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63 will be a 3 bus working maybe? Or 2 bus

3 buses. Timetable is just over 1 hour 20 each way off peak.

Likely to be in Essex green when next seen on the road.

The new corporate livery has started to appear in most regions including on E400 MMC's in Essex.

Scania Decker's 40519 and 40520 are now for sale on the diamond website.

Versa 30967 seems to have been withdrawn as well.

Can't believe after all this time buses still carry Midland Classic fleet names

Yeah, after nearly two years! Rather sluggish progress in my opinion.

It does seem to be going quite slowly. 40521 is supposedly being repainted but was last tracked 2 months ago. Would of thought it would be back now.

Correct.
Although it's expected a further order for 127 & 5/5A will be made imminently following the next round of funding (which will also see pretty much all Loughborough going electric, except for sky, midland Diamond & the few Centrebus routes).
It's also thought the 148/158 corridor could be going electric too (thanks to Warwick receiving a share of the fund.. although not sure if yet officially confirmed or just early speculation).

If bustimes is to be believed then 8001 had a trip on the 127 this morning.

8001 - BK73 ACX – Arriva Midlands – bustimes.org

I doubt it will, as isn't it the 8/9 routes that Rotala have won funding for, to buy a new fleet of EV's for.

Yes it is the 8/9 the EV's are for but there is only 6 of them and the combined PVR is 10 so the 4 Metrocity's could stay?

There's a Midland Classic liveried E400 & Versa currently parked in Tividale depot, Simon Dunn has since confirmed that the E400 is for repaint, the Versa for accident repairs & I assume it will be repainted at the same time.

Presumably 40521 and 30994 looking at bustimes. It would be nice if the Metrocity keeps some sort of Airway9 branding.

MCV Evolution 30715 seems to have arrived at the Burton depot.

I wonder if Kinchbus plan to put the frequencies of these services up. Presently the 5, 11 and 12 each have a PVR of 2, the 2 has a PVR of 1 and the 9 has a PVR of three, making a total of fourteen buses.

They are also for the sprint/campus shuttle which currently has 7 solo's to make the 21.

Those e200s are in a dreadful condition I'm not surprised. 31420 I sampled on the 142 and if you think that's doing above 30mph.

Looking at bustimes 31420 tracked on a 8 from Swadlincote this morning but only lasted as far as Burton!

31416 looks to been out most of the day.

30903 and 30904 appear to still be in service. 31416, 31419 and 31420 have arrived at Burton but not yet entered service.

30902 seems to have been withdrawn as well.

Hi Simon,

I took the 9 from East Mid's Airport the other Saturday. Was on time, clean and nice friendly driver. I also like the addition of the 'Airway9' branding on the destination. Whilst waiting I did notice the departure board at the terminal still showing the services to East Mid's Gateway when they don't stop there anymore.

Also, any updates on the repaints for Burton? It seem to get going but now stopped.

Thanks

Another Streetdeck has arrived in the Potteries from York. This being 35932 MF72 WBM in Unibus livery.

E200 MMC 67180 seems to be the first of the eclipse vehicles to be repainted into the standard potteries livery.

158 830 just left Birmingham new street heading to Birmingham international solo, normally they work as a 4 coach formation, 2 158s.

No they don't it can either be 2 or 4 car

Typically the Birmingham - Holyhead services are at 2 car along the North Wales Coast but then have to be 4 car at Birmingham as they swap routes ie Holyhead - Birmingham - Aberystwyth/Pwllheli and reverse.