National Express Coventry - Unusual Workings

[JoNi]

Re yesterday

The 23S was probably 4885 as 4889 was on an evening peak 11/12.
Quite a few Enviros have been on peak workings hence the Bendys on 21
A Merc was on the 8 working that starts in the afternoon.

Today

18A - 2175 replaced 1550
23 - 1625 made what is now a rare all day outing. Last bus out!

[lauren1993]

Today;
4837 - 11 12
4831 AND 4832 on the 8, was one of 4890-4894 on a different route? The vr for the 8 in the day is 6 right? And a peak time extra put on after 4PM
Yesrerday there was a few 21 brandeds on the 11 and 12!

[JoNi]

The 8 is six daytime buses earlier it was 4890-4 and 4887.
As mentioned before one of these starts off on the 21 and moves to the 8 after doing the 21S. This is usually the unbranded bus.

The 21S afternoon jny , then runs dead to Middlemarch, does a 27A but now does round trip to the University on 12 at 17:15, resulting in a 21 branded bus being scheduled on the 12 at least until the end of the University term every weekday. This seems to have been done to allow following 11/12 departures from Coventry have longer layover so that they can depart on time.

Other unusual workings today

2/3 -  2177
5  -   2155
21 -   4453 (CCT livery) Still looking smart despite the weather.

[Tony]

Steady Matt - 2175 was on 20 today!

Unusual workiings today

4 - 4691 suspect it replaced 6021 which expired in the Burges.
6/A - 2177

No 4691 was replacing 6017, which was on the 21 a long with 6019 and 6020! Three citaros in 21 in one day! That's the most there has been for over a year in one day!
Also slightly off topic but the buses which had mega rear adverts have had the adverts removed over this weekend apart from 2155 and 1659.

6017 was not on the 21 on the 20th January. I have just checked the stats for the day. There were 3 bendis on the 21, but not all at the same time. 6019 was on the 21 all day, 6020 and 6021 both spent some time on the 4 and some time on the 21

[lauren1993]

On monday I seen 6017 heading to willenhall!

[Tony]

On monday I seen 6017 heading to willenhall!

I checked the ticket machine data today 6017 only did trips on the 4 route; 6019; 6020 & 6021 were the only 3 that had been on the 21 that day

[lauren1993]

On monday I seen 6017 heading to willenhall!

I checked the ticket machine data today 6017 only did trips on the 4 route; 6019; 6020 & 6021 were the only 3 that had been on the 21 that day

The ticket machines don't always get updated, but I am 100% sure seen 6017 doing the 21 route that day. I've been on a 12 and its come out as route 21 before! It was probably on the 4 then was swapped for some reason to the 21 but the driver didn't type the route code into the ticket machine so it thought it was still the 4?

[JoNi]

2/3 - 4830
4 -  4319
8/A - 4837 (21 branded).  The branded bus it stood in for 4893 appeared in the evening peak.
11 -  1564, 1655 replaced 4412 and 4454 respectively.
23 - 4689
42 - 4888

Only one Bendy bus on 21 today 6021 ::)

[Tony]

On monday I seen 6017 heading to willenhall!

I checked the ticket machine data today 6017 only did trips on the 4 route; 6019; 6020 & 6021 were the only 3 that had been on the 21 that day

The ticket machines don't always get updated, but I am 100% sure seen 6017 doing the 21 route that day. I've been on a 12 and its come out as route 21 before! It was probably on the 4 then was swapped for some reason to the 21 but the driver didn't type the route code into the ticket machine so it thought it was still the 4?

And I can assure you 6017 was not on the 21 on 20th January. The reason there is only a maximum of two bendis on the 21 at any time id the 21 drivers are not trained on the bendibuses. The two running boards that the bendis appear on are on the 4 (Bendi) rota so different drivers drive those two running boards to all the others

[lauren1993]

Not the 17th, monday 20th. There can be 3 bendis on 21, there was 3 on the other day. Quite a few drivers are trained but don't drive them very often, I've seen lots of bendy drivers on the 12 for example on a alx400!

[nitromatt1]

4689 on 18/A (along with 4210)
4400 on 7
1571 on 20/A

There was also a Trident on the 5

[lauren1993]

4691 - 4

[JoNi]

Matt - Trident on 5 was 4451 still with its rear advert
1579 appeared on 13 later as substitute for 4217

[nitromatt1]

Matt - Trident on 5 was 4451 still with its rear advert
1579 appeared on 13 later as substitute for 4217

Yes, that's the one I saw. I forgot to make a note of the number - thanks.

[lauren1993]

Yeah forgot to mention that! Seen the merc on the 13