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I think this is a disgrace, and an unacceptable bad attitude from First, and an insult to all the residents along the route. Even IF the newly revealed financial results mean that WR is making a loss (?) it should be possible to take (bunched) buses off the 35, 30/31 - surely ? ( - and put one back ...

A new operator into Worcester Crowngate Bus Station this year, 2017, is KEV's Bus using Plaxton Primo mini-buses on the winding 355 service between Worcester and Droitwich via Claines Church and the country lanes. I noted a '57' registered Primo last week on this service, but didn't have my camera ...

Thanks very much Reece for the interesting info above.

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Thanks again Mechwr26, for your interesting posts. Before I pulled the engine from 32057 I had a good look around it and it's a nice bus. The interior is lovely and mechanically looked spot on. I don't enjoy killing vehicles for parts but apparently it's the age of the vehicle that decides when it's...

I HAD assumed that the engine that was in 32057 was NOT it's original one, - ie: - approx. 16 years old, - but now I am not so sure - ? ? ? I also assume from Mechwr26's post, that the "project" will be abandoned ? ? - or IF a usable engine can still be built-up, will it be reliable, and w...

These are not DDA compliant, hence 32057 being sent to Worcester to be butchered for parts. Has 32055 been converted? I know 32056 is still in service at Stoke... Have they been granted an extension, or has it been overlooked? .... and is 32056 perhaps now only used on school-only, services/ contra...

First Midland Red is still missing off the 16.45 - 32 from Crowngate to St.Peters, and the return journey - where abut five people at the bus stops were waiting, but that dwindled to just one remaining (this afternoon).

Mechwr26 wrote: ↑

20:15 Monday 12th December 2016

Yep, I've been told to pull the engine out of the DD and fit it into 66963.... the fact that it's not quite the same has been ignored.

Good Luck ! ..."Magicianwr26" !!

It would appear 32057 has been sent to Worcester to act as an engine donor to 66963. This is a decision clearly made by a manager and not an engineer as they don't have the same engine type... :lol: :roll: .... or could it turn-out that there are some "valuable", re-useable parts within t...