Stagecoach in Birmingham

[Stu]

So the talk of 71 being made into a 26 ; that's not happening now ?

No.

[2206]

So the talk of 71 being made into a 26 ; that's not happening now ?

Its the Wolverhampton 26A being renumbered 26. I think it was put in the wrong place on the list.
26A – Wolverhampton to Stowlawn
From 1 January 2023, this service will be renumbered service 26 and will have a new timetable.

[Rachvince53]

No. The reference to renumbering as 26 has been removed from the TfWM website. 

I agree with the previous comment that the Wolves 26A is the one being renumbered 26.

[EK40]

Looks like SN63 KGJ/36948 is out route learning the new A9 today

[ellspurs]

Looks like SN63 KGJ/36948 is out route learning the new A9 today

I saw a Stagecoach on the m6 going south in the last hour with a "recruiting bus drivers" sign on the front. Bustimes says it isn't this bus.

[Jack D]

Are the services starting tomorrow? Stagecoach website says from 31st December 

[Stu]

Are the services starting tomorrow? Stagecoach website says from 31st December

1st January is when the contracts start.

[Justin Tyme]

Are the services starting tomorrow? Stagecoach website says from 31st December

Stagecoach Warwickshire changes normally take place on a Saturday, so I guess that is why there is (an incorrect) reference to 31 December.  As Stu says, it is actually 1 January.

The notice on the Service Updates page seems to be indecisive about the date of change!  https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-28/11/2022-15:47:44:923

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Surprising as it may seem, Stagecoach has operated on the 169 road before.  Between 1996 and 1998 it ran service 669 between Kings Heath and Shirley (Sainsburys) on tender to Centro.  By sheer coincidence, as it was an emergency contract at first, the 669 was initially operated by Rugby garage too - just as the 169 will be.

[Tony]

Looks like Stagecoach buses on the new contracts aren't tracking on Bustimes yet

36427 & 36480 are in Kingshurst
36948 & 36952 are in Northfield

[Stu]

Looks like Stagecoach buses on the new contracts aren't tracking on Bustimes yet

36427 & 36480 are in Kingshurst
36948 & 36952 are in Northfield

They are tracking, but none have any route assigned to them:
https://bustimes.org/operators/stagecoach-northamptonshire/map

[Tony]

They are tracking, but none have any route assigned to them:
https://bustimes.org/operators/stagecoach-northamptonshire/map

That's what I meant, nothing showing if you call the route up which I expected someone to think they weren't running

[Rachvince53]

It appears that some of the Stagecoach timetables haven't been linked fully yet or uploaded.   They are not showing on the TfWM website either.

[Westy]

Stagecoach Warwickshire changes normally take place on a Saturday, so I guess that is why there is (an incorrect) reference to 31 December.  As Stu says, it is actually 1 January.

The notice on the Service Updates page seems to be indecisive about the date of change!  https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-28/11/2022-15:47:44:923

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Surprising as it may seem, Stagecoach has operated on the 169 road before.  Between 1996 and 1998 it ran service 669 between Kings Heath and Shirley (Sainsburys) on tender to Centro.  By sheer coincidence, as it was an emergency contract at first, the 669 was initially operated by Rugby garage too - just as the 169 will be.

I guess the previous operator had failed.

Was that the era of Caves or had they gone already?

[ellspurs]

Stagecoach Midlands is weird on bustimes anyway, as the only registrations they show is for the Northamptonshire part of the company. It's like they've merged two companies, but kept them on different registrations, which isn't reflected on bustimes.

[Jack D]

Is there 2 or 3 buses on a9 today?