Withdrawn Vehicles

[Lukeee]

So the first ones to get withdrawn are 4799-4815 and 4817 to 4829

Remember these being decent to drive when i worked for NX, shame their being sold on

[The Real 4777]

Guess it's time, like the end of loco-hauled travel or the end of ex-Midland Red, the Metrobus or Fleetlines. Time to seek out and scratch the diesel buses one last time as they're wiped out by the battery scourge.

[Sh4318]

I never saw the point with the inter working of the 12s and 13s I also don't remember the 120 having this issue when it had single deckers as its main allocation for so many years

Also, the 120 never served Portland Road

[Sh4318]

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.

The reason why the 12/A were re-routed via Portland Road was because of how packed buses were on this section already. It's now a 7/8 minute frequency along that corridor, and buses are still rammed

[2900]

12/12A/13/13A are now a lot busier between brum and bear tavern than in years gone by, big rise in student visa folks, sundays on the 13A some journeys full now never known that in all my years doing the job.

[2900]

one key advantage of leasing there are no issues with disposing of vehicles after the term is done, so i assume 15 year leases then on all diesels from 2008 then, Tony was maintenance part of the lease as well

[Tony]

one key advantage of leasing there are no issues with disposing of vehicles after the term is done, so i assume 15 year leases then on all diesels from 2008 then, Tony was maintenance part of the lease as well

No other diesel double decks are leased 

[Celestial Toymaker]

Are you going to list the May withdrawals etc soon ?

[CL]

4808/12/25/28 have had their day. Ticket equipment removed today.

[BK63 YWP]

With 4817 leaving, poor busboy31 will not have "his bus" anymore. Will his name be transferred to another bus?

[2900]

No other diesel double decks are leased

Very odd business decision to lease just that batch, probably nothing to do with it but was it around the time when Stagecoach were sniffing about the take over of the NX group 

[Lukeee]

Very odd business decision to lease just that batch, probably nothing to do with it but was it around the time when Stagecoach were sniffing about the take over of the NX group

That could have something to do with it, I remember NX not been as financially sound then compared to a few years after

[2206]

That could have something to do with it, I remember NX not been as financially sound then compared to a few years after

Presumably the leased scanias are of the same era? Is it the 09 plates or the 2010 ones?

[markcf83]

Oxford has always been Go Midlands

...which is responsible for Carousel,who are expanding in Wycombe at the end of next month.....

[RyanC]

Looks like 4814 has been withdrawn, ticket equipment has apparently been removed