The definition of Hunky Dory is 'satisfaction' or 'fine'. Apparently its first use was in an American song in 1862, so now you know !
Yes a perfectly normal X1 day with no failures, major delays or unorthodox vehicles operating, despite the reputation that Friday 13th has. 37568 on K16 was swapped for 37569 at Lowestoft and that was the day's news it would appear. 37574 did not return to traffic after yesterday's MOT, but this could well be because it was not needed. Ros and Neil saw it outside Vancouver Avenue having been washed this afternoon.
Delays were minimal today and reached their peak mid afternoon when passing through Wisbech were K18 eastbound 12 late (37570) and 37573 late by a similar margin westbound on K19.
Mileages. The current mileages for the Geminis are as follows :
37575 : 304
37572 : 302
37574 : 300
37579 : 299
37578 : 292
37570 : 290
37573 : 290
37576 : 288
37567 : 286
37564 : 282
37569 : 281
37577 : 280
37565 : 278
37568 : 276
37563 : 276
37157 : 265
37566 : 261
37156 : 259
37160 : 259
37158 : 248
37159 : 240
37571 : 154
Apologies for the long list of numbers there, but it seemed the best way to illustrate the differences. 37571 actually shows 185,000 on the clock, but this is because, following the Thorney crash, it had a cab fitted off another bus and the mileage was never corrected ! This is why the odometer shows 31,000 more than it should do.
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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