Bordesley Garage

[Sh4318]

Put that in Buses on Loan this morning @Sh4318

Ahh, ok. I didn't look to be honest. Is it just a loan?

[Busboy105]

I don't know whether to put this in the modifying services thread or this one but I am going to put them in both. I think that both the 17 and the 55 should be converted to double deckers. They can't put up with single deckers because they are popular routes and do fill up with passengers around school times and even on midday. Where the double deckers come from I don't know but both routes need them.

[2206]

I don't know whether to put this in the modifying services thread or this one but I am going to put them in both. I think that both the 17 and the 55 should be converted to double deckers. They can't put up with single deckers because they are popular routes and do fill up with passengers around school times and even on midday. Where the double deckers come from I don't know but both routes need them.

17 can't use double deckers, due to a low bridge in Tile Cross.

55 can use double deckers, the 55 used double deckers years back when it was at Lea Hall. The old 56 used to have deckers as well up until 2017.
Its been said BY Garage can't operate double deckers. It could be done by sending the 55 to PB and the 28 to BY. The 28's Heartlands terminus isn't that far from BY Garage.

[Busboy105]

Yeah, I was thinking about the 28 to BY, it has been mentioned before.
Also why was the 17 rerouted in Tile Cross?

[GeminiFan1991]

17 can't use double deckers, due to a low bridge in Tile Cross.

55 can use double deckers, the 55 used double deckers years back when it was at Lea Hall. The old 56 used to have deckers as well up until 2017.
Its been said BY Garage can't operate double deckers. It could be done by sending the 55 to PB and the 28 to BY. The 28's Heartlands terminus isn't that far from BY Garage.

I believe that BY indeed can take deckers. I do remember seeing an OmiCity there once (Admittedly parked outside). I also remember seeing buses going into the garage and their seemed to be enough head space for a decker.

[Tony]

I believe that BY indeed can take deckers. I do remember seeing an OmiCity there once (Admittedly parked outside). I also remember seeing buses going into the garage and their seemed to be enough head space for a decker.

The planning permission only allows single deck

[2206]

Notices onboard vehicles that the 17 will have a change of route in the City Centre from September 2019.
It will be using MS8 (which is currently used by the University and Bristol Road services), then up Priory Queensway (presumably turning back round at Old Square to go back down Moor Street Queensway in the opposite direction?). No longer serving Park Street.

Will the University routes still remain at MS8 or still have a stop near Moor Street Station inbound?

[Solo1]

I think the route change is Saturday only route change due to traffic on Saturdays 17 service that is

[Squiz1971]

A query is the rerouting of the 55 down Coleshill Road to the Hunters Moon Island & then Stechford Road to normal line of route in both directions a permanent thing? Or just until the roadworks at the Stechford Lane island and the Iron Lane/Flaxley Road remodeling is complete @Tony?

[monkeyjoe]

I believe it's meant to be just during the remodelling but I hope becomes perm

[SK68MEV]

I believe it's meant to be just during the remodelling but I hope becomes perm

i think it's till the end of next year

[PB2938]

Why not put the 55 back to original route pre May 2005 via Alum Rock. Haha 😂

[2206]

Why not put the 55 back to original route pre May 2005 via Alum Rock. Haha 😂

Hopefully that never happens.
The 55 helps out on the Washwood Heath Road corridor. Without it the frequency would be halved and the 94 wouldn't cope. Also the Shard End - Fox and Goose link would be lost and it picks up quite a few passengers at Fox & Goose towards Shard End/Chelmsley.

14 adequately serves Alum Rock.

[monkeyjoe]

Hopefully that never happens.
The 55 helps out on the Washwood Heath Road corridor. Without it the frequency would be halved and the 94 wouldn't cope. Also the Shard End - Fox and Goose link would be lost and it picks up quite a few passengers at Fox & Goose towards Shard End/Chelmsley.

14 adequately serves Alum Rock.

I get the impression it was a joke, just as likely as these corridors going platinum.

[SK68MEV]

Just a quick question is there a 17 that turns into a 55 at about half 9 ten o'clock because for the past week and last week I've seen a 17 branded every single night