Some unusual workings?

[966]

Saw a toothpaste liveried omnilink coming out of Knowle today (Sunday) Was showing not in service so don't know if it was a private charter or even route training but to my knowledge NXWM don't operate in Knowle its only Blue Diamond so doubt it would be route training! Any ideas on what it was doing?

[Nathan4775]

No it didn't!
501 was scrapped a long time ago

How, i saw it on the Kingstanding circle heading towards Sutton Coldfeild

[Tony]

No it didn't!
501 was scrapped a long time ago

How, i saw it on the Kingstanding circle heading towards Sutton Coldfeild

You didn't. If you look on the main site I have put full histories of all NXWM buses on there. I am currently doing the same with all operators.
Here is my photo of 501 http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/0501-0718/501.html
The full history is above the photograph, finishing with 'Sold to EMR, Darlaston for scrap 9/11. It has long since become dog food cans

[Ash]

Could it have been 591 instead, as thats the closest mid read fleet number to 501 I can think of. A b6le on the 451 is rare especially when there not that many left at WB

[Tony]

The other problem is I know West Bromwich didn't allocate any B6s to the 451 on Friday, that doesn't mean there wasn't one on ther because occasionally a bus will be changed after a breakdown, but I was watching the 451 on Friday, see this photo I took of 4522 http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4475-4699/4522.html

I certainly didn't see anything that looked remotely like 501

[Stu]

Saw a toothpaste liveried omnilink coming out of Knowle today (Sunday) Was showing not in service so don't know if it was a private charter or even route training but to my knowledge NXWM don't operate in Knowle its only Blue Diamond so doubt it would be route training! Any ideas on what it was doing?

It was on rail replacement duties, as there were no trains operating between Birmingham Snow Hill and Dorridge today until 12pm.

[D10]

Saw a toothpaste liveried omnilink coming out of Knowle today (Sunday) Was showing not in service so don't know if it was a private charter or even route training but to my knowledge NXWM don't operate in Knowle its only Blue Diamond so doubt it would be route training! Any ideas on what it was doing?

It was on rail replacement duties, as there were no trains operating between Birmingham Snow Hill and Dorridge today until 12pm.

Thanks Stu, Perry Barr seem to run a lot of rail replacement duties, so it must have been one of theirs.

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

Enviro 4826 spotted in Gornal Wood bus station Not in Service, imagine that's the first time an Enviro has graced lowly Gornal bus station!

[Abluhwleh]

There was a B6 (possibly 677, was hard to see) on the 60 this morning, never seen that before...

[winston]

677 should still be a Pensnett bus unless its moved in the last few days

There was a B6 (possibly 677, was hard to see) on the 60 this morning, never seen that before...

[richie]

677 should still be a Pensnett bus unless its moved in the last few days

There was a B6 (possibly 677, was hard to see) on the 60 this morning, never seen that before...

677 stil at pensnett

[Nathan4775]

The other problem is I know West Bromwich didn't allocate any B6s to the 451 on Friday, that doesn't mean there wasn't one on ther because occasionally a bus will be changed after a breakdown, but I was watching the 451 on Friday, see this photo I took of 4522 http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4475-4699/4522.html

I certainly didn't see anything that looked remotely like 501

It was a red & white B6LE, but it couldnt have been 501 as the it was in a red, white & blue livery when sold to EMR

[Nathan4775]

it possibly could have been 591, but the fleet number looked like 501 ::)

[Nathan4775]

Not sure if you call this a rare working but I would,

1462 apperaed on the 904/914 today (as the 904/914 interwork at Sutton)

[SMK]

Pretty sure I saw a WN B7RLE on the 529 on the Willenhall Road around the time of that car crash.