Since the closure of Oswestry depot, Shrewsbury depot has taken over the main service into Oswestry from Shrewsbury. The X5 as the service is now, has some AM and PM extra peak workings, here we see a PM peak working in late April, operated by a bus that previously has seen the day on Shrewsbury locals, hence the chance of a smaller bus some days, opposed to a Versa.
This Optare Solo M880SL was one of four such examples new to Arriva Midlands, Derby depot. Three examples moved in later life to Shrewsbury, once however was written off and since scrapped, and only one moving to Arriva Southern Counties.
2537 catches the spring sunshine at the edge of West Felton.
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