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6857 not tracking on X21.

Yes for all X22 journeys.

For the X21 it depends on the time since some are scheduled to terminate at University Station or Weoley Castle.

There's only 1 of each. 8:00am and 8:20am from City. Everything else should go to Bartley Green, and only when schools are in.

Not sure if already mentioned but no sound on the NSA for 7521.

It's odd because of the X prefix, which stands for express. The 65 and 67 serve the Lichfield Road and the X buses in that area i.e. the X3/4/5, serve the Aston Expressway. You've now got the X64 taking the same 'non-express' route as the 65 and 67.

68 would have been a better choice.

I was thinking that. 68 is available which would've been a better choice. Especially as like the 67 it serves Castle Vale.

Yes. All stops are served enroute.

Brilliant. 

Well, that might trigger some PTSD seeing an X64 in City again! Albeit a completely different one.

Wonder whether this one will be just as 'express'.

I didn't say there would be, just stating facts. I understand the reason for the X prefix - when the routes were first introduced  they were planned to be limited stop to the QE but that was changed almost immediately. As regards them being busy and direct, so are the 61/63 to Selly Oak and Northfield, the 50 to Moseley and Kings Heath etc but that's different to being an express route.

If they do ever change these in a future network review, renumbering to 21/22 would be an easy transition.

The chance to do so was when the X20 disappeared. Should've renumbered them to 21/22 then when all the flags and branding needed re-doing anyway.

Due to an incident on Moor Street Queensway
Perry Barr Services are terminating at Priory Queensway
Stratford Services are terminating outside the Markets
61, 63 and the Bartley Green Services Terminating outside New Street or TK Maxx
The 16 is using NS8 to leave the City
Also Incident on Chapel Ash Island
Sees Services diverting Bath Road, St Andrews Ring Road, Waterloo Road so there going past Molienux

Is the Moor St diversion likely to still be in effect come 8pm?

Contrary to the above posts, I have seen some good examples of queing. At both the University Station and University North Gate inbound stops. Usually when there's a large group of people waiting.

But yes, generally everything said in this thread is true.

Just curious, can NSA be updated on a vehicle remotely? As I was just on 6878 and initially the next stop would disappear from the screen between stops but then it was taken off altogether (probs changed to NIS) and then it came back on and the stop names didn't disappear anymore.

I am wondering whether buses with long-term dead NSA such as 6870 and 6883 will be fixed with this update.

The answer is no. I wonder if they are beyond fixing.

The NSAs on the lower deck screen on 6888 don't fit on the screen after the update. Looks like the text has been made bigger. 

Yeah there appeared to have been a mass rollout across BC vehicles yesterday. As it wasn't like that the day before.
Regarding the screen, to be fair I was on 6845 yesterday and the NSAs stayed on the screen in between stops rather than disappearing so I'm sure it will be sorted across the board soon. I am wondering whether buses with long-term dead NSA such as 6870 and 6883 will be fixed with this update.
Also I saw a 95 go passed me yesterday morning and I was surprised it didn't have NSA I thought more routes would gain them in the new update, especially as BC only has 3 routes that don't have them.

6883 appears to have given up on Moor Street Queensway after several attempts to restart it.

7521 not tracking on X21.