Brilliant thanks. Sounds good to me. I shall certainly use it from Plymouth
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JKP
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I would suggest three journeys each way.
buscoaster
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Appears the Swanage extention how now been registered with the X50 for school summer holidays - some good competition for Go Ahead! https://www.vehicle-operator-licens...registered-local-bus-services/details/610239/
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And hourly so plenty of services with the two competing operators!
Accelerator59
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Was there a reply a while ago saying two Streetlites maybe replacing the two Scanias for the Falmouth Park ‘n’ Ride or did I imagine that?
Goldfish62
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The service registration was cancelled earlier this year, so if Streetlites were due they're most probably not now.
A rumour went around to this effect but it never happened and the service was cancelled. There were also rumours of the service being run by another operator but everything has gone quiet since.
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32762 has a blown engine so that's the end of the road for the last Kernow Trident.
The Mousehole Sprinters are about to leave the factory in Turkey and are due in the UK later in June. The livery is the same ice cream van look as the open back Solo.
The Mousehole Sprinters are about to leave the factory in Turkey and are due in the UK later in June. The livery is the same ice cream van look as the open back Solo.
fgwrich
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A bit of an odd one, but I've just come across a few photos of Lizard branded Solo 53256 / WK68 BTX Parked up in the former HMS Daedalus site, Lee on Solent. A quick look at bus times suggests it hasn't tracked since January, so in short - Any ideas? It was suggested it was due to transfer to Hoeford, but surely it would have gone straight there?
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WK68 BTX 53256 is seen parked up at Lee-on-Solent, next to the Hovercraft museum. I’m not entirely sure what this bus is doing here.
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Stray Lizard
WK68 BTX 53256 is seen parked up at Lee-on-Solent, next to the Hovercraft museum. I’m not entirely sure what this bus is doing here.
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From The Lizard to Lee - 22 May 2023
An intriguing sight for bus enthusiasts at a part of Daedalus, Lee on Solent used for parking commercial vehicles was First Kernow Optare Solo SR 53256/WK68BTX in distinctive Lizard livery and with the last part of the plate obscured. TZ70_3_P1020415CE
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crash repair. It had a significant crash on 20th January, and has been at Qualiti bus works in Botley for repairsA bit of an odd one, but I've just come across a few photos of Lizard branded Solo 53256 / WK68 BTX Parked up in the former HMS Daedalus site, Lee on Solent. A quick look at bus times suggests it hasn't tracked since January, so in short - Any ideas? It was suggested it was due to transfer to Hoeford, but surely it would have gone straight there?
Stray Lizard
WK68 BTX 53256 is seen parked up at Lee-on-Solent, next to the Hovercraft museum. I’m not entirely sure what this bus is doing here.
From The Lizard to Lee - 22 May 2023
An intriguing sight for bus enthusiasts at a part of Daedalus, Lee on Solent used for parking commercial vehicles was First Kernow Optare Solo SR 53256/WK68BTX in distinctive Lizard livery and with the last part of the plate obscured. TZ70_3_P1020415CE
vla50
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Not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask but are 33704/734 due to head off from Portsmouth?
Callum15632
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I don't know but the Enviro 400s from Sheffield are due to move somewhere (Feel Free To Correct Me If I am Wrong).
Goldfish62
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There's a First Hampshire & Dorset here:
It's currently locked but if you report it I'm sure admins will unlock it.
It's currently locked but if you report it I'm sure admins will unlock it.
That link goes to an 'Oops' page, but the most recent Hampshire and Dorset thread is here:
First Hampshire & Dorset (Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset)
After some lengthy discussion in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/first-south-west-and-wales-discussion.60930/ This is now the home for discussion about First's Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset operations.
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Goldfish62
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Thanks!
henryb
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There seems to be quite a shortage of Exmoor Coaster open top vehicles, is there a maintenance issue affecting multiple?
Goldfish62
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Cornwall has had significant engineering problems for months (shortage of engineers and clapped out fleet). Presumably the same issues at Somerset.
TheGrandWazoo
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Is there? With the usual caveats on BusTimes, there's been two journeys in two weeks operated by the Streetlite WF. The Geminis, and the e400s plus one Scania look to have been regular workers. 36081 is a long term VOR
Goldfish62
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There's a Streetlite out there this morning (Bustimes caveat).
TheGrandWazoo
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Yes - that's one of the two I noted.
However, is that "quite the shortage" - two journeys in two weeks? Note: the post was before today's workings so it was actually one journey in two weeks. EDIT: just checking and that's the only ones in May. There's been a few times when a Truronian coach has appeared in BusTimes but then not actually tracked (duplicate readied but not used?)
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vla50
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Any idea on when the Glasgow B9 replacements will be arriving?
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They do seem to be very short on open tops in Cornwall too - there often seems to be a closed top on Lands End, and the Tin Coaster never seem to have the open tops allocated to it that it should. They have a good number of open tops in Cornwall now with considerable spare, so not sure why its all so shoddy at present?
GBM
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Various servicing routines maybe. Shortage of engineering personnel doesn't help.
Ryan H
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36081 is tracking so it should be back
Goldfish62
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From Ilesbus on LinkedIn, the Mousehole Sprinters about to embark on the long journey from Turkey to the UK:
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Sprinter i-City front low-entry buses with special paint details #citybus #accessiblebus #accessibletravel #publictransport #citytransport #lowfloorbus…
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Goldfish62
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Two I think. The livery part of Bustimes really can't be relied on these days. All the unbranded buses running around are branded according Bustimes.org.
Noted one of the Yellow open tops gained Sunseeker late last week. I think it was 37747 SF09 LDZ as saw LDE still running around unbranded but don't think it was LDD. I saw it passing St Erth with a engineer driving it (Friday), presumably Camborne bound from Penzance, or some kind of test run. Didn't see clearly the ID apart from a side glance as one as on the Land's End Coaster at the time.
I can confirm it’s LDZ. Photo sent to me on private message, so sorry not mine to reshare