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Many thanks to Brendan Fox for providing the following PVR information - correct to 31st March 2014:
FULL SIZE VEHICLES (King Long/BMC/Saracakis/MCV/Omnicity/coaches etc)
X2 Airport – San Giljan (PVR 4)
X3 Airport – Bugibba (PVR 6)
X4/X5/X7 Valletta – Airport – Birzebbugia/Marsaskala/Birgu (PVR 8, reduced to 7 on Suns)
Note re X2/X3: there may be some interworking between these routes at the airport.
Note re X4/X5/X7: on Mondays to Saturdays 4 buses are on a 4-hour X4/X5 cycle, the other 4 buses on a 4-hour X7/X4 cycle. On Sundays and public holidays 1 bus works X4A (Airport shortworking), 2 buses work X7, 4 buses work X4/X5. A midicoach was spotted on the X7 on one occasion during my visit (a normal working day).
Total PVR for the X routes: 18 (reduced to 17 on Sundays)
MINIBUS/MIDICOACH with occasional full size coach
117/118/119/135 (PVR 6)
These routes are interworked on a 6-hour cycle: 117 Mater Dei – Zurrieq – Mater Dei (clockwise), changing to 135 Mater Dei – Marsaskala, changing to 119 Marsaskala – Hal Far Paci, back on 119, change to 135, finishing with 118 Mater Dei – Zurrieq – Mater Dei (anticlockwise).
MINIBUS/MIDICOACH
101/102 Cirkewwa – Ghajn Tuffieha (PVR 2)
106/122 These two routes are interworked running 122 Valletta Kastilja – Mater Dei changing to 106 Mater Dei - Ta’ Qali (advertised as starting from Universita). (PVR 4, reduced to 2 on Sundays).
109 Bahrija – Bajjada (PVR 2)
110 Sliema – Mater Dei – Marsa P&R (PVR 2)
123 Valletta Kastilja – Mater Dei (PVR 1)
136 Birkirkara – Gharghur (PVR 1)
201 Airport – Rabat via the coast (PVR 2)
226 Mater Dei – Santa Lucija (PVR 1)
401 Bugibba – Wardija (PVR 1)
Note: the minibus from the 401 also does certain journeys on route 223 Bugibba – Ghajn Tuffieha, e.g. the 1100 and 1600 departures from Bugibba, returning from Ghajn Tuffieha 30 mins later.
TOTAL UBS PVR = 40 on Mondays to Saturdays, 37 on Sundays and public holidays.
- ACY 854 Supreme
- ACY 863 on X4
- ACY 863 on X7
- ACY 903 on 109
- ACY 911 Paramount
- ACY 914 [Route X7]
- ACY 917
- ACY 918 Supreme
- ACY 932 on X2
- ACY 966 on 213
- ACY 971 Supreme
- ACY 981 Zarb
- ACY 983 Supreme
- ACY 985 KTC
- ACY 986 KTC
- BCY 876 0n X3
- BCY 916 on X2
- BCY 930 0n X2
- BCY 931 KopTaCo
- BCY 933 Zarb
- BCY 938 Xafri
- BCY 939 (on X3)
- BCY 945 Paramount
- BCY 963 KTC
- BPY 032 on X2 April 2014 (Copy)
- BPY 036 on X7
- BPY 890 on 63
- CCY 920 [Route X3]
- CCY 944 Zarb
- CCY 947 Supreme
- CCY 956 Zarb
- CCY 984 on X2
- CCY 992 KTC
- CPY 026
- CPY 741 Ideal
- DPY 012 KopTaCo
- DPY 023 On X3
- DPY 982
- EPY 023
- EPY 024 FP
- FBY 004 FP
- FBY 009 Paramount
- FBY 035 FP
- FBY 037 Supreme
- FBY 043 KTC
- FBY 046 FP
- FBY 049 Lepeirks
- FBY 057 KTC
- FBY 061 Focal Point
- FBY 061 [full livery]
- FBY 064 On X5
- FBY 066 Sultana
- FBY 068
- FBY 075
- FBY 076 FP
- FPY 019 FP
- FPY 031 on route X4 April 2014
- FPY 031 Murder
- FPY 032 on route X7 April 2014
- FPY 032
- FPY 055 Peppin
- FPY 451 [Route 202]
- FPY 451 Swallow
- FPY 753
- HPY 179 [Route X2]
- HPY 179 on 31
- HPY 179 on 31
- IMY 404 [Route 110]
- JCY 852 Paramount
- JCY 868 Paramount
- JCY 869 Paramount
- JCY 925 Paramount
- JCY 936 KTC
- JCY 937 KTC
- JPY 032 Oasis
- JPY 032 on X7
- KCY 851 KTC
- KCY 855 FP
- KCY 870 KTC
- KCY 873 KopTaCo
- KCY 879 on X3
- KCY 879
- KCY 884 Zarb
- KCY 888
- KCY 889 on route 117 April 2014 (Copy)
- KCY 939 KopTaCo
- KCY 953 on 118
- KCY 969 [Route X4]
- LCY 856 on X3
- LCY 858 on X3
- LCY 858 A&J
- LCY 860 Paramount
- LCY 897 Sultana
- LCY 900 on 120
- LCY 910 on 222
- LCY 910 on 222
- LCY 910 A&J
- LCY 923 Zarb
- LCY 935 on 206
- LCY 940 [plain white] on X5
- LCY 946 KTC
- LCY 948 on X2
- LCY 949 on 110
- LCY 952 KTC
- LCY 965
- LCY 977 Zarb
- LCY 983 A&J
- LPY 028 KopTaCo
- LPY 042 Peppin
- LPY 192 A&J
- LPY 720 Nimrod
- LPY 798 Cancu
- MPY 904 on 31
- MPY 904
- MPY 931 KTC
- NPY 905 KopTaCo
- QPY 004 FP
- RPY 440 FP
- RPY 466 FP
- RPY 637
- SPY 345
- VPY 873 (n-s) on X2
- VPY 873 [Route 203]
- ZPY 394
- ZPY 448 Zunzan