First Bus - Leicester

willr7 · December 30, 2019, 12:20:15 AM

Quote from: Tony on December 29, 2019, 06:15:38 PM
A batch of StreetLites from Bristol are on their way to Leicester today including 63078

I believe there should be 11 in total. (That's how many were at Bristol anyway)

LazyGuy222 · December 30, 2019, 11:07:01 AM

Quote from: willr7 on December 30, 2019, 12:20:15 AM
I believe there should be 11 in total. (That's how many were at Bristol anyway)

We'll have 9 coming. 63068 and 69 are already in service here.

willr7 · December 30, 2019, 11:14:06 AM

Quote from: LazyGuy222 on December 30, 2019, 11:07:01 AM
We'll have 9 coming. 63068 and 69 are already in service here.

Yeah, sorry I was including 63068/9. :)
I wonder if they will be put in a new livery for the 38/38A?

LazyGuy222 · December 30, 2019, 12:21:00 PM

I like liveries, but I also don't. It means that very few vehicles can move about. It also limits the buses that can go out on Sundays.

markcf83 · December 30, 2019, 02:13:05 PM

As I understand it just three of the Bristol Streetlites are yet to move, though I'd guess it won't be long before they do.....

leicesterbusadventurer · December 30, 2019, 06:30:02 PM

Quote from: markcf83 on December 30, 2019, 02:13:05 PM
As I understand it just three of the Bristol Streetlites are yet to move, though I'd guess it won't be long before they do.....

63070, 63071 and 63072 should be here in the next few days. Elsewhere, 66969 has made the move to Doncaster. 66962 should have as well but I'm not too sure.

LazyGuy222 · January 06, 2020, 07:47:39 AM

Anyone know if today's bustimes findings of all the 22's Streetdecks on the 74 being true? If so, it means the 22 is fully single decker today, which is rare.

However I don't really believe it. I'm guessing some Streetlites and Streetdecks have had their ticket machines swapped. Is strange that it's only the 22's who've seemed to have it swapped though...

LazyGuy222 · January 06, 2020, 12:12:46 PM

Okay, I've gathered why it's just single deckers. The 22 has to divert under the Barkby road bridge (the one 35174 hit) so therefore the 22 and 16/74's allocations have seemed to swap. Interesting move this is.

LazyGuy222 · January 07, 2020, 04:00:33 PM

63072, 63074 and 63077 entered service today. 072 on the 22, with both 074 and 077 on the 88A.

Tony · January 07, 2020, 07:18:20 PM

All recent additions are now listed on the main site in the fleet changes
http://wmbusphotos.com/Fleetchanges/First.html

LazyGuy222 · January 08, 2020, 10:45:41 PM

63071 and 63075 entered service today too.

leicesterbusadventurer · January 09, 2020, 05:46:44 PM

It's the end of the line for 66972-66975, which are the next transfers up north.

LazyGuy222 · January 09, 2020, 07:26:36 PM

Anybody know where 32643 has disappeared?

Also, 63071 came into service today.

leicesterbusadventurer · January 09, 2020, 08:30:52 PM

Quote from: LazyGuy222 on January 09, 2020, 07:26:36 PM
Anybody know where 32643 has disappeared?

Also, 63071 came into service today.

32643 has now moved to Stoke, but the rest are still going to Worcester. Maybe they're replacing the Volvo ALX400s instead seeing as they're 18 years old this month, and it's been confirmed that the StreetDecks from Sheffield are the replacements, not B9s from Leeds as originally thought.

LazyGuy222 · January 09, 2020, 10:39:49 PM

Quote from: leicesterbusadventurer on January 09, 2020, 08:30:52 PM
32643 has now moved to Stoke, but the rest are still going to Worcester. Maybe they're replacing the Volvo ALX400s instead seeing as they're 18 years old this month, and it's been confirmed that the StreetDecks from Sheffield are the replacements, not B9s from Leeds as originally thought.

Why couldn't they send 32644. I did see 32643 on its last ever run, and was going to take a picture, but didn't. However earlier that day, I did get it in a video I was recording of a scumbag trying to not pay on 35170.

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