I'm aware that some depots run the odd journey on routes operated by other depots, often in peak times.
Two examples
BC operate 2 a.m. peak journey on 9E Halesowen - Birmingham before taking up 829 school services
WB operate 1 bus on peak morning 140E Blackheath - Dudley followed by 1 round trip on 140 and 241.
What other journeys are people aware of?
BC operate the 966 0717 ex Clock Garage into Solihull. This bus then goes on to the 97 and is quite often a branded vehicle.
Do PE still do a early morning 256E Wall Heath/K'ford to Stourbridge?
BY on the 70 school journeys. According the NXWM website PB operate journeys on it to, wondering if that is an error.
Do PB still do any peak time workings on 11A/11C
They used to years ago
WB run the 289(E) on Sundays. BC run a journey on the 966, using a bus that goes onto the 97
I don't know if it's still the case any more, but YW sometimes operated one of the 5A morning journeys.
Quote from: lynx1103 on June 28, 2014, 12:12:25 AM
Do PB still do any peak time workings on 11A/11C
They used to years ago
I don't think so anymore
There's the morning peak trips that WB does on the 140/241. Not sure whether that will remain after the next service changes though.
BC does 50 on afternoon peak journeys (?)
I've often wondered why this isn't done more widely to save fuel/dead mileage, e.g buses on PB's 28 route that start and finish at Bordesley Green or Small Heath should be run by BY instead maybe ?
Quote from: Steve3229vp on June 29, 2014, 01:06:26 PM
I've often wondered why this isn't done more widely to save fuel/dead mileage, e.g buses on PB's 28 route that start and finish at Bordesley Green or Small Heath should be run by BY instead maybe ?
This is what happened years ago, but now with fewer depots it is now not so possible. Plus garages like to be responsible for the whole of a route, i suppose it is easier for monitoring revenue/passenger numbers! Remember when the 79 used to be operated by Wolverhampton, West Bromwich & Hockley, the 9 by Quinton & Stourbridge & so on.
Quote from: Steve3229vp on June 29, 2014, 01:06:26 PM
I've often wondered why this isn't done more widely to save fuel/dead mileage, e.g buses on PB's 28 route that start and finish at Bordesley Green or Small Heath should be run by BY instead maybe ?
Remember also that a board that starts at Bordesley Green may finish at the Scott Arms, so moving that board may actually increase dead mileage
WB on the 141 from 20th July
Didn't at one time, PE operate some journies on the 87, may have just been drivers, but can't remember.
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on July 05, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
Didn't at one time, PE operate some journies on the 87, may have just been drivers, but can't remember.
Wasn't that to do with the tunnels? I might be completley wrong but i'm sure i saw on here that some garages had buses on standby in Brum to fill in any big gaps in service. I'm sure a WN Trident made it onto the 51?
I don't think so
@Nathan, sure this was a few years ago.
Pretty sure at one point AG did some 49 journeys and YW did some 37 journeys.
The WB depot thread says that a WB running board has a short peak working on 6E Walsall to Aldridge at 0800.
WB also provide a peak running board on 140 / 241.
What other depots run journeys on routes operated by other depots and to what times do these operate?
BY operate the 70E school service (Park Hall School - Ward End). This departs at 1509 ex Park Hall School.
BC also operate a couple of early morning 9 journeys. I believe these are the 0714 & 0724 ex Halesowen and 0847 & 0856 ex Quinton.
I believe the 838 school service is operated jointly by PB & BY - but stand to be corrected!
PE operate a couple of peak hour journeys on the 256E between Wallheath/Kingswinford and Stourbridge.
Quote from: fleetline6477 on February 12, 2015, 07:15:30 PM
The WB depot thread says that a WB running board has a short peak working on 6E Walsall to Aldridge at 0800.
WB also provide a peak running board on 140 / 241.
What other depots run journeys on routes operated by other depots and to what times do these operate?
You might add those details to your previous topic ;)
http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=2989.0
Thanks Sayeed, merged, due to yet another duplicate thread, Winston
Quote from: Stu on June 28, 2014, 10:37:47 AM
I don't know if it's still the case any more, but YW sometimes operated one of the 5A morning journeys.
They used to operate one round trip Monkspath - City, City - Solihull but this reverted to AG at 2-3 years ago.
Quote from: Sayeed on February 12, 2015, 07:53:18 PM
Quote from: fleetline6477 on February 12, 2015, 07:15:30 PM
The WB depot thread says that a WB running board has a short peak working on 6E Walsall to Aldridge at 0800.
WB also provide a peak running board on 140 / 241.
What other depots run journeys on routes operated by other depots and to what times do these operate?
You might add those details to your previous topic ;)
http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=2989.0
Thanks Sayeed, merged, due to yet another duplicate thread, Winston
So sorry, guys. I completely forgot I'd already started the thread a while back.
Once before when WB had 823 I saw it on a 289
Quote from: Rhys S on February 15, 2015, 04:34:26 PM
Once before when WB had 823 I saw it on a 289
Was this on a Sunday by any chance? Before it was re-extended back to MH, the Sunday 289E's were operated by WB garage.
Quote from: Nathan on February 15, 2015, 04:41:50 PM
Quote from: Rhys S on February 15, 2015, 04:34:26 PM
Once before when WB had 823 I saw it on a 289
Was this on a Sunday by any chance? Before it was re-extended back to MH, the Sunday 289E's were operated by WB garage.
😉😉 No it wasn't actually as I was on the retail park at oldbury and it said 289 WEST BROMWICH