Arriva Tamworth

[John]

The 3 ex-X38 Versa's are apparently bound for Tamworth to get rid of the last B6LEs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55432463@N08/9075928609/in/photostream/

[jc]

S629KHN has been at Tamworth for the last few days ...

[2200 Bus]

The 3 ex-X38 Versa's are apparently bound for Tamworth to get rid of the last B6LEs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55432463@N08/9075928609/in/photostream/

Really hope this materialises...

And regarding the Dart at Tamworth, I think this is because of a road closure somewhere and its being used as a shuttle bus.

[Cheese]

A Centrebus liveried Wright bodied single decker (guessing a Scania) was parked up in Tamworth depot earlier today. Couldn't see the reg whilst passing on a B6 I'm afraid...

[cheshire exile]

The 3 ex-X38 Versa's are apparently bound for Tamworth to get rid of the last B6LEs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55432463@N08/9075928609/in/photostream/

I was in Burton last week and 2985 and 2987 were in evidence on the 8 and 7A respectively though I did not see 2986. I think I only missed one working, a 7 to Lichfield, so that could have been 2986 or 4217 which I did not see. I think they have lost 274x, Daf Cadets, in exchange for the new Pulsars. 3767 and 8 are the X38 buses and 3769 is a regular on the 9/29 to Leicester, a round trip of 4 hours.

Sorry for going off topic!

[nx4737]

A Centrebus liveried Wright bodied single decker (guessing a Scania) was parked up in Tamworth depot earlier today. Couldn't see the reg whilst passing on a B6 I'm afraid...

You sure it wasn't the Tamworth Explorer branded B6, that is very orange from the back... not sure why a Centerbus bus would go to Tamworth when surly Leicester is closer...

[Tony]

A Centrebus liveried Wright bodied single decker (guessing a Scania) was parked up in Tamworth depot earlier today. Couldn't see the reg whilst passing on a B6 I'm afraid...

You sure it wasn't the Tamworth Explorer branded B6, that is very orange from the back... not sure why a Centerbus bus would go to Tamworth when surly Leicester is closer...

It will be one of the 3 Scanias acquired at Hinckley

[Nathan4775]

Anyone know how many buses are used on the 110 ?

[John]

Anyone know how many buses are used on the 110 ?

At a guess, 8-10. There are 8 Geminis at Tamworth. One or two might be parked up in the garage, but there are also a few OmnLinks and/or Citaros on there daily. The singles are either covering for Geminis parked up or it shows that there are not enough double deckers at Tamworth to cover all of the 110

[derningtona]

When the current timetable started, 9 buses were needed at peak, meaning that they couldn't all be double deck any more. Patrick.

[Nathan4775]

Thanks john & Patrick, just wondered as ive seen more Singles out on the 110 than normal

[John]

Saw B6BLE 2616 on Moor Street Queensway this afternoon (coming the way the 16 comes up from the Markets, I saw it passing the Coventry Road bus stop), with 3 Arriva staff on board. Wonder what it was doing, as it was strange seeing an Arriva bus driving that way in Birmingham

[nifty50]

Saw B6BLE 2616 on Moor Street Queensway this afternoon (coming the way the 16 comes up from the Markets, I saw it passing the Coventry Road bus stop), with 3 Arriva staff on board. Wonder what it was doing, as it was strange seeing an Arriva bus driving that way in Birmingham

Route training the new x76?

[Bob]

Been on the 110 today from tamworth to brum.  For the length of the journey there were no more than 4 passengers upstairs...every 110 coming the other way was the same including one with a half empty lower deck too. Cmon no way are they needed? Citaros or omnilinks would be fine. Ive never understood why this has always been seen as some sort of uber important holy grail service lol

[Bob]

Ive never thought it requires deckers though.  Evidenced by the fact Omnilink's and Citaro's cope perfectly with it as did even B6s before them not to mention the plethora or step entry single deckers that went before them...