Whittles

[StourportSam]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

[nitromatt1]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

What are your thoughts on W416 JAT?

[StourportSam]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

What are your thoughts on W416 JAT?

Much better quality bus that the Enviro 200s Whittle have, seems to have something about it like B7RLEs. Volvos always seem to be the most beefy buses.

Sounds a bit more tired than its siblings 414 and 415 which I have also been on now.

Nicely presented bus, very good interior and exterior for 14 years of age. Well done Finglands for keeping them so well.

[nitromatt1]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

What are your thoughts on W416 JAT?

Much better quality bus that the Enviro 200s Whittle have, seems to have something about it like B7RLEs. Volvos always seem to be the most beefy buses.

Sounds a bit more tired than its siblings 414 and 415 which I have also been on now.

Nicely presented bus, very good interior and exterior for 14 years of age. Well done Finglands for keeping them so well.

Yes, I have no shame in saying that the B10 in all its various forms (including beastly B10M coaches) is my favourite bus of all time.

Have any strayed from the 3 yet (excluding 409)? I'm hoping for one on the 07:40 ex Halesowen or 16:51 ex Hagley 192 tomorrow!

[StourportSam]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

What are your thoughts on W416 JAT?

Much better quality bus that the Enviro 200s Whittle have, seems to have something about it like B7RLEs. Volvos always seem to be the most beefy buses.

Sounds a bit more tired than its siblings 414 and 415 which I have also been on now.

Nicely presented bus, very good interior and exterior for 14 years of age. Well done Finglands for keeping them so well.

Yes, I have no shame in saying that the B10 in all its various forms (including beastly B10M coaches) is my favourite bus of all time.

Have any strayed from the 3 yet (excluding 409)? I'm hoping for one on the 07:40 ex Halesowen or 16:51 ex Hagley 192 tomorrow!

Judging by how dirty W414 JAT was the other day, I would say it has been on the 125...
And I think I saw one of them on the 1

[nitromatt1]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

What are your thoughts on W416 JAT?

Much better quality bus that the Enviro 200s Whittle have, seems to have something about it like B7RLEs. Volvos always seem to be the most beefy buses.

Sounds a bit more tired than its siblings 414 and 415 which I have also been on now.

Nicely presented bus, very good interior and exterior for 14 years of age. Well done Finglands for keeping them so well.

Yes, I have no shame in saying that the B10 in all its various forms (including beastly B10M coaches) is my favourite bus of all time.

Have any strayed from the 3 yet (excluding 409)? I'm hoping for one on the 07:40 ex Halesowen or 16:51 ex Hagley 192 tomorrow!

Judging by how dirty W414 JAT was the other day, I would say it has been on the 125...
And I think I saw one of them on the 1

LOL, soot from the steam trains I'm sure ;)

Do Whittles still do their 16-19 tickets? If so, any idea how much the Wyre Forest & 192 one is?

[StourportSam]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

What are your thoughts on W416 JAT?

Much better quality bus that the Enviro 200s Whittle have, seems to have something about it like B7RLEs. Volvos always seem to be the most beefy buses.

Sounds a bit more tired than its siblings 414 and 415 which I have also been on now.

Nicely presented bus, very good interior and exterior for 14 years of age. Well done Finglands for keeping them so well.

Yes, I have no shame in saying that the B10 in all its various forms (including beastly B10M coaches) is my favourite bus of all time.

Have any strayed from the 3 yet (excluding 409)? I'm hoping for one on the 07:40 ex Halesowen or 16:51 ex Hagley 192 tomorrow!

Judging by how dirty W414 JAT was the other day, I would say it has been on the 125...
And I think I saw one of them on the 1

LOL, soot from the steam trains I'm sure ;)

Do Whittles still do their 16-19 tickets? If so, any idea how much the Wyre Forest & 192 one is?

Well, no - they're not running in the week at the moment! Just the muddy country roads around Highley make a bus filthy after one trip when there has been a bit of rain!

Please see my PM regarding 16-19 tickets

[nitromatt1]

As I write this I am sat on W416 JAT on the 3.
No sign yet of 417

What are your thoughts on W416 JAT?

Much better quality bus that the Enviro 200s Whittle have, seems to have something about it like B7RLEs. Volvos always seem to be the most beefy buses.

Sounds a bit more tired than its siblings 414 and 415 which I have also been on now.

Nicely presented bus, very good interior and exterior for 14 years of age. Well done Finglands for keeping them so well.

Yes, I have no shame in saying that the B10 in all its various forms (including beastly B10M coaches) is my favourite bus of all time.

Have any strayed from the 3 yet (excluding 409)? I'm hoping for one on the 07:40 ex Halesowen or 16:51 ex Hagley 192 tomorrow!

Judging by how dirty W414 JAT was the other day, I would say it has been on the 125...
And I think I saw one of them on the 1

LOL, soot from the steam trains I'm sure ;)

Do Whittles still do their 16-19 tickets? If so, any idea how much the Wyre Forest & 192 one is?

Well, no - they're not running in the week at the moment! Just the muddy country roads around Highley make a bus filthy after one trip when there has been a bit of rain!

Please see my PM regarding 16-19 tickets

Haha, I was only joking anyway. I will have to give the 125 a go soon, I love the Severn Valley.

[Cedric]

from the 2/6/14 diamond have registered  a service 1 for rifle range see my post on the vosa thread

[StourportSam]

from the 2/6/14 diamond have registered  a service 1 for rifle range see my post on the vosa thread

Bad news for Whittle, perhaps they will retaliate and register again on the 10...

[nitromatt1]

Caught the 192 7:40 ex Halesowen and 16:51 ex Hagley today as planned. Sods law, I got two Enviros!

7:40 was 157, left Halesowen dead on time and arrived in Hagley dead on time. Good, helpful driver. Bus was a bit rattly though.

16:51 was 158 and arrived in Hagley 21 minutes late at 17:12, no doubt due to the notorious Kiddy traffic. Again a nice friendly driver and I preferred this Enviro to 157. Arrived in Halesowen 16 minutes late at 17:25 but was held up by the 202 and did not leave till 17:30.

The 16-19 Wyre & 192 ticket was £3.70 (oddly a 16-19 return Halesowen - Hagley was £3.80)

[s94]

309 W409 JAT was on the 125 today (9th April)

I hope it's on the 192 on Friday, specifically the 07:40 ex Halesowen as I have to catch the 192 to school due to the HC services not running!

How come the Thandi Hagley services were not running?  :o

[nitromatt1]

309 W409 JAT was on the 125 today (9th April)

I hope it's on the 192 on Friday, specifically the 07:40 ex Halesowen as I have to catch the 192 to school due to the HC services not running!

How come the Thandi Hagley services were not running?  :o

Hagley Catholic was closed

[Cedric]

309 W409 JAT is still here, just passed it on Stourport Road not in service with one fitter driving and two more on board.

W415 JAT is on the 3
W414 JAT is spare K

interesting  I wonder could it be on its way to EYMS and  the  others expected coming down with maybe 1 more . but  is more than likely that the fitter was ferrying  drivers to Kidderminster for a change over
part of a tweet I reccived from eyms twitter  page 
I think they are all down there now. 162 & 163 are on the pits here, 165 and 166 are parked on our rear car park.

Your assumptions could be correct, had it not been travelling in the direction of the Whittle garage away from town...

I've had it comfirmed by EYMS via Facebook that 309 is defintely going back:

"..Hi Will.  As far as we know, 309 is still on loan, so will return here at some stage.  If you're on Twitter, you may find it useful to follow @EYMSEnthusiasts, who tweet information such as this.."

So thats it unfortuneatly..

It's already been on loan a long, long time and with others of the same type now arriving at Whittle's I reckon it will end up staying. Can't see EYMS needing it with all the other ex Finglands & new buses due to arrive

309 is still in Kidderminster seen this morning 16/04/14

[nitromatt1]

If anyone sees any of the new B10BLEs or 309 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday next week (22nd - 25th), I'd be really grateful if they could let me know the service number and time/location