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6844 on the X13 this morning around 11:45ish decided at the Priory Queensway lights outbound to not want to go into gear. An electric on the 33 drove off but we stayed there as the driver tried to get her to go into gear. After turning her off and much revving and gear selecting 6844 finally went into gear and we went on our way.

E013 (6) on 76 seen at QE Hospital around 10:40

Saw a 95 to Bucklands End on Thursday 9:15 ish I think by Aston Church Road lights with a full 94 and 95 cannot remember the fleet number

Just seen a Volvo Olympian and a Leyland national midland red buses down stock field road, thought they all were scrapped but pleasantly surprised they haven't been yet.

NOE544R and SOA658S are preserved 544 is at Wythall Transport Museum

1787 on Bromford Lane by Bromford Road lights heading to Erdington around 11:20

looks like Washwood heath Road between Drews Lane and Aston Church Road will be closed from 23rd until 5th October I think between 9pm and 6 am. 

E003 (6) 50

NX/TWM had two open top buses for private hire (2028/2938??)and did very little work (arguably 2028 was a bag of nails). Any company that has specialist assets needs to make them work - a bus stood still is a bus not earning, which is next to useless, unless you move into niche private hire work (like Green BUs did with their convertible open topper).

It was 2939 that became the open top Mk2 Metrobus @Wumpty as I believe 2938 has been preserved complete with roof 

1863 (28) on the 64 

Old castle brom routes to kingshurst / coleshill

I am old enough to remember the 161 and 171 as they ran past where I lived on the Washwood heath Road and also by where my Nan lived on the Garretts Green Lane too 

1866 (28) branded is missing the rear window branding saw on the 8C on Wednesday morning I think

4884 has a silver bumper on the nearside rear saw today on the 94 

4911 seen yesterday passing across me at the Drews Lane lights outbound, the side destination read sley Wood only. 

6882 x21/22 on the 61/63

Following 7530 home from Saltley on Thursday doing a 95 to Chelmsley Wood the rear display kept disappearing, more  noticeably when pulled in at a bus stop.