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I thought I would post a final picture of the 382`taken on its final day. https://www.flickr.com/photos/westmids-buspics/37624626026/in/dateposted-public/ Taken at the cross in Eckington. Thanks sockin; however, there was the potential for another photo of it ! :D - late afternoon a 382 was stuck i...

I am somewhat ill-at-ease about the discontinuation of the 363 Twyning section. Currently there are 4 Mon-Fri journeys per day in each direction (IE: Worcester and Tewkesbury), but these are to end, - apparently with no partial replacements by any operator. Walking to or from the main road to catch ...

There's an awful lot of changes imminent - is everyone at First ready ? Are the stands at Crowngate all sorted? Have "we" got enough buses and drivers ? (66305 has been out of action for more than two weeks). Will the new "Fifties" utilise the existing fleet ? (IE: no extra vehic...

Worcester are expecting a double-deck to arrive "anytime now" (to quote the engineering manager). The vehicle will not enter regular service as it is not DDA compliant, and will be at the garage for maintenance work only. However, it is likely to turn a few heads when it arrives... It was...

On the practical side, I will be interested to see how the 144 and 144A will be worked to give the maximum possible reliability to prevent decline in passenger numbers and get growth instead :- Could not the 144a revert to a 144 and go through to Brum again ?? Three buses per hour then if one fails...

Thanks v.much Tim, I was thinking that bus operators had until 2020 to comply in central Brum, so that makes a big difference ! ..... and sorry everyone that I got "a bit carried away" with my thoughts about various ways to utilise bunched vehicles on the 35. As for the 144, my GUESS would...

P.S. - There is nothing to stop First from ordering some shorter - NEW - Volvo single-deckers, as far as I know (?) AND - what I have in mind for a "35" terminus in Warndon is - - although Worcester doesn't have a complete ring-road, - - on the eastern side it appears to me that we have &q...

Thanks Adam for posting us the picture of the green Volvo bus in the thread "Repaints&Refurbs". I had been pondering what the best way would be to introduce these very different looking buses into service, - bearing in mind that it could take until after Xmas for all 12 to be ready for...

Thanks for the info, Adam.

As for the bad advertising, I'm sure everyone will agree - that's the very last thing that local bus services and passengers need

How are these doing (Adam) ? - I imagine that the timing of the road-works has been most unfortunate for the drivers and for the passengers (?) Are any additional vehicles still needed as a result of these new services ? Are any of our existing Solos going to be fitted with seat-belts, to act as spa...