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83G/84D

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I was following one of the ex Portsmouth e200s working the 24 route this afternoon. Hadn’t realised how short these versions are.
And it’s nice to know the names of Heart Portsmouth’s breakfast presenters from the rear advert!

Probably 44921 as 44920 was in the “naughty corner” at Camborne on Monday.
 

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Just a little thought. Not to sound pessimistic, but will they get down here ok what with this Beast from the East blizzard taking hold at the moment?

I am in Yorkshire at the moment and there is sunshine and snow showers but it is not as bad as forecast, at least in Leeds and Doncaster.

Forecast is for worse weather in the area on Friday I believe.
 

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Atlantic Coasters Wright Solar 65759 was on the 16:25 227 service from Truro College to St Mawes
 

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Uni E400 33422 was on the 16:25 241 service from Truro College to Penzance
Saw it at Long Rock, just in front of a U4 in Tinner livery, behind which was a Heart Dart on the A17 but showing A1 at the rear!
 
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I've got College tomorrow so I'll be out and about on the 27A, R2, 27, and possibly the 101 (27A is a contract route, Dobwalls - St Austell College via Bodmin, same for the R2, just the other way around)

Hopefully TFO319 shall be my chariot again, as her acceleration and brakes are amazing! Best of the batch too, with no dents and a loud gearbox!
 

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Saw it at Long Rock, just in front of a U4 in Tinner livery, behind which was a Heart Dart on the A17 but showing A1 at the rear!
Uni buses do seem to appear on more college routes these days, not just 231 anymore, seen Uni buses working Truro College services to Newquay, Long Rock and other destinations, they sure get about although the Tinner buses only appear on college services to the West such as Penzance and St Ives
 
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32755 & TFO319 are hiding in a corner at the station, probably driver changeover vehicles, 30877 has just arrived off of the 21
 
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43864 just arrived, NIS, and National Express coach HSK 654 just arrived then continuing on the 504 to London, and 32762 (my bus home) just departed for Bodmin on the 27
 

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I can't imagine there are any bus services running in Penzance, given the amount of snow we've had since approx. 10.30. All schools closed some hours ago, I know T1/2 are not operating west of Camborne, all bus services to St Ives suspended due to abandoned cars littering the main road in. With Falmouth services suspended hours ago, I can't imagine FK are trying to keep Sennen Hill and Paul Hill buses going!

Lived here, in the same place, since 1988 and already it's the heaviest snow I've seen in that time, without what's forecast for tomorrow: secondary schools closed again TOMORROW.
 

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Uni E400 MMC 33477 was on the emergency 12:30 231 service from Truro College to Falmouth Moor, although it skipped Perranwell and Ponsanooth due to road conditions as 33477 was skidding all over the road due to the snow, and Tinner 33466 was on the 12:15 239 service from Truro College to St Ives, due to the college closing at 11:00 due to the weather
 
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If anyone here works in one of the depots, say hi to Lee for me! He's one of my college drivers that does the Dobwalls - St Austell route, ain't seen him in ages because we had two weeks off then this snow :/

If he doesn't know who it is, it's the guy that always gets off at Bodmin Morrison's xDD

He's a funny lad to be around, wish college was on tomorrow but it's not.
 

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According to the February 2018 Ensign Bus sales list, the Volvo B7TLs on loan have been acquired by First South West.
 

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The GWR Dart was 'discovered' by Spotlight BBC tonight abandoned at Carnon Downs, apparently having been there since yesterday afternoon after a 'shunt' with a car.
 
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@Busaholic You are correct, I saw it as well, going to screenshot a photo of it on iplayer when the spotlight news episode pops up on there


edit: It's now 33 minutes past eight, and the news was on at half six. "This episode will be available soon" having a laugh!
 
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Westcountry vehicle movements have photos on their Facebook of the scene. They were sent to recover the badly damaged corsa, (gone before the spotlight footage)
 

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