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In 1996 I remember fleet numbers being very close together as national 1505 1507 would carry it in 1996 the same numbers 1501-1514 brand new gas buses in 1997.

Metroriders carrying 6xx numbers in 1998 then brand new Volvo B6s carrying 6xx numbers in 1999.

Don't think fleet numbers have ever been that close in time since.

WA changes

New Service 936 Birmingham - Walsall replacing 934 serving Frampton way in Pheasey not serving Dafodill road covered by 77.

Service 937 rerouted to Serve Rough road and George Frederick Road.

Service 997 not serving Frampton Way running same route as To Birmingham services via Queslett Road.

New Service 998 replacing 997E Journeys to Pheasey church extended to Streetly Hardwick Arms via Queslett Road then current 935 route via Hundred acre.

All Services 936 937 997 998 will serve Perry Barr interchange and Braggs Road to City.

Service 934 935 937A Withdrawn.

Service 77 77A rerouted to Serve Dafodill Road then operate 935 route to Kingstanding Circle then rough road to Banners Gate road normal line of Route. No longer serving Blackwood Road, Chester Road and George Frederick Road.

Service 78 78A rerouted to Serve Blackwood Road no longer serving Lowlands Avenue. All Journey terminate at Queslett.

1793 at WA out on a 935 am peak board

Strange how the new '998' isn't an 'X98'. all '9**' moved on to 'X' when the opportunity came.

77 77A also rerouted to Serve Dafodill road then follow 935 route to Kingstanding Circle. Then rough road to normal line of route. 

Service 78 rerouted to Serve Blackwood Road. 

WA rotas

City 51.   - X51 934 935 936 937 997
Late City - X51 934 935 936 937 997
Bhils 5 Day - 6 7 8 10 37 41 77
BHL Late
BHL 4 day

Kingstanding - 78 78A 77A  7 8 10 37 41 
Sutton- 77 77A X15 6 7 8 10 37 41
Bloxwich - 29 31 32 70 70A
Bradford Place - 4 4H 4M 34 37 39
B.Place 4 day
B Place Late 

Schools - 9A 77S 701 705 788 881 6 7 8 10.X51 936 937 997

Splits 

Split duties taken from all rotas

Back in the 00s when low floor deckers Trident/presidents came out. If they saw a new bus behind they'd wait for it then a metrobus. 

I was on an 904 metro nicely lightly loaded while passengers were hanging back for a new president very busy on 902.

[PB]

Hartshornes, Willenhall: 2068; 2086; 5505; 5508; 5511
Hartshornes, Pensnett: 5513
Cummins, Leeds: 2223

Paint: 729; 730; 2028; 2092; 2150; 2219; 4984; 6142; 6723; 6867; 6904(patch repair)

BC: 4837
YW: 4878
WA: E158
Aston: 4476; 4919

Loans for service
BC: 7501
WA: 1831; 2021

Location of electrics not yet in service

PB	BC	WA	WN	MS	CV	AG	ADL
E273	E018	E247	E238	E234	E004	E271	E181
	E267	E260	E240	E289	E017	E272
	E279	E265	E241	E304	Z4008	E259
	Z4003	E266	E243	E305
	Z4009	E275	E261	E332
	Z4010		E263	E333
			E264	E254
			E270	E262
				E250

Where's 861 hiding 

Glad I wasn't the only person who noticed that.

Scrolling was used across all garages 5 years ago I liked static a lot better. 
More useful for Passengers featuring all via points. 

Scania fire at Bilston services 39

Possibly 1845

Looks like the 6 service has gone back to normal route as double decker are back on it.

The 6 was single deck due to using Hardwick Road low trees diversion is now Rosemary hill Road little Aston lane. 

List today of vehicles on report.

Those crossed through are VoR as I type.

AG: 2174; 4492; 4495; 4496; 4651; 4656; 4672; 6106; 6115; 6124; 6128; 6148
BC: 4848; 4874; 4912; 4917; 4919; 5502; 5512; 5518; 7530
CV: 2157; E023; E028; E058; E080; E091; E154
PB: 752; 754; 1821; 1893; 1903; 1953; E171; E176; E182; E211; E215; E219; E325; E329
PN: 824; 2094; 2098; 4754; 6933
WA: 1838; 2119; 2129; 2134; 6717; H1003; H1005; H1008
WB: 4481; 4486; 4688; 4692; 4694; 4951; 6961; 6991
WN: 835; 845; 847; 2001; 2002; 2012; 2022; 2024; 2025; 2079; 2080; 4862; 5414; 6762; 6780; 6788
YW: E269

WA 2134 must be the longest

A further 6/7 weeks been diverted before Christmas. 

I wouldn't have thought that was the only reason because they only use up to 4 buses on the 6 service.

The 6 actually has 8 running boards plus several 10 boards also have 6 workings on it. 

On Saturday there are 2 6 boards plus a 78 board. 

Unusual to see 5 double decker buses on the 29 service this morning 

Temporary allocation while the 6 has single deckers due to diversion. 

Also 4599/4628 on 31/32.

Since Coventry took over the working of the X1 dead millage has been reduced to near 0.

The twilight (overnight duty) does the 00:04 from Coventry then the short journeys and returns as the 3am (4am on Sundays) back to Coventry.

The only dead millage is the 2 services that start from Birmingham Airport in the evening peaks (14:56 and 16:07 iirc) and coming back when the 23:45 service terminates at Birmingham Airport. The morning peak services (07:00/20) are ran by BC.

Obviously there has been a lot of dead millage over Sunday and football match days but that's just to readjust the service and regulate it so there isn't a large gap. But BC used to do this a lot with the X1 and still do with other routes.

Coventry only lost the 900/X1 back In 2000 due to severe driver shortage. Coventry was the most suitable place to run it. It passed to Acocks Green 4 boards October 1999 then the remaining 5 September 2000. AG would pass 900 to Walsall October 2001 due to driver shortage. highest drad mileage then Coventry to Walsall.