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Was you there too LS? Would have been nice to seen your face too  ;)

Ahhh ok, I often pass Holly Hill terminus on the X64 from work back to Great Park. I always glance across to see if I see anything intersting  ;)

Im getting my days mixed up! Must have been Saturday. I dont know if Im coming or going sometimes!

Yes it must have been 4626, I saw it as I was passing on the X64 it was a young driver I think.

Saw a BC bus needing assistance by an engineer yesterday... didnt quite `atch the full fleet number, but it ended '26' so could be 4326, 4426 or 4626  ???

Ive never seen one on 45/47 or 61/63

Changes to 71/71A/72/90/66/638/966

As promised here is the detail of the changes from 27th October.

- Service 90 renumbered service 70, and extended from Chelmsley Wood to Solihull. Frequency unchanged at every 30 minutes (with peak time extras).
- Service 71 increased in frequency from every 20 to every 15 minutes along the whole length of the route. The route is unchanged except in Castle Vale where it will serve Tangmere Drive instead of Farnborough Road (service 38 (old 638) will serve Farnborough Road instead).
- Service 71A withdrawn apart from a few school journeys to cope with passenger loadings at peak times. The route of the 71A is unchanged.
- Service 72 increased in frequency from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes between Birmingham city centre and Heathland Avenue (Castle Bromwich), and reduced to every half an hour from every 20 minutes between Heathland Avenue and Solihull. The route is unchanged.
- Service 638 rerouted between Castle Vale and Erdington to serve the Fort Shopping Park instead of Chester Road, and it is also rerouted around Castle Vale estate to serve Farnborough Road. It will serve Castle Vale estate in both directions instead of via a one-way loop (as it does at present). It will continue to provide a link from Castle Vale to Erdington. The frequency is reduced to every 30 minutes and it will be renumbered the 38.
- Service 66 retimed to improve reliability on the new route that was introduced from the 9th June following the North Birmingham Network Review. There are no change to the Sunday timetable on the 66, and no changes to the 66A timetable on any day.
- The 966 timetable has been amended to include new tendered journeys in the evenings, and Sunday mornings.

The key benefits of these changes are:
- Increase in frequency between Tile Cross and Solihull with services 70, 71 and 72 providing a fitted 7/8 minute frequency (up from every 10).
- New links from Water Orton and Coleshill to Marston Green and Solihull on the 70.
- Services 70 and 72 provide a fitted 15 minute frequency between Chelmsley Wood and Marston Green, up from every 20.
- Increase in frequency to every 15 minutes from every 20 minutes between Birmingham city centre and Bromford on the 72.
- All timetables have been re-done to improve reliability.
- Earlier and later journeys on the 966.
- Earlier and later journeys on the 70, 71 and 72 to improve access to shift changes at industry at Jaguar Land Rover on Lode Lane and in Coleshill.

Some good changes there, but why renumber the 90 to 70? Is it simply to fit in numericaly with 71, 72 and 73?

It will surely lead to confusion with passengers in Water Orton and Coleshill who have seen their 90 change to 590, back to 90 and now 70.

Hi Simon,

Maybe you could pass on to the Marketing Department that windows are for looking out of and are not a blank canvas for their vinyl.

As a passenger, I find this one of the most annoying parts of modern bus operations. Not just NX are to blame for this, as most operators are using this awful practice.

Passengers who are unfamiliar with routes have a difficult time, and quite frankly it makes the exterior look tacky. Especially on the budget branded routes such as the 37 and 55 etc.

Gareth

Agree totally with Gareth on this, it shows a total lack of respect for passengers, who surely deserve to be able to see where they are going!

I think you're overreacting mate. Its just a window sticker not a punch in the face as you board. Albeit, some do deserve it.


Simon,

Still no sign of the Bristol Road timetable.

Regards

Agree Gareth, especially the rear windows totally covered. Total lack of visibility from the rear windows and creates a darker area. It is a lack of regard for pasengers and the 37 and 55 over the side windows is usually right in the eye line of the seated passenger which is infuriating.

A driver told me that quite a few NXWM drivers are leaving to go to Stagecoach rugby, aparantly they are fed up with NXs hostile behaviour towards its employees and their shifts are getting longer and longer.

Also there is a rumour that Stagecoach is looking at land in Longbridge for a new depot....

Another example of NXs behavior towards its employees...

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/bus-drivers-hit-streets-brum-2039311

A driver told me that quite a few NXWM drivers are leaving to go to Stagecoach rugby, aparantly they are fed up with NXs hostile behaviour towards its employees and their shifts are getting longer and longer.

Also there is a rumour that Stagecoach is looking at land in Longbridge for a new depot....

And a lot of the recruited drivers at Rugby have been ex NXWM drivers, who have left due to NXs hostile behavior towards its drivers.

Also tthe rumour is that Stagecoach are looking at land in Longbridge for a new depot....

Do YW operate President free Sundays? Never seem to see any out on Sundays.

4003 was one of the best when at BC. Just you WN folk don't know what a good Spectra is lol
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Was it, what was so good about it, just out of curiosity?

I would expect 4085 to transfer too...

Starting to see more and more Tridents appearing on 18, 49 and 76 routes.