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VehicleDennis Trident 2 SFD338BR6
H47/27F Alexander ALX400
NumberVX54 MUA
New as fleet number 33404
OperatorFirst Midland Red Buses Limited, Worcester depot
New (3/12/04) to First Midland Red Buses Ltd., Worcester (not operated). Hire or loan (8/12/04–18/8/05) to Leicester Citybus Ltd. (“First Leicester”), Leicester. Hire or loan (9/9/05–11/05) to Northampton Transport Ltd. (“First Northampton”), Northampton. Passed (25/3/21) to First Essex Buses Ltd., Chelmsford
LocationPadmore Street depot, Worcester.
DescriptionOff the road with a failed fuel pump.
DateFriday 4th November 2016
SourcePhotograph by Webmaster © Adam Harber
on Tuesday 11th July 2023
Anyone know why this was scrapped? Was it just end of service life or mechanical problems?

Rich82 on Tuesday 11th July 2023
I think it was mechanical problems but it was plagued with problems towards the end

AdamH on Thursday 13th July 2023
Even before it left Worcester it was having problems. The livery was only intended to last for one year, so we got our moneys worth out of it!

TimBrown on Friday 14th July 2023
I seem to remember that the gearbox failed whilst at Worcester and a second-hand unit was fitted out of an earlier batch of withdrawn Tridents, unfortunately it was only a four speed without overdrive whereas the original was a five speed with overdrive meaning top speed reduced from 55 MPH to 45 MPH putting more strain on the engine when trying to keep time on tight schedules, eventually leading to a blown engine in Essex. As for the livery, it was an excellent representation of that carried by 1930s Midland Red buses and we shall sadly never see the like again operating in and around Worcester.

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