The fleet of B9s are gradually approaching the 200,000 mile mark this week. Almost there if not already past this figure are 37572 & 37575 and not far behind are 37564, 37569, 37570, 37574 and 37579. Lowest mileage of the 37563 - 570, 37572-9 series is 37566 which has amassed a mere 179,000. 37576 is very slightly ahead of it.
An interesting situation is in the offing as the warranty on these excessively high mileage vehicles expires in October/November. At the moment, as far as King's Lynn goes anyway, the garage holds no stock of mechanical spares for the fleet, so whether this situation will change remains to be seen.
20126 returned home to Yarmouth today on K18, but 20107 had an extended day as after working Y7 as predicted, it was called upon to relieve 37568 which had failed on K2. So having only just arrived from the coast, 'The Beast' then returned as the 18.35 to Lowestoft.
Jamie R came over on L12 tonight with 37157 which is becoming louder by the day.
Peter phoned to say that a friend of his had travelled on 107 today and sweltered in the heat as the air con was not working. I think the likes of 107 are almost pre air-con.
This is the unofficial blog for the Peterborough - Norwich XL bus service operated by First Group. Originally reporting the introduction of the 'Gemini' double deckers and the phasing out of coaches, the blog is now incredibly in its twelfth year and in 2021 the new fleet of state of the art double deckers enter their second year in traffic. To contact me with your observations/experiences on the XL, email gerardtcc@gmail.com .
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