Stagecoach in Birmingham

[2206]

Same today with the A9. Gaps of an hour plus. It's a busy service but won't be for much longer

The Solihull - Journeys End/ The Lyndon - Yarldey bit which is the traditional 58 bit is busy paticularly. Driver said 7.26 ex Kingshurst had 40 people on this morning at one point on Lode Lane and is busy with people going into Solihull/Lode Heath school kids etc.

[Sandy Lane]

Makes you wonder if they have bitten off more then they can chew with the new tenders being ran from rugby

SC have tweeted this am that a no of 41 & 46 services will not run today. "due too circumstances beyond .........."
Stagecoach Midlands (@StagecoachMids) / Twitter

[MasterPlan]

SC have tweeted this am that a no of 41 & 46 services will not run today. "due too circumstances beyond .........."
Stagecoach Midlands (@StagecoachMids) / Twitter

At this stage you have to wonder what is under their control.

[Tony]

SC have tweeted this am that a no of 41 & 46 services will not run today. "due too circumstances beyond .........."
Stagecoach Midlands (@StagecoachMids) / Twitter

Only one bus showing on the 169 as well

[Secondary trigger 28]

It seems as though all there drivers have gone to drive the A9 as all the A9 routes seem to be running normal today with no  vehicles missing. 

[Coventrybususer95]

Would it not be easier to sub contract the routes till they have enough drivers/ a depot in brum 

[bususer28]

Card readers seem to be rejecting nBus tickets once again, at least on the 46 anyway. They did work for a short while at the end of last week so who knows what's going on!

[ellspurs]

Stagecoach's twitter feed is just full of "Due to circumstances beyond our control the following services will not be running:"

[MW]

Stagecoach's twitter feed is just full of "Due to circumstances beyond our control the following services will not be running:"

Circumstances are fully within Stagecoach's control.

[Steveminor]

Would it not be easier to sub contract the routes till they have enough drivers/ a depot in brum

Or not bid on work they cannot operate 

[Stu]

I know its been only just over a week since they took over these services, but how long would it take TfWM to deem Stagecoach in breach of their contract terms and conditions and retender these contracts?

I'm not saying I want this to happen of course. I do hope that Stagecoach get their act together fairly soon and sort things out, but I hope that whoever is responsible for bidding on these contracts is held accountable and takes ownership of the issues in order to get them resolved.

[Tony]

I know its been only just over a week since they took over these services, but how long would it take TfWM to deem Stagecoach in breach of their contract terms and conditions and retender these contracts?

I'm not saying I want this to happen of course. I do hope that Stagecoach get their act together fairly soon and sort things out, but I hope that whoever is responsible for bidding on these contracts is held accountable and takes ownership of the issues in order to get them resolved.

I bet the person in Stockport has never heard of places like Kingshurst

[suavegarv]

Or not bid on work they cannot operate

...or awarded to a local operator with a much smaller "dead mileage carbon footprint".

[Jack D]

Last A9 to kingshurst didn't run

[winston]

I bet the person in Stockport has never heard of places like Kingshurst

I bet the person in Stockport isn't very popular with Stagecoach Midlands management...