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WA 4856 on the 51 missing it's rear number plate

Fairly confident I saw a WA Enviro 400, driver training branded on the 13 around 3:30 in Wednesbury

Sorry - not happened, the buses on the 11 & 13 this afternoon were 1762-70 1844 & 1882

Saw two on my way home today before I saw a NXWM one! What's the frequency supposed to be?

Seemed fairly full actually, which wasn't surprising seeing as they were both at least 10 minutes before a NXWM one at 5 o'clock

Something's going on in Dudley tonight, gridlock everywhere even in places that are usually okay

I'm sorry but your profile says you are 15 years old! You can't even ride a moped on the road let alone drive a full size single decker bus? I admire your ambition but raising the money is probably the most simple part to this project

Yeah, finally on 4581 just leaving Moor Street, been waiting just under an hour, naturally we're packed

Over 45 minutes without a 126 from Birmingham this evening, still waiting? What's been going on, usual chaos around Oldbury/Burnt Tree?

Possibly knock on effect from the resurfacing works on Priory road Dudley this morning, but not sure that would have caused 20 minute delays

White coach on the 584x running through Dudley Port 7AM this morning

I think 4821 May leave today also meaning three tridents have came into pe and only two e400s out so far

Sure I saw in on the X96 earlier

Travelled on 6705 and 6707, neither driver in suits and 6705 completely silent announcements wise, fairly impressed though with the amount of side support can see the seats actually being less comfier for the wider person

One is just leaving Birmingham now, 17:50 couldn't get the fleet number, but if one does appear it's usually around 5 after a Tridents given up for the day

Thought I'd catch a few of the more endangered species for one last time, here are my reviews from today including 4004

1407 on the 69 very warm and comfortable, quick but with quite a lot of body rattle, extremely loud retarder and squeaky brakes, classic old Volvo

4004 33 externally not the worst Spectra by a long way, internally again not bad, all cushions matching pattern though some have obviously been replaced, almost silent on idle, no rattles especially compared to a lot of Tridents, even on the move only rattles coming from staircase panels, engine seemed fairly smooth with reasonable power, and suspension excellent but the noise of the brakes, deafening, enjoy retirement 4004

598 internally amazing, all matching, extremely well padded seats, fairly quick of the line as well, hardly any rattles on idle though rear axle does crash around at speed, exhaust blowing just a little to add that extra character, slight squeak on braking and a very noisy handbrake and driver looked extremely cramped in the cab but all in all an excellent bus, absolute credit to Volvo, Wright and NXWM

586 again smart, especially externally with front end repaint but very different to 598, loud and very heavy rattle on idle, all windows shaking past buggy bay, very noisy rear axle and felt far more sluggish, making the traffic on the 11 because of road works just off Park Lane particularly annoying

More than likely just the change to summer timetables to coincide with the schools breaking up so wouldn't read anything into it

To PE and WN presumably to end Spectra operation and further cull the infirm Mercs