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Really liking the new city branding on Bath's buses, and yes, I personally think they will all be blue but carry route branding, with the darts going in next for a much needed repaint as well as branding for the 4. Others will follow. I therefore think that a similar scheme will follow in Weston...

Is 69448 a different shade? I hadn't noticed. Agree that sending 66885&6 back to bath in place of 66722&7 isn't a bad idea, esp if they're to be used on 5. it might be that a different company runs each service; the A1, and the new Weston to airport route. One, two or nine could be First...

I know you want new buses for the 5, but really there is nothing wrong with the B7RLEs and think they'll be just fine. Interesting to hear that Bath services will get rebranded and I look forward to seeing these out and about. You do like to speculate well beyond what is currently happening...

I wouldn't have thought 8/9/24 will get anything any time soon. The current streetlites are perfectly fine for a few more years. The 75/76 however will surely be the next major route for something new, although it has such a high pvr, it might be done in two batches. Agree that whatever the...

Likely covering. Either way it is not allocated to Wells, or if it is, one of the others will move. That would be quite a day for the drivers! Almost a full shift I reckon. They will no doubt come up with some ingenious way of managing it, though I too did think that one of the services will...

Must have missed that about X8 not going over. Not sure what the deal is with Abus and X9, but from First's side of things, darts are usually used, so some changes there then. 66724 is based at Weston, not Wells. Wells have 66720-1/3. 66724 was only there briefly. Would be good to see 66726 go...

Weston are going to be busy then! I make that 14 routes, unless they drop 126 or something. 66724-6 could well stay as those buses are generally used on X8, so they might even be joined by an additional one from MH. I wonder how they are going to work these multitude of services. We could end up...

Both routes would work well at LH I reckon, particularly the 8&9. The 70 was of course LH operated till a few years ago anyway and was probably slightly better off there, but I might be wrong on that. But, just how big is the depot? Surely there is a finite amount of space? Something would have...

I'm inclined to agree that the urban liveried buses with branding applied later just don't look right, or indeed as good as those which were done first hand. The 2 branded geminis and 50 branded enviros don't look as good, and in fact it's actually a bit much imo. But of course I appreciate that...

Indeed wasn't entirely sure what it meant, but have done a google search, and read the responses on here, so a bit more clued up now!

Indeed it was. I went to the bus station at that time yesterday to try and see one of the new buses, only for 32688 to show up instead. I was most disappointed! :lol: ??

Are these all still in express yourself livery?

There's been a bit of that lately. I was on 53820 on the 21.15 out of Cribbs on Friday, which was full and standing. Also saw a solo out at a similar time on Saturday on the 19.

Sorry but I really think that none of those services will receive anything new this year, cascaded or otherwise. The 3 doesn't need it, its current fleet (well the majority of it) is only four years old, and fine for the job. I don't think it would be seen as a priority. As for the 4, whilst I...

A very happy new year all! I thought I’d share some of my thoughts about the year just gone, as well as some reasonable predictions about what is to come this year. Weston depot has been doing well again, especially when you compare it to a few years ago. It has taken on the X2/X3 (which later...

Yes, 66934/6-43/56 are all MH based (though some might officially be LH), along with 66719/28-31/34. The X8 is one of the routes they do (but not X9) as well as 46/X46, 78, 79 and 178. 66944-5/53 went to Southampton a couple of years ago, but like you say are now in Wales. 66946-49/51-2 went...

See you sure? Shouldn't be that high.

Indeed 66950/7/9 never made it Bath although as for the rest they were gradually picked away at, being sent here, there and everywhere. That said eleven of them still work in the region. The 54 reg ones do look very tired and could certainly do with a refurb. Some of those you mention have...

Indeed, 66727-37 went to Bath for X39, though 66735-7 left for Glasgow back in 2010. Like you say they are quite well dispersed now, although all our depots have at least two examples, although MH seems to be the main home of them now.

69435-48 were a direct replacement for 66716-26 and 66934-36 which all moved to Weston, October 2009. 66716-26 arrived in dark blue rail link livery but had all been repainted in to Barbie by the time they left Wells. There is probably a picture of 66724 when new somewhere. It was selected for...