West Bromwich Garage

[j789]

https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/birmingham-busiest-bus-routes-national-express-west-midlands-4522034
74 seems to have come out 1st.

They have the wrong 16 labelled at number 10 - I'm sure they mean the every 5 mins 16 Brum to Scott Arms rather than the half hourly 16 Wolvo to Stourbridge! 

[West_Brom/WalsallBusGeek]

Heavy traffic on Queslett Road leading up to Scott Arms, causing the 5 to run late.

Edit: It's due to the outside lane on Queslett Road (just after the Nether Hall stop) being closed. 

[2900]

https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/birmingham-busiest-bus-routes-national-express-west-midlands-4522034
74 seems to have come out 1st.

last 18 months 82/87 has just gone nuts in terms of passenger numbers, many of the new punters are folks with study visas which is being abused to the max by agents thanks to TORY policies for cheap labor

[Wba_lad]

Was just in West Brom, seen some guy throwing scaffolding foam around the bus station, when 4694 came into the station the 2 of them threw the foam at the bus. They then picked up the foam which was on the floor and the one was egging on the other person to put it into the bus engine bay. This is what they did. Luckily I seen this I quickly told the driver of the incident luckily got it out it had already starting burning and melting and was not even in the engine 5 minutes imagine what it would of done if driver carried on in service. Now we got it out the engine the bus won't start so not sure if it's caused engine damage. 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Was just in West Brom, seen some guy throwing scaffolding foam around the bus station, when 4694 came into the station the 2 of them threw the foam at the bus. They then picked up the foam which was on the floor and the one was egging on the other person to put it into the bus engine bay. This is what they did. Luckily I seen this I quickly told the driver of the incident luckily got it out it had already starting burning and melting and was not even in the engine 5 minutes imagine what it would of done if driver carried on in service. Now we got it out the engine the bus won't start so not sure if it's caused engine damage.

Why didn't you tell a Bus Station supervisor before they managed to get 4694 or BTP if there was any

[Wba_lad]

Why didn't you tell a Bus Station supervisor before they managed to get 4694 or BTP if there was any

First of all no bus station supervisor at 9 o'clock at night, I told the driver I did the right thing not like I just left it!!!!!. 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

First of all no bus station supervisor at 9 o'clock at night, I told the driver I did the right thing not like I just left it!!!!!.

I didn't know it was 9PM did I, surely there would have been Police around as West Brom were playing at home

[frostjay974]

I didn't know it was 9PM did I, surely there would have been Police around as West Brom were playing at home

The football ground is 1.4 miles away from the town centre. The game had kicked off at 8pm therefore the supporters would already have been at the ground watching the match with the police cordoning off and patrolling in and around the stadium. 

[Wba_lad]

I didn't know it was 9PM did I, surely there would have been Police around as West Brom were playing at home 

If there was police around they would have seen this and stopped it, also would have been someone who I would have reported it too. I think I did the right option by informing the driver of the vehicle and helping him get it out quickly. 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

If there was police around they would have seen this and stopped it, also would have been someone who I would have reported it too. I think I did the right option by informing the driver of the vehicle and helping him get it out quickly.

Well if there was no one around yes you do the right thing

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

The football ground is 1.4 miles away from the town centre. The game had kicked off at 8pm therefore the supporters would already have been at the ground watching the match with the police cordoning off and patrolling in and around the stadium.

I thought some would Patrol in the town ready for when Fans start leaving and the Albion fans start heading to the Pubs and maybe some Coventry fans to

[Wba_lad]

Does anyone have any news if the guy has survived involving the incident on 4972 earlier today please I saw it all I just hope he has survived.

[Stu]

Does anyone have any news if the guy has survived involving the incident on 4972 earlier today please I saw it all I just hope he has survived.

What incident? Seems you know more than anyone else does!

[Wba_lad]

What incident? Seems you know more than anyone else does!

I don't want to say wrong info so I'll go with a elderly man collapsed on the floor in the pushchair bay, ambulances came from all directions one paramedic car and 2 ambulances and police was also in attendance. Paramedics was doing CPR near enough soon after they arrived on the bus after around 10-15 mins roughly they brought the man off the bus on a stretcher and moved him into the back of an ambulance while still giving him CPR while moving into the ambulance then after a bit he was then blue lighted away from the scene with police escort. It didn't look good I just hope he survived 

[cris 99]

Is this really something that you should post on a forum though?  I mean why would you stand and watch for around 20 mins at what was going on have you not got nothing better to do. Yet again your posting just for the sake of it.

@cris99 - We don't need you to do the moderating thanks, you seem to be getting increasingly invovled in provoking the forum arguments of late & it's getting very tiring! Winston.