Agreed.
The problem is, out of that list, only the 18/82 were commercial so the demand is limited. It could be said that the lack of a direct Southmead Hospital-Parkway llink is more of an issue given the amount of time it can take to get through Cribbs.
Of course, the 77 is a Southmead Hospital-Parkway route too, it just goes via Lockleaze now!
No Mendip livery vehicles are to be based at Bath. I suspect it has been briefly diverted to cover a shortfall, before heading to Wells, where the remaining streetdecks (3?) can cover until they are ready to move.
It'll be 33664 and the V signifies it has been upgraded to meet the Bath emissions requirements. Pte Baxter is right that it will be because of the ongoing shortage of vehicles, it being a case of "needs must" with the ticket machine from 66881 scavenged to allow it to go into service.
10179 back out today. This morning 44522 on 172 44525 on D2 and 53856 running around with 'Badgerline' displayed on its destination!
Corrected! DN33644 is of course shunting around London still, having caught many times before.... I guess meaning Euro V, then?
If they're the ex Norwich ones they appear on the 76 fairly regularly. Most of the recent arrivals (the ex Glasgow ones for example) either don't show or have only shown a few times on the tracker.
When those Tridents and the ex Scottish B7TLs 326xx and 3718x batches entered service they were on bus times.org. But for some unknown reason they have not been showing since 23rd September. They are all still here, the last to enter service in Bristol was 32625 a week ago.
It operated the 09:05 and 11:35 departures from Bristol with a Marlborough Street driver, but only as far as Wells. It’s now back off to Somerset operating the 16:50 177 to Midsomer Norton.That very much IS home territory for 69448
According to bus times, they both did survive their full shifts, strange as Monday is normally one of the busier nights for Bath uni!! I reckon that 33947 was meant to swap over with one of the two singles, as it had been parked in the bus station after its last U1 trip at 21:00, but it ended up on the 21:30 39 to Bristol instead!!
36080 worked the 08:23 Broadmead to Frenchay yesterday, but showed on the tracker as 37338.
There are usually one or two parked on the stop (no longer in use) outside Dorothy Perkins by the entrance to Cabot Circus. These are then brought into service if needed. The only time I've seen one on service was on a 1 on a Saturday. Cribbs Causeway might be a possibility especially as the traffic builds up towards Christmas however I'm guessing at that.
Yes, I too saw it on the back wall patiently awaiting its 177 turn. Meanwhile 69447 was out on 376. Good to see those two side by side. (Well, almost!) I should point out that singles have been quite common on the 376 the last week or so.... maybe another streetdeck has left. Not complaining of course, they are fabulous buses, and I'm pleased they look to be staying, at least for the immediate future.
