I managed to get 66193 and seen 66192 on Saturday looking very nice in the new livery

Brilliant i can't wait for that to re enter service

There are quite a few more Optare Excels, they're all T reg there's three different batches of them

PC1080261/3 - PEOPLESBUS LIMITED T/A PEOPLESBUS, PO BOX 57, LIVERPOOL, L9 8YX
Variation Accepted: Operating between Netherton Marian Square and Liverpool, Whitechapel / Sir Thomas Street given service number 52A/52 effective from 07-Apr-2014. To amend Timetable.

was able to get a ride of Stagecoach Birkenhead Wright Renown 21121 on route 1 from Liverpool to Chester today! nice Bus overall, not very often you can get these buses anymore with them mostly on schools!

Here's what's changing between 16- 22 February 2014:
Planned changes to bus services:
Click on the service number to view details of the changes and the new timetable.

The following services will no longer run from 16 February:

350 Liverpool - Maghull run by Arriva
As a result of this change, Ashworth Hospital is no longer served during Monday to Saturday daytimes. New Route 310 partly covers some of the withdrawn section of route in Maghull.

256 Garswood – Ashton-in-Makerfield Merseytravel Bus Service
Some of this service is replaced by the previously rerouted Route 157.

The following services are changing from 16 February:
38 West Kirby – New Ferry run by Stagecoach
41, 42 Woodchurch – Mill Park run by Stagecoach
52, 52A Liverpool - Netherton run by Arriva
60 Bootle - Aigburth run by Arriva
61 Bootle - Aigburth run by Arriva
156 Garswood – Ashton and Ashton – St Helens Merseytravel Bus Service
141, 142 Woodchurch – Mill Park Merseytravel Bus Service
250 Liverpool - Maghull Merseytravel Bus Service
311 Liverpool - Skelmersdale run by Arriva
345 Liverpool - Waddicar run by Arriva

The following new services are introduced from 16 February:
310 Liverpool - Mahgull - Skelmersdale run by Arriva
X22 Heswall - Neston - Chester run by Stagecoach

PC1110484/23 - REAYS LIMITED, STRAWBERRY FIELDS, SYKE PARK, WIGTON, CA7 9NE
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Wigton, King Street
Finish Point: Keswick, Crow Park Road
Via:
Service Number: 554
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 05-APR-2014
Other Details: Saturdays, Sundays, bank holidays and Cumbrial County Council school holidays.

the 68 service is in fact just one single trip in the afternoon

Peoplesbus are to change the times of their 52/52A services from April 7th in line with Arrivas change.

ADL Enviro 27768 was involved in an RTA yesterday lunch time, 2 people hurt

Full story: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/live...rs-6701320

Yesterday one of the Chester based Plaxton Dart SLF's caught fire in Chester Bus Station, looks like a dash fire going of the video clip i just got shown on Facebook.

Video Clip: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10153882200255294

2971 & 3047 on 34/34A daytime only duties today - nice change to have a few full sized single deckers on here.

Bit of a strange one (to me anyway). Was on 2531 on the 82a before everything seemed fine, infact it was proving itself to be one of Runcorns better cadets. It then pulled into Green Oaks were 2542 was waiting, the driver then told us to board 2542 infront. 2531 then went out of service. Nothing seemed wrong with 2531 and it was the same driver, just not to familiar with this move myself.

PC1033334/309 - GLENVALE TRANSPORT LTD T/A GTL, GILMOSS DEPOT, EAST LANCASHIRE RD, GILLMOSS, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BB
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Ashton's Green and Haydock High School given service number 773 effective from 07-Feb-2014.

PC1033334/310 - GLENVALE TRANSPORT LTD T/A GTL, GILMOSS DEPOT, EAST LANCASHIRE RD, GILLMOSS, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BB
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Garswood and Rainford High School given service number 782/783 effective from 07-Feb-2014.

PC1102206/2 - ANTHONY JOHN MULLANE T/A A & J TAXIS, 45, LINGMELL ROAD, WEST DERBY, LIVERPOOL, L12 5JL
Variation Accepted: Operating between Liverpool Lime Street Station and Liverpool, John Lennon Airport given service number TAXI A1 effective from 02-Apr-2014. To amend Timetable.

(13 Feb 2014, 2:06 pm)St Helens Rider wrote 2971 & 3047 on 34/34A daytime only duties today - nice change to have a few full sized single deckers on here.

whist Plaxton Pointer dart 2214 has been on 10A's most of the day and made it out onto lates and has even done the last 10A!!!!

Enviro 27768's RTA damage is apparently bad and will not see service until March at best

Stagecoach have also lost the 2 emergency School tenders in the Ashton area, unknown whos got them now

PC1023915/4 - ASHCROFT TRAVEL LTD, 20 HAMPTON DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BZ
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Widnes,Croton Hall Lane and Widnes,Leigh Avenue given service number 10 effective from 26-Mar-2014.

PC1033334/250 - GLENVALE TRANSPORT LTD T/A GTL, GILMOSS DEPOT, EAST LANCASHIRE RD, GILLMOSS, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BB
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Fleetwood and Knott End given service number 86 effective from 23-Feb-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

Only one was Ashton.. The other was Rainford to Billinge/Garswood.

7634 still going strong - on 33's this morning.

(17 Feb 2014, 7:58 am)St Helens Rider wrote 7634 still going strong - on 33's this morning.

music to my ears! will be nice to keep track of this bus until its withdrawn!

Well Marshall Capital 7634 had some fun today! it did a 33 morning trip then ran in, it then come back out to do the 33 shorts and ran it, it then came back out again and was employed on route 329!

other odd sightings was
Plaxton Pointer 2249 on the 89
Wright Gemini 1 4206 on the 312
Plaxton Pointer 2261 on the 329
Alexander 200 2267 on the 352

Also yesterday 723 and another SR on 34/34A - these vehicles are creeping onto these much too often these days - this is tbe first time i've known of 2 of them on there dueing Mon-Sat daytimes.

PC1067540/3 - OAKWOOD TRAVEL SERVICES LTD T/A OAKWOOD TRAVEL, 1 BRINWELL ROAD OFFICES, SOUTH SHORE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4QU
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Pleasure Beach
Finish Point: Uncle Toms Cabin
Via: Promenade & Tower
Service Number: 12
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 18-APR-2014
Other Details: Weekends and bank holidays only until 24/05/2014, then daily. Every 20 minutes

So Oakwood Travel re-introducing the Seasonal Seafront service that CBNW ran last year. Shortened this year as it ran Cleveleys - St Annes last year.

PC0004873/161 - PETER VINCENT WALSH & PARTNERS T/A J P EXECUTIVE TRAVEL, THE COACH HOUSE, JOSHUA LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2AZ
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Ayton St Manchester
Finish Point: Heaton Park
Via: Lever St, High St, Rochdale Rd
Service Number: 1
Service Type: Limited Stop
Effective Date: 07-JUN-2014
Other Details: Saturday 7th June and Sunday 8th June 2014.

PC1107343/1 - LYNNE RASBURN T/A STREET CARS OF PLATT BRIDGE, 88, WALTHEW LANE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5AL
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Wigan Bus Station and Wigan Bus Station given service number SC099 effective from 09-Apr-2014.

Thought this wouldn't last long but in all fairness it will have lasted a full 12 months since introduction.

Is anyone going to admit to being the Bolton bus seat sniffer then?

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1095...oes_viral/

It won't come as a suprise to many but there has been quite alot of ecocity's out on the 82a this week. Also been told that several X1 pulsars have been fitted with wifi but I am not sure which ones, will try and find out.

(18 Feb 2014, 5:05 pm)andreos1 wrote Is anyone going to admit to being the Bolton bus seat sniffer then?

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1095...oes_viral/

remember when this was first published, a few people thought it was me!

I will also be taking another visit to Bolton soon to look into a couple of Allocation Roumors!

the Ecocitys are now the normal allocation for the 82A evening and Sunday! after their day on the 1/2/21 and X30 they go to the depot, get refueled and then swap Cadets of the route.

Marshall Capital 7652's Loan spell has ended and is now at St Helens getting ready to go to Yorkshire Tiger.

A few Wright Gemini 1's are now on loan here, 4209 LJ51 DHA is one of them and was on the 80A lates!

Chester Based Dart 34604 is here on Loan and was on the 17/19 today!

Apparently Dart 34799 has had an RTA and is a Write of