

Appreciate that.

202 Spent the day on the 50 today, first Spectra appearance I've seen.

Does anyone know if there's one out today, please?

103,108-50

Also 121, which I cannot recall seeing on there before.

If someone could tell me which buses (especially the olympians) are out on the 50 today, I'd be really grateful. Thanx guys

108 (10:28 ex Maypole), 110 (10:38), 109 (10:49)...

Cheers mate

There was an Olympian (possibly 907, but didn't get a positive id) on the 07:49 ex-Wythall to City this morning.

If someone could tell me which buses (especially the olympians) are out on the 50 today, I'd be really grateful. Thanx guys

108 (10:28 ex Maypole), 110 (10:38), 109 (10:49)...

Yesterday evening I had a plan to travel on some of TGB 50s including some of the different routes they take...
17:33 city - Maypole (the one that goes via Yardley Wood)
18:22 Maypole - Wythall (Johnsons 150)
18:39 Wythall - Maypole
19:28 Maypole - City (the one that goes via Druids Heath and Brandwood)

Hi Kevin,

I had no idea about the route variations on the 17:33 & 19:28 journeys...

Can you expand on the routes they take, please?

Sorry - you can disregard this request, as I have found the detail on the Network West Midlands site. (Doh! Should have thought to look there first...)

907-50

Does anyone know which buses have gone up to Scotland for Commonwealth Games Duties?

There was a list of 'possibles' posted on here a while back, from which any sighted locally can be deleted; I'm down to 10 from:
106  107  108  110  111  112  114  115  117  118  119  120  121  122  123  (15).

Has anyone seen any pictures of them in use in Glasgow? There are plenty of pics, of the shuttle buses to be found on the internet, but I've not seen a single Green Bus yet.

Yesterday evening I had a plan to travel on some of TGB 50s including some of the different routes they take...
17:33 city - Maypole (the one that goes via Yardley Wood)
18:22 Maypole - Wythall (Johnsons 150)
18:39 Wythall - Maypole
19:28 Maypole - City (the one that goes via Druids Heath and Brandwood)

Hi Kevin,

I had no idea about the route variations on the 17:33 & 19:28 journeys...

Can you expand on the routes they take, please?

50: 109, 115, 365
X-City rail replacement: 121, 502