"Refreshed 144" !

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Re: "Refreshed 144" !

Post by AdamH » 07:37 Saturday 16th December 2017

Im sure I saw one in Malvern earlier in the week :?

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Post by willr7 » 12:13 Saturday 16th December 2017

And I've seen one multiple times on the 7:50 service 51 to Pershore High School and then see the same bus on the 8:48 X50 returning to Worcester. However, I guess that will be a daily occurrence as the bus graph shows the bus does a 144 before and then goes on to operate the 144A for the rest of the day. :D

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Post by bmmoboy » 19:55 Saturday 16th December 2017

How to confuse passengers - put a green Volvo on the 36 to the Hospital, seen this afternoon in Warndon, with 67664 behind and me in 47519 on the other side of the road and you have three completely different liveries all together.
What a pity I didn't have my camera on me!

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Post by ANDREW » 21:16 Tuesday 9th January 2018

Am I correct in saying there are still just six new ones in service ?? Any more close to appearing ?? Thanks in advance for any updates. :D

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Post by AdamH » 22:07 Tuesday 9th January 2018

Yes, that is correct.

Number 6 arrived on Thursday afternoon (69452) and was half-dressed by end of play on Friday. It entered service on Monday morning.

They seem to be arriving once every 10 days or so.

I have been asked to take photos for the launch event but as yet nobody has been given a date!

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Post by ANDREW » 18:49 Thursday 11th January 2018

AdamH wrote:
22:07 Tuesday 9th January 2018
Number 6 arrived on Thursday afternoon (69452) and was half-dressed by end of play on Friday. It entered service on Monday morning.
Cheers for the info ! I must have seen it on one of its first journeys. :geek:

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Post by x68 » 18:57 Wednesday 17th January 2018

When all the green buses arrive which other buses are allowed into Birmingham City Centre?

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Post by willr7 » 20:48 Wednesday 17th January 2018

x68 wrote:
18:57 Wednesday 17th January 2018
When all the green buses arrive which other buses are allowed into Birmingham City Centre?
The only other buses that will be allowed into Birmingham under the new regulations will be the 65 plate Streetdeck’s and the 65 plate streetlite’s (13 vehicles) as they are the only other Euro 6 buses at Worcester. I believe the 64 plate streetlites are fitted with Euro 5 engines. Hope this helps :D

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Post by AdamH » 10:28 Friday 19th January 2018

Another green Volvo is making its way from Leicester to Worcester as I type. So far these have all arrived in fleet number order so my guess is it will be 69453.

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Post by ANDREW » 16:57 Monday 22nd January 2018

AdamH wrote:
10:28 Friday 19th January 2018
Another green Volvo is making its way from Leicester to Worcester as I type. So far these have all arrived in fleet number order so my guess is it will be 69453.
Spot on ! Thanks for the updates. Saw "BZG" in Bromsgrove today. Not wishing to tempt fate , but , have any of the "green buses" suffered a major failure in service yet ? :roll:

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