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From 1st October 2024, Next Stop Announcements (NSA) are a legal requirement on any service bus built from 2019. These buses will already have had the equipment fitted when they were built, but they are now required to be used. Over the next few years, operators will be required to retro fit them to...

Also note that modern double-decks can not be used for PCV instructing or testing because the location of the stairs creates a huge blind-spot for the instructor or examiner.

Training bus 66940 in a mainly yellow livery seen in Bromsgrove at around 09.30 this morning on the '144 route' heading towards Catshill. Rather weird that drivers are learning on a vehicle type that will soon be eliminated from the fleet, or is it a case of "a bus is a bus" ?? Buses are ...

bmmoboy wrote: ↑

21:23 Friday 6th September 2024

The Volvos were used in an event at Millbrook vehicle testing centre, unfortunately I don’t know where that is, and we’re due to return to Worcester before being transferred to I assume will be Bristol.

Not exactly local! Bedfordshire.

I’ve not been to a Midland Red event for a while and I liked the sound of this one, but alas I have other commitments on that day.

bmmoboy wrote: ↑

23:26 Saturday 31st August 2024

With the extra services starting, and quite a lot of deckers not yet ready for service, Monday will be quite interesting!!!

What about drivers? I hear Worcester are using agency drivers again.

Other than Oldbury depot when the trams ended, Midland Red didn't really allocate buses in fleet number sequence, so I would imagine you are correct.

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Stagecoach West Managing Director Chris Hanson with Swindon Driver Liam Spurrier, who ran the services throughout the day.

OK, I wont get out for photos!

Dead tank!

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