Cannock Garage

[Bob]

With all due respect bob operators throughout the country are in survival mode I dont think anyone is thinking of spending valuable money & resources on refurbs at this present time

Cannock havent since way before lockdown???

[Pat]

Cannock havent since way before lockdown???

It makes no sense for Arriva to spend money on near end of life vehicles that run on an already declined network.  They won't see any return on their investment, so there is no point as it is virtually just throwing money away.

[Bob]

It makes no sense for Arriva to spend money on near end of life vehicles that run on an already declined network.  They won't see any return on their investment, so there is no point as it is virtually just throwing money away.

So basicslly a crap operstion then....?

[Pat]

So basicslly a crap operstion then....?

To put it straight... yes.

[l.murphy123]

Noticed two bus stops on Lakeside Boulevard (Bridgtown, wonder whether Arriva will ever run a bus round there? Or the X51 to cut past the traffic on the A5.

[Cheese]

Noticed two bus stops on Lakeside Boulevard (Bridgtown, wonder whether Arriva will ever run a bus round there? Or the X51 to cut past the traffic on the A5.

The 68 or 69 I think went down there for a short while quite a long time ago, probably S106 funded deviation I would have thought. Didn't last very long.

[l.murphy123]

Number 2 from tomorrow 1st June will no longer serve Blakenall, it will go the old shorter route via Somerfield Road and Bloxwich Road.

[Bob]

Number 2 from tomorrow 1st June will no longer serve Blakenall, it will go the old shorter route via Somerfield Road and Bloxwich Road.

Was the Blakenall section as successful as the Sapphiring of the route then lol?

[l.murphy123]

Was the Blakenall section as successful as the Sapphiring of the route then lol?

Never used it round Blakenall, I can imagine it was a faff for Huntington or Cannock users to reach Walsall without changing.

[Pat]

Never used it round Blakenall, I can imagine it was a faff for Huntington or Cannock users to reach Walsall without changing.

I never understand why operators feel the need to route inter urban services round housing estates, most of which are served by the local service anyway.  Back when I used to live in Stagecoach Bluebird land, we had one service (11) that used to go round Tradespark before joining the main road into Inverness.  Nobody ever seemed to get on or off here, and it added time onto the journey.

[tphi12000]

Reported on the Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page that Volvos 3900 - 3906 have gone to Milton Keynes and that 7 55/06 reg MK Scanias are being parked up at Cannock. Will be interesting to see if these ever return, or whether it turns out to be another part of increasing the age profile of the Cannock fleet.

3905 is back at Cannock noted in Lichfield this morning.

[Bob]

Is Cannock still running two deckers?

[BusMan Greg]

Is Cannock still running two deckers?

4218 gone to Tamworth replacing 4600 which has gone to Oswestry.
4221 gone back to Derby I think

[Bob]

So im assuming they werent required for social distancing on pye greens then?

[Simon@Arriva]

So im assuming they werent required for social distancing on pye greens then?

Frequency went up 1st June so no longer needed