23 New Buses

[Trident 4609]

Today

1557 operated on the 27 and E400 branded 21 on the 27A with peak times. And Today No E400 on the 7 like End!

Service 42 is operate mercs at now!

Was the 42 trident operated previously?

[John]

Was the 42 trident operated previously?

The majority of buses on the 42 were double decker, Trident/B7TL ALX400s.

[Ashley 4569]

Crept up from Solos to Tridents with still a similar level of usage

[Beano2211]

The 42 was double deck operated because it did schools before and after, it now does 12's  42's and 27a's

[John]

2174-6 were at Heysham on 9th June

[Ossie]

Mercs in service in cov (8th june)

1547 1548 1551 1552 1563 1564 1566 1568 1591 1595 1596 1597 1604 1608 1625 1634 1636 1655 1656 1703, May have missed a few but i had a thought in my mind of some of these could be on death row by tomorrow

Red highlighted in service today, seen in about an hour's observation @ Pool Meadow, plus 1557, 1558, 1570, 1571, 1594, 1598, 1610, 1635, 1659.

New vehicles seen: 2155-58, 2165, 2168/69, 2171-73 and 4885-88, 4890/91/93/94. 

Still no sign of 4831/39, which keep avoiding me !!  ;D

[6013]

Mercs in service in cov (8th june)

1547 1548 1551 1552 1563 1564 1566 1568 1591 1595 1596 1597 1604 1608 1625 1634 1636 1655 1656 1703, May have missed a few but i had a thought in my mind of some of these could be on death row by tomorrow

Red highlighted in service today, seen in about an hour's observation @ Pool Meadow, plus 1557, 1558, 1570, 1571, 1594, 1598, 1610, 1635, 1659.

New vehicles seen: 2155-58, 2165, 2168/69, 2171-73 and 4885-88, 4890/91/93/94. 

Still no sign of 4831/39, which keep avoiding me !!  ;D

1655 working on the 20's! 1602 nd 1603 was working on the 20's

[Tony]

Side by side

both types of new buses

[Martin]

Side by side

both types of new buses

That's another picture that will be going on flickr by Birmingham Airport 2011. As he has loads off your site already. >:(

[Ashley 4569]

Nice photo :)

[6013]

2166 has first enter the service on the 11/12 and too busy for single decker! 2166 working in all day and this morning has been extra single decker is 1602 because 2166 has not enough more seats but Double decker hasn't enough in garage! 1602 was working on the 12 with extra peak time on 2166.


- Morning- 1602 on the 12 route then working on the 42 in all day!

[Gareth]

I've never known a garge put on a duplicate before. Was 1602 really sent out because 2166 didn't have enough room?

[6013]

Yes what i means  ;) and 1602 nd 2166 was working same from Bus station leave at 07:50 but 1602 terminate at University then working on 42 and 2166 carry to Leamington Spa. Morning and Afternoon peaks are very busy!

[Liverpool Street]

Prefer the mirrors on the decker then the single.

[Valandil]

Yes what i means  ;) and 1602 nd 2166 was working same from Bus station leave at 07:50 but 1602 terminate at University then working on 42 and 2166 carry to Leamington Spa. Morning and Afternoon peaks are very busy!

It sounds like they're on different workings and they just happened to leave Pool Meadow at the same time due to the many reasons NXC seem to have for journeys running late and even, in cases such as this, beginning late.
It is very common for bunching to happen on the 11/12, and in some cases this is even timetabled: for instance two vehicles are scheduled to depart Earlsdon City Arms towards the University at 0842, Monday-Friday.

Unless you're absolutely certain that NXC put an extra vehicle on?

It sounds like the 42 is intended to be single-deck-operated once again, which would mean the 12's it interworks with would always be single-deck.
If management really do think that single-deckers have to be assigned duplicates on this particular working, then logically it would have to see two vehicles every day.