First Bus - Leicester

[Glenfieldmathk1]

71006 entered service today. It means that all 6 converted double deckers are now running in Leicester. 
70201 has also arrived as part of the fleet.. although thought only to be here for engineering work (similar to 35101). Unless it gets repainted to green, I doubt will see much use in service.

[Mayfield]

Just remind me please what is 35101 having done as it seems to have been here a long time

[SSmith09]

Just remind me please what is 35101 having done as it seems to have been here a long time

Something to do with the chassis I believe.

[Glenfieldmathk1]

Not sure if it's just no longer tracking..
Or have First now ended the BHX5 / BHX3 contract?

[Coventrybususer95]

They have ended BHX5 not sure about BX3

[SSmith09]

the BHX5 registration was shown as cancelled from 3rd May.

[Magikrabby]

On Friday I saw a StreetDeck Electroliner heading down the M69 at around 4pm. Presumably this means at least one of them is still operating, unless it was going elsewhere

[SSmith09]

Appears to still be operating - 36619 shows on bustimes.org as working it this morning

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/flei-36619

[Magikrabby]

They probably just haven't published the timetable to BODS, which is either a deliberate decision or just a mistake. Since the service isn't public, they are under no obligation to publish it.

[Mayfield]

Could someone explain to me how OIG1792 MOT expires 18/07/2026 as it's over 13 months away, I presume PSV rules are different to cars

[Glenfieldmathk1]

Service changes forthcoming. Nothing major.. mostly just minor cuts for school holiday - which always happens.
Although something interesting is the 18/19..
19 is being withdrawn. 18 is extending to Fosse Park (for all journeys). Of course, 19 was very lightly used to Thorpe Astley, so that of course was expected (and also orbital restored the Thorpe Astley bit daily when it changed last month to 40S).
What it does mean is the 18 will run every 20mins Mon-sat (more at peak) and every 40mins Sun (this is a timing improvement especially on Sundays!). The service is also going to run later too! Hopefully this change will prove popular.
Interestingly despite the 21T Centrebus service starting - there appears to be no co-ordination of timing to the 21, and the 4E appears to still be running too. Is this firsts way of "retaliation"? After all the "Leicester buses" was supposed to stop duplication on routes!

[SSmith09]

Service changes forthcoming. Nothing major.. mostly just minor cuts for school holiday - which always happens.
Although something interesting is the 18/19..
19 is being withdrawn. 18 is extending to Fosse Park (for all journeys). Of course, 19 was very lightly used to Thorpe Astley, so that of course was expected (and also orbital restored the Thorpe Astley bit daily when it changed last month to 40S).
What it does mean is the 18 will run every 15mins Mon-Fri, and every 20mins Sat&Sun (this is a big timing improvement especially on Sundays!). The service is also going to run later too! Hopefully this change will prove popular.
Interestingly despite the 21T Centrebus service starting - there appears to be no co-ordination of timing to the 21, and the 4E appears to still be running too. Is this firsts way of "retaliation"? After all the "Leicester buses" was supposed to stop duplication on routes!

If you search on bustimes.org for a date after 14th July on the 18/19 page it shows the 18 as every 20 mins to fosse park and Sundays an odd 40 min frequency.

A shame the 19 is being cut but with the Novus providing quicker journeys in to Leicester it was inevitable it wouldn't last long.

[Glenfieldmathk1]

Sundays an odd 40 min frequency.

My guess is that's just 2 buses required? 

[Glenfieldmathk1]

If you search on bustimes.org for a date after 14th July on the 18/19 page it shows the 18 as every 20 mins to fosse park and Sundays an odd 40 min frequency.

A shame the 19 is being cut but with the Novus providing quicker journeys in to Leicester it was inevitable it wouldn't last long.

Edited. They seem to have changed the timetable since I checked earlier. (Originally was 15mins mon-fri and sat/sun had same times, but it's now changed.. perhaps wasn't correctly input.)

[Tony]

Could someone explain to me how OIG1792 MOT expires 18/07/2026 as it's over 13 months away, I presume PSV rules are different to cars

You can present a vehicle up to two months before its expiry date and it will add 12 months on to the original date