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V Festival 2014 Discussion

Started by Liverpool Street, July 31, 2014, 06:41:51 PM

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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?
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

Trident 4609

Quote from: Liverpool Street on July 31, 2014, 06:41:51 PM
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 ;)


Wolves256

#3
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

#4
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
Век живи - век учись

Liverpool Street

Quote from: Tony on August 10, 2014, 03:37:15 PM
Quote from: Kevin on August 10, 2014, 03:34:17 PM
Quote from: Tony on August 10, 2014, 02:32:28 PM
Quote from: Kevin on August 10, 2014, 02:20:15 PM
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?
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

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.
an empty bus is a happy driver.

Tony

Quote from: wbdriver on August 13, 2014, 03:30:08 PM
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

Quote from: Tony on August 13, 2014, 03:41:45 PM
Quote from: wbdriver on August 13, 2014, 03:30:08 PM
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?
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

Tony

Quote from: Liverpool Street on August 13, 2014, 03:46:53 PM
Quote from: Tony on August 13, 2014, 03:41:45 PM
Quote from: wbdriver on August 13, 2014, 03:30:08 PM
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

Quote from: Liverpool Street on August 13, 2014, 03:46:53 PM
Quote from: Tony on August 13, 2014, 03:41:45 PM
Quote from: wbdriver on August 13, 2014, 03:30:08 PM
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)
Local Bus Routes
58 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
60 - Birmingham - Cranes Park
99 - Lea Village - Acocks Green
S16 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
X1 - Birmingham - Coventry
X2 - Birmingham - Solihull

Liverpool Street

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

Tony, confirm for me please?
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

Cheese

4165 and 4236 at Stafford station on V Fest shuttles

Trident 4609

#14
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

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