Whittles

[StourportSam]

Overheard conversation today suggests 6 ALX300s are to come to Whittle in total eventually with "5 already here" so perhaps 309 is staying after all??

309 not out today unless it was on the 101

Yes but the PVR of Whittle services is about 14/15 and they have 20 buses, so it could have been hiding in Foley Park...

Probably was, I was just adding that point out of interest.

Two Volvos on the 125 (173/176) and one on the 192 (174).

nope I saw YX57 BXC on the 101 today it looks to me like they use BXC as the assigned "101" bus as I've seen it in Bridgnorth for the past 2 / 3 days

No it changes every week, BXC was around Kidderminster last week.
The bus for the 101 appears to be outstationed somewhere though, I have always wondered whether it is based at Arriva's Bridgnorth garage on a weekly basis...

No Sam not at all the last 101 service is about 19:09 and once it's done that the bus goes out of service and returns to Kidderminster

I thought that was what would happen, it just seems a waste of fuel/driver hours not to interwork it with the 125, i.e provide an additional service to Bridgnorth in the morning and an additional one back to Kidderminster in the evening... I suppose running empty along the A442 would save time.

It does mate yes like I say it  leaves Bridgnorth at about 19:15/20 and goes along the A442 and gets into Kidder at about 19:30/35

Just by chance on Friday I was on the last 3 from Kidderminster at around 19:50 and what follows us from the Worcester Road island to Foley Park? YX56 HVG still showing 101 Bridgnorth! For me to have never seen it before and see it just after our discussion on here is quite a coincidence!!

[iamwilljh92]

Overheard conversation today suggests 6 ALX300s are to come to Whittle in total eventually with "5 already here" so perhaps 309 is staying after all??

309 not out today unless it was on the 101

Yes but the PVR of Whittle services is about 14/15 and they have 20 buses, so it could have been hiding in Foley Park...

Probably was, I was just adding that point out of interest.

Two Volvos on the 125 (173/176) and one on the 192 (174).

nope I saw YX57 BXC on the 101 today it looks to me like they use BXC as the assigned "101" bus as I've seen it in Bridgnorth for the past 2 / 3 days

No it changes every week, BXC was around Kidderminster last week.
The bus for the 101 appears to be outstationed somewhere though, I have always wondered whether it is based at Arriva's Bridgnorth garage on a weekly basis...

No Sam not at all the last 101 service is about 19:09 and once it's done that the bus goes out of service and returns to Kidderminster

I thought that was what would happen, it just seems a waste of fuel/driver hours not to interwork it with the 125, i.e provide an additional service to Bridgnorth in the morning and an additional one back to Kidderminster in the evening... I suppose running empty along the A442 would save time.

It does mate yes like I say it  leaves Bridgnorth at about 19:15/20 and goes along the A442 and gets into Kidder at about 19:30/35

Just by chance on Friday I was on the last 3 from Kidderminster at around 19:50 and what follows us from the Worcester Road island to Foley Park? YX56 HVG still showing 101 Bridgnorth! For me to have never seen it before and see it just after our discussion on here is quite a coincidence!!

Well I did tell you :P it's odd that the driver didn't change the destination blind before he left Bridgnorth usually he changes it to either "Out of Service" or I've seen the hannover displays read on occasions "Whittle Coach & Bus"

[StourportSam]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

[iamwilljh92]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

[Cedric]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

And me Will as it is down on EYMS official fleetlist as allocated to hull, Might just be back while something has gone up there for some work done ,
perhaps 309 has gone up there for a repaint you.

[iamwilljh92]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

And me Will as it is down on EYMS official fleetlist as allocated to hull, Might just be back while something has gone up there for some work done ,
perhaps 309 has gone up there for a repaint you.

Maybe Cedric but maybe it never left and maybe it ain't going to...

[Cedric]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

And me Will as it is down on EYMS official fleetlist as allocated to hull, Might just be back while something has gone up there for some work done ,
perhaps 309 has gone up there for a repaint you.

Maybe Cedric but maybe it never left and maybe it ain't going to...

will it did leave  as it was seen in hull over the  pits in the depot   so maybe it just went for work to be done on it and it is now back 

[StourportSam]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

And me Will as it is down on EYMS official fleetlist as allocated to hull, Might just be back while something has gone up there for some work done ,
perhaps 309 has gone up there for a repaint you.

Maybe Cedric but maybe it never left and maybe it ain't going to...

will it did leave  as it was seen in hull over the  pits in the depot   so maybe it just went for work to be done on it and it is now back

It definitely left. Is still in full Whittle livery but sounds a lot more knackered than before!

[nitromatt1]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

And me Will as it is down on EYMS official fleetlist as allocated to hull, Might just be back while something has gone up there for some work done ,
perhaps 309 has gone up there for a repaint you.

309 was on the 192 yesterday

[iamwilljh92]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

And me Will as it is down on EYMS official fleetlist as allocated to hull, Might just be back while something has gone up there for some work done ,
perhaps 309 has gone up there for a repaint you.

309 was on the 192 yesterday

Best news ever!, I wrote a question to @EYMSEnthusiasts on Twitter last night asking what was going on with 163 (Y214 HWJ) anyway I had a direct responce from them this morning and it turns out 163 is back for good! or as they put it to me on Twitter "has returned to Whittles for the forseeable" which makes me wonder why did it go in the first place? okay so I know that social media isn't always kosher [so before Cedric, Sam (etc) start getting on your high horse] but at the end of the day this info has come from EYMS themselves so I think we can say that its legit but I could still ring Andy Breakwell if necessary..

[Cedric]

163 Y214 HWJ on the 3 today.

:O Wtf I thought that had gone :O

And me Will as it is down on EYMS official fleetlist as allocated to hull, Might just be back while something has gone up there for some work done ,
perhaps 309 has gone up there for a repaint you.

309 was on the 192 yesterday

Best news ever!, I wrote a question to @EYMSEnthusiasts on Twitter last night asking what was going on with 163 (Y214 HWJ) anyway I had a direct responce from them this morning and it turns out 163 is back for good! or as they put it to me on Twitter "has returned to Whittles for the forseeable" which makes me wonder why did it go in the first place? okay so I know that social media isn't always kosher [so before Cedric, Sam (etc) start getting on your high horse] but at the end of the day this info has come from EYMS themselves so I think we can say that its legit but I could still ring Andy Breakwell if necessary..

WILL
first of all  the information I have posted before  has  been from that soruce  and  when I said about the official fleet list that is on Eyms own website so that  is from EYMS  themselves  which must be right . and  I take foreseeable as it is on loan.  and I think you owe myself and sam
a apology  for  the comments you made about us.

[Cedric]

Which routes do they operate in stourport

they run there number 3 the 15 and 192 that I know  of

[nitromatt1]

Which routes do they operate in stourport

3 - Kidder to Areley Kings via Stourport
15 (and S15) - Kidder to Bewdley via Stourport
192 - Stourport to Halesowen via Kidder

[Cedric]

link to EYMS official  allocation listed dated 2/5/14 .  http://www.eyms.co.uk/content/enthusiasts/newsitem.aspx?id=1079 
shows info on ex whittles 163 

[StourportSam]

The 3 was fully ALX300 this evening - 174, 176 and 309.