National Express Coaches

[winston]

BV71GYJ 394
BV71GYK 395
BV71GYN 396
BV71GYO 397
BV71GYP 398
BV71GYR 399
BV71GYS 400
All allocated to Aston

Thanks @BN - Any idea which vehicles have fleet numbers 381-393?

I don't suppose you also know what the fleetnumbers are for the following coaches at Woods, Wigston? 

BV19XPC
BV19XPD
BV69KPT

[winston]

220 Aston - Withdrawn
283 Aston - Wigston
358, 360, 365 Aston - Starthill

You previously said 220 was withdrawn on 2nd December, did it stay on for longer or it that a typo? 
https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1740.msg321442#msg321442

Also, 358, 360 & 365 I believe have transferred to Luton rather than Start Hill

[BN]

You previously said 220 was withdrawn on 2nd December, did it stay on for longer or it that a typo?
https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1740.msg321442#msg321442

Also, 358, 360 & 365 I believe have transferred to Luton rather than Start Hill

Apologies @winston didn't realise I'd already posted that one

[BN]

Thanks @BN - Any idea which vehicles have fleet numbers 381-393?

I don't suppose you also know what the fleetnumbers are for the following coaches at Woods, Wigston?

BV19XPC
BV19XPD
BV69KPT

4835
4836
4837

[winston]

4835
4836
4837

Thanks @BN

[winston]

There's a couple of new NX services showing on Bustimes:

603:
https://bustimes.org/services/603-thetford-cambridge-trumpington-park-ride

604:
https://bustimes.org/services/604-thetford-cambridge-trumpington-park-ride

605:
https://bustimes.org/services/605-northampton-northampton-queen-eleanor-intercha

The link above for the 605 has Northampton - Northampton Queen Eleanor Interchange, whilst the timetable shows the 605 is Birmingham Digbeth Coach Station to Coventry Pool Meadow

[IMarkeh]

There's a couple of new NX services showing on Bustimes:

603:
https://bustimes.org/services/603-thetford-cambridge-trumpington-park-ride

604:
https://bustimes.org/services/604-thetford-cambridge-trumpington-park-ride

605:
https://bustimes.org/services/605-northampton-northampton-queen-eleanor-intercha

The link above for the 605 has Northampton - Northampton Queen Eleanor Interchange, whilst the timetable shows the 605 is Birmingham Digbeth Coach Station to Coventry Pool Meadow

They aren't new services, someone just made a balls up. 

603 is actually the 727, 604 is the 728. I'm guessing it's because these sections of the 727/728 are now registered and so carry local passengers and for some reason, someone chose to make a 603/604 rather than just amend the 727/728 to take local passengers, as happened on other routes.

[Wba_lad]

National express need to find a new company to run the 152 (hull to Birmingham) and the 151 (Grimsby to Birmingham) East Yorkshire who run it on behalf of national express are not running correctly they get to Birmingham and leave not in service because vehicle issue. This happens a lot, today they used one of their own vehicles it did the 152 from hull to Birmingham it got to Birmingham and left not in service and went back to depot in hull. Amans coaches had to come out on emergency cover and start from Leicester which is where I caught this service from, in the end this caused a 2 hour delay. Somthing needs to be done regarding this even the woman in the office said she don't know why they keep using their own vehicles when they know it keeps breaking down.

[BN]

358; 359; 360; 362; 363; 364; 365 Midlands - London & Airports

[Jay71]

In June Edwards have got some new Vanhool coaches arriving.  I thought NE only allowed Levante coaches on their routes 

[Tony]

The Boa Vistas have been on the network for 7 years. 
These are the replacements the announcement was made by National Express themselves several weeks ago 

[B61 ANDREW]

The Boa Vistas have been on the network for 7 years.
These are the replacements the announcement was made by National Express themselves several weeks ago

Does anyone have any idea what will happen with the Boa Vista's ?? Are there any other NX routes that would have a use for such vehicles or will they get sold off ?? 

[winston]

Does anyone have any idea what will happen with the Boa Vista's ?? Are there any other NX routes that would have a use for such vehicles or will they get sold off ??

The 66 plate Boa Vista's will be too old, they'll be 8 years old this Autumn. I suspect they will all be returned off lease & sold off including the 18 plate examples. 

I understand that spare parts aren't that easy to source & they're not that reliable. 

[B61 ANDREW]

The 66 plate Boa Vista's will be too old, they'll be 8 years old this Autumn. I suspect they will all be returned off lease & sold off including the 18 plate examples.

Thanks as ever winston.  I can think of one [East] Midland operator who uses double deck coaches on Scania chassis who could be interested if the Boa Vista's come on the market. 

[Coventrybususer95]

Just seen this 

https://x.com/pelicanyutong/status/1762887337904689472?s=46