V Festival 2014 Discussion

[Liverpool Street]

So I notice it's that time of year again. Just made a thread for discussion of such.

First question of proceedings, what's the detailed routes? V1, V2, V3 etc

What's the standard allocation this year? E400's from Glasgow I presume?

[Trident 4609]

So I notice it's that time of year again. Just made a thread for discussion of such.

First question of proceedings, what's the detailed routes? V1, V2, V3 etc

What's the standard allocation this year? E400's from Glasgow I presume?

I wonder if WN will use some Spectra's and the recently refurbished Tridents again this year. 4560 actually has and advert on the near side frame for V-Festival and its a recently refurbished example so may be used.  I'd like to see 4001/2 putting in an appearance again this year ;)

[andrew1991]

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-news/2014/08/01/buses-to-transport-fans-to-v-festival/

[Wolves256]

Which garages are providing buses for this weekends V Festival?

Tony has confirmed somewhere which garages will be providing buses, can't find the post though, from memory I think it was AG, BC, WA, WB & WN, Winston

[Sayeed]

http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1713.msg108756#msg108756

Cheers for that, no wonder I couldn't find it. I only missed PB from the list

[Liverpool Street]

Got a long weekend next weekend (thank to a music festival I was going to being cancelled), so going to make the most of it and plan a few days worth of traveling.
Got a few routes I want to do so hopefully I'll make it a day on Arriva buses around the north midlands (lichfield, tamworth, cannock etc) and a day in north worcs (first, diamond, redditch rail replacement buses etc). Also going to a gig in London sunday night so might spend a day on the underground

You could also include Stafford to get the once a year sight of NXWM buses there on V Festival services.

That's another temptation... They doing the Telford shuttles as well?
Tbh it's almost looking like two day's worth of Arriva stuff, there's a lot of routes I wanna do it turns out

They are, Saturday & Sunday only (Stafford/Wolverhampton also run Friday/Monday) from the Rail Station. Buses this year will be from BC; PB; WB; AG; WA & WN

Spectras, Geminis, Tridents, Presidents?

[wbdriver]

it was those types last year. didn't see any enviros last year but a few might call in before going to WB.
lots of fun last year driving 4157 around.
just a shame i can't do it this year due to injury.

[Tony]

it was those types last year. didn't see any enviros last year but a few might call in before going to WB.
lots of fun last year driving 4157 around.
just a shame i can't do it this year due to injury.

A couple of Walsall Enviros did get on there. I am rounding the AG, BC & PB ones up tomoorow, so will know the numbers then, I suspect PB will provide B7/ALX

[Liverpool Street]

it was those types last year. didn't see any enviros last year but a few might call in before going to WB.
lots of fun last year driving 4157 around.
just a shame i can't do it this year due to injury.

A couple of Walsall Enviros did get on there. I am rounding the AG, BC & PB ones up tomoorow, so will know the numbers then, I suspect PB will provide B7/ALX

Do you know what you're going to get from WB/WN?

[Tony]

it was those types last year. didn't see any enviros last year but a few might call in before going to WB.
lots of fun last year driving 4157 around.
just a shame i can't do it this year due to injury.

A couple of Walsall Enviros did get on there. I am rounding the AG, BC & PB ones up tomoorow, so will know the numbers then, I suspect PB will provide B7/ALX

Do you know what you're going to get from WB/WN?

WB/WN vehicles run from there own garages so could be anything spare

[Trident 4609]

it was those types last year. didn't see any enviros last year but a few might call in before going to WB.
lots of fun last year driving 4157 around.
just a shame i can't do it this year due to injury.

A couple of Walsall Enviros did get on there. I am rounding the AG, BC & PB ones up tomoorow, so will know the numbers then, I suspect PB will provide B7/ALX

Do you know what you're going to get from WB/WN?

4560 has been carrying an advert on the near side frame for V-Festival for some time. I wonder if this operates the Suttles

[James4368]

national express coaches will be operating 2 shuttles from Birmingham digbeth coach station

0845 EVV2
1045 EVV2 (Both going V-Festival 15/08/14)

[Liverpool Street]

I'm *told* 4434 was the V Festival trainer the other day.

Tony, confirm for me please?

[Cheese]

4165 and 4236 at Stafford station on V Fest shuttles

[Trident 4609]

4058, 529 branded 4602 and also 4607 noted on W'ton Fryer St this morning.

4006 is on V-Fest also.

529 branded 4599 is on V-Festival duties. Seen parked up on Fryer St just before 14:40 (There are only two branded buses on the 529 today)

4067 pulled onto Fryer St as 4599 pulled out

4608 and 529 branded 4604 noted in W'ton also