Withdrawn Vehicles

[Jack]

The 120 was a 10mins service with Diamond and went straight down Hagley Rd, Currently the  12 on a 15 mins service already has a standing load before it even gets to Bearwood. In reality this is no good for drivers, passengers or NX.

The 120 always worked when it was every 10 minutes with single deckers, it's only since they've messed them round, renumbered them and interworked them and messed the frequency they now struggle. Shouldn't have messed with something that wasn't broke. 

[Plebster]

It was destined at some point, these vehicles are nearly 21 years old

They all going together or just the 03s? I'd also assume they'd replace them with E400 MMCs, right?

[Ingleboro261F]

No, I think it would probably just be the 53 plates as I think most aren't euro 6
But dont quote me on that I don't know

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

And you also have AG and I believe YW and WN who still have non euro 6 laying around

WN I might be wrong don't have any Non Euro 6 buses, not sure if the Hybrids that aren't Diesel are Euro 6 but they aren't going to be withdrawn, probably Converted, 4449, 4535, 4595-4599 4627-4628 4631-4632 are all Euro 6. The MMC's are Euro 6, B7's are Euro 6, E200's and E400's are Euro 6 I'd imagine the StreetLites are to

[cris 99]

So the first ones to get withdrawn are 4799-4815 and 4817 to 4829

[Tony]

So the first ones to get withdrawn are 4799-4815 and 4817 to 4829

Not the first, 4466 & 4467 were the first, but yes, all that batch will go this month. The lease on them expires this month and Dawson Group have sold them all to Go-Ahead group. They are due to be split between Go Midlands & Go South

[cris 99]

Oh ok very informative as usual thanks for the info. I had forgotten about 4466/67 🙄

[the trainbasher]

Not the first, 4466 & 4467 were the first, but yes, all that batch will go this month. The lease on them expires this month and Dawson Group have sold them all to Go-Ahead group. They are due to be split between Go Midlands & Go South

Go Midlands? Is that what they're calling the Oxford quartet of operations now? Unless GA are opening a actual Midlands operation?

[Tony]

Go Midlands? Is that what they're calling the Oxford quartet of operations now? Unless GA are opening a actual Midlands operation?

Oxford has always been Go Midlands

[the trainbasher]

Oxford has always been Go Midlands

I thought that was what the WM operations that they sold to Rotala was

[Tony]

I thought that was what the WM operations that they sold to Rotala was

Which were under the same management team as Oxford

[busboy31]

Not the first, 4466 & 4467 were the first, but yes, all that batch will go this month. The lease on them expires this month and Dawson Group have sold them all to Go-Ahead group. They are due to be split between Go Midlands & Go South

Do you know the estimated date of the batch's withdrawal?

[cris 99]

He's already said by the end of this month. I suspect 14 this week and 14 next week then only 2 left 

[frostjay974]

He's already said by the end of this month. I suspect 14 this week and 14 next week then only 2 left

He's on about 4799 - 4829

[cris 99]

Yea and that's what I'm answering Tony has said all of 4799-4829 will be gone by the end of this month.