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721 seen this afternoon in town centre on route 87 in new livery 729 is now away, 724 went the other day when 722 arrived back but the engine falied majorly...
busestrainsreading
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Feb 1, 2007
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Noted this morning light green Solar 1020 without a front fleetnumber, must have had some minor damage repaired. Wonder if it will gain a larger style number...
steve.wickens
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Feb 2, 2007
9:38 am
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Source: RBC website Wokingham District Council and Reading Borough Council are pleased to announce changes to services from 5th February 2007 Mondays to...
Sean
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Feb 2, 2007
6:46 pm
692
Noted today that 738 still lacks vinyls and still has the black fleetnumbers. ... is ... engine ... road!...
james_cusworth
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Feb 2, 2007
9:19 pm
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However, after only a few days without 722 was in service with vinyls on 1st. 721 was without on 1st. Rob ... From: "james_cusworth"...
Robert Williams
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Feb 3, 2007
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seems like some of the excles purchased from reading buses have now been sold on from eastbourne, a picture of r210dkg (new owner: south glostershire bus and...
busestrainsreading
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Feb 4, 2007
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All of the ex Reading Excels were sold by Eastbourne in August last year - they have been replaced by new MAN/MCV Evolutions, delivered in dealer white but now...
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Feb 5, 2007
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802 on 65 Noted today without LowRider/SoloRider branding: 101, 105, 106, 113, 116, 912 (previously reported 914 & 929 not confirmed today) 469 and 930...
Robert Williams
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Feb 5, 2007
6:47 pm
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Some variation this morning along the A4 which was closed at about 7:50 between Circuit Lane and Honey End Lane due to an accidient caused school, Burghfield...
Jon Nutt
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Feb 5, 2007
10:27 pm
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Robert, Leyland Olympians are often to be found working the 328/329 services. Simon Robert Williams <robert@...> wrote: 802 on 65 Noted today without...
simon oliver
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Feb 5, 2007
10:48 pm
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Indeed, but not normally in such plentiful numbers. If this is normal then it is a recent change that hasn't been reported on here. Rob ... From: simon oliver ...
Robert Williams
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Feb 5, 2007
11:00 pm
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Olympians have been working the 328/329 services in plentiful numbers since at least last June. I've photographed a lot of them on both routes since early July...
simon oliver
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Feb 5, 2007
11:06 pm
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It depends what you call plentiful. I maintain that at that time it was normally just one or sometimes two of approx six bus workings each day that had...
Robert Williams
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Feb 5, 2007
11:57 pm
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I would say from last June/July until now our of an approximately 12 or each service (328/329) about 4 or each are Decker's, making 8 deckers in total coming...
simon oliver
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Feb 6, 2007
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I think that maybe it has something to do with the fact Wycombe seem to be short of single deckers. A Volvo went up in flames a few weeks back in Marlow, and...
poveys20001
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Feb 6, 2007
8:40 am
704
Spectra 725 out on route 20 this morning complete with new vinyl's and white fleetnumbers including one on the front....
steve.wickens
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Feb 6, 2007
9:30 am
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Was nice to see a decent vehicle on the 102, just for a change. 964 was seen leaving Reading, heading for Newbury at about 1350. I've just seen it again...
readingbusdriver
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Feb 6, 2007
4:38 pm
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Hi, It also operated the 16:42 service from Reading, spotted at Theale at about 17:10... Also 631 operated the 17:14 departure from Arlington as well. Jon. ......
Jon Nutt
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Feb 6, 2007
7:28 pm
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Ive just been talking to another driver, and it appears that the Newbury Depot are very short of drivers at the moment, due to sickness. 964 and 631 were sent...
readingbusdriver
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Feb 6, 2007
9:12 pm
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964 back in Reading on 12/20. One RB liveried MetroRider on 102 (I assume 630) and one on Bridge Street (I assume 631 on 111/112 - I didn't catch the fleet...
Robert Williams
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Feb 7, 2007
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See this morning on the 12/20 was 724. So much for the buses future after a major engine failure. ... Street (I assume 631 on 111/112 - I didn't catch the...
john
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Feb 7, 2007
6:25 pm
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Seen on the 9 this afternoon was an unidentified new liveried excel. Also this morning due to the so called "adverse" weather conditions, quite a few 63's and...
simon oliver
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Feb 7, 2007
6:27 pm
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I understand that the next group of routes due for conversion to Quality Status are the Woodley ones - any one any idea of the colour coding. Also reports...
doyebob
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Feb 7, 2007
9:05 pm
712
The Woodley routes ( 63/65 ) are to colour coded Orange! The Loddon Bridge Fast Track are to receive 6 Scania N-series/East Lancs Olympus deckers. I agree with...
simon oliver
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Feb 7, 2007
9:15 pm
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Reading prefer the Scania/MAN Engine technology to meet Euro 4.(source AD rep), AD do not have Euro4 with this method at present although the press indicates...
Derek Bradfield
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Feb 7, 2007
9:59 pm
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963 was the one on the 9. Meanwhile 1026 was out on the 149. By the afternoon some 63/65s were still leaving the Station behind each other - notably 704/6 with...
Robert Williams
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Feb 7, 2007
11:11 pm
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At the last update, not only Woodley but also the 12/20, 18 and 31/33 are to be done in a big bang in October with an expected order of approx 20 new deckers....
Robert Williams
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Feb 7, 2007
11:35 pm
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Before lunchtime in Woodley there were on a few occasions 2 63's following each other and 2 65's following each other, would have taken a picture but i was...
simon oliver
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Feb 8, 2007
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The yellow dates from pre-Quality Routes colour coding which was somewhat different, and was used only on the stops and network map. From what I can quickly...
Robert Williams
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Feb 8, 2007
1:31 am
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Rob 801 was out on the 12 - heading towards Lower Early at lunchtime 818 on the 63 - pic taken 460 on the 31 - pic taken I've added some pics to my Reading...
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Feb 8, 2007
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