The ex heartlands Olympian was on it. Departed Brierley Hill library 1658
Quote from: the trainbasher on May 08, 2014, 05:08:20 PM
The ex heartlands Olympian was on it. Departed Brierley Hill library 1658
what i don't understand though is that accoding to the Network West Midlands timetable, the 584X only runs on school holidays.
I have never known of this service. Whats it used for/does anyone use it? Very bizarre route?
Edit: Is this a variant of a school service?
Quote from: s94 on May 10, 2014, 01:09:08 AM
I have never known of this service. Whats it used for/does anyone use it? Very bizarre route?
Edit: Is this a variant of a school service?
Seen it several times, no body on it!
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on May 10, 2014, 07:25:52 PM
Quote from: s94 on May 10, 2014, 01:09:08 AM
I have never known of this service. Whats it used for/does anyone use it? Very bizarre route?
Edit: Is this a variant of a school service?
Seen it several times, no body on it!
Who operate it?
Abbey Coaches of Handsworth according to the NWM Website:
http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&hideBannerInfo=1&command=direct&line=03584&net=cen&project=y11&sup=X&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_direction=H&itdLPxx_line=03584&itdLPxx_net=cen&itdLPxx_project=y11&itdLPxx_sup=X&itdLPxx_lineVer=1&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_debug=
Quote from: Nathan on May 10, 2014, 08:08:55 PM
Abbey Coaches of Handsworth according to the NWM Website:
http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&hideBannerInfo=1&command=direct&line=03584&net=cen&project=y11&sup=X&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_direction=H&itdLPxx_line=03584&itdLPxx_net=cen&itdLPxx_project=y11&itdLPxx_sup=X&itdLPxx_lineVer=1&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_debug=
There used to be an Abbey Coaches based in the Stourbridge area owned by a guy called Paddy Tranter, used to run the town branch service when the bubble or 153 went down, thank goodness the authorities never checked his tachograph, some days he would do the service from 05:30 till midnight!
hmm never heard of it also
abbey coaches ran our staff shuttle at my work nice driver!
I understand that it the same company that used to be in Stourbridge. They also run the 583X often seen on the 276 route near Merry Hill Centre. No one on that either. They had N729 jNO formerlywith Thandi, Ampm etc on it today.
http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&hideBannerInfo=1&command=direct&line=03583&net=cen&project=y11&sup=X&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_direction=H&itdLPxx_line=03583&itdLPxx_net=cen&itdLPxx_project=y11&itdLPxx_sup=X&itdLPxx_lineVer=1&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_debug=
Quote from: ade on July 07, 2014, 08:48:34 PM
I understand that it the same company that used to be in Stourbridge. They also run the 583X often seen on the 276 route near Merry Hill Centre. No one on that either. They had N729 jNO formerlywith Thandi, Ampm etc on it today.
http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&hideBannerInfo=1&command=direct&line=03583&net=cen&project=y11&sup=X&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_direction=H&itdLPxx_line=03583&itdLPxx_net=cen&itdLPxx_project=y11&itdLPxx_sup=X&itdLPxx_lineVer=1&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_debug=
Here's N729JNO today
http://www.busphotography.co.uk/picture.php?/6223/category/228&
Quote from: the trainbasher on September 26, 2014, 05:19:26 PM
Quote from: ade on July 07, 2014, 08:48:34 PM
I understand that it the same company that used to be in Stourbridge. They also run the 583X often seen on the 276 route near Merry Hill Centre. No one on that either. They had N729 jNO formerlywith Thandi, Ampm etc on it today.
http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&hideBannerInfo=1&command=direct&line=03583&net=cen&project=y11&sup=X&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_direction=H&itdLPxx_line=03583&itdLPxx_net=cen&itdLPxx_project=y11&itdLPxx_sup=X&itdLPxx_lineVer=1&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_debug=
Here's N729JNO today
http://www.busphotography.co.uk/picture.php?/6223/category/228&
The link doesnt take you straight to the picture?
Quote from: s94 on September 26, 2014, 11:31:06 PM
Quote from: the trainbasher on September 26, 2014, 05:19:26 PM
Quote from: ade on July 07, 2014, 08:48:34 PM
I understand that it the same company that used to be in Stourbridge. They also run the 583X often seen on the 276 route near Merry Hill Centre. No one on that either. They had N729 jNO formerlywith Thandi, Ampm etc on it today.
http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&hideBannerInfo=1&command=direct&line=03583&net=cen&project=y11&sup=X&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_direction=H&itdLPxx_line=03583&itdLPxx_net=cen&itdLPxx_project=y11&itdLPxx_sup=X&itdLPxx_lineVer=1&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_debug=
Here's N729JNO today
http://www.busphotography.co.uk/picture.php?/6223/category/228&
The link doesnt take you straight to the picture?
Should work now...
...I must have put the wrong setting on the page.
This is an interesting one. Saw a plain white coach (Presumably Abbey Coaches still) go by Saltwells just after 5pm today and it had 583X in the coach window. I could have sworn these services had been withdrawn???
Quote from: s94 on September 23, 2015, 06:24:13 PM
This is an interesting one. Saw a plain white coach (Presumably Abbey Coaches still) go by Saltwells just after 5pm today and it had 583X in the coach window. I could have sworn these services had been withdrawn???
Yes they were withdrawn
@s94
Was a strange service, once saw it in Brierley Hill heading towards Dudley, even though that wasn't the route??
Indeed, the NWM timetable links above still work. Weirdly the 583X should be around Lye at 5pm not Saltwells. It was the 584X which went this way. The 584X should have been seen where I saw it around 5pm though too. How odd.
Quote from: s94 on September 23, 2015, 06:35:03 PM
Indeed, the NWM timetable links above still work. Weirdly the 583X should be around Lye at 5pm not Saltwells. It was the 584X which went this way. The 584X should have been seen where I saw it around 5pm though too. How odd.
The registrations of the 583X and 584X were both cancelled from 15 May 2015 so the services shouldn't be running at all, should they?
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on September 23, 2015, 06:43:25 PM
The registrations of the 583X and 584X were both cancelled from 15 May 2015 so the services shouldn't be running at all, should they?
Precisely, neither should be running at all really I would have thought! Unless it is coincidence and Abbey Coaches (presuming it was them) have never removed the numbers from the window but 5 months since their withdrawal you would think this would have been done by now. lol.
Quote from: s94 on September 23, 2015, 06:46:32 PM
Precisely, neither should be running at all really I would have thought! Unless it is coincidence and Abbey Coaches (presuming it was them) have never removed the numbers from the window but 5 months since their withdrawal you would think this would have been done by now. lol.
Plus don't Abbey Coaches now reside in Handsworth, so bit odd one of there coaches would be around here especially with route number 583X
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on September 23, 2015, 06:50:18 PM
Plus don't Abbey Coaches now reside in Handsworth, so bit odd one of there coaches would be around here especially with route number 583X
Not aware of their move but if so then that is indeed even more odd. Will try and look out for it again over the next couple of days.
Quote from: s94 on September 23, 2015, 06:52:00 PM
Not aware of their move but if so then that is indeed even more odd. Will try and look out for it again over the next couple of days.
See here
http://findthestop.co.uk/routes/view/12339
Lo and behold just seen the 583x go past Saltwells again just now - same coach as yesterday. No body seems to be on it unsurprisingly. Rather ghostly service this is turning to be... Lol.
White coach on the 584x running through Dudley Port 7AM this morning
Thanks for this info Matt. If there are no active registrations for this service then should it not be running at all?
Just a thought maybe it's turned into a private contract service so can retain the number for reference purposes but would be unavailable to members of the general public. 2 questions
1, has the bus got a ticket machine on it?
2, has anyone tried hailing the bus & see if it stops?
That may hold a key to the riddle.
Indeed fair point. School services arent usually displayed on the flags/bus stop timetables though I presume if it was registered last year, the public could have got on.
More to the point, which school/place does this even serve for? Cant think where the demand would be down here for a school up in Great Bridge way?
It starts from Great Bridge on a morning and goes/went to Whitmore Reans, Paget Road.
Looking at it, the City Of Wolverhampton college is close by. but just seems strange a very strange route whatever way you look at it!
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on September 25, 2015, 06:57:11 PM
It starts from Great Bridge on a morning and goes/went to Whitmore Reans, Paget Road.
Looking at it, the City Of Wolverhampton college is close by. but just seems strange a very strange route whatever way you look at it!
Ahh I got it the wrong way round. Oopps. Lol. But yes the route is just so bizarre. Not direct at all if you live near Great Bridge. But that doesn't matter as no one uses it! Lol.
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on September 25, 2015, 06:57:11 PM
It starts from Great Bridge on a morning and goes/went to Whitmore Reans, Paget Road.
Looking at it, the City Of Wolverhampton college is close by. but just seems strange a very strange route whatever way you look at it!
They operate school services for Wolverhampton Girls High School. The routes do meander somewhat and change according to where students live.
So its now an unregistered school service not available to general public. That solves the mystery.
Problem solved then. Cheers for the info. :)
Be interesting to see what happens if someone put there habd out at a bus stop, whether it would stop. Presumably not!