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Changed at west brom that i can remember after looking:
46 route amended to just serve queslett to west bromwich no longer continueing to londonderry,
48 no longer serving bartley green but will now continue to northfield,
53 being withdrawn
50A/50C bearwood circular replacing the 46 between west bromwich and londonderry,
129 continuing to merry hill centre

I am so confused about the 53/129? I thought there was no vosa registration for this and it was just rumour in the end at least for now?

Surely someone can fully confirm this now?

I don't believe they were ever likely to happen at this time, just rumours, besides nobody spotted any registration changes on the VOSA/DVSA website.

So it was all just rubbish in the end then? Hmmm. If not, I would just leave everything to the review anyway. Not a great idea to start major changes this close to the festive season IMO.

Network West Midlands have updated the 15th Nov changes. No sign of anything with the 53/129 etc so probably safe to say these changes are scrapped now?

Only new local change is a couple of 297 journeys becoming 297A.

There is clearly good support here amongst us for improved weekend services. Albeit we are very small as a number, there must be many more out there. Saturday is a perfect day to go to London for a day out or Bicester for shopping. I'm sure patronage on a Saturday evening would make up for additional conductor costs. As I saw the other Saturday, a number of us had to change at moor st for a LM service onward to Stourbridge. Loads always get off at Stourbridge so there must be demand. Does seem a bit silly they can't do that extra bit when the trains rest at SBJ anyway.

I've always found chiltern to be a very good company, at least what it appears to be as a passenger so I would hope/be quietly confident they will soon bring at least some improvement.

As for better services to the south west.... Yes please!!! Something much needed too. Many in the midlands love to travel to the SW. Better services towards Bristol and Devon would be extremely appreciated. Even Cornwall wouldn't be unreasonable.

I presume that these are Solihull Gateway changes, probably sending these routes back to the railway station.

With regard to the Dudley review, you are not going to see details on the NWM website until about a month before the changes actually happen (the rumour is April 2016).  If all previous reviews are a guide, this will involve roadshows in the last couple of weeks leading up to the changes.

I thought NWM might have posted consultation feedback though. Didn't they do this with the south Birmingham review? I might be wrong. Though I'm sure I remember some 'suggestions' being posted up???

Well with the bus review due early next year, surely better to put the changes off and do everything at once!

My thoughts too. On another note, surely the feedback from the review is done by now and ready to go on the NWM website? The consultation closed early/mid July!

There's a rumour going around west brom garage the planned 129 changes have been scrapped. By the time this gets around the system it,ll be the 258 is coming back from the dead.

Scrapping those changes wouldn'tt surprise me but is this allowed to be done with just 4 weeks to go? Suppose as no one really knows yet it cant hurt much.

However I note Karls signature says 99 move is not till 2016 now?

Also, on the blinds for the 22 there is an option for "22E New Street
Station"! Any thoughts?

I would have thought many buses have E versions programmed in for short journeys where required (e.g to make up lost time/traffic problems etc).

I am aware the 22 doesnt go directly past New St though.

I really appreciate the services Chiltern provide to London but wish there were more. Everytime I use them for London, the services are very well used from Stourbridge. Went last Saturday in fact and it was certainly busy. The loco and carriages are excellent too. However it doesnt make sense to me that the evening journeys only go to Moor Street! Lots of us had to wait for a LM service instead to Stourbridge. Surely if they have trains stabling at SBJ, they can run services beyond Moor St on Saturday evenings? Unsurprisingly this is a strong priority of the Stourbridge Line User Group (http://www.stourbridgelineusergroup.info/train%20services.html).

I would love to see a more regular service provided even if it was perhaps just once every 2 hours in the daytime.

Because of confirmation of road layout changes in Birmingham has not been finalised, neither have the service changes!

Ahh fair enough indeed. Could be quite a last minute rush to get things sorted but certainly not centros/operators fault. :)

Any news on these changes yet with just 1 month to go?

Are we any closer to any further details about these changes yet? Only about 6 weeks away now. Would have thought registrations/routes/timetables would be complete by now?

Definitely clue time I think now. Lol.

I wonder if the B5LH demonstrator is due a spell there?

Must say I was thinking this too.

Have all the vehicles that needed to be transferred to PE happened yet considering the last couple of mercs are technically still in service today (presuming!) and there seems to be 1 or 2 loans to PE today?