The reserve bus fleet at Birmingham

[t.w.moore]

I understand all the buses sent to Coventry on hire/loan from Birminham are from the reserved/pool bus fleet. At what depot houses this reserve fleet? How many buses make up this reserve fleet/pool? How best we describe this  reserved collection of buses?. I am writing captions to buses that have been transferred hire to Coventry from Birmingham and the correct  description/title would be welcome.

[2206]

I understand all the buses sent to Coventry on hire/loan from Birminham are from the reserved/pool bus fleet. At what depot houses this reserve fleet? How many buses make up this reserve fleet/pool? How best we describe this  reserved collection of buses?. I am writing captions to buses that have been transferred hire to Coventry from Birmingham and the correct  description/title would be welcome.

Buses from the reserve fleet are usually stored at  at Miller Street in Newtown.
The main site shows a few vehicles are stored at other depots WA and WN as well currently.
They're being kept complete, so they can be reinstated if it was needed -

Before anyone asks, those vehicles I show as withdrawn are very unlikely to run again, those I show as reserve are being kept complete so if another similar vehicle suffers an incident that would be expensive to repair they can come back into use reasonably quickly. They are not a strategic reserve in the sense that a garage suffering short term availability problems can borrow them for a few days

[Tony]

I understand all the buses sent to Coventry on hire/loan from Birminham are from the reserved/pool bus fleet. At what depot houses this reserve fleet? How many buses make up this reserve fleet/pool? How best we describe this  reserved collection of buses?. I am writing captions to buses that have been transferred hire to Coventry from Birmingham and the correct  description/title would be welcome.

None of the vehicles at Coventry are 'reserve' except 5 of the bendis

[fleetline6477]

Are buses still stored at the former Lea Hall depot?

[D10]

Are buses still stored at the former Lea Hall depot?

No, the site isn't used by NX any more.

[DJ]

Does NX still use that yard close to West Bromwich Bus Station? I remember seeing buses parked in there a lot of the time as a kid, when I'd get the 401/2 up to West Bromwich regularly, but I can't recall anything in recent times.

[winston]

Does NX still use that yard close to West Bromwich Bus Station? I remember seeing buses parked in there a lot of the time as a kid, when I'd get the 401/2 up to West Bromwich regularly, but I can't recall anything in recent times.

It's still in full use as an overflow parking area for the main WB depot, it's empty during the day, full at night.

[DJ]

It's still in full use as an overflow parking area for the main WB depot, it's empty during the day, full at night.

Ah, that's probably why then, I used to go up there a lot on Sundays, along with coming back home from visiting my Dad's which would also involve changing buses at West Bromwich.