Passengers - Bus Reviews & Opinions

[Wba_lad]

I boarded on 6726 earlier on the X51 from Walsall to Cannock. The bus was pretty decent, only one problem with it while driving randomly the "please apply hand break" would announce when the cab door was closed. This happened a few times during the journey. Maybe it's a faulty sensor or something. 

[Dababa015]

This might be the wrong place to say this but at roughly 16.25 on severene road 4A the driver of 6704 would not move because a passenger was carrying a TV, is this allowed on a bus or is the driver overreacting? He was holding 7540 up which was already 20 mins late and we couldn't go around due to a parked car.

[Rachvince53]

I boarded on 6726 earlier on the X51 from Walsall to Cannock. The bus was pretty decent, only one problem with it while driving randomly the "please apply hand break" would announce when the cab door was closed. This happened a few times during the journey. Maybe it's a faulty sensor or something.

Very likely. Probably just needs adjustment to the cab door.

[Rachvince53]

This might be the wrong place to say this but at roughly 16.25 on severene road 4A the driver of 6704 would not move because a passenger was carrying a TV, is this allowed on a bus or is the driver overreacting? He was holding 7540 up which was already 20 mins late and we couldn't go around due to a parked car.

According to NX Conditions of Carriage (downloadable from the NX website), the driver is within their rights to refuse to carry any luggage or goods. In addition any item weighing over 22kg is prohibited. Therefore annoying as it might seem the driver was following the correct procedure in my opinion. 

[Stu]

This might be the wrong place to say this but at roughly 16.25 on severene road 4A the driver of 6704 would not move because a passenger was carrying a TV, is this allowed on a bus or is the driver overreacting? He was holding 7540 up which was already 20 mins late and we couldn't go around due to a parked car.

Depends on how big the TV was and/or if it was boxed or not.

A large boxed item would have to be stowed in the buggy zone, if that area was already occupied by buggies then the driver would be perfectly right to refuse entry.

If it was a large unboxed LCD/LED TV, the driver can refuse to carry it due to the risk of getting damaged and potentially injuring other passengers, as well as making a hazardous mess.

[Westy]

Surely you'd know someone with a car, or get a taxi?

[MW]

Surely you'd know someone with a car, or get a taxi?

I had 3 seperate passengers on the same journey once. One got on with an Iron (looked new but wasn't boxed), another got on with an ironing board and the another got on with a clothes rack on wheels (that he wheeled onboard). I was in stitches. This was the 11A from Erdington

[Lukeee]

I had 3 seperate passengers on the same journey once. One got on with an Iron (looked new but wasn't boxed), another got on with an ironing board and the another got on with a clothes rack on wheels (that he wheeled onboard). I was in stitches. This was the 11A from Erdington

It's erdington, are you surprised lol

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

I once got an Arriva DAF Alx 400 on the 334 with a boxed PS3, I wouldn't try to get on the 34/37 or 39 with a Flat Screen TV Boxed or not risk of it being broken

[Westy]

I once got an Arriva DAF Alx 400 on the 334 with a boxed PS3, I wouldn't try to get on the 34/37 or 39 with a Flat Screen TV Boxed or not risk of it being broken

Well, it would be a fair walk from Currys Pc World Wednesbury to the nearest bus stop on both the Darlo & Dudley routes.

I bought a laptop in the Comet closing down sale at Bescot several years ago & bought it back on the 401e & the Bloxwich route, plus I had a nice compact hi fi from Clearance in Walsall & bought it back on the bus.

Probably would still have it now, if it wasn't for the fact it wasn't DAB + compatible!

[Stu]

OK, back on topic now please folks

[spacecowboy150]

4806: this thing is so sluggish and slow it took a while to get up to 30mph and it could barely get up any hills. It used to be fast but have a slipping gearbox, id rather that than what i got today