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Are these changes going through and routes registered, or are they on hold / postponed for the time being ?

Hi Simon,

Can you purchase cash single only fares on the number 9 between Wolverhampton and Worfield or is it app, daysavers only ?

Thanks,

I'm guessing the platinum service Tony mentions is to assist NX Coach on the Glastonbury festival shuttle service from Bristol ?  ;)

Just an observation from the X8 platinums, I've noticed the next stop displays on board and the audio announcements no longer work when the bus is doing a " part route " journey to say Dudley or Blackheath. They used to work before the April display change / update and used to say the bus was terminating, all change please etc........It doesn't announce any stop at all either  :-\

Does this happen on other routes that are doing part journeys too ? i.e 87 to Oldbury for example ?

Any news on the new branding for the X8 ? All the buses have been debranded but all plain grey at the moment.......... Looking forward to seeing the new livery / branding soon  ;)

Depending on how many PN need, I'm going to guess 6791 to 6795 may move from WN ?  :-\

Looking forward to seeing the new style X8 branding start to appear next week following on from the service change w/c 2nd June.  ;)

How many platinums will get the new X8 branding @Tony ?

Looking forward to seeing these soon  :-\

June service changes now showing on the NXWM bus website.

Will be nice to see the new branding applied to the X8 then Tony  ;)

I do like the look of what they've done to the 87 and 9 etc..

I guess some of the spare platinums will be used on other WN routes, like the number 1 etc ?

Still no mention on NX website, or notices on the buses about the withdrawal of the X7 and changes to the X8  :-\

Will the X8 platinums be re-branded into the new style like the 9 and 87 ?

Similar situation at WN bus station. The cleaner has been made redundant and now the X7/8 and 529 platinums he used to clean are now in a sorry state at times.  :-\

Just seen the new X8 and 126 timetables on Traveline West Midlands from June 2nd.

Regarding the X8, Dudley shorts to and from WN in between the Birmingham's and a 10 min freq is maintained between WN and Dudley.

Journey times look the same too  ::)

Just been reading about the Five ways underpass closure from 3rd June, potentially until 2021 ? Some information is on the Metro Alliance and NetworkWM websites.

Guess all the Hagley Road services will all have to have route and timetable changes to reflect the closure and increased traffic using the island.

Any idea when the new X8 timetable will be on NX website or Traveline, and when they'll announce the X7 withdrawal ?

It's a shame really as I'm sure it's picking up slowly but obviously not enough to keep it running. When the new hospital opens I'm sure it will be a different story.

With the X7 being withdrawn in June, I was wondering if WN will have to re-brand their platinums to show just the X8 and maybe it will be in the nice styling with a colour like on the 9 / 82 / 87 etc ?

I think it is currently purple, I'm sure it will look great if they do change it as some of the vehicles don't seem to have any branding on the front upper windows or rear, They are just plain etc.  ;)