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https://nxbus.co.uk/coventry/service-updates/timetable-changes-from-tuesday-4th-january-2022

Changes are now on the website, looks interesting anyway...

It appears that 4837 did the 20B earlier this afternoon which was very surprising to see. It just missed out Wilsons Lane & Woodshires Road on the route due to the low bridge, but still served Oban Road.

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/179014?date=2021-11-18#journeys/184192095

4464 and 4576 working the 6 today - will these receive the retrofit blue front like 2141 has received?

They got the blue the same day as 2141/2.

Travellers to Amazon can make use of the regular 'Marystow Close' stop on Browns Lane and take a two minute walk down Fenton Road - quicker than sitting on the bus for an extra 5 - 7 minutes.

NXC doesn't give any indication of the 19 as operating via Leamington Rd and Kenpas Highway - so I'm thinking this could be a mistake in timetable data, traveline maps etc, and the 19 will still use Kenilworth Road ?

875 looks to have done the new 19 earlier this morning and it used Leamington Road and Kenpas Highway - https://bustimes.org/vehicles/192514?date=2021-08-19#journeys/159282093

4988 (13 branded) - 14/18
4835 (21 brandded) - 13

Looking back over time the 1 and the 585 both served the train station. Will the new 85 route call in at the station? If not then it will be a bad move for bus users.

It looks like it won't which doesn't make sense really.. The 1 previously served it and this route is covering part of it..

Whats happening to the other half of the 1 route from City out to Walsgrave? I think someone said it will be the 29?

From this, it looks like that it was originally going to be the 29/29A but there has been a variation to it which shows the 1 (City to Coundon).

https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/search/find-registered-local-bus-services/details/583308/

I've noticed that the 0734 14 service from Eastern Green now continues to Bluecoat School, and this is the same in the afternoon with a 14 leaving the school for 1515, which then continues to town and then on with the normal line of route.

This may have replaced Thandi's S4 service which ran around Eastern Green (very similar sections to the 14) and then on to Bluecoat. It looks to be doing the current 3S bit too from the City Centre.

Both the 14 and 18 have seemed to have 15 minute frequency during peak times too which is a plus!

Bit more information on the changes on bustimes, however, I'm not 100% sure how accurate this information is. Some of the most noticeable things were also mentioned above.

29/A - https://bustimes.org/registrations/PD0001111/815

"Withdrawn Walsgrave - Coventry. Re-routed Coventry - Chapelfields via existing 10 route to Canley Station then Glendower Avenue to Chapelfields. Extended from Chapelfields via Counden and Radford to Arena to replace existing 5 route. Evening/Sunday 29A added to Arena."

85 - https://bustimes.org/registrations/PD0001111/817

"Rerouted between UHCW and Coventry to partially replace route 1, 85S transferred to this registration"

Another one I've found, but for Coventry instead - https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/search/find-registered-local-bus-services/details/580872/

4419 on 9/9A

Trident LK03 NKF in A-Line blue was parked at the front of thier yard today.

Got a quick phone shot of that one yesterday at 1700 passing Pool Meadow.

2162 on the 9/9A

Re. the NXC list above - yes the return journeys are broadly the same. I think some of the inbound non-cross-city routes just display 'Coventry' - buses on the 12X certainly do. I don't get to see the school services too often, not sure if 'via' displays are even shown.

There are also the JLR contract services - but I'm not sure if these are running currently.

The school ones are correct I believe, they don't contain the 'via'. The 18A doesn't contain a 'via' either, at least going to Westwood, they don't. I haven't saw one to Coventry, but I presume they're the same.

Where did you hear that?  Why would buses have to track?

This may be what he is referring to this.. https://twitter.com/busopendata/status/1285498366596710400