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1787 on Handsworth New Road @ 11:30

Saw an NXWM EV today with a full rear ad, don't know which it was but I saw it on the 16 on Friary Road at about 09:20AM going to Great Barr

That'll just be the social media team not knowing anything and just picking out some routes that they think stop nearby

No really, just one of many offers that NX Bus have run for years:
https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/offers

Oh that's cool, but it doesn't say anything about those specific routes

Is there a specific reason why you can get 30% off admission when you travel via the. 82, 87, 89 (?) and 101? as advertised on NXWM's Instagram story?

Tony answered this question the last time you asked it, last November:
https://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?msg=336349

The logo is also smaller on the front than in previous pictures too

they used the logo for the rear of the bus

Wasting taxpayers money then. TfWM need to sort this out surely?

No, dude you're only 20 miles out, not 200, it's not a problem, especially when TfWM covers *ALL* of the West Midlands, Coventry included. As I said before, I've literally seen more ads in Birmingham talk about Coventry routes than I have Birmingham routes, it's not as big a problem as you're trying to make it out to be, if a problem at all, it's a TfWM ad and it serves its purpose well. Would you be saying the same for an ad about the 6 to Solihull being all the way up in West Bromwich? No. No you wouldn't, the ad serves it general purpose.

This is such a nothingburger conversation that I frankly can't believe you're taking such issue with. It's not like Coventry and the rest of the WM are served by entirely differen't disconnected entites. you're acting like you've seen an ad for a Diamond Bus route that serves Merry Hill, in Coventry. It's not that deep.

Hello TfWM,

Coventry calling, is there anybody there please?

FYI - Coventry (large population city east of Birmingham)


Found a bus shelter with a very large full size advertising poster on the end panel. Can you tell me why the poster has a happy smiley person (student I guess) 'Escaping the Campus' with the RTI in the picture showing the 50 to Kings Heath!!!!!

There is not much chance of anyone getting on the 50 at this stop and the hourly service at this stop does not go even go into the city centre. The student will be ready for his free OAP pass before the 50 service passes by - he wont be smiling for long waiting here.


Fine no problem earning some advertising money but this poster is not at all relevant to Coventry.  TfWM get real, this is ridiculous!

there's several bus adverts funded by the government talking about routes in Coventry while being in Brum, see them more than I see the ones talking about Birmingham routes. this is also, like a non issue.

Just reading through some of the consultation responses again, and I can't believe how ill-informed some people are!
That is simply not true! One-day nNetwork tickets can be bought on bus. And NX and Diamond single/day tickets are the same price!
More ill-informed rubbish, nBus day tickets are valid on ALL bus operators' services.

No idea about what any of the questions are asking, just submit a response anyway!

honestly it seems like the go by nbus ads in i think 2023 were all for nothing if people are spouting out this much information so confidently

["You might have to give us a clue about what you're on about!"]

E039 doesn't have that, just E038

"You might have to give us a clue about what you're on about!"

I only showed E039 so Stu could actually see the difference, like how he asked.

You might have to give us a clue about what you're on about!

It's missing the background decal for the front sides of the bus, as opposed to every other bus painted this way.

E038
E039

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Cummins, Leeds: 2205
Powertrain, Willenhall: 6141
Hartshornes, Pensnett: 5513
Hartshornes, Willenhall: 2028; 2099; 5518

Paint (full refurb): 2107; 2161; 2211; 4992; 6107; 6723; 6867
Paint (repairs): 6999

BC: 4837
WA: 6837; 6841; E237

Loans for service
BC: 7501
WA: 1831; 1941
YW: 6133

Electrics not yet in service

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E273	E250	E247	E238	E234	E004	E181
	Z4003	E260	E240	E289	E017
	Z4009	E265	E241	E304	E018
	Z4010	E266	E243	E305
		E267	E259	E332
		E271	E261	E333
		E275	E263	E248
			E264	E254
			E270	E262
			E272	E279

I must ask, what do the red buses mean?

Revenue came on one of the buses that I was on today in the city centre doing their usual passes/tickets checks and one of the passengers onboard had apparently used contactless with a debit card to pay to which one of the inspectors asked if they could see the last 4 digits of their card in order to prove this. This question clearly did not go down too well with the passenger as they started to confront the inspector asking why they needed to show them their personal card details. After several refusals to show the numbers the inspector then asked if they could only see the last 3 digits where the passenger refused again. The inspector lastly asked for the last 2 digits of the card number and just like the previous few attempts the inspector was unsuccessful in getting any information out of the passenger. Eventually, the inspector had escorted the passenger outside where they appeared to be having some form of a verbal altercation for a couple of minutes and then the passenger returned back on to the bus and it looked as if they had won as they were still ranting on about the question that they were asked and how they are not giving their card details to anyone. The real question is though how is the inspector supposed to identify whether or not the card was used solely based on the last 2 digits of the number? and does this always usually happen whenever an inspection of such is done on a passenger who is paying with contactless? I thought they just had to show them the card and that's it.

Not to mention, if you use your card on Apple/Google/Samsung pay, that specific information is obfuscated to the seller. As in, Apple/Google/Samsung pay create a new card number that's to be shared with the seller in a measure to protect your real card number.

https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-pay/
https://pay.google.com/intl/en_uk/about/learn/
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002586/

7507's door thats above the driver cockpit (where the two front right non-headrest-seats on the upper deck are) is broken and swings open constantly.