"along the Salt Road" !

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TimBrown
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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by TimBrown » 16:06 Thursday 14th June 2018

marck wrote:
20:12 Wednesday 13th June 2018
ANDREW wrote:
10:51 Wednesday 13th June 2018
If my eyesight is correct , there only appear to be the new green signs in Bromsgrove bus station and in Droitwich. I have not ventured further south than Droitwich or indeed past the top of Golden Cross Lane in Marlbrook on the "Saltroad" though. 8-)
Got this 1 at Foregate Street Station

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Without wishing to be nit-picking, the new bus stops make no mention of other services passing the location. For example the North bound Foregate Street stop, depicted above, opposite the Railway Station is served by First 36 & 37 City services, Diamond 303 and Kev's 355 in addition to Salt Road 144. I realise that the bus stop has, or at least had, a departures timetable but, correct me if I'm wrong, didn't the old Worcs CC installed stop sign list all the service numbers at that point?

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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by ANDREW » 19:59 Thursday 14th June 2018

bringstybeast wrote:
22:26 Wednesday 13th June 2018
Is Sidemoor now after Catshill? Haven’t done the route in a very long time...
If we go by the flag sign in Bromsgrove bus station it is !! :mrgreen: Oooops. :oops:

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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by marck » 15:12 Tuesday 19th June 2018

Just noticed this advert on Ombersley Road no mention of the service number though!
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Salt Road Ad

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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by JustinTyme » 20:48 Tuesday 19th June 2018

And I've just noticed the current photo on the Home Page - brilliant!

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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by AdamH » 07:50 Wednesday 20th June 2018

JustinTyme wrote:
20:48 Tuesday 19th June 2018
And I've just noticed the current photo on the Home Page - brilliant!
As it was a pedestrianised area, the local authority said there should be someone walking in front of the vehicle whenever it was moved.

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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by ANDREW » 13:57 Wednesday 20th June 2018

AdamH wrote:
07:50 Wednesday 20th June 2018
As it was a pedestrianised area, the local authority said there should be someone walking in front of the vehicle whenever it was moved.

Wot ?!? :?: No hi-vis vests or safety shoes ?? :lol: Guess the headwear could be seen as "hard hat" spec though . . . :D :D

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Post by DD12 » 14:27 Wednesday 20th June 2018

I see Adam, that you have mentioned on the wmbusphotos site that two "additional" vehicles will be painted into Salt Road livery, later in the year.

- Can you tell us any more please, and could you tell us if they will definitely be single-deckers ? ;)

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Post by AdamH » 15:30 Wednesday 20th June 2018

One of the Mercedes Citaros due later in the year is going to be in Salt Road spec as a spare. However, yesterday I was in ear-shot of the boss while he was giving an interview at the Bromsgrove launch event and he said two of them were to be done. I later asked if they are Euro-6 and he replied that we will have to get them converted.

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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by DD12 » 16:09 Wednesday 20th June 2018

Ta much !

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Re: ...... "along the Salt Road" !

Post by ANDREW » 10:43 Friday 22nd June 2018

Just from my own [few] observations this week , it "seems" like the planners are "trying" to keep the Streetlites and deckers to 144a workings. :mrgreen:

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