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There was an ADL E300, branded for the 3, on the X2 today.

I am an atheist, but I value Christmas Day dearly as it is just about the only time during the year that all my family has the chance to be together. I would certainly not volunteer to work, should my employer decide to run a service and I'd be very sceptical that today's "entirely voluntary"...

Dart 2252 will be withdrawn after service this Saturday, upon expiry of MoT, thus ending over 16 years of Dart operation at Southport. Volvo B10BLEs 2719/20 will be transferred to St Helens this weekend as Southport's PVR will decrease after the planned service changes come in to effect next...

Dart 2252 is still clinging on at Southport. It is now the sole survivor.

Yes, that's certainly true. To be honest I rarely, if ever, encounter stops that are as busy as that.

Sounds great in principle, and excellent for passengers, however have you contemplated the impact that this would have on the reliability of a service? Expecting a driver to pull in at *every* stop at which there is already another bus would result, very quickly, in late running. Any route has...

I have applied for this post - does anybody know when, if I am selected, I can expect an email? As an aside, I think some people on here have a cheek in the way that they talk about Northern Rail on a public forum then expect them to give them a job.

Seen today on the North West Bus Blog's Facebook page is a report that SM&SL's garage at Eaves Lane, Chorley is to close with most operations to move to Preston. An outstation will be maintained in Chorley to serve the 125. It's not clear what will happen to the town routes. The report says that...

I used to drive Bova Futuras on private hire/tour work and, as they had two tanks, they would take around 900 litres to fill from empty. It took ages, which wasn't pleasant if it was blowing a gale in winter!

I'm down in Eastbourne for a few days and have used the 12/12A/12X quite a bit. The Streetdecks seem to be very nice buses, visually striking and good to ride on. On the minus side, the pillars at the front corners of the upper deck are very thick, restricting vision and they seem to really...

Does anybody know what's happening with the City Sightseeing service?

That, to me, strongly hints towards Chorley depot wanting to convert the 125 to Gold specification.

I'd imagine that the replacements for Chorley's '59' plate Scanias will be more Scanias this time with the new E400 body.

This heap of junk was driving like that four years ago when it was at Chorley. I used to dread it being allocated to me for the 125.

All of Arriva Southport's '10' reg Pulsars are to be refurbished to MAX standard for the 47 Crossens - Southport - Liverpool route. Around £9k is ear-marked to be spent on each bus.