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Looks like the 130 route is getting plenty of variety today - vehicle 131 out for 1 journey before being replaced by 105, which itself has been replaced by 504.

Strange one on the bus times fleet list. Vehicle YX21 RYF tracking on the 130 with fleet number 1001, rather than being in the 50xx series. According to the bus shop it was recently purchased by Red Eagle Buses, so possibly on loan.

Also looks like vehicle 4 is currently at Macc, rather than Crewe.

Apparently 1001 has just completed it's final journey with D&G as it's being returned tomorrow.

E200MMC YX68 UNY 577 broke down in the middle of Chester bus interchange earlier whilst on an 82, it was towed around 13:45, 5011 which is part of the 41 (Chester - Whitchurch/Tattenhall) allocation replaced it

(27/06/2026 20:21)chesterbuses21256 Wrote: [ -> ]E200MMC YX68 UNY 577 broke down in the middle of Chester bus interchange earlier whilst on an 82, it was towed around 13:45, 5011 which is part of the 41 (Chester - Whitchurch/Tattenhall) allocation replaced it

Looks like 5011 wasn't scheduled to be used yesterday, with 2 x Solo SRs and 5012 being the allocation for the 41.

It's not unknown for D&G to take a bus off another route when there's a breakdown. That may have happened on the 84X/52 yesterday with vehicles 4 and 34 swapping over - or it could have just been a ticket machine swap.

If the tracking's to be believed 1001 is out again on the 38 this morning, so the driver who said yesterday was it's last working may not have allowed for the Macc depot having 2 vehicles out on Sundays.

(28/06/2026 10:46)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]Looks like 5011 wasn't scheduled to be used yesterday, with 2 x Solo SRs and 5012 being the allocation for the 41.

It's not unknown for D&G to take a bus off another route when there's a breakdown. That may have happened on the 84X/52 yesterday with vehicles 4 and 34 swapping over - or it could have just been a ticket machine swap.

If the tracking's to be believed 1001 is out again on the 38 this morning, so the driver who said yesterday was it's last working may not have allowed for the Macc depot having 2 vehicles out on Sundays.

I saw 3011 pass Not in Service when I was near Vicars Cross, saw 573 and 5012 on the 41 as well

Oh yeah sorry 1 SR on the 41 both yesterday and Friday, but 5011 on the 12/13 workings on Friday, and replacing 577 on the 82 (as you said) yesterday.

YJ69 CPY - an ex-TrawsCymru Solo M9250SR is now at Macc.

Tiny Solo YJ68FXV has appeared on the bus times fleet list. Apparently on loan from Stotts Coaches, who have only just acquired it. They seem to be loaning buses for Macc from operators who've only just acquired them. It doesn't seem to be the most suitable bus for Macc, as it's too small for most, if not all of their contracted services, with only having 22 seats.