Birmingham Central Garage

MasterPlan · May 03, 2019, 02:57:45 PM

Quote from: Tony on April 30, 2019, 01:37:41 PM
Every board interworks between the three services all through the day

Quote from: Tony on April 30, 2019, 01:41:09 PM
Yes a couple of peak boards do two consecutive journies on the same route

Just seen an X22 and an X21 come in and go back out the same. 10 to 3 certainly isn't peak time?

2206 · May 03, 2019, 04:13:53 PM

Quote from: MasterPlan on May 03, 2019, 02:57:45 PM

Just seen an X22 and an X21 come in and go back out the same. 10 to 3 certainly isn't peak time?

Lots of journeys were interworking the other day, no idea if they all do.
Stand on Moor Street for a while and watch which go in and come out on which route.
Every one I saw the other day interworked at about mid-day.

Tony · May 03, 2019, 04:52:39 PM

Quote from: 2206 on May 03, 2019, 04:13:53 PM
Lots of journeys were interworking the other day, no idea if they all do.
Stand on Moor Street for a while and watch which go in and come out on which route.
Every one I saw the other day interworked at about mid-day.

Did you? How exciting! Are you sure the driver hadn't changed the number before you saw it arrive?

2206 · May 03, 2019, 05:28:53 PM

Quote from: Tony on May 03, 2019, 04:52:39 PM
Did you? How exciting! Are you sure the driver hadn't changed the number before you saw it arrive?

Not sure what you mean by that, i've seen loads interwork this week, nothing to do with changing the display.
I was waiting for the X21 by Moor Street Station (not the terminus), I saw 6889 go the other way into the City Centre on the X22 then it came back on the X21.
Came in as X22 Birmingham and left on X21 Woodcock Hill.
Another came in as X22 Birmingham and left on X20 Cofton Hackett.
Caught the X21 back and the display had changed to X22 when I got off.
So I noticed they interwork.

Tony · May 03, 2019, 10:23:40 PM

Quote from: 2206 on May 03, 2019, 05:28:53 PM
Not sure what you mean by that, i've seen loads interwork this week, nothing to do with changing the display.
I was waiting for the X21 by Moor Street Station (not the terminus), I saw 6889 go the other way into the City Centre on the X22 then it came back on the X21.
Came in as X22 Birmingham and left on X21 Woodcock Hill.
Another came in as X22 Birmingham and left on X20 Cofton Hackett.
Caught the X21 back and the display had changed to X22 when I got off.
So I noticed they interwork.

Sorry, replying to Mr Masters not you

BusDriverBosh · May 04, 2019, 08:02:41 AM

Quote from: MasterPlan on April 30, 2019, 01:50:54 PM
My point is if nobody uses it what's the need for double deckers?

the b7 single deckers are being used for the university services mainly. So it's basically what ever is left or can be taken out of garage easily when the r/b is departing

4369Beast · May 07, 2019, 03:44:54 PM

Trains are screwed between Birmingham International and Coventry due to a broken down train which will lead to the X1's being screwed up.

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/220502.aspx

Ian Hardy · May 11, 2019, 04:22:55 PM

6949 has had a trip out of the West Midlands today, as it was on display at today's open day at Alexander Dennis's Guildford Chassis works.

Tony · May 17, 2019, 02:14:45 PM

RRR 4362 on the 63, 4363 on the 97

Sayeed · May 17, 2019, 03:47:56 PM

Quote from: Trident 4194 on April 30, 2019, 04:26:47 PM
431 in the 10S with friendly driver on running 45 minutes late and he doesn't know the way past Selly Oak towards northfield. Good operator my ass.

I was trying to sample that route and the streetlites, and this was my 4th attempt. That bus, 431, was outside Tesco (Quinton) yesterday and it broke down, I waited for like 10 minutes and then I decided to use 24.

Trident 4194 · May 17, 2019, 06:31:35 PM

Quote from: Sayeed on May 17, 2019, 03:47:56 PM
I was trying to sample that route and the streetlites, and this was my 4th attempt. That bus, 431, was outside Tesco (Quinton) yesterday and it broke down, I waited for like 10 minutes and then I decided to use 24.

Jesus that bus must be bad. The 10S seems to be seriously unreliable. Due to selly oak no doubt they will say

B.C Driver · May 17, 2019, 09:58:07 PM

5505 isn't having much luck.

Broke down in City last week and now in the process of being towed back from Frankley.

Rob H · May 18, 2019, 06:00:57 AM

4879 out on X2 today not sure if its out all day.

SK68MEV · May 19, 2019, 12:15:27 AM

Quick question @Tony,
The BC70 after school journey has been trident operated for the last 2 or 3 weeks now as when I come out of school there is a trident parked up. Is BC lacking platinums for the QE routes as they all interwork now, or is it that the school run isn't operated by platinums anymore so the QE routes will have the odd trident

Many Thanks

Jack6101 · May 19, 2019, 12:19:03 AM

Quote from: SK68MEV on May 19, 2019, 12:15:27 AM
Quick question @Tony,
The BC70 after school journey has been trident operated for the last 2 or 3 weeks now as when I come out of school there is a trident parked up. Is BC lacking platinums for the QE routes as they all interwork now, or is it that the school run isn't operated by platinums anymore so the QE routes will have the odd trident

Many Thanks

Maybe it has something to do with the E400's going away for Euro 6 conversion

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