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#61

Stagecoach / Re: Stagecoach in Coventry & W...

Last post by Stu - November 22, 2024, 06:50:11 PM

It says on the page that it is an extension of their 88 Solihull to Balsall Common service via aspects of the old 2/2a route.

I wonder if they'll send it up Lavender Hall Lane and through Berkswell and Carol Green to get to Eastern Green/Tile Hill. They've not had a normal bus service up there in a long while.

It's not an extension of the 88, but a replacement. The new 188 service will replace the A3 between Solihull and Knowle as well.

At a best guess, from Balsall Common it will follow the 87's line of route to Charter Avenue, before picking up the 2 route.

#62

National Express West Midlands / Re: Noteworthy Workings Novemb...

Last post by winston - November 22, 2024, 06:23:03 PM

729, 802 & 2095 all seen on PN 6 within the space of 10 mins

#63

General Discussion, Questions & Route Suggestions / Re: Service Changes Jan 2025

Last post by jasmine - November 22, 2024, 05:57:25 PM

It'll probably just extend via the old 61 route to Great Barr from Hamstead Village, running Great Barr to Perry Barr via Hamstead Village. The notes on the 61 say it's withdrawn from this section and it offers the 54 as an alternative service.

Ah you're right, I completely missed the 61's notes, it makes a lot more sense now and it also says 54 Scott Arms to Perry Barr so as you say yeah, it will just go up Old Walsall Road and terminate there, and will not go to Perry Barr or Newton and Hamstead Road.

Old Walsall Road has had too many revisions to it to count on one hand since the 46 was withdrawn, much to the residents of Hamstead's dismay, it's almost like it shouldn't have been taken away in the first place, if even now, 2 years later, the road and replacement services still haven't been established.

#64

General Discussion, Questions & Route Suggestions / Re: Service Changes Jan 2025

Last post by ellspurs - November 22, 2024, 05:54:13 PM

Does anyone know how the 54 (Hamstead Village to Perry Barr) will work now? it says it will serve scott arms and then go to perry barr, but it already terminates at perry barr on the other end? so is it just a circular now? and if it isnt, why not? it basically already is because scott arms and hamstead village by proxy is really not far from perry barr at all. also will it serve scott arms how the old 46 did (via old walsall road) or will it follow the 16 route (via hamstead road and newton road) into scott arms?

it's just extremely unclear how the 54 will work once it reaches Hamstead Village now, and all plausible ways just seem stupid. if the route were to serve scott arms (we don't even know HOW it will serve it once it hits hamstead village) and then go to perry barr, as the changelog says, it's essentially a circular route, but they've not called it as such at all.

It'll probably just extend via the old 61 route to Great Barr from Hamstead Village, running Great Barr to Perry Barr via Hamstead Village. The notes on the 61 say it's withdrawn from this section and it offers the 54 as an alternative service.

#65

Stagecoach / Re: Stagecoach in Coventry & W...

Last post by ellspurs - November 22, 2024, 05:46:10 PM

Looks stagecoach have a new 188 service from Coventry to solihull via Balsall Common and Torrington Avenue

It says on the page that it is an extension of their 88 Solihull to Balsall Common service via aspects of the old 2/2a route.

I wonder if they'll send it up Lavender Hall Lane and through Berkswell and Carol Green to get to Eastern Green/Tile Hill. They've not had a normal bus service up there in a long while.

#66

General Discussion, Questions & Route Suggestions / Re: Service Changes Jan 2025

Last post by jasmine - November 22, 2024, 05:34:39 PM

https://www.tfwm.org.uk/plan-your-journey/ways-to-travel/buses-in-the-west-midlands/upcoming-bus-service-changes/#


Some of the new changes are listed here if anyone is interested

Does anyone know how the 54 (Hamstead Village to Perry Barr) will work now? it says it will serve scott arms and then go to perry barr, but it already terminates at perry barr on the other end? so is it just a circular now? and if it isnt, why not? it basically already is because scott arms and hamstead village by proxy is really not far from perry barr at all. also will it serve scott arms how the old 46 did (via old walsall road) or will it follow the 16 route (via hamstead road and newton road) into scott arms?

it's just extremely unclear how the 54 will work once it reaches Hamstead Village now, and all plausible ways just seem stupid. if the route were to serve scott arms (we don't even know HOW it will serve it once it hits hamstead village) and then go to perry barr, as the changelog says, it's essentially a circular route, but they've not called it as such at all.

#67

General Discussion, Questions & Route Suggestions / Re: Service Changes Jan 2025

Last post by Stu - November 22, 2024, 05:30:51 PM

So ditching the Alpha routes with numerical numbers , wondering if the Acocks green to airport still on the cards?

I'd wait and see how that TfWM page gets updated as it doesn't look to be completed yet.

Yes, it seems the Solihull A-prefixed routes are being renumbered into 6xx series, however it says the A3 is being partly replaced by a new A6 service!

#68

General Discussion, Questions & Route Suggestions / Re: Service Changes Jan 2025

Last post by monkeyjoe - November 22, 2024, 04:51:44 PM

So ditching the Alpha routes with numerical numbers , wondering if the Acocks green to airport still on the cards?

#69

Other Operators / Re: Carolean Coaches, Willenha...

Last post by Capitalpotter - November 22, 2024, 03:39:33 PM

I want actually meaning that Carolean would be violating TfWM rules. I was just saying as they're growing it would be beneficial to adopt an identity

#70

National Express Coventry / Re: Coventry Garage

Last post by Danthebusman - November 22, 2024, 03:36:18 PM

Just seen a TFWM update that the 2/2A is to be cancelled from the 5/1/25 anyone know of this is true or not?

https://www.tfwm.org.uk/media/cg0hpore/n-ps-22-11-24.pdf

Must be true as it states the following: "The service will be replaced from 5 January by Stagecoach 188 service Solihull to Coventry via Balsall Common and Torrington Avenue"