First Bus - Leicester

[willr7]

Looks like the final E400 (33728 - SN12 ALO) has entered service today on the 14/14A  ;)

[Glenfieldmathk1]

Looks like the final E400 (33728 - SN12 ALO) has entered service today on the 14/14A  ;)

Yep  :)

35152 has been de-branded of the 14/A following its arrival.

[LazyGuy222]

66317 (KV02 VVU) is now at Worcester, while 63363 (SM65 WMG) is now at Leicester.

[Glenfieldmathk1]

COVID sees service changes in Leicester from Sunday.
Not as big reduction in services compared to last lockdown, but most services have seen cut backs (particularly outside of peak times).

Interestingly service  13 keeps it's morning duplicate, and evening services, and service 17 stays at its usual 12 minute frequency. Bigger changes to 22 & 54 too.

[Glenfieldmathk1]

Saffron 69380 ventured off route this afternoon / evening, running the peak journeys service 13!
It got held up for a whole hour (see bus times tracking) following a police incident around the Glenfield / New Park Boundary.
It's nice to see route branding off route on occasion! Makes for an unusual working 😉

[LazyGuy222]

35174 (SK16 GUG) has reentered service today.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Former First Leicester ALX400 32058 (W218 XBD) is being converted into a homeless shelter.

[xmj-signal]

63353 is back in service - returned on Tuesday (23rd March).

[LazyGuy222]

35170 (SK16 GUC) has been stripped of its branding for the 22.

[xmj-signal]

35171 (SK16 GUD) has also lost the branding for route 22

[LazyGuy222]

63102 (SM13 NCC) and 63103 (SM13 NCD) both have transferred to Adderley Green.

[Glenfieldmathk1]

63102 (SM13 NCC) and 63103 (SM13 NCD) both have transferred to Adderley Green.

Could this be to be re painted? Rather than actually transferring? I know they've done some painting in Potteries before?
Although.. these have already been painted recently so I guess not.
Can only think something to do with the Euro 6 scrapped.. we might get some older vehicles back (hoping for 32646 which is still in LCC livery in Worcester).

[PointerDart]

Could this be to be re painted? Rather than actually transferring? I know they've done some painting in Potteries before?
Although.. these have already been painted recently so I guess not.
Can only think something to do with the Euro 6 scrapped.. we might get some older vehicles back (hoping for 32646 which is still in LCC livery in Worcester).

Both repainted with Potteries names so guessing long term transfers

[xmj-signal]

Could this be to be re painted? Rather than actually transferring? I know they've done some painting in Potteries before?
Although.. these have already been painted recently so I guess not.
Can only think something to do with the Euro 6 scrapped.. we might get some older vehicles back (hoping for 32646 which is still in LCC livery in Worcester).

Although the full clean air zone plan has been shelved, the news story in the Leicester Mercury (6th April) quoted a 'council spokesman' who said that "We also have an agreement with the bus companies so that the city's buses meet or exceed Euro 6 - the highest standard for NO2 emissions in diesel engines - and we are electrifying our park and ride bus fleet" (my emphasis).

As the bus agreement seems to have been separate, the suggestion given is that it still applies and isn't affected by the cancellation of the rest of the plan so I wouldn't expect any non-Euro 6 vehicles to be coming back to Leicester (sorry!).

[Mayfield]

Noticed 3 white Levantes and 1 D/D in fleet colours from Skills and 2 D/D's and 1 coach from Roberts Hugglescoat park in Abbey Lane Yard yesterday, I presume on layover between school contracts.