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    Isle of Wight steam railway purchases ownership of station.

    The E1 is under restoration. There’s a new boiler due imminently
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    We operate over 60 vehicles on school and college routes so can easily spare 22 for Commonwealth Games contingency work. 1659296312 We’re busier than ever.
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    The Autosan may have gone for scrap (who collected it?) but the rest have been moved for storage in another of our depots
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    First South West. Yes, but there’s more to it.
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Truro 1658779865 No Truro 1658779903 22 away for up to 16 days
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Yes Incoming Euro 6 B9TLs (and 3 B7TLs from Somerset) from internal transfers and acquisitions are gradually arriving to enable… 1. Additional 6 Decker Contracts 2. Replace 2 Autosans 3. Replace 6 remaining Tridents Then likely to continue to start replacing oldest B7TLs Note ‘gradually’
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    Bus Provision for the Commonwealth Games 2022

    First South West is sending 22.
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Well spotted.
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Don’t know. May be a ticket machine swap
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    They’re maintained preventatively for the routes they’re operating. Yesterday from the 6 open tops / sides was a wheel bearing, a starter motor, suspension failing, overheat. It happens. If we could plan when buses would fail live would be much easier. It’s just coincidence.
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    We’re waiting for parts on a couple of the open tops. However 33600 is on Minehead Depot so we’re all good to go for tomorrow.
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Working it’s way back from Glastonbury
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    It always was
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Two of the three have landed in Somerset but all three are going to Cornwall. They will be joined by some of the East Lancs Tridents for September.
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Yes but it was pulled temporarily from print when we agreed to make some last minute timetable changes at the request of Somerset County Council.
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