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4959 has hit 13 ft bridge in clayhanger walsall whilst running private today. took roof off from pictures i have seen.

West Brom still take buses under there on way to garage I've seen it happen so many times.

as a driver at WB garage, this only applies to single deckers. all double deckers must use fountain lane, albion road and brandon way to and from garage.
any driver or engineer caught going under the bridge at sandwell and dudley in a double decker will be disciplined.
that came from senior management when the sinage was changed in 2021/22 whenever it was. 
all drivers had to sign paperwork to confirm this.

Thanks for the info @wbdriver

no problem. just fed up of leaving oldbury on time on the 3 and getting to west brom 10 min late!

will the 14A go the same way as the current 208 to Merry Hill? asking on behalf of my parents.

I wonder if there doing roadworks at the bromford island then?

Temporary traffic lights Bromford Lane. been like it for the last 2 weeks. hopefully off tomorrow or next couple of days. queueing all the way back to oldbury all times of day towards west brom.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/2019/01/25/six-buses-destroyed-in-tividale-arson-attack/

Does West Bromwich garage do a journey on WA 4 and WA 6

used to but not now.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/firefighters-battle-arson-attack-79-15256052

79 on fire monday night.  >:(

4934-wb 46

replacement for 1944 which gave up on the Newton Road around half 5 this evening with me driving it. did one trip on the 45 as well.

I think it's gone live every where as WN had it also

Contactless is now available on all routes operating from the 4 black country garages (PN, WA, WB and WN) and the BC operated journeys on the 9. Birmingham garages will be coming soon.

The solo has damage to the front, so there must be another vehicle involved too.

from what i have been told (so how true it is i don't know) is that the diamond bus had lost its brakes due to low air pressure (but the driver decided to carry on? WTF) :o. The bus then failed to stop and went into the rear of the central bus which went into a car which has gone into the rear of an ambulance and that into a taxi.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/west-bromwich/2017/06/21/pile-up-closes-west-bromwich-high-street/

Diamond bus getting a bit cosy with a central bus i think? West Brom high Street

one of diamonds buses had what looked like an engine malfunction in West Brom bus station about half 3 this afternoon. fire brigade called to extinguish a pile of black smoke from the engine. no number on the side so unable to identify.

had my first experience of travelling on a platinum this morning on the 126 6785 i think. very impressed with them. the only thing i didn't like was the announcements were a bit loud.

What routes are the ex Suttons on today? Are they going to be for 127/128?

im pretty sure i saw a 63 plate enviro at burnt tree this morning heading towards dudley about 10. it had no branding on it so might have been on the 87.