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Unusual Workings August 2013

Started by CL, August 01, 2013, 12:15:56 AM

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the trainbasher



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James4368

4779 at chelmsey wood seen 1053 operating 94 to birmingham
Local Bus Routes
58 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
60 - Birmingham - Cranes Park
99 - Lea Village - Acocks Green
S16 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
X1 - Birmingham - Coventry
X2 - Birmingham - Solihull

Sh4318

Yesterday, two early Enviros on the 51. 4764 & 4767, not sure if these are rare..
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
Local Routes: 21, 89, 48/A, 12/A, 54/A
Semi-local routes: 80, 87

nitromatt1

4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

Trident 4609

Quote from: Sh4166 on August 25, 2013, 12:20:12 PM
Yesterday, two early Enviros on the 51. 4764 & 4767, not sure if these are rare..

Not really rare or that unusual really. I would say it is sligtly unusual as the majority of buses on the 51 are 61 plate E400's

Stu

Quote from: nitromatt1 on August 25, 2013, 02:43:30 PM
4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

Well, they do need buses for the 400 today (and tomorrow), I suppose they'd prefer to use Geminis over the ALX400 B7s!
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

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Trident 4609

Quote from: Stu on August 25, 2013, 02:55:05 PM
Quote from: nitromatt1 on August 25, 2013, 02:43:30 PM
4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

Well, they do need buses for the 400 today (and tomorrow), I suppose they'd prefer to use Geminis over the ALX400 B7s!

Is the 400 shuttle service usually fully Gemini or does it use ALX400 or Presidents?

Stu

Quote from: Trident 4609 on August 25, 2013, 02:59:17 PM
Quote from: Stu on August 25, 2013, 02:55:05 PM
Quote from: nitromatt1 on August 25, 2013, 02:43:30 PM
4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

Well, they do need buses for the 400 today (and tomorrow), I suppose they'd prefer to use Geminis over the ALX400 B7s!

Is the 400 shuttle service usually fully Gemini or does it use ALX400 or Presidents?

The last time I was in West Bromwich (regularly) on a Sunday, the 400 used Metrobuses!  ;)

To be honest I don't know what they normally use, I was only responding to Matt's statement about 'no excuse' for ALX400 B7 on the 82/87 today.
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

West Midlands Bus Users: Website | Facebook | Twitter

nitromatt1

Quote from: Stu on August 25, 2013, 02:55:05 PM
Quote from: nitromatt1 on August 25, 2013, 02:43:30 PM
4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

Well, they do need buses for the 400 today (and tomorrow), I suppose they'd prefer to use Geminis over the ALX400 B7s!

So they use the branded Geminis on this shuttle service?..

Tony

Quote from: Stu on August 25, 2013, 03:06:05 PM
Quote from: Trident 4609 on August 25, 2013, 02:59:17 PM
Quote from: Stu on August 25, 2013, 02:55:05 PM
Quote from: nitromatt1 on August 25, 2013, 02:43:30 PM
4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

Well, they do need buses for the 400 today (and tomorrow), I suppose they'd prefer to use Geminis over the ALX400 B7s!

Is the 400 shuttle service usually fully Gemini or does it use ALX400 or Presidents?

The last time I was in West Bromwich (regularly) on a Sunday, the 400 used Metrobuses!  ;)

To be honest I don't know what they normally use, I was only responding to Matt's statement about 'no excuse' for ALX400 B7 on the 82/87 today.

If a change bus is needed at short notice, you take the easiest bus to get at so you can keep the service running, you don't waste time digging a branded Gemini out of some hidden corner of the garage

Nathan4775

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nitromatt1

Quote from: Nathan on August 25, 2013, 04:47:00 PM
Quote from: DJ trainbasher on August 24, 2013, 11:38:36 PM
Quote from: Trident 4609 on August 24, 2013, 07:41:20 PM
4017 and 4021 on WN 28 today :)

4022 too...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsbusphotos/9586973784/

I seen 4017 on the 28 yesterday but Didn't think it was unusual

One Spectra being on there isn't really unusual but 3 or 4 were on there yesterday

In fact 5 different buses were sighted on the 28 yesterday, which is strange given the 28 has a PVR of 3

wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)

Quote from: Trident 4609 on August 25, 2013, 02:59:17 PM
Quote from: Stu on August 25, 2013, 02:55:05 PM
Quote from: nitromatt1 on August 25, 2013, 02:43:30 PM
4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

Well, they do need buses for the 400 today (and tomorrow), I suppose they'd prefer to use Geminis over the ALX400 B7s!

Is the 400 shuttle service usually fully Gemini or does it use ALX400 or Presidents?

Last year it was a right mixture, just depends what they can spare really

nitromatt1

4632 on 900 today, assume it was a case of not enough Enviros parked at the front of the garage?

Sh4318

Quote from: nitromatt1 on August 25, 2013, 02:43:30 PM
4296 on the 82/87 today. No excuse for an ALX400 on there on a Sunday

This isn't unheard of. There was one on there last Sunday
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
Local Routes: 21, 89, 48/A, 12/A, 54/A
Semi-local routes: 80, 87

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