The Tracker

[DD12]

Currently, the tracker is now showing the off-service journeys, and some times along these routes -- usually with the next intended service displayed ( - on the tracker).

I find that this adds a lot of interest, - especially for my interest in the way double-deckers are being used --

for example, - this week one is being inter-worked on the S5 and 144, and has just come from the Bromsgrove area, and down the M5 , ready to do the S5 again !

-- it should also help a keen enthusiast to construct a current "bus graph", but I won't try as this damned pandemic looks likely to cause more changes yet !!

[DD12]

https://bustimes.org/vehicles/35559#journeys/75733429

Another example highlighted by the tracker is this use of 33405 --

after arriving at the Sixth Form College on the S23, it went via the A4440 Southern Link Road to Malvern to input onto the 44.

I'm a big fan of this kind of planning -- utilising vehicles after schools to input onto public services, -- supporting the timetabled frequency, - especially when the other vehicles on that route may well be bunched-up in Worcester's traffic jams ( - tidal flows into Worcester in the AM rush hour, and out of Worcester in the PM rush hour).

[ANDREW]

Interestingly , 32646 is "tracking" on the First Worcestershire Bustimes page.

[willr7]

Interestingly , 32646 is "tracking" on the First Worcestershire Bustimes page.

It hasn’t been traced in service here yet. Last trace was on the 11th Nov in Leicester (on a 14A)
It has been manually moved onto First Worcestershire’s fleet list as it has transferred (on paper anyway) She will still be at Stoke - for a repaint I would imagine...

[ANDREW]

I gather there has been some debate elsewhere on what "livery" it should receive as I gather it is still in the colours of Leicester City Transport. How about NBC Red with "Severnlink" branding ? Did any d/d's receive that livery ?? I can not remember !! ?? .

[bmmoboy]

No deckers received Severnlink branding, as there were none operated at Worcester/Bromsgrove at the time, all deckers were gone from Severnlink territory towards the end of the 1970's. There were 3 ex-Trent deckers at Hereford with Wandaward branding. 6043 was at Evesham, but I don't recall it running with Wayfarer names (unless anyone knows otherwise).

I think that NBC red with Severnlink branding would look fantastic, especially at 33404 will be moving to pastures new shortly. Over to you Mr Eggleton.

[willr7]

No deckers received Severnlink branding, as there were none operated at Worcester/Bromsgrove at the time, all deckers were gone from Severnlink territory towards the end of the 1970's. There were 3 ex-Trent deckers at Hereford with Wandaward branding. 6043 was at Evesham, but I don't recall it running with Wayfarer names (unless anyone knows otherwise).

I think that NBC red with Severnlink branding would look fantastic, especially at 33404 will be moving to pastures new shortly. Over to you Mr Eggleton.

Sadly, I would imagine the livery/paint scheme has already been decided by now & possibly in the paint shop already... We all hope for some sort of heritage livery, fingers crossed!

[ANDREW]

32646 has gone off the "tracker" .

[DD12]

32646 has gone off the "tracker" .

It was used in service in the Potteries yesterday (photo on facebook).

My GUESS is that it will be swopped with 67656 when that returns FROM WR after it's MOT.

(??)

[ANDREW]

That sounds a logical sequence of events. I guess as nothing otherwise mentioned that 32646 is in "standard" livery.