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Has anyone seen or heard anything about if any bus will be given Santa bus livery this year?

marck wrote: ↑

08:48 Wednesday 9th December 2020

Has anyone seen or heard anything about if any bus will be given Santa bus livery this year?

One has just been done for South Yorkshire & is out in service. Apparently one (or more) is undergoing treatment for Worcester/Midlands (Probably one of our StreetLite Max's)

Always seem to do this at the last minute

bmmoboy wrote: ↑

21:00 Thursday 10th December 2020

Always seem to do this at the last minute

Yeah they do don't they!

You would think they would want there money's worth and have the buses vinyled up & ready to hit the road for the 1st of December!

willr7 wrote: ↑

19:12 Thursday 10th December 2020

marck wrote: ↑

08:48 Wednesday 9th December 2020

Has anyone seen or heard anything about if any bus will be given Santa bus livery this year?

One has just been done for South Yorkshire & is out in service. Apparently one (or more) is undergoing treatment for Worcester/Midlands (Probably one of our StreetLite Max's)

It's 63360 !

I briefly saw this bus from a distance this morning didn't have time to take a pic though, looked like same design as last year, I could be wrong though

Once again I travelled by bus into the City Centre this morning to pick up a prescription. The weather was mild for the time of year, but the low winter sun, long dark shadows and contrasting bright buildings play havoc with my camera - that is my excuse for these less than perfect shots. On the plus side, I was lucky to see newly re-decorated 63360 with Santa Claus himself driving; At risk of repetition I took a few more shots whilst the weather remains dry.
32066 Soldiering on as it works the 45 to Sixth Form College. 53062 in 'Riversider' livery arrives into the City on a 417 from Ledbury, but will sister Solo 53061 eventually receive 'Riversider' livery? 64043 a 'Nimrod' liveried bus goes to Sir Edward Elgar's beloved Malvern Hills; 64033 works the 38 Hospital service, but when will 64038 lose it's blue front? 35158 Vinyls and route actually match, but 'Malverns' branded 35159 is seen working to Dines Green; 69449 arrives in from Birmingham on a 144 with a destination message which is a sign of our Covid social distancing times, meanwhile another 'Salt Road' Volvo, 69451, is giving Warndon a sample of a clean green Euro 6 exhaust! Finally Aston's Streetlite WX15 AFU is seen arriving on a 296 from Bewdley.

Was the 296 service previously worked by Coniston?

GordonS wrote: ↑

18:15 Monday 14th December 2020

Was the 296 service previously worked by Coniston?

Yes, Astons took over all the stage carriage services operated by Coniston Coaches in the Kidderminster area including the 296. Subsequently the owners of Coniston Coaches lost their operator's licences for five years following lack of regular servicing and discrepancies in maintenance records, as reported elsewhere on this forum.