VERY Late running services

[PB2938]

No 997's in Birmingham for the last half an hour, where have they all disappeared off to? Been standing here for almost half an hour.
A minute after I posted this, 6718 turns up... Wheres the last 2/3 buses gone, 16:18 and 16:28 were no shows...

All garages are suffering driver shortages so don't expect 100% service all the time.

[Tony]

All garages are suffering driver shortages so don't expect 100% service all the time.

With Covid at it's highest level for ages we are back to lots of people isolating again

[mesub]

7531 late 38 mins on 23

[2206]

Both 20:10 and 20:20 94/95 never turned up today.
4617 left on the 20:30 at 20:36. And there was a 101 branded E400 parked at the bottom displaying 95 for about 10 minutes.

[SK68MEV]

Both 20:10 and 20:20 94/95 never turned up today.
4617 left on the 20:30 at 20:36. And there was a 101 branded E400 parked at the bottom displaying 95 for about 10 minutes.

bus times shows 4827 left as 20:39 on the 20:20 95 there are delays affecting them service and today was pretty heavy traffic for the washwood heath corridor as well as temp lights due too water works there was also and accident on alum rock road meaning all traffic was driverting washwood heath road hence reason why 14 was on diversion road was closed till about 9

[2206]

bus times shows 4827 left as 20:39 on the 20:20 95 there are delays affecting them service and today was pretty heavy traffic for the washwood heath corridor as well as temp lights due too water works there was also and accident on alum rock road meaning all traffic was driverting washwood heath road hence reason why 14 was on diversion road was closed till about 9

4824. That was the one that was sat on the stand down the bottom for 10 or so minutes. With driver on the phone.
Maybe no relief driver to take over.
The other one 4814 according to bus times went back to the depot at 18:52. So might be the same reason.

[Westy]

Any idea what is happening with the Walsall 9 again?

According to Bustimes.org, there was 6 buses tracking,  but sister left work in Wednesfield at 5pm, but can't get a bus until 1811!

I'm surprised there's 6 buses tracking,  as that's the highest I've seen for the 9!

[Tony]

Didn't your sister see problems when she was on the bus?

1898 left Wednesfield at 17:03 but didn't get to Broad Lane North until 17:40 ( a journey scheduled for 6 minutes) so the problem was on her part of the route.

Buses were also getting delayed in the same area towards Wolverhampton hence the big gap

[Westy]

Didn't your sister see problems when she was on the bus?

1898 left Wednesfield at 17:03 but didn't get to Broad Lane North until 17:40 ( a journey scheduled for 6 minutes) so the problem was on her part of the route.

Buses were also getting delayed in the same area towards Wolverhampton hence the big gap

When she comes in, I'll ask her!

[Wumpty]

Didn't your sister see problems when she was on the bus?

1898 left Wednesfield at 17:03 but didn't get to Broad Lane North until 17:40 ( a journey scheduled for 6 minutes) so the problem was on her part of the route.

Buses were also getting delayed in the same area towards Wolverhampton hence the big gap

Roadworks in operation by Broadway pub at junction of Broad Lane North/Lichfield Road causing huge delays in the area, affecting 9/59 predominantly.

[Westy]

Roadworks in operation by Broadway pub at junction of Broad Lane North/Lichfield Road causing huge delays in the area, affecting 9/59 predominantly.

She's fed up anyway and wanting to contact the head honcho over other issues!

(She was doing my head in yesterday!)

[2206]

She's fed up anyway and wanting to contact the head honcho over other issues!

(She was doing my head in yesterday!)

Do you ever stop moaning?
Since when have buses been able to fly over traffic caused by roadworks.

[Wumpty]

Do you ever stop moaning?
Since when have buses been able to fly over traffic caused by roadworks.

Not sure that @Westy is moaning @2206 - there's frustrations with reliability on WA9 even before the latest round of roadworks (though there are others who moan for the sake of it on this forum!). 

I travelled through these yesterday and I'm not convinced that the phasing is ideal for the amount of traffic, couple that with bottlenecks in Rushall and Pelsall and it's a recipe for frustration. These types of longer, meandering routes are always fraught with reliability issues, though no magic wand (or flying buses) that can solve them.

[Westy]

Do you ever stop moaning?
Since when have buses been able to fly over traffic caused by roadworks.

Correction my sister is moaning not me!

[PB2938]

Correction my sister is moaning not me!

WA 9 is being retired PM Peak from 05 June 2022 with more running time so reliability should improve.