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Unfortunately 30814 caught fire today in Kidderminster. Passed me not too long ago being towed away afterwards.

White Streetlight (BD20 ODS?) with part Diamond vinyls noted on the 2 service this afternoon.

30408 PO58 KPY has been operating out of Kidderminster for the past two days at least - seen on the 42 yesterday and 3 today.

Noticed withdrawn 21104 YX65 RHA at the depot with replacement body panels etc, looks ready for spraying white and return off-lease.

What are the extra buses at Kidderminster?

KR should of gained Solo SR's 30050/51 from Redditch.

They have been in use on the 292 and 1 this week, observed while at work.

More buses have arrived at Kidderminster for storage this week, I've noticed travelling to and from work.

Several ex Hotel Hoppa Enviro 200s
Ex Wessex Wright bodied decker
City sightseeing open top decker
And a few other bits and bobs

a light blue optare  was operating  the 15c  today around 12.30 it was a 08 plate  could not  get full reg, no markings or legal lettering on it     . nothing in display  only card in windscreen  ,    not seen it before

Probably SN08 BZA - has been with Coniston as long as the other ex-Lothian Solos but in blue.

FX04 WFW
YJ60 KHB
EU06 KPA

All noted operating around Kidderminster this week. Nice to see more Solos and Darts again.

A Mellor has just gone past my house on the 3. Not seen that before!

There not very reliable either by the amount of times they aren't on the 125

They always seem to be reliably in use, just not always on the 125. Fairly often they are used on the 3.

The 125 has reverted back to metro cities as of late

One was on the 3 this evening.

When are they going to remove the 25 branding from 30938?

Some of it has gone. Every time it goes past my house on the 3 there seems to be a bit less!

The Falmouth open top service has been scrapped, I believe.https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/first-kernow.103639/page-197#post-3417161

That's a shame but no surprise. It never seemed to be marketed much in the form it was for the past few years. The times I used or saw it, it was late and empty. The V reg open top used was very noisy too.

I would agree Penzance and Truro bus stations are the best places - Camborne is also good because you can see many vehicles in the main depot, particularly early evening when services start to dwindle. Easy viewing from the road at the front.

St Austell bus station provides a good variety at times too, with one or two buses parked up used as staff buses, etc.

Newer vehicles are concentrated around Falmouth, Truro, St Austell and Bodmin including the U4 and T1/T2 services. That said, any bus turns up anywhere from what I've seen over the years.

Best places for older deckers:
Falmouth open top/ park and ride services
Routes around Helston
Penzance area
Truro college services mentioned by Winston
Truro to Newquay services such as 87/90/91 were a staple for old deckers last year but I haven't been to Cornwall since February. New buses have arrived since then.

A visit to Eden on the 101 can be interesting to see the bendy buses.

All of the ex Jersey mini darts are headed for Glasgow reportedly, with some for scrap. Some of these previously operated from Worcester depot for First.

Are they still there, and are they owned by Rotala, or Chartwell ??

Still there