Arriva Leicester

[47609FireFly]

Some interesting workings on 04/06/2018:

Versas 2990, 2991 & 2992 were noted operating Wigston routes. 2990 was on the 52, a service which ceases this week & 2991 / 2992 were on the 86 / 87.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/De6XZKWXUAAoz_P.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/De6XZK7XkAAUs9y.jpg

Whether these are working out of Wigston to give a pool of single-decks for Hinckley or the plan is to convert the 86/87 to single-decks, who knows!

3539 - LF52 UOB was noted working on route 53 which is a Thurmaston allocation.

4012 was on the X55.

Route 158 branded Sapphire saloon 3808 was on the 127. It was joined on the 127 by a 5/5A branded double-deck.

In the evening, one of the buses on route 31E was a 50/51 branded double-deck and route 80E was being worked by a 5/5A branded double-deck.

Things certainly don't seem to be improving in Leicester with regard to allocating route branded vehicles to the correct services.

[leepenfold30]

4204 was on X55 seen it at Hinckley at 9.20am this morning

[John]

Cadet 3539 (on loan to Milton Keynes from Southern Counties) noted working out of Thurmaston

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127786776@N04/42617966001/

[leepenfold30]

Optare Solo 2401 now at Thurmaston

[47609FireFly]

Cadet 2746 - LF02 PMO was noted working on Thurmaston depot's route 6 yesterday (11/06/2018). Rear route number display not working.

[47609FireFly]

Cadet 2746 - LF02 PMO was noted working on Thurmaston depot's route 6 yesterday (11/06/2018). Rear route number display not working.

Here are two views of it, taken in Leicester on 12/06/2018, working route 56:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dfjpq9qX4AElY3A.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dfjpq9lXkAI9WU4.jpg

Certainly a 'life expired' motor!

[Bob]

Wasnt it at Cannock?

[47609FireFly]

Wasnt it at Cannock?

Looks as though it last worked out of Derby. I couldn't tell you if it was a Cannock motor.

[busfan2847]

Wasnt it at Cannock?

From the main site:

transferred to Arriva Midlands 2/12
Into service at Burton 4/12
to Telford 8/13
to Cannock 8/15
withdrawn 9/16
reinstated at Telford 5/17
withdrawn 6/17
reinstated at Telford 7/17
to Cannock 10/17
to Derby 1/18

so yes was at Cannock until January and then Derby.

[Bob]

From the main site:

transferred to Arriva Midlands 2/12
Into service at Burton 4/12
to Telford 8/13
to Cannock 8/15
withdrawn 9/16
reinstated at Telford 5/17
withdrawn 6/17
reinstated at Telford 7/17
to Cannock 10/17
to Derby 1/18

so yes was at Cannock until January and then Derby.

GOOD RIDDANCE! lol

[47609FireFly]

Noted in Leicester on 14/06/2018, and working out of Wigston depot, were the following E200MMCs:

3105 - YX17 NMA on route X3.
3106 - YX17 NME on late route 44A.

Both vehicles were formerly at High Wycombe. 'THE SHIRES' legal addresses have been scraped off of the sides and 'ARRIVA MIDLANDS' legals are being carried, on bits of A4 paper, in the side window. Makes me wonder how they're doing against Carousel...

I managed some rushed shots of 3105:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfsHBjYX0AAGLCS.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfsHD7UXcAImlat.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfsHD7FW0AA-2_L.jpg

[47609FireFly]

The jungle drums suggest that the E200MMCs will replace some newish E400MMCs at Wigston which will go off and do Notts Uni work.

[Dennis]

Noted in Leicester on 14/06/2018, and working out of Wigston depot, were the following E200MMCs:

3105 - YX17 NMA on route X3.
3106 - YX17 NME on late route 44A.

Both vehicles were formerly at High Wycombe. 'THE SHIRES' legal addresses have been scraped off of the sides and 'ARRIVA MIDLANDS' legals are being carried, on bits of A4 paper, in the side window. Makes me wonder how they're doing against Carousel...

I managed some rushed shots of 3105:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfsHBjYX0AAGLCS.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfsHD7UXcAImlat.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfsHD7FW0AA-2_L.jpg

Not sure what this has to do with Carousel? Wycombe 74 is withdrawn and peace seems to have returned to the 1 with coordinated headways and joint ticketing.

[47609FireFly]

Not sure what this has to do with Carousel?

Are you not? Don't sweat it petal.

Sapphire 4208 was noted at work on route X84 on 19/06/2018. Pity more effort wasn't made to get it allocated to routes 31 / 31A in light of Wigston losing Sapphire E400MMCs. Poor allocation over the last couple of days has seen 4503 (50/51 branded), 4011 & 4028 on the route, amongst others. Still, service delivery has never been Wigston depot's strong point.

[47609FireFly]

Volvo B7TLs 4018 & 4026 were both noted working on Thurmaston routes on 20/07/2018. 4018 was on route 104 whereas 4026 was on route 127.