Saw a post on Facebook, someone saying two drivers were talking about plans for a bus depot in chelmsley wood and the 55 and 94 merging into one route. Is it a load of old tosh, anyone else heard this?
Quote from: monkeyjoe on November 17, 2018, 12:24:55 PM
Saw a post on Facebook, someone saying two drivers were talking about plans for a bus depot in chelmsley wood and the 55 and 94 merging into one route. Is it a load of old tosh, anyone else heard this?
I'd say no truth in either of them, besides how could the 55 and 94 be merged into one route when the routes are only the same between City and Ward End, after that they are completely different
Anything's possible, with PB closing to make way for Commonwealth Games Village & The Adderley Street bus park of BC earmarked to become a Metro Park & Ride site in the future.
Quote from: Winston on November 17, 2018, 12:34:11 PM
Anything's possible, with PB closing to make way for Commonwealth Games Village & The Adderley Street bus park of BC earmarked to become a Metro Park & Ride site in the future.
The depot bit could be.
But not the 55 & 94 after Ward End once they're of the Washwood Heath Road they take completly different routes to Chelmsley. Though I suppose they could always see changes, but there's no way you can "merge" them.
Only way to merge the routes is to form a circular route. One way via Kingshurst and the other way via Castle Bromwich.
Merging could mean a comment I've made before, make the 94 the 54 or the 55a or vice versa to simplify number sequences . Like they did with the 37 and 31 I.e 4. Just thinking out loud.
Quote from: monkeyjoe on November 17, 2018, 04:33:15 PM
Merging could mean a comment I've made before, make the 94 the 54 or the 55a or vice versa to simplify number sequences . Like they did with the 37 and 31 I.e 4. Just thinking out loud.
Makes sense to me, similar to how we now have the 11 and 11A rather than the 311/11 and 313/13.
Quote from: Brummie45 on November 17, 2018, 03:39:54 PM
Only way to merge the routes is to form a circular route. One way via Kingshurst and the other way via Castle Bromwich.
It's not a bad shout to be honest, a circular could involve Cooks Lane in case anyone is still whinging about the loss of the 94 along there
A depot around say J5 on the M6 would serve a number of PB routes well, they could take some BC routes so BC can have further away PB routes
Quote from: Kevin on November 18, 2018, 08:46:42 PM
It's not a bad shout to be honest, a circular could involve Cooks Lane in case anyone is still whinging about the loss of the 94 along there
A depot around say J5 on the M6 would serve a number of PB routes well, they could take some BC routes so BC can have further away PB routes
J5 would be the Castle Vale area rather than Chelmsley Wood though.
Also where would you put it in that area?
Quote from: monkeyjoe on November 17, 2018, 12:24:55 PM
Saw a post on Facebook, someone saying two drivers were talking about plans for a bus depot in chelmsley wood and the 55 and 94 merging into one route. Is it a load of old tosh, anyone else heard this?
Quote from: 2206 on November 18, 2018, 08:56:44 PM
J5 would be the Castle Vale area rather than Chelmsley Wood though.
Also where would you put it in that area?
Valid. I was just going for a generally East area, didn't even read the bit about it being specifically Chelmsley Wood.
Also. I've no particular idea where you would put it in either area, not convinced there's anywhere in CW you could put one
Wonder if they could buy back Lea hall do it up & use that
Can't see any old depots being recommisioned being they don't really fit into the low cost ethos i.e high rates for roofed buildings etc. It's more like patch of land some porta cabins and a few sheds for maintenance work, and a massive supply of umbrellas would be a bonus, The Farm I is thinking
Tony did mention here some where PB replacement will be custom built for modern bus operations.
Lee hall has just been abandoned it's not used at all since it closed
Quote from: Hammad on November 19, 2018, 03:43:51 PM
Lee hall has just been abandoned it's not used at all since it closed
NX Bus sold it, its no longer owned by them.
I've not looked inside to see if its still in use today, but looking at street view on Google Maps it was clearly in use in October 2015, looks like it was being used to store clothing.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Vintage+Wholesale+UK/@52.4863024,-1.7875195,3a,41.4y,78.32h,83.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sW2NQNdTvkUGu4CH5QuM52g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x4870bba66e962817:0xdbe931a056aad536!8m2!3d52.4866771!4d-1.7875642
Quote from: 2206 on November 19, 2018, 03:48:52 PM
NX Bus sold it, its no longer owned by them.
I've not looked inside to see if its still in use today, but looking at street view on Google Maps it was clearly in use in October 2015, looks like it was being used to store clothing.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Vintage+Wholesale+UK/@52.4863024,-1.7875195,3a,41.4y,78.32h,83.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sW2NQNdTvkUGu4CH5QuM52g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x4870bba66e962817:0xdbe931a056aad536!8m2!3d52.4866771!4d-1.7875642
The rear yard & half of the depot was leased back to NX for vehicle storage. If you carry on to the end of the depot fence just before the roundabout on that Streetview, you will see stored Mercs parked in the back yard. Inside housed withdrawn bendi's in dry storage.
Quote from: Winston on November 19, 2018, 03:56:11 PM
The rear yard & half of the depot was leased back to NX for vehicle storage. If you carry on to the end of the depot fence just before the roundabout on that Streetview, you will see stored Mercs parked in the back yard. Inside housed withdrawn bendi's in dry storage.
They emptied it a few years back though didn't they and as far as I know nothing is stored there now, so presumably its no longer leased to them now?
I recall seeing a few Mercs at the Fox and Goose, in TC and TWM livery at the time, being moved to MS, or going for scrap.
Quote from: 2206 on November 19, 2018, 04:07:13 PM
They emptied it a few years back though didn't they and as far as I know nothing is stored there now, so presumably its no longer leased to them now?
I recall seeing a few Mercs at the Fox and Goose, in TC and TWM livery at the time, being moved to MS, or going for scrap.
The back yard was full at one point. The inside housed the Scania bendi's and B10L's potentially earmarked as possible driver trainers. Nothing is stored their now & I assume any leasing arrangements have expired.
I don't think modern approach would be to have depots in residential areas
Took 3 years for so called 94 /95 merger, still curious about the depot now anymore speculation out there?.
Or forget speculation and wait to hear where the new East Birmingham depot is going to be when NX are in a position to officially announce it?
With all due respect you could say that about a lot of posts on here the reason I come on here is to read about insider topics and views rather than which bus appeared on which route etc.