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New to St. Dunstans , Brighton and recorded as a "DP" vehicle. :P Thanks for the information; Bus lists on the web states it is an Optare Solo type M930 with B31F layout and it was indeed new to St. Dunston's, Brighton 08/03. St Dunston's is a Charity set up to assist blind veterans in 19...

It had a gearbox change over the Christmas holidays and went back into service. I think it lasted about half a day before it expired in Crowngate. I was in town just after Christmas (or was it just after New Year?) and saw it working into Crowngate bus station, possibly on a 35, but didn't have my ...

I apologise for repeating two photographs of Optare Solo YN03 ZWA on this website, but wondered if it had been missed under the Diamond Redditch bus station section as there have been no comments, favourable, or otherwise, so far! A new operator in Worcestershire, possibly new to stage carriage work...

Here are a few photographs taken on Saturday morning 13 January 2018 of a Pathfinder charter train 'The Severn Aggregator' hauled by DBS 66230. This locomotive is clean and tidy as it has only recently been repainted in the red livery of this German based operator. Most of its stablemates are in a f...

Here are a few more photographs taken at Kidderminster bus station on Thursday morning 11 January 2018. 11 January 2018 Kidderminster 008.jpg 11 January 2018 Kidderminster 001.jpg 11 January 2018 Kidderminster 002.jpg 11 January 2018 Kidderminster 003.jpg 11 January 2018 Kidderminster 004.jpg 11 Jan...

Here are some pictures of Diamond buses working out of Redditch bus station today Thursday 11 January 2018. Apologies if I have duplicated some of buses photographed in 2017, but this batch have good clear destinations showing (except the Solo!) 11 January 2018 Redditch 032.jpg 11 January 2018 Reddi...

First Midland Red 32066 KP51 VZO is pictured entering Bromsgrove bus station en route from Catshill to Worcester. 11 January 2018 Bromsgrove 037.jpg 11 January 2018 Bromsgrove 038.jpg Newly repainted and refurbished 69452 is seen arriving from Worcester en route to Catshill. 11 January 2018 Bromsgro...

Clearway Mercedes Benz Vario PEZ 3058 amazingly still at work today Thursday 11 January 2018 on the Charford local service. It was originally Midland Red West 546 reg no. S546 RWP and subsequently First Midland Red 52546, in which guise it was the last bus I ever drove! This 'vintage' midi-bus, in i...

1 class 800 diagram in operation at the moment on weekdays. Booked through Worcester Shrub Hill at 0921, 1015, 1641 and 1733. Another 1 should be in operation next week. Operationally they are very awkward especially when using a wheelchair ramp or loading cycles. The 1st Class section is very disa...

Thanks for the first hand report, Tim. It doesn't sound as the new trains are particularly exciting from a passenger's point of view. I just don't understand why seating on trains (and buses too for that matter) can't be made more comfortable. I understand that they need to be hard wearing and dura...