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Thanks reddibus for that interesting news !

I think the engines in the two Optare deckers is the same Mercedes / Daimler as is fitted in StreetDecks (???) and if so, it has done even less well in the Optares !!

Thanks reddibus, for that info -- I guess then we could also lose at least 33831 which has a green "I am a clean bus" sticker on the side.

If you go on bustimes and click on flickr for that bus, you may be amused !!

"Damn" ! -- One of our "established" E400s, 33673 appears (on bustimes) to have transferred to Bath ! -- ( - More to follow ??? )

I had read on the internet, the opinion that the Bristol area was short of DDs.

ANDREW wrote: ↑

21:28 Sunday 22nd December 2024

Interestingly, 44577 “tracked” on the map on Bustimes .

Yes, "Nice One" Andrew, -- a great tracking map !!

There is now (according to bustimes.org) a fifth E400 from Rochdale. I forgot to mention above that they will probably be mainly used on the 44/ X50 / 144 "same as" the extra DDs since September. (I had speculated that FMR had maybe submitted tenders for Transport for WM work, but that loo...

Thanks for the tip-off, bmmoboy. Yes, I am indeed very pleased about the further DDs, and am interested in how they will be used :- (1) - I hope "we" will get to keep all twenty, - my guess is one to four of them could be "cover" for vehicles to be sent away for repaints (IF that...

bmmoboy wrote: ↑

13:13 Wednesday 18th December 2024

It was my hope to be able to drive a new liveried vehicle before I retire, but unless there is a miracle, this will not happen. Only two days left now, my last service will be the 19.10 34 to Sixways on Friday.

ALL THE BEST for your retirement bmmoboy !!

According to a message on the company website, Worcester is to receive a new livery, is a similar fashion to the Green livery for West of England services. However what it will be was not announced, it depends of consultations with the local authority. It might be a good idea if Worcester's livery ...

ANDREW wrote: ↑

15:48 Tuesday 10th December 2024

Will Worcester have enough vehicles to cover the new/extra services ?? Fleet strength has been 59 vehicles for a number of weeks now.

-- My guestimate is that we'll need about 4 extra buses !

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24 ... bus-route/

In contrast to the coming improvements to the Droitwich network, is this problem with the 145 !