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X21 and X22 getting battered once again. Guessing more train strikes?

Well I hope car/pedestrian incidents are one offs as well!

Ah I didn't see that earlier comment.

Just looking some buses are running nearly 2 hours late after getting delayed both inbound and outbound from City

THe ones on the A34 don't seem to be moving at all (yes I'm bus times spotting  )

Can see a few of those buses having to be parked up soon for exceeding driving hours

Not seen it this bad since we had the WW2 bomb in Aston a few years back

I've just come off 6870 running about 50 mins late with 6861 just behind not tracking but I'd guess about 30 mins late if it's the journey after. 

City Centre was horrendous as you say, I'm hoping that was a one off.

Noticed signs saying Priory Queensway will be closed 14th-17th Oct this morning but I can't see any diversion information anywhere, unless it hasn't been decided yet.

6987 - 87E Castle Gate wherever that is lol

Why wouldn't they bid?

What do you think they gain from it, If they have priced the tender properly they make money from it

I don't know, I was just wondering to be honest. But if they can make it work then fair play.

It doesn't say that anywhere about the 2.

The 27 is being curtailed at Yardley Wood. I imagine the 'timetable revision' for the 2 will see the reintroduction of service through to Maypole on Sundays.

Looking at the new timetable on Tfwm it looks like you're right.

I am curious as to why NX bid to win the 002 Sunday tender to be honest, is it just a temporary measure until a more permanent solution can be found with another operator? Otherwise, I'm not sure what NX gain from it.

It says the 89 will not run into Birmingham City Centre anymore but it doesn't say where it will be curtailed to.

Was a temporary rerouting at the time due to delays on Bath Row.
Buses went into the City via Broad Street, Great Charles Street Queensway on the 80/80A and 98/X64.

I remember this diversion as it was the only time I've seen people consulted on one. A person come aboard a busy X64 with a clipboard and some flyers asking people to chose one option or the other. I opted for the Broad St diversion but I can't remember the other option. 

Nothing is getting replaced, it is existing services being merged together.

So 2 services getting replaced by 1 then.

Bartley Green/Quinton to Chelmsley is the 94/95 and 23/24 merged. Could see it just replacing them.

It could probably be up to a couple of years before some of these are introduced I would guess. Which won't be until bus lanes, amendments to junctions/bus stops etc have been introduced. By which time the tridents on the 97 will probably have been withdrawn.

I'm not sure what tridents have to do with what I asked. If they were to replace well-used and long-standing routes completely they'd have to be very reliable and frequent.

I'm sure I've asked this before but are these cross City routes definitely replacing some regular routes or running alongside them?

I'd have thought the latter really with the regular service maybe dropping slightly in frequency. 

6880 - X22 California,  Barnes Hill.

X21 and X22 all over the place again today, massive traffic buiid up along Arthur Road and Edgbaston Park Road. No X21s to Bartley Green between 4:20 and 5:40 by the looks of it, and currently 3 X22s stuck not far from each other outbound.
Not sure what the answer is to be honest but that right turn from Edgbaston Park Road to Church Road needs banning, or at least temporarily during peak hours as it slows everything down inbound.