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@Tony do you think Pensnett's Mercs will see 2016?

They will not see 2016 I believe there is something planned for the last day of the Mercs and B10L, they should probably have about another month left in service.

Oh come off it, has anyone actually looked at how many people use these services? Or have they just picked one bus and based an entire days figures on that

How many people use the 7 along Summer Lane to Witton? How many people will use the 904 all the way round through Sutton to Walmley?

Do people only catch buses into the city centre then? I know, make all buses "set down only" inbound and "pick up only" outbound because no one wants to go anywhere else

People who live in Walmley,or Minworth who currently only have the choice of catching the 71 who at 9PM only have the choice of getting Diamond though they have NX bus passes will find this new link youesful and those who live in Flacon Lodge now have a new link.

6108 has a poster onboard advertising the 400 route. It was 2 45** Gemini last year. Wander what it will be this year.

Tbh i wouldn't be surprised if the 9, 37s and suttons get 24hrs before the years out

I think the 900, 94 and 51 could also end up going 24hrs over the next few years.

Just like the 9 last journey gets into stourbridge at 2am starts at half 4 back to Birmingham. Tbh i wouldn't be surprised if the 9, 37s and suttons get 24hrs before the years out

The 900 is also similar arrives in Birmingham at 01:24.The first one to depart the City Centre is a 900A at 2:55 I think this could also go 24 hours a much quicker way of getting to the Airport than the 97A.

what happened to the other darts he has aren't they for sale
Or they all ready scrapped

The others have been withdrawn for some time probaly are not in good condition.P202OLX has now left the fleet.

Any 71/72 branded Enviro 200 MMC on the 71 today? 2202 2204 and  2205, if they are out today.

Indeed, I suspect most of my afternoon will be spent around there!

List is actually 4041/4062/4070/4078/4100, I was looking at an older one last night!

Does the 73 or 966 still throw out the old one?

The 73 still gets them. Rare to get one on the 966 these days, although you could still get the odd one appearing, it is usually fully Gemini operated.

@Dom and tridents on the 4 on boxing day...plus the rumoured plans to put Geminis on the 311/3
[/quoteI thought the rumoured plans were to put the Volvo B7TL ALX400 on the 311/313 though it did have Geminis on Boxing Day

Going to miss the T69s - much prefer the seating on them. Also prefer the ride quality - the CAFs just seem to ride very rough. Probably been asked many a time before but what will be happening to them? Will they just be scrapped or will they be kept for future use either in the West Mids or elsewhere?

They will be kept in storage at Long Marston. 4 will be used as a weed killer along the tracks and 16 will also be kept at the depot.

I'm yet to go on a scania that is fast!! All the Walsall ones are slow. They are the best looking vehicles by far

Acocks Greens are quite fast. Especially along the Newport Road and Chester Road, they will always go fast alone those roads on the 71 route ,or get one while you can that's running late and they will go fast on the whole of the 71 route.

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Are there any 71/72 branded Enviro 200 MMC on the 71 today.

I Would extend the 72E journey to go round the roundabout at clock Garage and go back down the Coleshill Road and terminate at the 11 stop at the Fox and Goose shopping centre. Then withdraw Diamonds 25 service and reroute the 38 to cover the Kingsbury Road to Erdington section of the 25.

I do not think 4680 - 4686 will come back down I also do not think  they will go to Walsall to go to the paint shop I think they will send them to whoever did 7001 witch did not come down to Walsall to go to the paint shop I think 4527-4534 would more likely go to AG as National Express would not send them back down just because they have high backed seats the 966 is mainly Gemini operated anyway with the odd president dose it realy matter if they have high backed seats or not as it is nothing special.