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When they are caught, should be automatic SEVERE jail sentence for who ever is responsible!!!!

What's going on with all this vandalism

Personally I find the ZF Trident 2's at WN to have a great engine & gearbox sound have been on a few on the 126 many a time, like all buses they start to sound tired after so many years in service. I think it gives them character if they sound different to the norm and should be appreciated not whinged about because some sound different to others.

Off topic a bit but the BC ZF Trident 2's sound great as well, they have an engine/gearbox character of their own

I agree and I think WN have most of those tridents that stand out to the rest

This is my video of 4545


Yeah, Most of them sound like this. 4590, 4603 and 4605's sound different.

Great bid I love when Tridents get thrashed like that

Not 4318 (WN bus)

add 4194 & 4218

Thank you for correction

Merc seen in Oldbury didn't catch fleet but said 49 on the back

Tridents seen on 120 today 4349 4318 4319 4196

4175 hasn't even got to the paintshop yet.

It probably has less than 2 years life left, why spend money on a full refurb you are not going to get back

Dam its going to be hard to see the older double deckers go

I also expect the majority of next years orders to be double deckers and more than likely more E400MMC's.

I expect BC to gain a batch of new double deckers for either the Bristol Rd as the 97 now appears to be gaining refurbished Crimson Tridents - Y-reg Tridents out (34 still at BC)

I expect WN will gain a new Crimson fleet for the 126

YW will gain a batch of either new or nearly cascades as it must have one of the oldest double decker fleets with 13 x Presidents & 47 x Tridents (02/52 plate) = 60 from a total double decker allocation of 97. I'd expect those to go on the 2 & 3.

AG may gain a batch of new double deckers or newer cascades for the 5 & 31. Outer Circle will not receive anything new for some time with new branding only just being applied now. Presidents out

PB may gain a batch of Platinum's for Sutton Lines to compete against Arriva's 110 Sapphire route, 63 plate E400's cascaded on to 65/67 or 94 to release B7TL/ALX400's from PB

I'd expect Dundee to gain a small batch of new double deckers (max 10)

NXC may also gain a batch of new double deckers

The above will all be dependant on the outcome of the Greener Bus bids for Electric / Hydrogen Fuel Cell & retro-fitting 200 existing buses with Euro 6 traps.

Its like you read my mind

Yes it's still out, just came into West Bromwich bus station.

Sorry not sure

1699 on 5 and 1607 on 45

I would put my money on an E200.

As bus drivers do you only drive your local routes or is it optional?

I was on 2083 on the x96 yesterday and as it was going through my estate (penfields) the engine switched itself off going at least 5 to 10 mph. What can cause it to do that?

I've seen a Trident do that also

When you say cleanest, what do you mean? If you mean the seats then it recently had its seats retrimmed (in TWM moquette)

Yeah that's what I meant

4425 been on 120 for two days now and has to be the cleanest alx400 Trident I've seen

For anyone not on Facebook,

4466 will come back in Crimson. It has had its seats retrimmed in the red dot moquette

Can't wait to see a alx400 in the new crimson