First Bus - Leicester

[LazyGuy222]

69380 has entered service today on the 88.

[LazyGuy222]

Service levels will be increasing even further from the 6th of July.
The 22 is receiving an interesting service pattern, with City Centre - Rushey Mead having an increase of buses every 10 minutes, but City Centre - Evington still keeping a 15-minute service.

[ellspurs]

Service levels will be increasing even further from the 6th of July.
The 22 is receiving an interesting service pattern, with City Centre - Rushey Mead having an increase of buses every 10 minutes, but City Centre - Evington still keeping a 15-minute service.

Will this still be happening if they decide to locally lock down Leicester, as the news has been mentioning today?

[LazyGuy222]

Will this still be happening if they decide to locally lock down Leicester, as the news has been mentioning today?

I do not know, sorry.
I personally think they should actually reduce them personally, in a mission to deter the idiots who think it's acceptable to go out for no real reason.

[LazyGuy222]

Will this still be happening if they decide to locally lock down Leicester, as the news has been mentioning today?

These are confirmed to be postponed

[leicesterbusadventurer]

I decided to check how many of the former First Leicester ALX400s are still running wherever they were moved to, and they are as follows:
32059 (Great Yarmouth Heritage Bus), 32064, 32066, 32067, 32068, 32077, 32079, 32080, 32082, 32087, 32091, 32092 and 32097. I'm not sure about the Bath University ones as to whether they're just SORN due to the Universities still being closed or if they were due to be withdrawn anyway like the batch at Bristol on the 3 and 4.

[markcf83]

I suspect the Bath based examples won't see use again.

[Cheese]

I decided to check how many of the former First Leicester ALX400s are still running wherever they were moved to, and they are as follows:
32059 (Great Yarmouth Heritage Bus), 32064, 32066, 32067, 32068, 32077, 32079, 32080, 32082, 32087, 32091, 32092 and 32097. I'm not sure about the Bath University ones as to whether they're just SORN due to the Universities still being closed or if they were due to be withdrawn anyway like the batch at Bristol on the 3 and 4.

The Ensign lists suggest 32064 went for scrap in April this year.

[Tony]

The Ensign lists suggest 32064 went for scrap in April this year.

The locations of them are on the main site
https://wmbusphotos.com/FirstUK/Firstindex30001-39999.html

[Mayfield]

Noticed a Nearly painted Saffron liveried bus on the back of low loader on the A46 near Bingham heading towards Leicester.
Could not tell which one and was devoid of markings.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

66310, 66312, 66315, 66805, 66849, 66851 and 66970 appear to have been withdrawn or departed from Leicester recently. Just before lockdown, 66820 had moved to Worcester and 66840 was reported as transferred to Norwich, however, it was pictured recently on the back of a truck on the A1 headed to Thorntons, presumably to become a trainer vehicle. Additionally, 66965 is expected to transfer to Hampshire today, where it will also become a trainer vehicle.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Good to see First pushing the boat out now with their upgrades, with 69250, 69251, 69381 and 69383 all entering service on the 88/88A in the past week or so. Just one more and that's the set complete.

[LazyGuy222]

Good to see First pushing the boat out now with their upgrades, with 69250, 69251, 69381 and 69383 all entering service on the 88/88A in the past week or so. Just one more and that's the set complete.

Even if 69250 went onto the 21 on it's 2nd day in service....

[xmj-signal]

Even if 69250 went onto the 21 on it's 2nd day in service....

Has anyone actually viewed 69250 in service?

Today, I was at Haymarket Bus Station following the tracking for 69250 (which was shown as working on 25/26), at the time 69250 was supposed to be arriving, Streetlite 63250 appeared. 63250 hasn't shown a track since 18th August and, as the numbers are so similar, I wonder whether the fleet number in the machine has been incorrectly programmed. 63250 on route 21 yesterday would also make more sense.

Mike T.

[Mayfield]

Does anybody know what's happening to 35174, has It been scrapped or will it be repaired, been off the road for months now but still shows on the fleet list.