Withdrawn Vehicles

[Gareth]

Any reason of its withdrawal?

It's 20 years old, it won't take much to take it off the road when it's time limited anyway.

[Tony]

Two vehicles have left today
4535 has gone to PVS for scrap
4625 has gone to Birmingham Busworks for resale

[Ingleboro261F]

4468 
4474 
next 2 tridents gone now

[Gareth]

4468
4474
next 2 tridents gone now

I was on 4474 just a couple of days ago, and whilst I was impressed with how sprightly it was and how very tidy the interior was, it was making some very weird noises. A right old racket.

[markcf83]

4468
4474
next 2 tridents gone now

Newest of the 03 reg Coventry Road Tridents now gone. 

[Jack]

I was on 4474 just a couple of days ago, and whilst I was impressed with how sprightly it was and how very tidy the interior was, it was making some very weird noises. A right old racket.

I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did, it sounded like it was going to die for the last year. 

[Tony]

4598 & 4627 now withdrawn at WN, both likely to be resold on.

4473 got a 1 day stay of execution, but should be off tonight

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Is this the end of the Tridents then so all will be Withdrawn soon except I would imagine for 4125. 

[Stu]

Is this the end of the Tridents then so all will be Withdrawn soon except I would imagine for 4125.

Still a fair few at Yardley Wood.

[Ingleboro261F]

Id imagine when more electrics come to Yardley wood, tridents would be withdrawn by then. What would happen to most of WB abd AGs Geminis then, are they going to meet a similar fate?

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Still a fair few at Yardley Wood.

Still two at Walsall and at 8 at WN. But I assume most will be withdrawn by the end of this year if not this month. I grew up with Tridents having elderly Grandparents who lived in Moxley we either took the 79 to Darlaston, or Dangerfield Lane for Nursery for me, Bilston or Wolverhampton or occasionally West Bromwich. And then when my Grandma fell ill it was a Trident on the 529 to Wolverhampton and then the old 501 to West Park to visit her. Always lobed the Trident will be the end of an era. 

[Tony]

4393 has suffered an engine failure and BC are parking 4473 tonight 

[Ingleboro261F]

What a great life 4393 had, 22 years of service is amazing for a bus

[2900]

Plenty of dead buses at WB now admin block full, the far wall towards rear carpark 3 rows deep of buses all sorts Gemnis ,Scanias , E400 Tridents, I assume some waiting on parts etc 

[Tony]

Plenty of dead buses at WB now admin block full, the far wall towards rear carpark 3 rows deep of buses all sorts Gemnis ,Scanias , E400 Tridents, I assume some waiting on parts etc

Nothing at West Bromwich, apart from 4640 currently being used for spares is actually withdrawn yet