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No - its just that there are a lot of movements on the thread which started well over a year ago - just makes sense to start a new thread for the New Year.
However, we are expecting some replacement deckers for the Tridents, and some more Citaros (Hooray) to replace the StreetMax's.

Just thought a new thread needed to be started for the New Year, as the old thread is a couple of years old

There are many discrepancies with the promotions of fares. On the back of several vehicles there is the old advert promotion the "Five for a Fiver" offer, but with no actual price. This is now a "Weekender" ticket, price £8, which is valid for travel from 6.0 pm on Friday through...

There are currently 2 vehicles on the 37, each one having a long layover in the bus station. The possible increase in vehicles is due to the 44 having slightly extended running times, and will probably need an extra vehicle.

There are more service changes in January, and the number of vehicles should increase (slightly)

I was under the impression that the Citaros are already at Thorntons, awaiting refurbishment.

It should be in service before Xmas, but as that is only just over a week away, there won't be much time to collect money for the charity.

Two more vehicles have arrived at Padmore Street for MechWR26 to work his magic on. The first to arrive was 63379 which arrived by low loader from First South Yorkshire via Leicester for an engine rebuild. When it was parked up there was a large amount of smoke outside the vehicle, and a dense fog i...

The 'Christmas Streetlite Max' is in the bodyshop after having an argument with the block paving in Crowngate. Apparantly a driver went over the drainage channel in the centre of the bus station, and caught the front bumper on the floor, damaging it severely (the block paving is in a poor state thro...

Totally agree Tim - the whole hospital is poorly designed. One more example is when it is busy, mid afternoon, with cars trying to get onto the roundabout at Newtown Road, any ambulance trying to get from A and E back out onto the main road suffers from potential life threatening delays. I think tha...