Cannock Garage

[Bob]

Theyre nice buses but for reasons that baffle me cannocks have been very unreliable particularly 3619. I dont get it as volvos are usually pretty good. But what with cannocks maintenance and reliability record being so excellent Its simply inexplicable :-0

[Bob]

On W107 EWU at the mo on the 2 to walsall.  Ive gotta say despite being old its a real nice bus to be on. Comfy seats and mich smoother and quieter and generally much pleasanter to listen to than a pulsar.  For a start it hasnt kicked down, struggled or laboured once

[andy]

On W107 EWU at the mo on the 2 to walsall.  Ive gotta say despite being old its a real nice bus to be on. Comfy seats and mich smoother and quieter and generally much pleasanter to listen to than a pulsar.  For a start it hasnt kicked down, struggled or laboured once

Last week you were saying what a pile of crap it was at the lights in front of you?

[Bob]

Correction I said it was spewing out alot of black smoke and sounding rough. It must have been repaired. It still sounds abit rough now but even so still ten times quieter and smoother than any sb200!  That wouldn't be hard tho. Theres a video on YouTube of a sapphire sb200 that sounds awful loads of screams and kickdowns engine constantly labouring. Wouldn't be a nice experience to travel on and certainly not deserving of a premium label

The brakes seem to have been done on 3617 also.

[PM]

Correction I said it was spewing out alot of black smoke and sounding rough. It must have been repaired. It still sounds abit rough now but even so still ten times quieter and smoother than any sb200!  That wouldn't be hard tho. Theres a video on YouTube of a sapphire sb200 that sounds awful loads of screams and kickdowns engine constantly labouring. Wouldn't be a nice experience to travel on and certainly not deserving of a premium label

I've been on them-seriously, they're really nice, comfortable buses and yes, I was also sceptical about Voith's/sb200's on an interurban route but they work and brilliantly, too!

[Bob]

Have you ever been on one on a 26 trying to get up bradbury lane? Jeesus theyre awful kickdown then struggle then screaming gears/engine. Compared to citaros and b7rle's im sorry but theyre tat

[Trident 4609]

3797 on Arriva Rail Replacement at Wolverhampton today

3763 and 3764 also on Rail Replacement in W'ton

[BN]

1st 3 streetlights in the yard, very nice.

[covlad27]

All 64 plates too by the looks of it.  Cant wait to have a go on them

[tphi12000]

All 64 plates too by the looks of it.  Cant wait to have a go on them

3302 & 3304 are two of them visible in the yard last night.

[Tony]

A photo especially to make Bob angry! From Saturday
http://wmbusphotos.com/Arriva/2209.html

[Ashley]

A photo especially to make Bob angry! From Saturday
http://wmbusphotos.com/Arriva/2209.html

Was there a large queue for that bus or the Gemini next to it?

[Bob]

It doesn't make me angry tony but it does highlight the issue that they haven't got a clue....there were probably full sized buses operating dead routes like the 62 at the same time

[Busman Jamie]

2209 on 75 isn't rare for a sunday

[covlad27]

Ive noticed today that a Tamworth Sapphire Decker has appeared at Cannocks yard