Arriva Leicester

[leicesterbusadventurer]

3717 made an appearance on the 29 today
4533 is on the 127 along with another branded MMC.

That first one isn't much of a surprise, I saw it on Thursday. That day I also noted 2 of the Streetlites on the 158 and Sapphire 3808 on the 56, as well as 4 Pulsars on the 127 and 3 Versas and the Solo SR on the 104. Seems that a few DB250s are off the road to have those availablecar.com ads Wigston's B9TLs were given. I saw it on either 4755 or 4760 (I can't remember which).

I haven't seen 4201 since those ads were applied, maybe it's finally getting the Midland Fox livery.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Yesterday's odd workings:

2529 on the 5/5A.
2728 (Hinckleybus name now covered up on just a teal rectangle where the Arriva logo was) on the 44/44A/49 along with 4534.
3106 on the 31/31A.
53-branded 3811 on the 104, while the 53 had 2530 and 2991.
4004 on the 86/87.
They seem to have more non-Sapphire Volvos on the 31/31A while most Sapphires are on the 44/44A and a few on the 50/51 or 84/85.

[LazyGuy222]

3106 on the 31/A isn't exactly rare. I've had 3107 on it before, so MMCs on the route do happen.
The 53 branded pulsars are usually anywhere but the 53.
4004 isn't rare. B7TLs go on the 86/7 all the time, sapphire or not.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Well it's usually been Solos, the Cadet and the Dart on the 86/87 recently.

3774 was on the 16 today. I don't know what the plan will be at Coalville from next week when the kids are back at school and the Twycross Zoo/Drayton Manor services are finished.

[LazyGuy222]

Well it's usually been Solos, the Cadet and the Dart on the 86/87 recently.

3774 was on the 16 today. I don't know what the plan will be at Coalville from next week when the kids are back at school and the Twycross Zoo/Drayton Manor services are finished.

Every time I've gone out I've seen a DD on it, along with usually the Dart.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Here's something you may or may not know: Former Arriva Midlands Alexander ALX400 bodied DAF DB250 4784 (S232 JUA) was running in Leicester the entire time without a valid M.O.T. It expired on January 14, 2012, just before it came up. One of the short-lived ones, it was withdrawn and probably scrapped by the end of the summer of 2014.

[Tony]

Here's something you may or may not know: Former Arriva Midlands Alexander ALX400 bodied DAF DB250 4784 (S232 JUA) was running in Leicester the entire time without a valid M.O.T. It expired on January 14, 2012, just before it came up. One of the short-lived ones, it was withdrawn and probably scrapped by the end of the summer of 2014.

If you are taking that off on-line records many PSVs are not correct

[leicesterbusadventurer]

4749 was noted on the 6 yesterday along with 4757 on the 53. A DB250 on the 53 has been happening a lot recently but it's just a pity that even with the DM and TZ services now finished, more effort wasn't made to get them on the 104 (which had 2401 yesterday) or the 127 (which had 2958, 3314 and 3802) or arguably the 29/29A in spite of Thurmaston losing 2 DB250s recently along with 2 MMCs to Wigston (meaning they always need to save one to two for the 5/5A). I'm surprised that despite the addition of 3 B9TLs since their arrival and 4001 returning to the road earlier this year they haven't thought to return them.

[LazyGuy222]

4749 was noted on the 6 yesterday along with 4757 on the 53. A DB250 on the 53 has been happening a lot recently but it's just a pity that even with the DM and TZ services now finished, more effort wasn't made to get them on the 104 (which had 2401 yesterday) or the 127 (which had 2958, 3314 and 3802) or arguably the 29/29A in spite of Thurmaston losing 2 DB250s recently along with 2 MMCs to Wigston (meaning they always need to save one to two for the 5/5A). I'm surprised that despite the addition of 3 B9TLs since their arrival and 4001 returning to the road earlier this year they haven't thought to return them.

When did we lose 2 DB250s to Wigston?

[leicesterbusadventurer]

When did we lose 2 DB250s to Wigston?

That isn't what I meant. I was just referring to the Thurmaston MMCs that moved to Wigston last year, 4534 and 4535. The DB250s I was talking about haven't moved depot, they've been withdrawn, and I'm referring to 4763 (presumed since I haven't it since the other two that were still in the old livery were repainted) and 4776.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

The following DB250s did not make an appearance in Leicester today (or at least I didn't see them): 4750, 4751, 4754, 4763 (not been out for months), 4765, 4769, 4770, 4771, 4773, 4774, 4775, 4777 (I know any 2 of these would have been on the 16 but that is still a lot unaccounted for).

4772 turned up for the 15:17 29A having previously failed to turn up for the 12:57 29 but then for some reason it reversed out and 2530 took its place. The next 29 was 2523.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

All Leicester and Derby vehicles apart from ones that haven't been out (such as accident damaged 4501 or mysteriously vanished 4201 and 4763) have been added to the Arriva Midlands North tracker on bustimes.org.

[LazyGuy222]

All Leicester and Derby vehicles apart from ones that haven't been out (such as accident damaged 4501 or mysteriously vanished 4201 and 4763) have been added to the Arriva Midlands North tracker on bustimes.org.

2953, 3110, 3315, 3316, 3798, 4001, 4027, 4519, 4521, 4751, 4765, 4766, 4774, 4777, all 4/5 Citaro bendies, plus more I've not found are missing.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

2953, 3110, 3315, 3316, 3798, 4001, 4027, 4519, 4521, 4751, 4765, 4766, 4774, 4777, all 4/5 Citaro bendies, plus more I've not found are missing.

I'm sure most of these are just from not running today and I'm sure they will be up there soon, just apart from a few.

I guess this confirms that 2953 was the Versa seen in Birmingham recently. 3798's a Shires vehicle so that won't come up and the Bendies aren't on because the University services don't start up until later this month.

[markcf83]

This will come in very handy in a fortnight when I'm passing through Derby on my way from Burton to Nottingham.