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@BN I thought 5618 BV66WOY was already a Woods, Leicester vehicle?

Yes @winston  but been parked up for a while apparently.

Another one MOT'd at Wolverhampton and ready for Wigston is 4828.

2 more will be delivered from Wolverhampton Monday 

230 now finally in service
229 now being prepped to return to the fleet at Aston
5618 from Johnson bros. MOT'd at Wolverhampton, also now ready for Leicester

The few NEAT vehicles that have been repainted were done at Walsall

NETS are contracted out, I think Evobus at Coventry did most of the Aston fleet in blue & white

The south region have there own paintshop in Gosport

I believe this is with Whittles in Kidderminster

Yes, pretty sure all 4 Volvos transferred to Whittles, A and C have been painted, B still in Johnsons livery, D not sure.

Hatrshorne Volvo Pensnett: 209x there this morning(4 or 6 - couldn't see as it was obscured by a ruddy great ambulance coach!).

@Tony would you kindly confirm? Thanks!

2094

Anybody seen the snippet from E&S Parrys possibly closing again?
Really this time on the 50th birthday or another successful PR stunt?

2075 back, replaced with 4983

5422 could be on a BC route this week. Then off to milbrook

Rotala have acquired a further 10 ex First Streetlites via Ensign that are being returned off lease, they will be for Diamond WM (Depot TBC):

32284	SM13NDJ
32285	SM13NEO
32286	SM13NEU
32287	SK63KGO
32288	SK63KGP
32289	SK63KGU
32290	SK63KGY
32291	SK63KGZ
32292	SK63KHA
32293	SK63KHB

A number are still currently in service at First South Yorkshire

Tividale and Kidder, then release E200s to Burton and withdrawn the 05 Scanias. Would help try and tidy up number of types at each depot.

Few gemini deckers parked upat delta way. Not sure why theyre there tbf

NX ones sold to Birmingham busworks, just there for storage

A2Z only operated for 3 years, 2006 to 2009, I have just added their full fleet history with photos to the main site, didn't realise they managed to run 73 vehicles in 3 years

A2Z Fleetlist (wmbusphotos.com)

Nice, seems so long ago now. Never remembered the PB in 2006 new, very smart.

230 BV17GRZ is also being prepped to re-enter the fleet at Birmingham as well.

All for Woods?

If they are brand new, they can only be MCV eVora's, MCV are the only body builder of Volvo single deckers now.

Ex Roberts 16 plate ones, currently at Centrebus?