Cannock Garage

[BN]

As in those that have already left or are we losing the 57 plates

Wait and see, deliveries start in a fortnight.

[Bob]

Hmmmmm thatll be interesting. ...cant think whod want the ex 74/5 ones!

[mikestone]

Taken from Staffordshire website.
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From 21st February 2015
• Service X25 (Arriva Midlands, Stafford - Lichfield) - Revised timetable
including a reduced frequency, and the cancellation of evening / Sunday
journeys.
• Service 825 (Arriva Midlands, Stafford - Lichfield) - Revised route and
timetable. The roadworks diversion route will be amended so the service
will operate via A513, Milford, Brocton Road and the A34, rather than via
Weston.

[Bob]

Another great success then? Lol

[Cheese]

Another great success then? Lol

No - very simple really.  Congestion hasn't been anywhere like as bad as predicted so putting the service back to as close as possible as before with the road closure.  Why do you assume everything is a disaster when often there is a very simple reason for it.

[Westy]

Thought Bob was refering to the X25?

[Cheese]

Thought Bob was refering to the X25?

That is being reduced back to what it was when it started as the 825 can go back through Milford via Brocton.  X25 was only increased to half-hourly between Stafford and Rugeley because the 825 was going via Weston.

[Bob]

Think the X25 is going to last then?

[Cheese]

Think the X25 is going to last then?

Time will tell - need to give it at least six months to a year or so (which I think has already been pointed out) before it can be seen whether it will be a success or not.

[Bob]

The branded buses are rarely on it a X25 versa on stafford locals again today why do they bother branding buses up and not putting them on the service theyre branded for. It just looks s##t

[Bob]

Well even I have to admit it, cannocks fleet is actually looking a bit better now than it did 18months ago and they don't seem to be plagued by constant breakdowns as they were then. At least a few of the worst Darts have now been shifted. Not sure what the three 55 plate darts are like but they at least don't look too bad, all they need to do is repaint all the 57 plate pulsars cos they do look a bit tired now some worse than others and refurbish the three ex route 1 buses and ( desperately) BU03 HRK, it still arguably has poss the worst  condition interior of the midlands fleet, and spray a few buses up in the new colours and itll be about as good as they can manage to get it.  I reckon the 74/5 should be a candidate for Sapphire,  but with deckers obviously not bloody streetlites

[Trident 4609]

2315 on the 68 today.

[BN]

3808 and 3809 delivered.

[Bob]

Still keeping schtum on which pulsars they're replacing?

[Bob]

3728 is in lichfield bus stn sounding incredibly unhealthy,  theres a rattling noise like somethings loose and the driver has had to keep revving the engine constantly. ...doesnt sound very good at all :-/