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Appreciate YOU may not get what the comment was about, though I'm sure @Westy will as it was aimed at him, given we both know the area and the build up of posts prior.

You wouldn't exactly say the 51 is a posh route either, though I doubt it suffers the same amount of vandalism and broken windows as the Track routes do (that's what the comment was actually about).

Well Walsall are being brave anyway with 6718 on the 29/70A although only did 2 trips on the 70A before being swapped onto the 51 with 6721 now on the 29/70A after doing the morning SFA1 and will do the Afternoon SFA1 later on

6721 - WA29/70A

One of them managed a day on the 29/70A and came back intact, and they've been used on the 37/41 at night and came back fine, so I don't quite get what your comment is about, wouldn't exactly say the 51 is a posh route either.

Im sure it only did one 70A trip and 1 trip to bloxwich on the 29 as it got swapped off from the 10

1761 lasted til at least Saturday, hunted it down for a ride on the 11 out to Dudley

Yes still out today looks to have survived for now

Seen nothing on Twitter about them diverting the service, as they've done that before!

If Bustimes.org is correct (not saying it is!), then the little buggers actually had a go at it in Blakenall itself, rather than Coalpool!

Forgot to post earlier but 860 has also been attacked about 6pm at the top of harden but driver had a couple of passengers on so proceded to blakenall before going not in service to get 861 as its replacement on the 29

1847 another victim of Blakenall Youths while on the 29

1838 has replaced it

@BN Yeah I saw two engineers bringing 2097 and 4751 across on Tuesday through Pleck. 4751 went back the day after though and never got used.

2097 has also returned today

1767 now withdrawn
And i heard that 1761 (which is the last remaining one left) had its final day in service today

Given the Mk1 B7RLEs are on their way out, anyone know if they'll survive til at least Saturday? Will have to get myself one last ride

Well there is only 2 left 1761 and 1767 i would of thought they will due to walsall struggles with single deckers at the minute but at the minute only 1767 is out today on the 29

4567 YW-WA

Looks like the 41 has the pleasure of 3302 this morning, as I've just seen it parked up in Walsall Bus Station!

Joined by 3303 aswell

 :'(

I'm not overly familiar with that route but has the reliability improved since the decrease? Of course, there are other reasons for decreasing frequency so it may be more that rather than for reliability reasons.

There was a man in bloxwich while we was waiting to depart on the 29 askinh the driver where the 9 was and said hes been waiting for an hour and half for 1 towards Wolverhampton but im not familiar with that route either

Looking at bustimes.org, not surprised to notice 2133 got copped in the usual Coalpool area!

Years ago the old 319 route (now the 19) used to get affected, as at one point it was routed via Beddows Road, which is part of a notorious area.

(You used to have Shakespeare Crescent not very far away in Harden as another dodgy area!)

Is Nx looking at that area, along with Underhill in Wolverhampton?

Problem is in that area in coalpool and harden is that theres alot passenger which get off and to get on to blakenall/bloxwich get to walsall also with Morning school kids all heading to Walsall it is absolutely rammed along with school kids in the afternoon all getting off in the coalpool/harden area and theres only about 3 or 4 who actually go straight through to blakenall so i would of thought this section of the route is a key income for the 29 service

It appears Walsall maybe abit short of single deckers with platinums on the 31/32 and other double deckers getting on single decker routes with also 2097 being joined from Pensnett for the day and now also 2133 off the road with a smashed window how many single deckers at walsall are currently off the road

4566 WA31/32 (All day board)
6725 WA31/32
6755 WA31/32 (All day board finishes midnight)