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Ned the older one was in my year at school, they both deservedly made top spot in the schools achievement book that year! I don’t have the route map that they took unfortunately.

A school mate of mine did JOG to LE in 2018 after year 10 with his brother and father off road on budget end mountain bikes. His father produced a video of their journey if you're interested, link here: The longest feat I've ever done on my bike was a 116.64 mile ride around Cornwall on Summer...

Truro to Exeter St Davids on the 21st August this year, haven't had to stand for longer than that.

33600 has proven very reliable on Exmoor Coaster…

Seems to be a general policy emerging across First Bus of phasing out Euro III vehicles now. ‘On the Buses’ previously stated in post #18,163 that the Tridents then the earlier Mk1 B7TLs are to be gradually replaced by incoming B9’s.

UK HOTELS I’VE STAYED AT THIS YEAR PART 2: Hotel Five: The Royal Hop Pole (JD Wetherspoon) Tewkesbury - one night 14th-15th June - £47.50 My first Wetherspoons hotel stay booked at short notice after my previous booking in Minehead was cancelled due to a ‘maintenance issue’. I booked an...

Hotels (in the UK) I’ve stayed in this year: Hotel one: Premier Inn Sandown Seafront, two nights 25-27th February, £97.50. By far the best I’ve stayed in so far this year. Hotel is a recent build so had the newer style rooms with an immaculate shower room with double walk in shower cubicle...

Excel liveried E400 33508 LK08 FLA has emerged in service on the 22A today, pictured below

I gave Flixbus’ new UK045 Plymouth-London service a go on Saturday 7th May for a daytrip to Reading. An appropriately liveried VanHool thing with registration plate BR21 OCV (photo attached) turned up to Plymouth coach station presumably from Milehouse 16 minutes past the timetabled departure...

Noted on an enthusiast group Trident President 33235, the final closed top President in First South West, has finally bowed out.

First Hampshire and Dorsets latest acquisition from West of England E400 MMC 33968 has emerged from paint shop https://twitter.com/firstdorset/status/1514198266195456011?s=21&t=yLLrJJjtWPw84WGydDam5g Interesting to note the application of First South West’s ‘Adventures by Bus’ brand onto this...

Interesting to note the addition of the Adventures by Bus brand introduced by First South West last year

Noticed on a private Facebook group a photo of 65763 supposedly withdrawn at Bridgwater depot.

Is it just 32583-32592 on their way or is it more than that now. I don’t recall seeing 32603 and 37184 on any list previously

Ah Exmoor Coaster going fully open top this year then?

Lands End Coaster liveried Geminis 37058 and 37729 noticed in Taunton depot this morning whilst walking past (poor quality photos attached). I wonder if these are permanent transfers and if so what they’ll be used on

Can only assume terminal failure myself. I’ve noticed it made a week in service in January. I wonder if/when 32764 and 32768 will enter service in Somerset.

Trident President 33235 made an unexpected stray away from college services to front line service 21A this afternoon, pictured here at Taunton Castle Way:

Taken on 11th October 2020 on my first outing with the Cornwall Bus Preservation Society (CBPS) From left to right: Bedford YRQ Duple Willowbrook TUJ 921J, new to Salopia Whitchurch in November 1970, now restored to represent Cornish Independent operator Grenville Motors of Penryn and Troon who...

I do wonder realistically how long the 54 reg B7TL Geminis are expected to go on for, could they possibly exceed the record set by some of the W reg ALX400 examples of 21 years in service?