First Bus - Potteries

[DVXXII]

Caetano dart 41500 has been parked up out of use for at least a week now next to 41496. The latter has not seen service for 3 months. Don't know if this one is terminal or the part(s) it needs for repair are hard to come by.

41496 still out of action, but 41500 has been fixed and is back in service. 53155 is now back in service in the new purple fronted livery

[T840MAK]

I have just updated the First Potteries, Leicester & Wyvern fleetlists on the main site to match the latest period 3 group fleetlist, the revised lists will probably show in about an hour, a test to know when they have updated is all the VINs and body numbers will be in the Leicester StreetDecks

Didn't 53118-53120 go to Taunton?

[Ashley 60171]

Didn't 53118-53120 go to Taunton?

Yes but that list only goes up to February.

[Tony]

Yes but that list only goes up to February.

I have updated the list to the end of Period 3 (which is sometime in June). The fleetlist I get from First has a column to highlight changes and for some reason those 3 weren't highlighted, but yes they have gone. so I will remove them from the fleetlist tonight.

[Ashley 60171]

I have updated the list to the end of Period 3 (which is sometime in June). The fleetlist I get from First has a column to highlight changes and for some reason those 3 weren't highlighted, but yes they have gone. so I will remove them from the fleetlist tonight.

Just gone to look at it again just so I know I wasn't seeing things but no worries.

[DVXXII]

Scania Omnicity has now returned from the paintshop in the new livery with route 101 branding. This now leaves only 65041 in the old firstgroup livery. 65040 is also in this livery under its overall advert for the sentinel and will remain as such until the vynals are removed.

I'm hoping that the ex First Midland Red E300s are next to be treated to a refresh. These must all have at least 5 years left in them but dont appear to have been repainted since new.

I've also read reports on yahoo groups that there are plans to repaint 3 geminis in hertiage liveries this year - 1 in pre-NBC PMT colours, one in Turners of brown edge livery (who PMT took over in the late 1980s) and one in the Silver interurban PMT livery which Leyland Olympians G756-61XRE were delivered new in, in 1990. These will look great if the plans go ahead.

[jc]

The Ex Midland Red E300's had a repaint in around 2008 starting with 67631 which was repainted from its Heritage livery, apart from this, it has been around 8 years for some of the older examples.

[DVXXII]

Its been reported on Midlandred.net that E300 67642 is to come to Potteries.

[DVXXII]

E300 67642 is now at Adderley Green depot.

On Saturday Alx400 decker 32054, ex Leicester, hit a low bridge on the A5009 Leek Road running empty back to the depot after being on 5's all day - usually operated by solos and darts.

Report in local paper http://m.stokesentinel.co.uk/families-call-for-action-after-double-decker-bus-hits-bridge-at-abbey-hulton/story-29570056-detail/story.htm

[DVXXII]

E300 67642 is now at Adderley Green depot.

On Saturday Alx400 decker 32054, ex Leicester, hit a low bridge on the A5009 Leek Road running empty back to the depot after being on 5's all day - usually operated by solos and darts.

Report in local paper http://m.stokesentinel.co.uk/families-call-for-action-after-double-decker-bus-hits-bridge-at-abbey-hulton/story-29570056-detail/story.htm

67642 now in service in Potteries. On 1/2 circuit today

[DVXXII]

Volvo 66838 and another 05 plate wright bodied single decker have lost their red fronted livery with Keele Uni route branding and have had the first midlands pink front applied.

[Ashley 60171]

Volvo 66838 and another 05 plate wright bodied single decker have lost their red fronted livery with Keele Uni route branding and have had the first midlands pink front applied.

About time they removed the branding.

[DVXXII]

About time they removed the branding.

Agreed, as the 3 service has been split for months and the Hanely to Keele section of the former route 3 (now rt25) is predominantly operated by deckers.

I've now been able to see the other vehicle repainted is 66841

[DVXXII]

Agreed, as the 3 service has been split for months and the Hanely to Keele section of the former route 3 (now rt25) is predominantly operated by deckers.

I've now been able to see the other vehicle repainted is 66841

66839 has joined sisters 66838/41 with a purple front.

[T840MAK]

The B7 singles with Fuschia fronts from the Cherry red fronts now all carry Leicester branding.