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Today, Friday 20 June 2025, GWR 5029 'Nunney Castle' moved from Crewe to Bishops Lydeard in preparation for a charter train from London Victoria to Kingswear tomorrow, Saturday 21 June 2025, hauled by the Castle locomotive from Taunton. Because of the fire risk in the current drought conditions it ...

ANDREW wrote: ↑

15:44 Thursday 19th June 2025

Reddibus wrote: ↑

16:29 Wednesday 18th June 2025

44613 has now at the Adderley Green for coat of new paint

Thanks for the update - only 65 more to do . . . . . . .

At one every three months, that's four per year, so 65 will take just over 16 years, by which time some of the buses will be 28 years old!

... and how good will their service support be later in the vehicles life ?

Only time will tell, particularly with all the disruption and the trade wars going on around the world at present! However, the Chinese are well ahead of the game with over half a million battery electric buses in ...

News just in that Alexander Dennis are contemplating moving all bus manufacturing to England with possible closure of Falkirk plant, as per link to BBC news item below;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39x8l8dvmpo

I took a ride over to Kidderminster yesterday, Monday 9th June 2025, on the 303 which departs Crowngate bus station at 07-30, partly to see how it loaded. When I boarded in Grange Avenue six passengers were on board and the service didn't pick up until Hartlebury when one got on. Two alighted by Hoo ...

Whilst I was waiting for my bus home yesterday 44607 rolled in, or should I say rattled in;
it may have had a repaint and seat refurb' but the suspension sounds in a shocking state, with banging, clattering and knocking noises all the way down the 'ramp' to the 31 stand by the pedestrian crossing ...

Today, Tuesday 3 June 2025, a cavalcade of preserved diesel locomotives running from the Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster passed through the Worcester Back Road en route to the West Somerset Railway at Bishops Lydeard for their Summer Diesel Festival which takes place between Thursday 5th and ...

Today, Saturday 31 May 2025, Vintage Trains 'Whistling Ghost' charter from Birmingham New Street to Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway ran through Bredicot at speed with 37240 at the rear in 'top and tail' mode. It is due to run back this evening including an ascent of the Lickey incline ...

Today, Friday 23 May 2025, replica LNER A1 class 60164 'Tornado' and support coach passed through Bredicot on the main Birmingham to Cheltenham line en route from Orton Mere on the Nene Valley Railway to Bristol St Philips Marsh in readiness for the Royal Duchy charter on Sunday 25 May 2025 from ...

bmmoboy wrote: ↑

22:45 Tuesday 20th May 2025

It looks like Grandpa Pigs hand, and in one episode of Peppa Pig, his pink hand is shown against a purple background - many have said that the new logo looks like it was designed by a 4 year old, we now have the proof

In that case I hope it is good enough to 'bring home the bacon'!