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I can confirm that these services, along with three others in Birmingham and Solihull (41, 169 and A9), are worked by Rugby garage and have been so since 1 January 2023 when Stagecoach won the TfWM tenders for these services. During that time buses have travelled dead every day from and back to Rugb...

Well, Cheltenham to Glucester should be a good bus corridor but this is really impressive. It's a much better frequency than when I rode on an FLF on the 549 in Bristol Omnibus days circa 1979!

Is it increased loadings or more drivers recruited that has brought this about - or both?

Thanks DD12. Both suggestions make sense!

Interesting. Two strange things to me about this service: - Why are two operators providing the two vehicles required? Could the County Council not contact one operator to provide both? I don't understand the sentence "There’s a flat fare of £2.50 for all journeys per person, with additional pa...

I tried the 20 on Bank Holiday Monday 1st May, taking a morning trip from Selly Oak to Bromsgrove and back. I had two pleasant runs on an Enviro 400. The southbound journey was quiet, but the 1038 from Bromsgrove was rather busier. Between Marlbrook and Rednal there were 14 passengers upstairs. The ...

A post on the WestMidsBus forum suggests that the 20 could be operated by double deckers . Look out for the tree lopper ! 8-) The 20 in its current form (QE - Cofton Hackett) is interworked with NXWM service 48, West Bromwich - QE, which is normally double deck. It seems that this interworking will...

Green Bus have some ex-Lothian Volvo/Wright Geminis, some of which I think may still be in Lothian livery. Could it have been one of those, maybe on a schools private hire?

Warwickshire County Council have announced today that the 247 will continue to operate at a reduced frequency, and will be rerouted at the Redditch end to replace the 67: - https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article/3180/alterations-to-bus-services-in-the-alcester-bidford-coleshill-and-kingsbury-a...

Looks like Adam could be travelling around the North East corner of Gloucestershire again soon. Diamond have deregistered all of its Warwickshire tendered services after 23 July, including most of the services taken over from Johnsons at the end of May. Stagecoach are taking over all of them, except...

I saw Enviro 200 YW68 OVX in Shirley on the last X50 to Birmingham, and unless it was unexpectedly replaced before the end, it would have been the final Johnsons bus in service.