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Unlikely since with a few exceptions most routes in the area have "local" one or two digit numbers (excluding variations such as 16A) and in my opinion there would be no logic in renumbering it back to 205.

It'll be back with franchising. 

So they arnt new tenders they are just going back onto the market for bidding

When a tender is won, it's operated for a certain period of time. It's then tendered again so anyone can bid on it. The 5/5A have been rendered since the late 205 days wouldn't be surprised if they are renumbered back to the 205 

73 is Probably going to merged with other routes to create the 98/99

Minor changes to the 2/2A must mean the 15 will interwork with the 2s will be interesting to see how the E200s will cope with rush hour and the school runs 

The new 15 Wombourne- Merryhill will be run by PN

E200s?? Or a mixture of everything PN has 😂 

Surprised the evening and Sunday 15s aren't turning around at blaze park. 

Surprising to see 6886 being advert wrapped

Depends on what the advertiser requests

I think the "X" buses will become myth once franchising begins 

Well it's the drivers who press the excelerator and ignore the speed limits. So what do you think !!!
This whole thing is becoming a little bit boring !!!!!

*Accelerator 

Are you sure they are speeding? As all vehicles are tracked in terms of speed etc. or is it the way they maneuver the vehicle to give the feeling of speed. I use diamond around kingswinford and never felt they sped

Hello Simon 

There is a new build estate being built near cookley, on the plans for the estate, it states that there's plans for the 9A/C to be diverted through to serve the estate. 

Since the 25A will be soon extended to Kidderminster is there plans to get bus diverted in to the estate or have bus stop near to the park gate pub? 

Sounds more and more likely that ADL will not be the suppliers of the next tranche of ev's to NXWM. Wrightbus seems the likely source but who knows, except Tony of course! All this assumes that NXWM have been active in the market for additional ev's.

E334 is a seed vehicle like 3301 was

Seems like you must be the CEO of National express to know what they ordered

No, NX have only trialled Wright Bus Electroliner decker, the rest were single deckers demos. 130 are deckers so highly likely to be Electroliners 

What is A101

Ring and ride buses

Are the next batch of electric buses (130) still coming if franchising is on the cards? 

Train.
There are 4 trains per hour, 7 days a week, starting early as 5AM & running as late as midnight & takes as little as 5-10 minutes.

The bus only runs hourly starting after 7 finishing rather early. Last one to Stourbridge at 17:40, no Sunday service. Its probably hard for the bus to compete with the train.

It's only the part beyond Bewdley towards Bridgnorth that falls in Shropshire as well.

Unfair comparison, not all bus services are to compete with the train... Number 9 is still going every 10 mins, starts earlier from Stourbridge and runs later in the evening (last bus roughly 1am) Not everyone on the 125 can access the rail stations easy. Not everyone goes termi to termi. Plus 125 goes into the town centre at Kidderminster.