FMR Fleet Movements

Vehicle and Fleet discussions for First Midland Red Buses Limited or its predecessor, Midland Red West Limited.
sockin-1975
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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by sockin-1975 » 17:51 Tuesday 30th January 2018

HA08 wrote:
21:33 Monday 29th January 2018
There were 9 in the Batch new to Bebb (H, J, K L, and R)
M950
KZH Astons then Fairsaver
KZJ Astons then Fairsaver as YE52BUS
KZK First Potteries, last moved to Worcester
KZL First Potteries then passed to South Wales
KZR Astons then Peter Hogg

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KZM- First Potteries then Essex
KZO- Sargeants
KZP- Sargeants

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KZS Still with Astons
KZS is now with Ebley Bus in Nailsworth, near Stroud.

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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by DD12 » 19:13 Tuesday 30th January 2018

AdamH wrote:
12:49 Tuesday 30th January 2018
53207 is definitely a narrow body version.
Good ! :D

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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by AdamH » 10:43 Wednesday 14th February 2018

Another green Volvo arrived yesterday.

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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by Mechwr26 » 15:57 Saturday 17th February 2018

And here it is in bits 😃
Engine is out and stripped. It's terminal for the block I'm afraid, as no1 con rod has snapped and smashed the bottom of the cylinder. We have a good spare block that I'm planning to swap everything over into.
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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by Mechwr26 » 16:02 Saturday 17th February 2018

It won't happen overnight though as things are really busy with sorting out the green Volvos that are arriving with certain issues and need to go into service quickly.
Been busy building and fitting an engine into 67661 as well the last few days...
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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by MattW » 16:57 Saturday 17th February 2018

That's a real man's trolley jack too ;) :lol:

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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by kernowdave » 17:43 Saturday 17th February 2018

Can I say that the mechanical updates are really interesting and I value reading your latest work, a big Thank You.

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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by AdamH » 09:58 Friday 4th May 2018

willr7 wrote:
18:49 Saturday 20th January 2018
AdamH wrote:
21:45 Friday 1st December 2017
There is also a rumour Worcester will be getting two replacement Coaches for Christmas... ho ho ho!
Was this just a Christmas wish that never came true... Or are we still going to see some new coaches?
Well they still haven't turned up, and I am told we have now officially given up on getting them back. Not sure if I mentioned it before, but were should have been getting ex-Kidderminster Scania K114EB4 fleet numbers 23305 and 23306, and I was rather looking forward to a trip to Scotland to collect one of them!! :lol:

I am now told we have two different second-hand coaches lined up and I have been given the vague arrival date as "sometime this year"!

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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by AdamH » 19:40 Monday 21st May 2018

67665 has transferred to Potteries this morning. I must say I was a little disappointed in hearing this news as it is normally my vehicle of choice when operating the single-deck working of the Hay Festival on the first Thursday and Friday, and the last Monday. On trying to secure a nice green Volvo as a replacement, I was told I have to take a First Leicester SteetDeck. Oh joy! :?

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Re: FMR Fleet Movements

Post by DD12 » 19:59 Monday 21st May 2018

AdamH wrote:
19:40 Monday 21st May 2018
…… I was told I have to take a First Leicester SteetDeck. Oh joy! :?
-- -- suits me !! :D

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