Arriva Leicester

[ellspurs]

I'm assuming that Hinckley/Nuneaton falls under this depot.

Due to the MIRA funding ending, there are changes to services 65/66/67 from the start of next year:

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/in-your-area/arriva-bus-service-changes-nuneaton-19433745
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/service-changes-in-hinckley-and-nuneaton

Looks like only the 65 will continue to go to MIRA, hourly.

66/67 are being replaced by a new 6/6A, and a revised 7.

[xmj-signal]

I'm assuming that Hinckley/Nuneaton falls under this depot.

65 is operated by Tamworth depot.

66/67 are operated from Barwell (effectively an outstation of Wigston) as will be the 6, 6A and 7.

Presumably Enviros 2000-2003 will lose the Mira branding if the Hinckley routes no longer serve the park?

[AlexS]

Looks like 3770 and 3771 have returned to Thurmaston with 3119 from Milton Keynes replacing one of them at Wigston.

[xmj-signal]

Looks like 3770 and 3771 have returned to Thurmaston with 3119 from Milton Keynes replacing one of them at Wigston.

It's a merry-go-round . . .

3770 and 3771 are back at Thurmaston from Wigston
2447 and 2448 have gone from Thurmaston to Milton Keynes
3119 and 3120 have come from Milton Keynes to Wigston.

Incidentally, 3120 is 'decorated' with Christmas images.

[transituk]

In from Arriva Southern Counties at Wigston are: E400 MMC 4547 YX17 NDZ (prev. 6517) and 4551 YX17 NFG (prev. 6529). In the opposite direction (subject to change) are: B9TL 4205 FJ08 LVR and 4209 FJ58 KXG. Another three E400 MMCs are expected from Southern Counties (will be numbered 4548 and 4550 in the Midlands Fleet).

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Spotted in South Wigston this evening was Southern Counties E400 6466 (SN58 EOJ) (I didn't catch the number if it's been renumbered). Another new arrival comes in the form of Optare Olympus 4110 (YJ08 EEP) (previously 1810 in Yorkshire). This is part of a batch of 16 expected to replace the B7TLs and 2209, while I imagine the older ex-Sapphire E400s will see out the B9TLs. I imagine some Optares will have to go as well, seeing as 2990 is now believed to have moved south again and 2979 hasn't been out since October.

[AlexS]

Spotted in South Wigston this evening was Southern Counties E400 6466 (SN58 EOJ) (I didn't catch the number if it's been renumbered). Another new arrival comes in the form of Optare Olympus 4110 (YJ08 EEP) (previously 1810 in Yorkshire). This is part of a batch of 16 expected to replace the B7TLs and 2209, while I imagine the older ex-Sapphire E400s will see out the B9TLs. I imagine some Optares will have to go as well, seeing as 2990 is now believed to have moved south again and 2979 hasn't been out since October.

Honestly this reeks of desperation and is unlikely to be good for the future reliability at Wigston. The last thing that Wigston needs is more variety of buses considering the longstanding inability to allocate similar, or even suitable, buses to the same route. The current situation that sees multiple predictable breakdowns on a daily basis is just embarrassing for Arriva.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

4205-4209 have transferred to Arriva Southern Counties as their 6201-6205.

[Tony]

Various fleet moves in and out of Leicester to be euro 6 compliant for January.

16 deckers from Yorkshire to Leicester. 5 deckers from Southern Counties and 4
single deckers as well.

2447, 2448, 2508 and 2538 all head south.

Volvo B7 deckers and some B9 from Leicester to ASC. E400 from Southern Counties to
Yorkshire via Leicester for an overnight stay!

Will also be some moves from Cannock on 9/10 January to a variety of depots
including Telford, MK, High Wycombe and Aylesbury

[Mayfield]

Am I correct in assuming the B7 & B9TL's are not euro 6 compliant.

[AlexS]

Am I correct in assuming the B7 & B9TL's are not euro 6 compliant.

Presumably some of them are compliant or other moves are pending as the current movements aren't sufficient to replace all of the B9s. Also unclear as to the position of the remaining solos (2402,2403,2491,2503, 2523-2530 and 2570), especially as many of them are random ones that were transferred in at random times rather than from the same batch.

[Vulcan]

Pretty sure
B7 will be Euro 4
B7TL  will be Euro 5

[Vulcan]

B9 TlL be Euro 5

[Tony]

Pretty sure
B7 will be Euro 4
B7TL  will be Euro 5

B7 won't be Euro 4, they will be Euro 3, Volvo changed from the B7 to the B9 to move up from 3 to 4

The B9TL will be Euro 4, Euro 5 didn't start until around 2010

[Mayfield]

I thought 4001-10 had some sort of engine upgrade when they upgraded them to Sapphire