Birmingham Central Garage

[John]

4899 is back, if anyone is bothered.

Does this mean Tridents will stop appearing on the 900/957 now?

Not as many as there has been of late. When 4909 returns (if it has not done so already), then Tridents won't appear very much any more

[Rob H]

4899 is back, if anyone is bothered.

The last BC Enviro I need a picture of thanks LS  :)

Tomorrow morning I'll stay in Sheldon to see If I can get a pic of it :) If Molly is out tomorrow I'll see which journeys it'll be operating and I'll PM them to you Nath :)

[Mike K]

4899 is back, if anyone is bothered.

Does this mean Tridents will stop appearing on the 900/957 now?

It'll most likely mean more 900 / 957 branded E400s on the 24.

[Nathan4775]

4899 is back, if anyone is bothered.

The last BC Enviro I need a picture of thanks LS  :)

Tomorrow morning I'll stay in Sheldon to see If I can get a pic of it :) If Molly is out tomorrow I'll see which journeys it'll be operating and I'll PM them to you Nath :)

Thanks Rob, very much appreciated  :)

[Liverpool Street]

4899 is back, if anyone is bothered.

Does this mean Tridents will stop appearing on the 900/957 now?

It'll most likely mean more 900 / 957 branded E400s on the 24.

Do I detect a touch of... disgust [?] to that post, Mike? Haha

[Mike K]

4899 is back, if anyone is bothered.

Does this mean Tridents will stop appearing on the 900/957 now?

It'll most likely mean more 900 / 957 branded E400s on the 24.

Do I detect a touch of... disgust [?] to that post, Mike? Haha

Although I rarely use the 24 myself, I do enjoy the diversity of the route LS. Apart from maybe an E200 (even these were once common on one peak working) there's no such thing as an unusual working.

[Rob H]

2149 was on the 957 this morning seen it around 09:05-09:10 heading for Birmingham I got a pic of it about to turn off Old Lode Lane onto Hobs Moat. Link is below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/114083385@N05/12769206044/

[James4368]

2149 was on the 957 this morning seen it around 09:05-09:10 heading for Birmingham I got a pic of it about to turn off Old Lode Lane onto Hobs Moat. Link is below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/114083385@N05/12769206044/

whats the afternoon schedule for it?

[Sayeed]

Noted 5 hybrids on the 24 (4 B5LH + 1 E400H)

[Mike K]

Noted 5 hybrids on the 24 (4 B5LH + 1 E400H)

I've noted that this is becoming more commonplace Sayeed, with the hybrids effectively split across the 22/23/24. There were 5 hybrids on the 24 on Saturday, with 4316, 4610 and 4616 all on the 22/23. It's a shame they don't get a few more hybrids to convert the entire corridor to full hybrid operation.

[Ben]

Does anybody know why Tridents are still being used on the 900?

I think I saw two this evening- The first of which was going into Coventry at about 16:10 (I was on Molly in the opposite direction so didn't catch the number. Molly seemed extrodinarily squeaky in comparison to the other Enviro's) and the second further on, but I'm even less sure about that.

Also, yesterday I'm sure I sure what I shall now permanently refer to as "The Countdown bus" (4321) going into Coventry on a 900 at about the same time 16:10

[James4368]

Does anybody know why Tridents are still being used on the 900?

I think I saw two this evening- The first of which was going into Coventry at about 16:10 (I was on Molly in the opposite direction so didn't catch the number. Molly seemed extrodinarily squeaky in comparison to the other Enviro's) and the second further on, but I'm even less sure about that.

Also, yesterday I'm sure I sure what I shall now permanently refer to as "The Countdown bus" (4321) going into Coventry on a 900 at about the same time 16:10

Hi mate I go on 900 route quite a lot they put tridents on the 900 sometimes as they branded buses are sometimes on school routes or normal routes

[Ben]

Hi mate I go on 900 route quite a lot they put tridents on the 900 sometimes as they branded buses are sometimes on school routes or normal routes

Thanks for that :)

I'll just take this oppurtunity to add that unbranded buses Ruby and Tiah Joy were out on the 900 as well. The former of the two has been the victim of  'etching' on an upper deck window by the staircase.

[JoNi]

4627 left Coventry at 06:30 on 900

[Rob H]

4627 left Coventry at 06:30 on 900

If I've worked it out correctly 4627 operated the following journey's

04:50 Birmingham - Coventry
06:18 Coventry - Birmingham
07:35 Birmingham - Coventry
09:14 Coventry - Birmingham
10:35 Birmingham - Coventry
12:10 Coventry - Birmingham
13:35 Birmingham - Coventry
15:08 Coventry - Birmingham
16:35 Birmingham - Airport
17:40 Airport - Birmingham

Must have been running late with the 04:50 from Birmingham :)