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    New Routemaster tested by Boris at Milbrook

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/8541438/Boris-Johnson-test-drives-new-Routemaster-London-bus.html They could of at least painted it. Looks like a 21st century Bristol VR.
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    Last High Floor Buses In Daily Public Service/ First Withdrawn Low Floor Buses

    Yourbus have 2 Volvo Olympians for services 441 and 736 ( school contracts) ex Arriva Midlands , they were used on the old routes 81/82 as spares.
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    These must be to good to break!

    The bus im waiting for is Yourbuses new Citaro if its the same spec as ROTALA ones it will be 286bhp euro 5 vs Scania 230bhp.
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    These must be to good to break!

    Nct also taking Versas off route 12 and putting them on 21. 12 going back to Solo's or will it be Solo SR'S
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    These must be to good to break!

    I think NCT will buy the ex Reading Transport Scania n94ud Omnidekkas from Nigel Mcree. 2x 54 plates 12x 06 plates same bodywork , plus they want rid of all the tridents by 2011.
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    These must be to good to break!

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-B7-WRIGHT-BODY-BUS-COACH-BREAKING-EXPORT-SPARES-/120724542529?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item1c1bbe5441#ht_2564wt_1139 :cry: 17 more coming!
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    Nottingham City Transport selling off Tridents

    All but the three euro 3 engined ones are to be replaced by next October. Speaking to fitters down at Trent Bridge depot , saying they are to expensive to keep running. One of the Gotham ( South Nott's lads) said they borrowed one ,when they were new for Notttingham City Coaches . He...
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    Nottingham bus orders 2011

    Press release Nottingham City confirms £1.7m order for eight Optare Solo EVs Nottingham City Council has placed an order with Optare for eight of its Solo EV battery-powered buses as part of a £1.7 million project that includes a £760,000 contribution from the Government’s Green Bus Fund...
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    Nottingham 'Bus War'

    the councils also buying more electric solo's waste of time if you ask me.
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    megabus site vs East Midlands Trains site

    NOTTINGHAM - LONDON return same train , same time ,same company. Megabus site £14.50 East Midlands trains £30 National Express Coach £21.
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    Nottingham 'Bus War'

    New Omnidekka's 5 for GO2 Red 43 9 for GO2 Purple 89 6 for GO2 Lilac 27 ---- Current 43 fleet to be resprayed GO2 Spare and Network Spare Current 27 fleet to be passed onto 24/25 service with those Tridents sold. Current 89 fleet to be passed onto 56/59 service with those Tridents sold. 989 to...
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    HMP prison bus fleet

    MCATEER was the main player north of the border for a heroin smuggling plot centred on Merseyside. Operation Kingsway would lead to 10 people being jailed. Both McAteer and Warren Selkirk were also named on the drug smuggling indictment but after the murder it was decided to try the Scot...
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    Blackpool Transport

    They seem to like ex Reading Optare Excel 1's They brought a few in 2009/2010.
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    Veolia Nottingham fleet sale.

    so whos' doing the buses to Melton Mowbray number 9 form broadmarsh then?
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    Veolia Nottingham fleet sale.

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2005-55-Plate-Volvo-B12B-Sunsundegi-49-Seat-Coach-/220749034380?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item3365aaf38c http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-54-Plate-Volvo-B12B-Plaxton-Panther-shift-A-C-/220749035863?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item3365aaf957...
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    London Bus Thread

    any idea when the first new routemaster will come online , must be making a prototype by know , Metroline boy's at Willesden depot told me First at Westbourne will get the first ones . Any ideas anyone.
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    Nottingham 'Bus War'

    I was outside Victoria Centre today and it looks like Premiere know have the Mercedes Citaro demo that was at Yourbus a couple of months ago , it was going to Bingham must have been a red 1 , anyone else seen it? Also NCT have staff showing people what stops to use after the changes. More...
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    HMP prison bus fleet

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/13/open-prison-no-holiday-camp My mates best pal Paul Lowe is the Paul in the article he is doing a 24 year sentance for drug dealing. 6 Days a week the buses drive off with cons driving , taking the lads to work in Boston, Skegness , Spalding and...
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    HMP prison bus fleet

    So i had a nice drive up the A52 to Boston to pick up a mate from HMP North Sea Camp, he was sent down for growing some plants. Anyway pull up in the car park, as its a Cat D Open Prison , he does charity work at a shop in Boston. You should see the prison fleet to take the lads to work...
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    Nottingham 'Bus War'

    Are Bellamy Coaches/ Buses still going, not been upto bilbrough for years. I saw they had a court case last year.

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