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#31

National Express West Midlands / Re: Next Stop Announcments

Last post by BlackCountryBusSpotter - Yesterday at 11:52:31 AM

Hybrids have been taken off the 1 anyways

Yes there mostly on the 79, 59, 11, 15 and 16 E400's Operate the 1 they were only starting to be put on the 1 when I last caught it Hybrids were still the main allocation 

#32

Other National Express Operations / Re: Mobico Group (formerly NX ...

Last post by winston - Yesterday at 11:47:07 AM

Poor results from Mobico this morning after numerous delays & missing their own EBIT targets:

FY Results 2023: 
https://tools.eurolandir.com/tools/Pressreleases/GetPressRelease/?ID=4505169&lang=en-GB&companycode=uk-nex&v=r2023

Q1 Trading Update:
https://tools.eurolandir.com/tools/Pressreleases/GetPressRelease/?ID=4505170&lang=en-GB&companycode=uk-nex&v=r2023

CFO James Stamp has also fallen on his sword:
https://tools.eurolandir.com/tools/Pressreleases/GetPressRelease/?ID=4505175&lang=en-GB&companycode=uk-nex&v=r2023

Group share price down to new all time lows of 54p valuing entire group at just £331 million. 

#33

Arriva / Re: Arriva Leicester

Last post by Mayfield - Yesterday at 11:35:44 AM

Looks like 8000 has entered service today if Bustimes is correct 

#34

National Express West Midlands / Re: Withdrawn Vehicles

Last post by Ingleboro261F - Yesterday at 10:50:31 AM

What happened to 1907 why was it removed from list?

#35

National Express West Midlands / Re: Vehicles seen in service, ...

Last post by Ingleboro261F - Yesterday at 10:49:24 AM

2173 not tracking on 17

#36

General Discussion & Questions / Re: West Midlands Railway

Last post by Wba_lad - Yesterday at 09:23:49 AM

730 005 and 730 009 are both out on cross city for anyone interested.

#37

Rotala / Re: Rotala Management - Questi...

Last post by Steve3229vp - Yesterday at 07:51:01 AM

Correct - we have the vehicle on trial for a month.

I tried to catch it this morning on the 0739 to Maypole but it went on the outside lane not serving the Selfridges stop with Not In Service on the front. According to bus times it started at Birchall Street at 0758, the bus might of had a minor fault

#38

National Express West Midlands / Re: Route Branded Buses off Ro...

Last post by Bartosz - Yesterday at 07:34:29 AM

6862 (23 24 branded) on the X22.
6985 (82 87 branded) on the 80.

#39

General Discussion, Questions & Route Suggestions / Re: Bus Stops ?

Last post by GoldenSquid - April 21, 2024, 11:48:47 PM

Again, I didn't say all of those were to use one stop, there's 2 stops there at least the Cov Road buses would've been able to use both the stops instead of the mess that they've created there now!

Then you'd swap Coventry Road and Stratford Road issues, walking past that stop there is a lot of people waiting. MS17 isn't a good stop for any services - it doesn't help that it's a load/unload stop and when there is a driver missing it causes havoc.

Not sure why the Coventry Road services don't unload fully at the stop after the markets, change drivers there and then go to the next stop and start service there.

#40

National Express West Midlands / Re: VERY Late running services

Last post by PB50 - April 21, 2024, 10:34:29 PM

2069 failed to operate the 1509 9 to Walsall, according to my sister waiting in Wednesfield, so she's had to catch a 59 to Peacock Avenue, & walk back to Bloxwich from there.

(Looking at Bustimes, it's gone out of service back to Walsall, via Willenhall, presumbly to pick up its next journey from Walsall.)

Not good though when it only runs hourly.