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Started by Ash, March 19, 2012, 08:10:16 PM

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BlackCountryBusSpotter

All these DD's to WA Will help boost the City routes and the local busy routes such as the 6, 7 and 10 which with the kids going back will almost certainly need more DD's they might be end of life but they will last longer than 4566 as there Euro 6. 
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

The Real 4777

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on September 06, 2024, 11:08:06 AMAll these DD's to WA Will help boost the City routes and the local busy routes such as the 6, 7 and 10 which with the kids going back will almost certainly need more DD's they might be end of life but they will last longer than 4566 as there Euro 6.
I love the '6' because much of the time it feels the absolute opposite of a busy local route, meandering through fields like a country bus.

Wumpty

Quote from: The Real 4777 on September 06, 2024, 11:16:03 AMI love the '6' because much of the time it feels the absolute opposite of a busy local route, meandering through fields like a country bus.
That was the appeal for me on the original 966 - starting off with the brutalist urban metropolis, to the semi-rural expanses of Little Aston, Four Oaks and that strip of trees along the collector road!!!!
Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

Westy

Not the first time the last remaining types of certain vehicles have been finished off at Walsall!

j789

Quote from: Westy on September 06, 2024, 04:06:30 PMNot the first time the last remaining types of certain vehicles have been finished off at Walsall!
Yes, was it the final Leyland Lynx's that arrived at Walsall at the end of their lives and seemed to survive a longish time there?

It was a little sad it wasn't Walsall who had the final Metrobuses in the fleet (ignoring the trainers) but Acocks Green instead.

TGZac

Quote from: j789 on September 06, 2024, 05:48:11 PMYes, was it the final Leyland Lynx's that arrived at Walsall at the end of their lives and seemed to survive a longish time there?

It was a little sad it wasn't Walsall who had the final Metrobuses in the fleet (ignoring the trainers) but Acocks Green instead.
Many other types have also finished at Walsall more recently, such as the Spectras (only operating at WA the last day), B6s and B10s in 2015 and B7RLE Urbans in 2021.

PB50

Quote from: Tony on September 06, 2024, 09:58:25 AM6 !

4125; 4566; 4595; 4628; 4631; 4632
Do you reckon these will still be running in January?

Wumpty

Quote from: TGZac on September 06, 2024, 06:12:20 PMMany other types have also finished at Walsall more recently, such as the Spectras (only operating at WA the last day), B6s and B10s in 2015 and B7RLE Urbans in 2021.
Going further back, Ailsas, Bristol VRTs and Leyland Nationals seemed to last the longest and saw pout active service at Walsall too.
Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

Tony

Quote from: PB50 on September 06, 2024, 06:21:29 PMDo you reckon these will still be running in January?
There's a few ifs and maybes, but 4595 was given a fresh MoT yesterday, 4125 has an MoT through to next year

Mayfield

I think NX must be commended on keeping these buses going so long and also when you do retire them other operators want to buy them for further use.

Tony

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Quote from: Mayfield on September 06, 2024, 07:21:54 PMI think NX must be commended on keeping these buses going so long and also when you do retire them other operators want to buy them for further use.
The sale of 6 retired Geminis has happened this week
4493; 4498; 4499; 4521; 4522 & 4525 will all have new operators

Westy

Quote from: Wumpty on September 06, 2024, 06:21:45 PMGoing further back, Ailsas, Bristol VRTs and Leyland Nationals seemed to last the longest and saw pout active service at Walsall too.
The Ailsas finished at Perry Barr didnt they?

Tony


Sh4318

Quote from: Tony on September 06, 2024, 07:34:18 PMThe sale of 6 retired Geminis has happened this week
4493; 4498; 4499; 4521; 4522 & 4523 will all have new operators
4523? I didn't know it had been withdrawn, I just assumed it would've been kept on longer being euro 6
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold

Tony

Quote from: Sh4318 on September 06, 2024, 09:06:53 PM4523? I didn't know it had been withdrawn, I just assumed it would've been kept on longer being euro 6
Quote from: Sh4318 on September 06, 2024, 09:06:53 PM4523? I didn't know it had been withdrawn, I just assumed it would've been kept on longer being euro 6
Typo 4525

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