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So loads of armchair web warriors are going with @pndriver tomorrow after all the whinging done on here about the route

Luckily..... I'm not driving tomorrow.

Did anybody turn up for you across the whole route?

I had a passenger board at Station Street and 2 at Halesowen bus station. Both the X92 and X94 could potentially be filled. If a poster was put up in Halesowen there would be a bus full of pensioners going out for the day.

Thank you, can you provide the timetables so I can add them to my article?
https://westmidlandsbususers.co.uk/2021/08/the-green-bus-introduce-day-out-services-for-summer-2021/

I am not worried about this, I was just trying to get a straight answer to a straight question.


Thanks for the clarification and the details. I'd be happy to post about this on my website if thats okay. Are these just 'day out' services, or is there some other purpose behind them? (School holiday educational trips for example, which the public can also travel on, or something like that)

Just day out services. Anyone can get on at any stop along the route.

[But no, it is not free. And it is operating.]

So unless the registration effective date is incorrect, these are currently 'free' services?

Registration effective date is wrong. Service X92 started last Tuesday. X94 started Thursday.

X92 to Ludlow Runs Tuesday's in August only.

X94 to Carding Mill Valley runs Thursday's in August only.

Payment can be made by contact less payment methods only on board the bus. £6 single and £10 return. Concessionary passes are valid after 09:30am.

Both services start at Station Street from stand NS13 at 9am on their respective days.

Service X92 leaves city and operates along the Hagley Road to Quinton, then via Mucklow Hill to Halesowen. From Halesowen the route runs through Blakedown, Kidderminster (Serving Severn Valley Railway not the town centre) West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley Town Centre, Far Forest, Cleobury Mortimer, Clee Hill and Terminating at Ludlow. Arriving at 11:05 and leaving again at 13:40.

Service X94 leaves city and operates along the Hagley Road to Quinton, this service then operates via Quinton expressway, Manor Way and serves Halesowen bus station, from here the service operates along Church Croft and Richmond Street to Stourbridge Road, Windmill Hill, Toys Lane, Oldnall Road, Brook Holloway, Wolloscote Road, Chawn Hill to Stourbridge Junction, then operates along the 242 route (Averting Bridle Road) to Kinver, Six Ashes, Bridgnorth High Street, Ironbridge, Buildwas Abbey, Longville, Church Stretton and terminating at Carding Mill Valley.

But no, it is not free. And it is operating.

4428 transferred to Wolverhampton today.

There's only 2 boards on the 2 service which can use deckers on a Saturday now, there was an issue last week where the allocator didn't check and all 5 boards had deckers. These were changed over in due course though.

126 allocation is now E400 (57 Plates) and StreetDeck.

From what I can see you weren't even intending to use that trip anyway. So unless you were left behind by it, or someone else was, I don't see how you can complain.

@2206 he speaks on behalf of the people of Blackheath

Just got my Diamond Bus 4H to go lane swiming.in.Halesowen Baths smack on tine at the stop in Gorsty Hill however there was a poor lady with a NXWM Travelcard at the stop who been waiting and waiting she said for a NXWM 4H as the awfull disgracefull service West Midlands Travel provide to Blackheath is getting beyond a joke I feel very sorry for the lady putting her money and trust in such a third rate operator but unfortunatly as @Tony refuses now to reply.to my posts we he no answer to the rubbish service of NXWM he constantly defends so we will never know why the NXWM 4H failed to arrive for this lady, sadly he has no valid defence of NXWM peformance in Blackheath as he has given up on replying to my conscructive comments we will never know why the NXWM 4H had failed to turn up according to this lady but I swiped the lady in on Diamond Bus which was of course smack on time with my.PAYG SWIFT card i use when I am out with my mates it allowed her to board the Diamiond Bus sadly we will.never know from.@Tony why this poor lady had waited so long for a NXWM 4H again it shows sadly.the contempt National Express West Midlands shows for its customers in Blackheath and I for one are so greatfull to Diamond Bus in Blackheath now @Tony has given up trying to defend his failing company so sad.

Another bullshit post.

The 4H was 1 minute 26 seconds late on Gorsty Hill Road.

Well whatever anyone thinks of Diamond Bus Limited I have used the Diamond 4H today to do my lane swiming and cannot find any fault in the operations of Simon Dunns Diamond Bus we in Blackheath are greatfull for the professional operation they provide us and as this thread was created for this I am sure the good folk of Blackheath will enjoy and use the new low fares they are introducing on the 2nd January and will find them most welcome.

You're speaking for the entirety of Blackheath now ? (Or just the opinions of the voices in your head)

Perhaps Diamond will run a competitive service for the X8 to Birmingham for you ???

[potentially putting passengers at risk.]

Never understand the drivers who drive those in silence. Wtf is wrong with them? You have a radio and will rather sit in silence

Possibly due to the fact it's a bus and can easily cause a distraction, potentially putting passengers at risk. and also the fact it doesn't look very professional when you have passengers that may be hard of hearing and can't hear the driver over the sound of the radio.

For the absence of doubt, @Stu was pretty clear, knock it on the head now, Winston

I've missed you Winnie

Again proffesionalisum is not your strong point when posting on here. If you post this sort of thing again I will report you.  As this is a personal attack on two people.

Not just 2 people.... there are more idiots on here than just you 2.

You can report me if you like, if it makes you feel good. Does it turn you on having power  ::)

unlike you people know who I am and my driving record speaks for itself
Nobody knows who you two are except yourselves
My professionalism and respect for passengers is higher than the stories your posting

Everyone knows who I am, ain't that right @karl724223

Professionalism and dealing with idiots are 2 very different things