Rail Replacements

[Cedric]

is there a  rail replacement service  on the kidderminster line today ? as i saw 3  buses in stagecoach livery parked on the road by kidderminster station.   

[Roy]

is there a  rail replacement service  on the kidderminster line today ? as i saw 3  buses in stagecoach livery parked on the road by kidderminster station.   

There was a track defect between Kidderminster and Worcester this morning.  Trains started running south of Kidderminster at about 11:30.

[Dylanbusboy45]

Coventry are on the Rail Reps today to Coleshill. 6967 & 6952 departed New Street at 0952

First Potteries 32633 37160 did the 1052 departure, with Midland Classic 74 and 32643 on the 1112

Other buses later seen...
NXWM 6946 6948 6950 7523
Midland Classic 22 75 76 219
Arriva Midlands 3002 3795 - Coleshill standbys

[Trident 4194]

I see same midland classic bus every Sunday at merry hill. What are these on?

[the trainbasher]

I see same midland classic bus every Sunday at merry hill. What are these on?

They were on Snow Hill rail replacement which finished last week I believe

[mikestone]

Shuttles to Coleshill today included NXWM 4733, 6945, 7516and Midland Classic  double deckers. 63/5/7, Arrriva Tamworth single decks, and rather surprisingly Potteries  Streetlites incl 63178.
I heard one of the co-ordinators refer to specific journeys being wheelchair acccesible altthough it  appeared all were - unless MC produced 96 it seems highly unlikely those operators would use anything else. 

[mikestone]

is there a  rail replacement service  on the kidderminster line today ? as i saw 3  buses in stagecoach livery parked on the road by kidderminster station.   

Stagecoach 34519 on a Guru Travel disc at Crewe tonight, also number 1311.
Out again this morning. Still with Stagecoach legal lettering as well as Guru's on s piece of paper, and other saying its waiting to be repainted - do Guru have a livery?

[4369Beast]

Stagecoach 34519 on a Guru Travel disc at Crewe tonight, also number 1311.
Out again this morning. Still with Stagecoach legal lettering as well as Guru's on s piece of paper, and other saying its waiting to be repainted - do Guru have a livery?

I'm not entirely sure of they have a specific livery although I was the co ordinator there at crewe and it was a standby vechile down at liverpool south parkway but Northwich travel wasnt playing ball so that got utilized instead and then I sent it back out at 18:50 all stations to Livepool South Parkway.

[B61 ANDREW]

. . . . . . . . . .  do Guru have a livery?

I have only seen coaches working for them and they are usually all over white , some have the odd stripe or swirl from their previous operators still in place.  Tonys photo's of the fleet will confirm this.  Cheers.

[mikestone]

That was the reason for my question, having spotted that the photos suggested they didn't have a livery.

[B61 ANDREW]

 Three vehicles belonging to Brit Travel at Bromsgrove Rail Station around 15.00 this afternoon. M31BRT,MD15XNR and BV69LOF.

[B61 ANDREW]

King Edward liveried Green Bus dropping off passengers around half two yesterday afternoon at Bromsgrove Station.

[Dylanbusboy45]

For anyone interested here's a near complete list of all the buses that have been on CrossCountry / Avanti / LNWR Replacements between Birmingham International - Rugby / Leamington and Coventry to Nuneaton, over the past few days. Some operators were parking overnight at stations so it was basically the same buses each day.

Atlantic Travel (Bolton) - N230/Omnidekka YT59OZV (ex Nottingham) , B9TL/Gemini's BJ11DSO DSV and another, ex Tower Transit
Barnes (Swindon) - B9TL/Olympus tri-axle PN10FOA
Bestway Coaches (Bolton) - N230/Omnicity YN08DHX, ex RATP London SP31
Catteralls of Southam - B7TL/ALX400s UUI4920/4921, ex Arriva London VLA23/25
Coastal Liner - Trident T183CLO
DW Coaches (Clay Cross) - B7TL/ALX400 LJ05BJU, ex Arriva London VLA128
First Leicester and Worcester - various Streetdecks
Hamilton Coaches (Northampton) - B7TL/ALX400s BC51NFE/NFR, ex De Courcey and Dublin
Happy Als (Birkenhead) - E400MMCs DD17ALS DD68ALS, N230/OmniCitys ex Stagecoach London 15132 15140 and another
Johnsons - E400MMCs SN65OHZ OJA OJB
Lakeside of Ellesmere- E400MMC YX69NNB
Midland Classic - various E400s (63-69 range) and Scania Omnicity 61
MP Travel (Warrington) - N94UD/Omnidekka W22MPT, ex Nottingham
NXWM - 6893 out today, 4412 4417 noted standby on Saturday
Orbit Coaches (Leicester) - N94UD/Omnidekkas YN53RZA RZB CNZ4060, ex Metrobus
Regional Transport (Shropshire) - DB250/ALX400 - Y473UGC ex Arriva London DLA273
Ridleys- N230/OmniDekkas YT09YHO YHL and another, ex Nottingham
Sharpes (Nottingham) - B7TL/ALX400 MIB6571, ex Dublin Bus AV130
Skills (Nottingham) - E400MMC SN17MVV, Trident/President SIL7028 (ex Lothian)
South Staffs - Trident/ALX400 PX04DNE (ex Stagecoach Cumbria 18140) , E400 LK08FMA ex Metroline TE1572 and B7TL/President PJ53OVA ex London Soverign VLP24
Thandi - N94UD/OmniDekka RUI2058 ex Metrobus
Warwickshire Travel - Trident/ALX400 F10WTC, ex Stagecoach London 17752

Seems PSVAR may have taken its toll as last time these happened it was mostly coaches doing the then Virgin Trains direct services, now just a handful of coaches around, mostly ex Oxford Tube Astromegas with Ridleys and some Tourismos. Also NX understandably have less double deckers spare in the current times, hence the array of independents.

Hope this provides some interest to anyone who wasn't around  :)

Edit: Lots of Green Bus Gemini's around too which I wasn't keeping track of, plus 111 112 304 312

[WMT3000]

For anyone interested here's a near complete list of all the buses that have been on CrossCountry / Avanti / LNWR Replacements between Birmingham International - Rugby / Leamington and Coventry to Nuneaton, over the past few days. Some operators were parking overnight at stations so it was basically the same buses each day.

Atlantic Travel (Bolton) - N230/Omnidekka YT59OZV (ex Nottingham) , B9TL/Gemini's BJ11DSO DSV and another, ex Tower Transit
Barnes (Swindon) - B9TL/Olympus tri-axle PN10FOA
Bestway Coaches (Bolton) - N230/Omnicity YN08DHX, ex RATP London SP31
Catteralls of Southam - B7TL/ALX400s UUI4920/4921, ex Arriva London VLA23/25
Coastal Liner - Trident T183CLO
DW Coaches (Clay Cross) - B7TL/ALX400 LJ05BJU, ex Arriva London VLA128
First Leicester and Worcester - various Streetdecks
Hamilton Coaches (Northampton) - B7TL/ALX400s BC51NFE/NFR, ex De Courcey and Dublin
Happy Als (Birkenhead) - E400MMCs DD17ALS DD68ALS, N230/OmniCitys ex Stagecoach London 15132 15140 and another
Johnsons - E400MMCs SN65OHZ OJA OJB
Lakeside of Ellesmere- E400MMC YX69NNB
Midland Classic - various E400s (63-69 range) and Scania Omnicity 61
MP Travel (Warrington) - N94UD/Omnidekka W22MPT, ex Nottingham
NXWM - 6893 out today, 4412 4417 noted standby on Saturday
Orbit Coaches (Leicester) - N94UD/Omnidekkas YN53RZA RZB CNZ4060, ex Metrobus
Regional Transport (Shropshire) - DB250/ALX400 - Y473UGC ex Arriva London DLA273
Ridleys- N230/OmniDekkas YT09YHO YHL and another, ex Nottingham
Sharpes (Nottingham) - B7TL/ALX400 MIB6571, ex Dublin Bus AV130
Skills (Nottingham) - E400MMC SN17MVV, Trident/President SIL7028 (ex Lothian)
South Staffs - Trident/ALX400 PX04DNE (ex Stagecoach Cumbria 18140) , E400 LK08FMA ex Metroline TE1572 and B7TL/President PJ53OVA ex London Soverign VLP24
Thandi - N94UD/OmniDekka RUI2058 ex Metrobus
Warwickshire Travel - Trident/ALX400 F10WTC, ex Stagecoach London 17752

Seems PSVAR may have taken its toll as last time these happened it was mostly coaches doing the then Virgin Trains direct services, now just a handful of coaches around, mostly ex Oxford Tube Astromegas with Ridleys and some Tourismos. Also NX understandably have less double deckers spare in the current times, hence the array of independents.

Hope this provides some interest to anyone who wasn't around  :)

Edit: Lots of Green Bus Gemini's around too which I wasn't keeping track of, plus 111 112 304 312

Thanks for the post Dylan. That certainly helps me in completing my list!

The other Atlantic Travel Gemini was BJ11DYH.
Bestway also used Omnicity YN08DHV (seen at International today).
NX used platinum 7534 this morning although this went back by midday.

For anyone interested, the Green Bus Geminis were 401, 402, 404, 405, 407, 408, 416 & 417.
Trident 120 was used as well as President 113.
Trident 117 was used as a staff bus today.

The First Leicester Streetdecks were 35188, 35189, 35190, 35191 & 35192.

[DJ]

Happy Als (Birkenhead) - E400MMCs DD17ALS DD68ALS, N230/OmniCitys ex Stagecoach London 15132 15140 and another

The other Happy Al's OmniCity was ex-Stagecoach 15135 LX59 CMY