Unusual Workings January 2013

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

1677 on Route 59(WN)

1690 on route 1 (WN)

1677 was on the 1 to at least 11pm last night, 2 days in a row filling in for a Decker

[Trident 4609]

1677 was on there morning peak and afternoon peak but i have only seen them put a double deck on a peak running board this week.

[Ash]

3601 on the 45 (although there were mercs/b6le's and alx 200 on the service today)

I've noticed how people are commenting about the regular breakdown's of Wolverhampton and Pensnett mercs compared to West Brom's mercs of which rarely seem to break down and when people comment it mostly seems to be the slightly newer (T and V) reg ones.

[JackC]

Maybe just West Brom are getting lucky? Or they've got the best engineering team down there. Either way, those Mercs are still fairly solid. Well, apart from one or two where the doors keep sticking open/closed...  ::)

[wbdriver]

3601 on the 45 (although there were mercs/b6le's and alx 200 on the service today)

I've noticed how people are commenting about the regular breakdown's of Wolverhampton and Pensnett mercs compared to West Brom's mercs of which rarely seem to break down and when people comment it mostly seems to be the slightly newer (T and V) reg ones.

i think its because WB know how to treat mercs properly having had them for some 10/15 years now. WN recently had them and PE about 6 or 7 years ago. saying that....

1601 broke down monday afternoon in the bus station right on the first crossing. took 10 of us (including myself) to push it out of the way..........  not easy considering its a 8 ton or so vehicle plus engineer  ::)

on the dart issue, there seems to be one dart every day on the 40 but i think its one of the last running boards out of garage in the morning, and gets whatever is left in the garage, which is why you sometimes get mercs on the 5 as well, especially running board 5/13

[vinh1000]

not nx but a diamond hybrid on the 82 in Coventry today :O

[Ash]

not nx but a diamond hybrid on the 82 in Coventry today :O

I was thinking when was one going to show up on the 82. On some parts of that journey the citaro's reach 60pmh so not the ideal route for hybrids to be used on as their effective on stop/start services not long distance services like the 82.

Quick question does anyone know what the average mileage that one of the mercs has covered especially a bus like 1534 that would have been doing long shifts on the 404/A daily.

[richie]

not nx but a diamond hybrid on the 82 in Coventry today :O

I was thinking when was one going to show up on the 82. On some parts of that journey the citaro's reach 60pmh so not the ideal route for hybrids to be used on as their effective on stop/start services not long distance services like the 82.

Quick question does anyone know what the average mileage that one of the mercs has covered especially a bus like 1534 that would have been doing long shifts on the 404/A daily.

Your probably looking at an average of 40000 miles per annum

[Stu]

not nx but a diamond hybrid on the 82 in Coventry today :O

Was probably the hybrid I spotted heading down the Warwick Road into Acocks Green this morning (and then back up the Warwick Road this evening). I noticed though it has 'Hallmark' logos on the front, and not Diamond?

[Ash]

 A gemini on the 45 this evening, must have been put on as it was not on the 45 in the daytime.

[vinh1000]

not nx but a diamond hybrid on the 82 in Coventry today :O

Was probably the hybrid I spotted heading down the Warwick Road into Acocks Green this morning (and then back up the Warwick Road this evening). I noticed though it has 'Hallmark' logos on the front, and not Diamond?

Same
I saw it this morning on the 8:10am service or near enough anyway with Hallmark on back

[4006]

not nx but a diamond hybrid on the 82 in Coventry today :O

I was thinking when was one going to show up on the 82. On some parts of that journey the citaro's reach 60pmh so not the ideal route for hybrids to be used on as their effective on stop/start services not long distance services like the 82.

Quick question does anyone know what the average mileage that one of the mercs has covered especially a bus like 1534 that would have been doing long shifts on the 404/A daily.

Your probably looking at an average of 40000 miles per annum

Not related but for info Wolves New B7RLE done 30 - 40k in first year

[lynx1103]

4125 on 302

http://www.flickr.com/photos/74108043@N06/8389449394/in/photostream

[Sh4318]

4856 on the 16
4718 on the 907

[Rob H]

1933/2107 > 31
4761 > 6