It's instead of the annual running day. Because the event had to be cancelled last year the organisers wanted to do something this year to keep its place in the calendar. Hopefully the proper running day will be back next year.
I do hope the U4 does not go back to the route where it went around Helston Sainsbury and then back through the town. The current way around Helston is fairly speedy.
It was a low-key event organised by the Cornwall bus preservation society (CBPS) and Thames valley and great western omnibus trust (TVAGWOT). No passengers allowed except allocated crew. It was run under the name Penzance #busflyby . Searching for the hashtag on social media should give results of various postings
Was yours the bus bearing a 101 route blind?
No. See attached photo, we settled for mousehole instead because I couldn’t find Penzance without random via points!
If you Google "local bus service registration search" it will take you to the site where you can search for every service that's ever been registered. It only gives the bares bones, though. We'll have to wait for Traveline SW / FSW to publish full details, whichever comes first.
When you say this, does this mean that 33301/02 will be rebranded?
I doubt they would rebrand the MMCs for the U4. I imagine they will use the current Lizard tridents and possible repaint a few Geminis into the Lizard livery.
Possibly the 08 E400s as well, there was that hint and they are a common allocation for U4s
He did say that all u route would recive new branding or something like that.
Why would they not rebranded the MMCs? If they don't it'll mean a vehicle downgrade for the U4.
If there’s only going to be 4 Lizard deckers then I assume it would be 2 Lolynes and possibly 2 Geminis.
The 3 Atlantic Coasters are getting repainted yes.
Given that the 30 MMCs that are still away at SPS are more than enough to cover most of the core network I would not expect 16 year old Euro III buses to be used when these are available instead.
I saw a rumour on the Kernow fan page on Facebook the other day that the MMCs still away are apparently due back in June as that’s when SPS are supposedly getting their new deckers. July and September were also rumoured a while back too.
I'm referring to the current Lizard deckers in which there are 4 currently painted in the livery, but there will likely be more maybe a few green e400mmc as these will need uses when they return
It was confirmed the other day the Lolynes are all staying along with the open top Presidents but the closed top Presidents will leave along with all the hired stuff plus the B7TL ALXs when the MMCs do return.
Best not to believe anything from unofficial social media sources regarding SPS's new deckers. Another rumour I read was that they haven't even been ordered yet and the MMCs would still be at SPS next year...
It would make more sense to repaint the green MMCs when they return into the Lizard livery for the U4.
Bear in mind there are seven Tinner and eight U routes MMCs yet to return from SPS. Assuming the service reduction on the Tinner routes is permanent there'll be a surplus of red MMCs which are now over four years old and therefore more ready for repaint than the newer green ones.
It would but when all the green ones return they could be used on route like the a17 or 87 where as the blue one can't ( they can but wrong route branding) Also the 66 and 08 plate e400s are a few years old and could do with a repaint, also there would be less U route needing blue buses so some would be spare.
I expect these will be kept green for the main network routes. At current service levels, the 27, 81 and 91 need a total of 12 vehicles I think (roughly, give or take), OTB said that the 17/18/19 will interwork with a total PVR of 5 double decks, so that takes the network PVR to 17, just 2 below the number of green MMCs.
I think that happens to be very good guesswork.
