Are the new electric buses air conditioned? The air coming out of the vents of the upper deck of E172 is fairly cool.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Jack on July 02, 2024, 03:56:02 PMThe X2 doesn't terminate the other side of the City at all, it's an 8 minute walk along one road. It's not like ones on Moor Street and the other at Colmore Row.OK, having looked at a map the stops are closer than I implied. I always alight on Priory and board on Corporation St.
It doesn't take long at all on the bus, the 4 and X2 take similar amount of time. The X2 has loads of bus priority along the route. How are you trying to get an express bus along Stratford and Warwick Road when the current services get stuck in that traffic, and you can't just flyover it.
A lot of passengers in AG if they want to be in town within 15 minutes catch the train which is very popular.
Quote from: Jack on July 02, 2024, 02:29:44 PMMaybe because the 907 isn't an express service... it's limited stop and the 9** is for limited stop services. The X3's etc have more of an express feel using the Expressway whereas the 907 serves stops inbetween Perry Barr and the City, so has less of an express feel just limited stops, whereas the X51 is non-stop until the CitySo the X8, X10, X21, X22 & X64 are "Express" services as opposed to "Limited Stop" services?
More pointless renumbering, don't mess with something that already works fine. Having two X2's in the City Centre by the same operator is bound to cause loads of unnecessary confusion.
Quote from: MasterPlan on July 02, 2024, 10:54:39 AMCould renumber the 907 to X7 as well.Yes, it's bizarre that every NX Sutton to Birmingham route number was changed to X_ except for the 107/907.
Quote from: Stu on July 01, 2024, 08:14:57 PMSorry but that just sounds like pointless renumbering to me, and probably would confuse a fair few people!Isn't most renumbering pointless?
For consistency with the Sutton Lines services, Arriva's 110 service could be renumbered as X6 though - it's interesting how TfWM have left both X6 and X11 free!
Quote from: ghy2035 on July 01, 2024, 06:33:39 PMWhitehouse Common, Rectory Road and Good Hope customers already have access to Mere Green through the 78A service vice versa.Yes, just 4 services a day. Falcon Lodge has the X14, so does that infer that the X4 should be cut back to Sutton.
Quote from: jasmine on July 01, 2024, 06:02:43 PMMany duplicated numbers but none of them go to the same place lolThere used to be a NX 115 Sutton Coldfield to Birmingham and an Arriva 115 Tamworth to Birmingham. Both terminating on Upper Bull Street. A picture of both was posted on here some years ago.
Quote from: Rachvince53 on July 01, 2024, 05:29:45 PMAnd passengers wishing to travel to Lichfield who can't or don't want to use the train are supposed to do what?Continue to use the X3 or renumbered X2
Quote from: Tony on November 01, 2023, 07:57:49 PMYou think electric charging points are relatively cheap to install? maybe for 1 car, not for 100 buses where a new substation is normally needed.Intending to run electric buses today based on current cost and government subsidy. It will be interesting to see policy in 7 years or so.
There's no reason why Electric buses won't last longer than diesels. Yes they will need new batteries (not NX problem, that is Zenobe's) but diesels generally need new engines & gearboxes which are just as expensive (ask Scania how much they want for a replacement engine). There's a lot less movement and vibration on an electric so the structure of the bus should last a lot longer.
Quote from: Tony on November 01, 2023, 07:38:12 PMYou don't need Hydrogen fuelling to charge electric busesClearly, but electric vehicles are currently in high supply because electric charging points are relatively cheap to install.
Quote from: Stu on October 31, 2023, 07:21:06 AMEventually yes, but need Zenobe to get the chargers installed at depots so more EVs can start to be delivered.PB is a brand new garage, surely when built at considerable cost it was equipped for Hydrogen fueling!
Quote from: Tony on September 13, 2023, 05:22:00 PMArriva prices are for a reason, they're what's needed to even stand a chance of breaking evenSerious question. Why does Arriva need to charge so much to break even beyond the West Midlands. They have doubled their frequency in recent years to now have 33% of the services between Sutton and Birmingham. Their buses, when running reliably, are relatively busy and much busier than the X3 which charges only £4.50 day ticket to Lichfield.
Quote from: Stu on January 05, 2023, 07:57:22 PM157 Aston Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3BWB20. So it's actually now Handsworth Garage.
(according to Royal Mail)