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Banbury have been allocated a new E200MMC for the 5050 (Brackley to Bicester) service YX20ODY. This will join the other members of this type at the garage. Info gained from the Oxford and Chiltern bus page, who also show the bus inside the garage, which is of course one of the few remaining original...

And they're back from Monday!

http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/news/a ... estershire

Quite clearly there must be some members of staff working for the relevant department of the County Council as they have managed to put together a support package to enable the Diamond 303 service to restart operation. As others have pointed out, the lack of any information on the WCC website regard...

I am wondering if Astons have now taken the contracts over early? Certainly today from my place which overlooks the 15A/15C there has been no sign of Coniston today, but every hour Astons Yutong YJ16 UTE has been going past my window! I can't see any route number displayed, but the fact that is has ...

I'm now questioning whether this is just a one-off Sunday operation if it's free! And there is no TT anywhere other than on the link I put on here! Also, Looking at the TT, it will be a struggle for the driver to keep to time - with only 2 minutes turnaround at each end! :shock: My guess would be t...

According to West Midlands Trains they are not planning on one person operation: "We are disappointed at the outcome of the ballot. We have committed to keeping a guard on every passenger train . A strike benefits nobody. " We reached a framework agreement with RMT in May last year which g...

I know it was hoped that the bus would be ready for the Buses Festival this Sunday, appropriately being held just down the road from Banbury, so fingers crossed it will be ready for then...

According to the Oxford and Chiltern bus page, MR (S) E200 MMC 37401 is to be repainted into a heritage Midland Red livery to mark the centenary of Banbury garage.

It should be making the short trip to Gaydon for Buses Festival next month

Yes, because this means service reductions for a month doesn't it? Unless it can hire vehicles from other Stagecoach subsidiaries, but not sure if that is allowed.

Latest service changes have hit the press. The Bewdley changes actually mean a quicker journey between Kiddie and Bewdley, but needless to say the loss of service to the whole Habberley area has not gone down well. http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/16593814.diamond-bus-route-changes-spark-f...