Santa Bus 2018

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Santa Bus 2018

Post by AdamH » 18:03 Thursday 6th December 2018

Guess this will be the last time...
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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by MattW » 19:06 Thursday 6th December 2018

Love the alternative lyrics, they're definetly in the "Jingle bells, Batman smells" mould :lol:

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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by willr7 » 19:15 Thursday 6th December 2018

AdamH wrote:
18:03 Thursday 6th December 2018
Guess this will be the last time...
I guess this means the heritage livery will be no more as the ‘Midland’ vinyls will probably not be reapplied after Xmas considering it will be departing for potteries soon! Maybe it will transfer to potteries just before Christmas so then it can be in use as ‘Santa bus’ there too! :o

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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by AdamH » 16:21 Monday 10th December 2018

67664 is on the road in Santa livery. I don’t think there are fairy lights this year, just the graphics. I haven’t seen any recruitment posters for Elves or Santas either, so not sure if that’ll be happening again this year.

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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by MattW » 18:32 Monday 10th December 2018

Just seen at approx. 5.15 at Whittington island with an inbound 51, I didn't notice any fairy lights.

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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by TimBrown » 17:07 Monday 17th December 2018

MattW wrote:
18:32 Monday 10th December 2018
Just seen at approx. 5.15 at Whittington island with an inbound 51, I didn't notice any fairy lights.
This shot taken in Crowngate bus station at lunchtime today Monday 17 December 2018.
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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by AdamH » 17:37 Monday 17th December 2018

Unlike previous years, it hasn't been allocated to a special city-route turn this year. As a result it is turning up all over the place and the money collecting for charity isn't going well... Last year it was used mostly on the busy 30 and 35 routes, yet it was on the S23 this morning and the S3 in the afternoon with a 36 somewhere in the middle!! 🙄

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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by MattW » 17:53 Monday 17th December 2018

Duh! :roll:

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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by willr7 » 19:30 Monday 17th December 2018

MattW wrote:
18:32 Monday 10th December 2018
Just seen at approx. 5.15 at Whittington island with an inbound 51, I didn't notice any fairy lights.
Ahh, I thought I’d seen a red bus passing through Drakes Broughton earlier in the day so it must of been Santa passing through on his Enviro shaped sleigh!!! :D :lol:

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Re: Santa Bus 2018

Post by DD12 » 22:57 Monday 17th December 2018

AdamH wrote:
17:37 Monday 17th December 2018
….. yet it was on the S23 this morning and the S3 in the afternoon with a 36 somewhere in the middle!! 🙄
….. I thought I saw it's "superior" 33404 on the S3 this afternoon ??

( It still looks great ! )

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