Callum15632
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It was on 17s this morning. It is on a 522 back to Bristol from Bath now.
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Walking past First Potteries Adderley Green depot earlier today I noticed an unidentified Wright Streetdeck with First Bristol on the destination display being hooked up to a tow truck, I'm guessing to be towed back home.
There was no fleet number or registration plates displayed so I couldn't identify which vehicle it was. Trying to work out from what vehicles haven't tracked in the last 2 weeks would give 35166 or 35177 as candidates. However, Badgerline liveried 35688 has recently been added to the Potteries fleetlist on bustimes.org https://bustimes.org/vehicles/fbri-35688
I find that a bit surprising as I didn't think we required further deckers at Potteries. So maybe the repainted vehicle is this one? Does anyone know any more?
Links to a few snaps I got today are below. Apologies for the quality, positioning of it wasn't great.
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There was no fleet number or registration plates displayed so I couldn't identify which vehicle it was. Trying to work out from what vehicles haven't tracked in the last 2 weeks would give 35166 or 35177 as candidates. However, Badgerline liveried 35688 has recently been added to the Potteries fleetlist on bustimes.org https://bustimes.org/vehicles/fbri-35688
I find that a bit surprising as I didn't think we required further deckers at Potteries. So maybe the repainted vehicle is this one? Does anyone know any more?
Links to a few snaps I got today are below. Apologies for the quality, positioning of it wasn't great.
First Potteries Depot
Potteries Streetlite 63363 SM65WMG. In the background and unidentified Wright Streetdeck with First Bristol destination display being attached up to a tow truck in the background. 15.3.25
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Unidentified First Bristol Wright Streetdeck being readied to be towed back home. 15.3 25.
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First Potteries Depot
First Bristol Streetdeck, freshly painted into Firstbus livery being readied to be attached to a tow truck. 15.3.25.
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First Bristol Streetdeck, freshly painted into Firstbus livery being readied to be attached to a tow truck. 15.3.25.
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aswilliamsuk
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Bearing in mind the entire Potteries StreetDeck fleet are low-height examples, I think this is an over-enthusiastic move to Potteries on Bustimes.Walking past First Potteries Adderley Green depot earlier today I noticed an unidentified Wright Streetdeck with First Bristol on the destination display being hooked up to a tow truck, I'm guessing to be towed back home.
There was no fleet number or registration plates displayed so I couldn't identify which vehicle it was. Trying to work out from what vehicles haven't tracked in the last 2 weeks would give 35166 or 35177 as candidates. However, Badgerline liveried 35688 has recently been added to the Potteries fleetlist on bustimes.org https://bustimes.org/vehicles/fbri-35688
I find that a bit surprising as I didn't think we required further deckers at Potteries. So maybe the repainted vehicle is this one? Does anyone know any more?
Links to a few snaps I got today are below. Apologies for the quality, positioning of it wasn't great.
First Potteries Depot
Potteries Streetlite 63363 SM65WMG. In the background and unidentified Wright Streetdeck with First Bristol destination display being attached up to a tow truck in the background. 15.3.25
First Potteries Depot
Unidentified First Bristol Wright Streetdeck being readied to be towed back home. 15.3 25.
First Potteries Depot
First Bristol Streetdeck, freshly painted into Firstbus livery being readied to be attached to a tow truck. 15.3.25.
First Potteries Depot
First Bristol Streetdeck, freshly painted into Firstbus livery being readied to be attached to a tow truck. 15.3.25.
More likely is that 35688 is the first released from Weston for repaint and cascade - First South Yorkshire and Norwich have both been suggested as destinations - as the first of the new Yutong 'deckers are anticipated to enter service next week.
As for the refurbished ex-Bristol StreetDeck, I wonder if that's one of the NewPower electric repowers? They are all having a mid-life refurb and repaint before delivery, and Aberdeen and Norwich are now expecting the next examples (71010 and upwards - Aberdeen are due 12, Norwich 5 (plus 70201)).
Walking past First Potteries Adderley Green depot earlier today I noticed an unidentified Wright Streetdeck with First Bristol on the destination display being hooked up to a tow truck, I'm guessing to be towed back home.
There was no fleet number or registration plates displayed so I couldn't identify which vehicle it was. Trying to work out from what vehicles haven't tracked in the last 2 weeks would give 35166 or 35177 as candidates. However, Badgerline liveried 35688 has recently been added to the Potteries fleetlist on bustimes.org https://bustimes.org/vehicles/fbri-35688
I find that a bit surprising as I didn't think we required further deckers at Potteries. So maybe the repainted vehicle is this one? Does anyone know any more?
Links to a few snaps I got today are below. Apologies for the quality, positioning of it wasn't great.
First Potteries Depot
Potteries Streetlite 63363 SM65WMG. In the background and unidentified Wright Streetdeck with First Bristol destination display being attached up to a tow truck in the background. 15.3.25
First Potteries Depot
Unidentified First Bristol Wright Streetdeck being readied to be towed back home. 15.3 25.
First Potteries Depot
First Bristol Streetdeck, freshly painted into Firstbus livery being readied to be attached to a tow truck. 15.3.25.
First Potteries Depot
First Bristol Streetdeck, freshly painted into Firstbus livery being readied to be attached to a tow truck. 15.3.25.
That’s a Wright electric conversion, so won’t be due for Bristol, that would’ve come from the Bristol fleet originally.
Bristol have also opened their own paint shop, First Southwest are using it for their repaints too, so would be a strange move to repaint Bristols own fleet at Stoke.
stevenedin
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Apparently 33101-33107 are moving to Bristol according to the First Glasgow thread.
aswilliamsuk
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They have also been quoted for Weymouth (presumably to upgrade the X51/X53 services along the coast).
DaveHarries
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I had a look to see if any of Weston depot's new Yutongs were tracking this morning. When I looked at 0800 there were 4 out (1x 611 to Bridgwater College, 3x X1 between Weston and Bristol). The one on the 611 was 30025 and that went back to Weston (depot, I think) but has come out again and gone on an X1. A look on the bustimes map @ 1105 reveals the following to be out for anyone interested:
30024 (YK25 OJP) to Bristol
30025 (YK25 OJR) to Bristol
30027 (YK25 OJT) to Weston
30032 (YK25 OJY) to Weston
HTIOI,
Dave
30024 (YK25 OJP) to Bristol
30025 (YK25 OJR) to Bristol
30027 (YK25 OJT) to Weston
30032 (YK25 OJY) to Weston
HTIOI,
Dave
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Callum15632
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30025 was on a board that is scheduled to go on the 10:30 X1 to Bristol anyway. I wonder how they are coping with the chargers on the back wall of Bristol Bus Station or aren't they done yet? On Friday I went into the bus station and the chargers were fenced off. It looked like they were still working on those.
I was in Bristol City Centre today but sadly not long enough to be able to get a photo of one of them. I did see an X1 but it was a 22 plate Badgerline Streetdeck.
Interesting that they are reusing previously used fleet numbers rather than starting a new range maybe in the 70000 range if the 3’s are full
These 300xx numbers would have been PMT buses in the first phase of the numbering scheme 20 years ago
TheGrandWazoo
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Hmmm.... rumour is Yorkshire bound, possibly via Adderley Green paintshop.
Callum15632
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Apparently 5 to Norwich and 11 to South Yorkshire. The rest staying in Weston.
Streetdecks
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Ex Glasgow Airport Express E400s 33108-33110 have arrived at hengrove today
Guessing they're going on the A1?
DaveHarries
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Correct: the frequency of the A1 is being increased when the next changes take effect on 06th April.
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Callum15632
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The changes aren't on 20th April. The changes are 6th April.
DaveHarries
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Thanks: post edited. I was getting myself confused with the dates for the Somerset changes.
Dave
I was on an A1 a couple of days ago, and the onboard screen was highlighting the increased frequency from 6 April, and noting that it would mean for a while that some 'different' buses would be used on the route as well as the familiar ones ....
Callum15632
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Yeah some ex Glasgow E400 Cities have arrived at Hengrove Depot for temporary use on the A1.
Whiteway215
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33108/09/10.
Callum15632
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Yeah I don't know where 33101-33107 are heading.
Marcus Fryer
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Presumably still in Glasgow Airport Express colours with some of the branding removed?
TheGrandWazoo
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The one I saw on Friday on tow was in full Glasgow Airport livery
Callum15632
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I believe they will be covering up the Glasgow Airport logos and Glasgow Branding. I know 37540 still has Scottish branding left inside.
33110 was on suspended tow towards Bristol at Hicks Gate just after 6.30pm.
8 to 10 of the batch are rumoured to be coming to Bristol temporarily until ‘new electrics’ arrive for the A1 (not the Yutongs previously announced for Hengrove).
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Callum15632
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So the A1 will be having this batch of Yutongs or is there another order?
aswilliamsuk
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35569 is one of the eight that moved last year from Leeds - it is in Leeds City green, rather than Badgerline.
It appears that 33108-10 (i.e 8-10) of the batch have gone to Bristol for the A1 uplift. We still don't know where 33101-07 are going when they are released (it has been suggested more than once that Weymouth will get the lot in due course, but still unconfirmed).