National Express Coventry - Unusual Workings

[Daniel541]

10/1/13

1625 on 6 6A
1874 on 11 12 (Due to 4418 was breakdown)
4691 on 6 6A

11/1/13

1597 on 8 8A
1874 on 11 12 with all day
4830 on 6 6A

[Daniel541]

4690 on 6 6A

[JoNi]

15/1/13

Scania 1870 on 16 16A am peak
Scania 1870 on 6 6A from mid morning
Mercs 1548, 1564 and 1569 on 12 am peak
CCT liveried 4453 lasted all day on 13 13A without breaking down!

[Daniel541]

16/1/2013

1563 on 6 6A
1566 on 20 20A 20E

[JoNi]

More 16/11/2013

4830 (Unbranded Enviro) on 16S then 10 out all evening.
4203 (ALX 400) on 21 emerged to cover a missing bus and out all evening.
4693 (Gemini) on 11 12 out all evening.
1609 (Merc) on 12 peak

[Daniel541]

17/01/2013

1572 on 11 12
1569 n 1602 on 20 20A 20E
1875 (Bernard Delaney) on 13
4452 and Other Trident on 21- There are 9 Enivro400 on 21 and 6020 on 21
4840 (branded 21) on 11 12 - There are two Enivro400 on 11 12 - 4830 n 4840

[JoNi]

More 17/1/13

1680 (Merc) on 12 pm peak.
(21 branded Enviros) on 11 and 12 were at the cost of journeys not operating on the 21, despite 6013 entering the fray.

[JoNi]

20/1/2013

Scania 1864 on 13
Scania 1873 on 16

[Ash]

4693 on the 42 then later on the 7
6020 not unusual but having a day on the 21

[Daniel541]

Yeah, It seems like the 21 is slowly going back to Bendy bus operation.

I'm still remember 6019 is most enter service on the 21 in 2012. Just a bit change sentence and make sure understand it :)

I'm suggests all driver of NXC should be trained on Double Decker, Single Decker, Midibuses and Artics.

[Tony]

Yeah, It seems like the 21 is slowly going back to Bendy bus operation.

Hardly!  As I stated before there are two running boards (maximum) that can have bendibuses on. The regular drivers on the 21 are not bendi trained.

[JoNi]

It should be remembered that those two boards are only ones that don't also work peak journeys on route 7 and there is more to operating a route than vehicle type training. Bendy buses need additional space at stops and the ability for passengers to alight from the rear door onto an adjacent pavement. The interworking with another route brings sensible operational efficiencies aligned to passenger loadings.

[Daniel541]

23/01/2013


1595 on 21 (due to I think so 4837 was breakdown)

1874 on 18/A (due to 1542 was breakdown in Pool Meadow)

[Daniel541]

24/01/2013

1869 on 6 6A
4215 on 21 (due to 483X was breakdown)
4415 on 4

[Ash]

24/01/2013

1869 on 6 6A
4215 on 21 (due to 483X was breakdown)
4415 on 4

23/01/2013


1595 on 21 (due to I think so 4837 was breakdown)

1874 on 18/A (due to 1542 was breakdown in Pool Meadow)

Over the last two days 2 breakdowns of the enviro400's at Coventry been noted, are this batch of enviro400 not that reliable as I saw a 51 branded enviro broken down in Walsall a couple of weeks back.