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		<title><![CDATA[North East Buses - Operations]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reading Buses]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4697</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=312">Malarkey</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Does anyone know when Reading Buses are planning on putting there ADL Enviro 400EV's into service for the Purple 17 & Claret 21's?<br />
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15-20 of the batch had been fully built when I visited in ADL in July.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Does anyone know when Reading Buses are planning on putting there ADL Enviro 400EV's into service for the Purple 17 & Claret 21's?<br />
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15-20 of the batch had been fully built when I visited in ADL in July.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cambridgeshire Bus Operations]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4695</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=382">Andreos1</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bus routes costing more than £100 a passenger are to be scrapped - BBC News <a href="https://share.google/MKfbN12n5ONsvKaPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://share.google/MKfbN12n5ONsvKaPS</a><br />
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There's quotes in there about extending once a day services to P&R sites amongst others.<br />
The thing that gets me most, is that there's absolutely nothing in there about what passengers want nor anything about how much has been spent marketing, advertising or promoting the services. <br />
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The mantra of 'we know what's best and the passengers will come' is failing the industry and failing passengers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bus routes costing more than £100 a passenger are to be scrapped - BBC News <a href="https://share.google/MKfbN12n5ONsvKaPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://share.google/MKfbN12n5ONsvKaPS</a><br />
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There's quotes in there about extending once a day services to P&R sites amongst others.<br />
The thing that gets me most, is that there's absolutely nothing in there about what passengers want nor anything about how much has been spent marketing, advertising or promoting the services. <br />
<br />
The mantra of 'we know what's best and the passengers will come' is failing the industry and failing passengers.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Southern Vectis]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4624</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=6678">F114TML</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Have Southern Vectis ordered some Yutong DDs? Passed one in unbranded two-tone green livery which looked like the shades they use on the A19 earlier.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Have Southern Vectis ordered some Yutong DDs? Passed one in unbranded two-tone green livery which looked like the shades they use on the A19 earlier.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Britain's Buses at their Best]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4568</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:15:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=209">citaro5284</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I see Geoff Marshall has done a video titled "Britain's Buses at their Best, with comments from some of Go Ahead MD's and our favourite designer<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/xubslJLmbZA?si=flTY-mYaVhPyLjA6" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://youtu.be/xubslJLmbZA?si=flTY-mYaVhPyLjA6</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I see Geoff Marshall has done a video titled "Britain's Buses at their Best, with comments from some of Go Ahead MD's and our favourite designer<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/xubslJLmbZA?si=flTY-mYaVhPyLjA6" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://youtu.be/xubslJLmbZA?si=flTY-mYaVhPyLjA6</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flixbus]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4314</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 15:01:33 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=6168">logidoodah</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Due to Flixbus' overwhelming success since 2021. Below are some articles in recent months from Route One.  <a href="https://www.route-one.net/tag/flixbus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.route-one.net/tag/flixbus/</a><br />
<br />
Imo just like Lumo were taking on the Planes, I believe Flixbus are taking on the trains...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Due to Flixbus' overwhelming success since 2021. Below are some articles in recent months from Route One.  <a href="https://www.route-one.net/tag/flixbus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.route-one.net/tag/flixbus/</a><br />
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Imo just like Lumo were taking on the Planes, I believe Flixbus are taking on the trains...]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stagecoach Coronation Livery]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4293</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:50:10 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=5842">cainebj</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Express Coach Repairs have posted photos on Facebook of Stagecoach Hull's 11192 painted into a commemorative livery for King Charles' coronation.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02QZMR2kCe9JKkSARoyhuYd6pTdho8wpcDqarnutGgJWkGvYYDdzNnaWt1HVEfrw6dl&amp;id=100046540014715" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Facebook post link</a><br />
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<img src="https://scontent.fgla3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/336675701_185373074312244_899450160788381772_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=8bfeb9&amp;_nc_ohc=Ehumeqqh3U0AX90ufGm&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fgla3-1.fna&amp;oh=00_AfAnI7WW3M2M_pvHtqxBkdw4wGsAaw7S9VZe_PZ2RloEGw&amp;oe=64415FBD" loading="lazy"  width="600" height="800" alt="[Image: 336675701_185373074312244_89945016078838...e=64415FBD]" class="mycode_img" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Express Coach Repairs have posted photos on Facebook of Stagecoach Hull's 11192 painted into a commemorative livery for King Charles' coronation.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02QZMR2kCe9JKkSARoyhuYd6pTdho8wpcDqarnutGgJWkGvYYDdzNnaWt1HVEfrw6dl&amp;id=100046540014715" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Facebook post link</a><br />
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<img src="https://scontent.fgla3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/336675701_185373074312244_899450160788381772_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=8bfeb9&amp;_nc_ohc=Ehumeqqh3U0AX90ufGm&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fgla3-1.fna&amp;oh=00_AfAnI7WW3M2M_pvHtqxBkdw4wGsAaw7S9VZe_PZ2RloEGw&amp;oe=64415FBD" loading="lazy"  width="600" height="800" alt="[Image: 336675701_185373074312244_89945016078838...e=64415FBD]" class="mycode_img" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rotala Group]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4265</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=6701">Unber43</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rotala have agreed to acquire..<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: 'gg sans', 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">35 x 12.1m Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa Diesel Euro 6 </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: 'gg sans', 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">25 x 10.8m Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa Diesel Euro 6 </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: 'gg sans', 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">2 x 10.8 Streetlite Ultroliner Euro 6</span></span></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rotala have agreed to acquire..<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: 'gg sans', 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">35 x 12.1m Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa Diesel Euro 6 </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: 'gg sans', 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">25 x 10.8m Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa Diesel Euro 6 </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: medium;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: 'gg sans', 'Noto Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">2 x 10.8 Streetlite Ultroliner Euro 6</span></span></span>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[TransDev Group]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4251</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=6701">Unber43</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rosso have cancelled their routes 4,6,15,18,64,65,66 (67), 68,69 which is all the Ribble Country Network + 153 <br />
<br />
Yet another set of cancellations from the TransDev group, does anyone know of they made any profit last year?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rosso have cancelled their routes 4,6,15,18,64,65,66 (67), 68,69 which is all the Ribble Country Network + 153 <br />
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Yet another set of cancellations from the TransDev group, does anyone know of they made any profit last year?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[and we moan about the frequency of services up herer...]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=4215</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=5564">Rob44</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64252426" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be...s-64252426</a><br />
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2 buses a day!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64252426" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be...s-64252426</a><br />
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2 buses a day!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Agenda bus survey]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=3802</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=0">RobParsons</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi there, this is Rob Parsons, I'm the Northern Agenda Editor for Reach, which publishes the Newcastle Chronicle and Journal (and other titles in the North).<br />
<br />
Sorry to post uninvited on this group but we're doing a survey of bus services across the North to inform an article next week - anyone who'd like to have a look and fill it in would be most welcome!<br />
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<a href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-easts-bus-services-up-23108476" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...p-23108476</a><br />
<br />
or if that doesn't work - <a href="https://data.reachplc.com/220453008360949" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://data.reachplc.com/220453008360949</a><br />
<br />
Thanks! Rob]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi there, this is Rob Parsons, I'm the Northern Agenda Editor for Reach, which publishes the Newcastle Chronicle and Journal (and other titles in the North).<br />
<br />
Sorry to post uninvited on this group but we're doing a survey of bus services across the North to inform an article next week - anyone who'd like to have a look and fill it in would be most welcome!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-easts-bus-services-up-23108476" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...p-23108476</a><br />
<br />
or if that doesn't work - <a href="https://data.reachplc.com/220453008360949" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://data.reachplc.com/220453008360949</a><br />
<br />
Thanks! Rob]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blackpool transport]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=3212</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2020 17:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=5827">Ryland</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Blackpool palladium  enviro 400 city was in the north east yesterday anyone know why passing Darlington Whinfield road]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blackpool palladium  enviro 400 city was in the north east yesterday anyone know why passing Darlington Whinfield road]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Transdev York and Country]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=2178</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2018 22:44:42 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=5656">S830OFT</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Which routes are the MANVIROs allocated to? Because I went to see Route 20 but it had Versa 201 and Renown 1047 allocated to it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Which routes are the MANVIROs allocated to? Because I went to see Route 20 but it had Versa 201 and Renown 1047 allocated to it.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Buses Overseas]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=2109</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 17:26:08 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=312">Malarkey</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[KMB's B8L MCV EvoSeti - <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/76345166@N05/26448587767/in/feed" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.flickr.com/photos/76345166@N...67/in/feed</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[KMB's B8L MCV EvoSeti - <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/76345166@N05/26448587767/in/feed" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.flickr.com/photos/76345166@N...67/in/feed</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dublin Bus Contract]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=2018</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:59:55 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=209">citaro5284</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="color: #0e78be;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: xx-large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: DINWeb-Light;" class="mycode_font">GO-AHEAD AWARDED OUTER DUBLIN METROPOLITAN AREA BUS CONTRACT</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.go-ahead.com/en/media/news/2017/go-ahead-awarded-outer-dublin-metropolitan-area-bus-contract.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.go-ahead.com/en/media/news/2...tract.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.nationaltransport.ie/news/nta-announces-go-ahead-preferred-bidder-bus-routes-dublin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.nationaltransport.ie/news/nt...es-dublin/</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="color: #0e78be;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: xx-large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: DINWeb-Light;" class="mycode_font">GO-AHEAD AWARDED OUTER DUBLIN METROPOLITAN AREA BUS CONTRACT</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.go-ahead.com/en/media/news/2017/go-ahead-awarded-outer-dublin-metropolitan-area-bus-contract.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.go-ahead.com/en/media/news/2...tract.html</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.nationaltransport.ie/news/nta-announces-go-ahead-preferred-bidder-bus-routes-dublin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.nationaltransport.ie/news/nt...es-dublin/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wales Bus Operations]]></title>
			<link>https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1917</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 07:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://northeastbuses.co.uk/member.php?action=profile&uid=5243">Brian13</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I went to Swansea away on Saturday and used a Parkand Ride off the M4. It was Swansea Bus & Coach who used a 70 seater MIG 1723 reminded me of JH's old bus YKZ 9965 or something like that.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I went to Swansea away on Saturday and used a Parkand Ride off the M4. It was Swansea Bus & Coach who used a 70 seater MIG 1723 reminded me of JH's old bus YKZ 9965 or something like that.]]></content:encoded>
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