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The beginning of the end of route branding at BC. I know I'm in a minority here but that's a shame in my view. I like route branding and when used on the correct routes (I know at BC thats's gone out of the window) it does give a sense of identity. It will be a pity when the rest of the 68/19 batch have their branding removed and all semblance of colour will have been banished from the fleet for good.

Yeah, I've always liked the extra colour it adds to the livery but I can see the point behind removing it operationally. 

7533 on a 23E to Bartley Green, Field Lane. One of a convoy of five 23/24s heading out of city.

Just being picky, but shouldn't it say Romsley Road?

Temporary traffic light on Moor St stuck on red so causing grid lock.

The uni blinds will be there in the destination controller as its just a file from a computer. There are some uni boards that turn short at the uni in peak times to help the hospital workers

Fair enough I was just wondering whether the duplicates were supposed to go all the way to Bartley Green or just to Uni Station. 

E237 - X22 Jiggins Lane.

Actually appeared to have NSA for this short working too.

Both electrics going out of City this morning showing X21 University for QE Hospital instead of Bartley Green. Is it just that they didn't have the Uni destination programmed before?

Currently 6 X21 and X22 going passed Uni Station outbound. Including the electric duplicate.

Sorry 7, looks like one behind as well.

Looks like 6888 may have broke down at the Blood and Transfusion Centre stop outbound. 

16:25 would be an X22 outbound not X21.

But it does look like it's tracking now.

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/tnxb-e237

From Monday BC are putting two extra buses out as duplicates in the morning peak on the X21/X22 to try and help with overloading and late running

There was a slight increase in frequency in the AM peaks after the school holidays from 01/09 (compared to how it was before the summer holidays) also. which was helpful.

E237 - X21. Guessing this has duplicated the 7:40 journey.

6885 silent NSA. 6887 NSA doesn't appear to work anymore.

X21 - University for QE Hospital

Seen again leaving City at the same time. There's no short workings on the half term timetable though. 

NSA dead on 7532.

6884 seemingly doesn't have the NSA for X21 programmed.