Tuesday August 3rd 2010 ~ Piranhas & Airbenders

A funny old line up at Vancouver Avenue tonight. 20127 is next to 37571, note the absence of First logo on the front, while a rather sickly looking Dart just visible on the right carries a rear advert which says "Thinking About Retiring ?", which in view of the buses dilemma I found quite amusing. Apologies for the rather blurry pic.

Yes the advert chaps were at work overnight and at last a new nearside advert for the Piranha film in 3D looks like replacing some of those 'Letters To Juliet' ads which seem to have been around forever.

K14 to K19 all went over from Lynn to Lowestoft without incident, but K1 with 37576 was swapped for 37157. The B7 had come from Yarmouth this morning on the short Yarmouth - Lowestoft leg of Y13, but was changed for 37565 off Lowestoft depot. Whether 157 had time to be serviced between arrival on Y13 at 08.10 and departure on K1 at 11.55 is open to question, but it would seem likely as it was due today.

The fun then continued, 37578 which was 13 late on K2 at Walpole came in to Lowestoft and was changed for 37576 off K1, K3 arrived with 37160 which was then put onto the 13.08 X2 to Norwich and was later seen on the 16.38 too (thanks to Michael and Sam for the gen). K3 predictably departed with 37578 although it was 21 late by the time it passed Bruce.

Two of the absent Geminis reappeared today with 37577 coming in on L11 and 37567 relieving 37569 on Y9 at Lowestoft. 37570 is meanwhile sidelined with a water pipe fracture. The low floor monotony was broken by 20127 on Y7. All the B7s were out except 37158 which was on Lynn locals.

Punctuality was hit and miss today. L10 with 37156 managed to be 23 late through Walpole westbound this morning and perhaps unsurprisingly ran via the bypass on the way back to Lynn to regain some time.

I'm wondering if August can go by without King's Lynn having to resort to using a Scania ? Speaking of which 65556 had appeared at King's Lynn tonight and was receiving a tyre change. It is thought to be here to cover for a blown up Lynn example.