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On the 27 route and that bridge in Bournville, there is a solution available there that would provide minimal disruption. Send the buses prior to the bridge down Franklin Way to Mary Vale Road. Go over the bridge at Mary Vale Road. Then turn Victoria Road into a one-way street northbound, back to Bournville Lane, continue journey. 

For the return, from Bournville Lane turn Lea House Road into a one-way street southbound, send buses down there to Mary Vale Road, then a reverse of the outbound route. Profile the corners either end at Victoria Road and Lea House Road to discourage parking and allow the bus a wider turn in.

That's just if you want to maintain the route as close as possible to Bournville station if the bus cannot get under the bridge. The one-way streets would probably make travelling around those roads easier for the residents as well, as there's a minimal amount of disruption involved.

I saw a training bus (couldn't see the number) on the roundabout above the m42 at junction 9 (the Kingsbury turnoff) yesterday.

Hay on Wye festival.

Or just Hay festival: https://www.hayfestival.com/home

https://www.route-one.net/news/west-midlands-bus-franchising-process-set-to-start-in-2025-mayor/

Go-Ahead'll be around soon, the saviours of everything and such other nonsense.

Yet another bus fire, this time it's Stagecoach South's 18379 (MX55 KRN) who decided enough to go out in style.

https://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/incident/double-decker-bus-blaze-in-bordon-tackled-by-on-call-crews/

Heh, I was literally just north of there in the Kingsley/Frith End area last Thursday.

Ah the new mayor cares about as much as the previous mayor did about Coventry.

That's what it is there for - to serve those communities in the "back streets". If you want a quicker route you can get the 36, which either takes 51 or 56 minutes depending on which one you get.

Well if mr Labour mayor starts to push franchising, there'll be no point in Mobico/NX investing in new vehicles for the fleet as they'll likely lose out on the franchises and have their stock transferred to those wonderful Midlands-based companies like Go-Ahead and Abellio. 

Well Birmingham is in need of an open-top tour bus to tour the roadworks.

I've been in Dorset and Hampshire this week.

Is there any reason why their bus stop road markings are so massive? I saw this on a side street, but they're pretty much the same sizes on main roads as well.

I always wondered if deckers could fit in the tunnels...

There's no height limit signs on the tunnels.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/villa-park/special-bus-service/

I'm sure Chaserider used to run the AV1 service, a Google search brings up the Football Specials thread where it's mentioned that Arriva took it over in 2023.

What's his 11 pledge?

To return it to being a full circular route (once he franchises everything).

Edited to add online article where it is mentioned : https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/secret-dates-jam-sandwiches-school-29047686

I saw 4847 being recovered with a tow truck from Auckland Drive, just before the junction at Arran Way at 01:50 this morning. Bustimes suggests it had been there since around 00:15.

's about time NXWM got an open-top-bus.