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I did come across this article from 2011 regarding wheel loss incidents & various causes: http://www.transportengineer.org.uk/transport-engineer-features/careless-torque-costs-lives/34983 I suspect a lot of the younger mechanics / engineers that are employed within the bus industry these days are li...

Unfortunate timing! And also operated by the same depot involved in next weeks PI:

http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/1 ... in_Kinver/

AdamH wrote: ↑

09:34 Monday 16th April 2018

winston wrote: ↑

23:06 Sunday 15th April 2018

Could the additional 6 be 52 plate examples from Southampton as per 64012?

Yes.

Are the 52 plate examples also being given a freshen up / light refurb? As they're getting on a bit.

Tony Hunter's latest First Group fleet changes to 4th April have as follows:

64012 Southampton - Worcester
64033; 64042; 64043 Slough - Worcester

Could the additional 6 be 52 plate examples from Southampton as per 64012?

A lot of the changes at Kernow are being driven by Cornwall County Council and the Devolution deal & additional funding the council received for bus services and infrastructure. Bus operators are committed to providing new vehicles as a means to avoiding franchising: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/commu...

Two things in the photos, of interest to me : - One is that First appears to have already removed and replaced the lower side panelling - presumably to check for corrosion of the body frame (??) (ie: rather than leave it to Thorntons to do); That B7RLE has already been refurbished by Thorntons and ...

- did I read that they are redeveloping the main bus parking site so that there are better maintenance facilities there ? DD12, Yes, that's correct. Rotala have been granted planning permission to re-develop Plymouth Road which includes the following: Additional Engineering bay / new external bus wa...