Arriva Tamworth

[Justin Tyme]

From what I see of the 110 at the Birmingham end, I would agree with Andy.  What Bob saw is not uncommon, but if a 110 is the first Sutton-bound bus to reach Corporation Street for several minutes, it will often leave with a double deck load.

[John]

4200 has half Sapphire livery like 4224 (thanks to James for his pic)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115199517@N06/14418703204/

[Trident 4609]

4200 has half Sapphire livery like 4224 (thanks to James for his pic)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115199517@N06/14418703204/

Are the Sapphire spec E400's for Tamworth on the production line yet? 

[Ashley]

Anybody who thinks the 110 can cope with single deckers in 2014 is crazy? Decker loads almost all day most of the time, especially at peak times. Even weekday evening journeys bare sights of packed out Citaro's. Only time it's lightly loaded is probably sunday nights

[Tony]

Anybody who thinks the 110 can cope with single deckers in 2014 is crazy? Decker loads almost all day most of the time, especially at peak times. Even weekday evening journeys bare sights of packed out Citaro's. Only time it's lightly loaded is probably sunday nights

You must see different 110s to me. The odd times I travel on one in from Erdington I am normally the only person upstairs, and I cannot say I have ever seen over 45 passengers on a peak working

[Ashley]

Anybody who thinks the 110 can cope with single deckers in 2014 is crazy? Decker loads almost all day most of the time, especially at peak times. Even weekday evening journeys bare sights of packed out Citaro's. Only time it's lightly loaded is probably sunday nights

You must see different 110s to me. The odd times I travel on one in from Erdington I am normally the only person upstairs, and I cannot say I have ever seen over 45 passengers on a peak working

I've encountered a full seated load on a B9 and some nearly full loads on B9's and a standing load on an Omnistink out of Tamworth between 1400 and 1900 on weekdays. All the fun starts Scutton to Tamworth. Scutton to City you wouldn't notice they were there. I read on Arriva's Facebook page this morning that the 110 was struggling to cope with people going to Drayton Manor

[Bob]

Agreed tony

[derningtona]

Try Sutton Girls Grammar School to Whitehouse Common Road at "chucking out time"!!

[andyallen4014]

4200 has half Sapphire livery like 4224 (thanks to James for his pic)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115199517@N06/14418703204/

Are the Sapphire spec E400's for Tamworth on the production line yet?

Delivery of the Tamworth batch is expected towards the end of July.

[arrivaaston]

The 110 must do ok to keep gettin deckers for it, I'd of thought if it wasn't that busy they'd of purchased single deckers, I was in Tamworth the otherday and 2 of the 110 (Deckers) I did see were pretty full..... I did clock 4200 wearing the sapphire malarkey thing on 3's working alongside a b6 2614

[Trident 4609]

There are notices appearing on the B9TL's reading "A cut above the rest on the 110, Sapphire (Sapphire logo), coming soon....

[Ashley]

The 110 must do ok to keep gettin deckers for it, I'd of thought if it wasn't that busy they'd of purchased single deckers, I was in Tamworth the otherday and 2 of the 110 (Deckers) I did see were pretty full..... I did clock 4200 wearing the sapphire malarkey thing on 3's working alongside a b6 2614

Gemini on the Gillway estate? Must have been a mega squeeze

[jc]

B6s and the odd gemini are quite common on the 2 and 3.

[John]

4200 has half Sapphire livery like 4224 (thanks to James for his pic)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/115199517@N06/14418703204/

Are the Sapphire spec E400's for Tamworth on the production line yet?

Delivery of the Tamworth batch is expected towards the end of July.

Are there any plans as to where the Geminis will end up once these Enviro400s are in service?

[arrivaaston]

Wigston garrage aren't they to replace the lowlanderd heading to Arriva Cymru??