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4939 taken out of service at Nechells Parkway, Bloomsbury Street as the doors wouldn't open from the cab. passengers transferred onto 4943.

New Union Street is closed for reurfacing works tonight.
Service 21 is using the Coventry Ring Road. Taking the exit off by the Railway Station towards Wood End, and joining it at Croft Street towards Willenhall..

Why is everyone so obsessed with the 8 being double deckers lately?

Sorry it's off topic.

I would guess if the 8 does go double deck it won't be until all duble decks are electric at PB.  As someone said the scanias are going to be the last diesel deckers at PB and they can't go under the bridge.

Does that include fort dunlop route, and also if the 8 has them will the 28?

They can't run on the 28 because of the 14' 0" bridge in Erdington I think.

i recently inquired from the driver when i was over carried by 5 stops on the 80 - the response was "we are allowed to delete stops if we are running late in order to keep time, as long as we do not delete timing points !"

Did you press the bell and make it clear to the driver you wished to alight?

It should cap it at £4.50 via card payments as long as you used NX buses for all trips. You may have an issue if you caught a non- NX bus in the West Mids on one trip though. I'm old school though and would much rather have a paper ticket so would pay cash knowing there won't be any issue then.

If you ask the driver before scanning the card a paper ticket can be issued, 

The 66 shared that stop with them with no issues at all. Was a silly choice moving it.

The 65/67 moved down to the new stop.
The 33/51 use the old 65/67 one.

I'm guessing they've realised that operationally PQ12A was a stupid idea when there's a queue of 94&95s all trying to unload/load and change drivers

I can't see how putting the 66 on the new 65/67 stop is a good idea either when 65/67's and at times the 68/X64 always seem to be parked there waiting time and loading/unloading. And there seems to be even less space than at PQ12A.
Wonder if something using SQ7/SQ8 on Colmore Circus would be a good idea?

From 28th April there will be further stop changes in the City.
Updated bus stops in Birmingham City Centre | NX Bus West Midlands

X21/X22 will stop at MS10 and then directly opposite at MS12 on the other side of the road.

4620 is on the late night 45's tonight.

Is the Tamworth outstation still open? If so, what routes does it operate

20, 76/A/B.

I caught 4928 from the "The Ward End" 28 stop this morning. On the 95 to the City.
I got to my stop and when I checked bus times saw the 94/95 I was waiting for was on the Alum Rock Road, so walked down St Josephs Road and got 4928 from there.

Was Diverting to City: Left onto Alum Rock Road where the 28 turns off at the fox and goose, Highfield Road, Washwood Heath Road
And From City: Highfield Road, Alum Rock Road, Sladefield Road, right back onto Washwood Heath Road.

Seems like the 822 was missing today? I usually see it go past but no sight of it today (or on bustimes).

It tracked up to Five Ways as the 14:53 14 to Chelmsley Wood.

I suppose these changes will benefit some and hinder others.
I mean I'm not sure why the X21/X22 has to terminate in no man's land. I am surprised it didn't go up to Square Peg with 23/24/45/47/97 and do the same loop round that the 45/47/97 is doing.

Its not really no mans land is it. Maybe any passengers who want to go to the university across that way may find the new stop useful.
And since I presume Walsall don't use it to layover anymore with the hydrogens out of use, it probably makes sense to use that stop.

With the Stratford Road I presume that stop before can be used as overflow area?

I wonder why the stops have been moved when the  X21/22 are still using moor street Queensway anyway.

To allow for a lane closure. Those stops are no good, if the bus can't stop at the pavement.