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There was a graffiti-drenched 701 being dragged eastward through Tilehurst, west of Reading , at about 11.30 this morning.

Still a number of spare already-withdrawn Reading E400s to choose from, including 201, 211,212,213, 219, 233, 1208, 1210, 1211.

Scanias or E400s to Swindon? Swindon seem to be at the bottom of the GSC food chain at the moment, even getting cast-offs from Damory.

First in Solent used to use Qualiti but I don't think Qualiti exist any more.

Slightly off-topic but intrigued to know what the driver would do in such a situation a) keep going and hope for the best? b) try and reverse if possible? c) panic and jump off the train?

Reading's 17 and 21 went all electric this morning using the 24 new MMCs . I thought it was quite brave having an all-out launch on a Friday instead of a gradual drip-feed, but the 17s at least seemed to be operating Ok when I passed several of them on Oxford Road at 7 this morning . 1770375373...

There are some ex Go Ahead North ex Go Ahead South Geminis currently on loan to Metrobus in Crawley to cover for temporarily withdrawn hydrogen buses.

Saw it in Town this afternoon and assumed it was a staff-only goodbye special. I think the plan is to get rid of it or use it for spares for the preserved 805

Aren't the 'Buzz' routes, such as the 18, subsidised by Reading's BSIP? The cynic in me says that this is part of Reading BC's ploy to take over the outer Tilehurst/Calcot areas from West Berkshire in the upcoming local authority boundary changes. Reading is implying to the people in these...

Solent Blue started in 1987 with a handful of VRs but then surprisingly swallowed up the stagecoach Southampton Hampshire Bus operation when the Southampton depot was sold for redevelopment. As part of that deal Solent inherited the Carlilse VRs. They may even have operated a DMS and a Titan...

General point on the Avanti Delay repay website. There is no space for free text. I made a claim for a delay on the Avanti part of a longer journey. They asked me for details of the other parts of the journey but it is not obvious on the website where I can provide this information. There is...

According to F/B mostly on Barton Pevrill college contracts but occasionally on the 23/24. They are too high for some routes with low bridges.

By 'one of these' I assume you mean one of the 66 reg E400s. The tri-axles have not made an appearance yet (though I think have been delivered) They are likely to be numbered 1051 -1057

I would have thought that it would be sensible for the govnt to do with ZEBRA what they have done with the new electric car grant - ie, limit applicability to vehicles that meet ''sustainability ' criteria, for example limit the use of fossil fuel used in the manufacture and also take into...

It's interesting to do a google maps search through that area. They don't update that area very often so you can see a lot of buses that were scrapped around 14 years ago (lots of Stagecoach Olympians and B10Ms)