West Bromwich Garage

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

4973, driver just went straight past the stop on Birmingham road, yes football is on I know that before anyone says that, my username is a big giveaway, but come on it's a absolute joke, getting a pay rise for what, the driver unloaded up the road not a designated bus stop, and then missed the bus stop out where we was waiting, I'm sorry but I'm so annoyed freezing cold and wanted a bus and yet he dosent even stop, posters on the bus stop say bus stop is not in use after the match not before 😡.

Yes but a Lane of Birmingham Road is Closed before the match maybe he couldn't pull in and serve the match. Why would you be waiting for a bus if your already at the ground shouldn't be going inside to warm up I know I would be. And who knows the signs could be wrong. I've never see the 74's stop on the Birmingham Road Birmingham Bound half an hour before the game due to congestion due to the outside lane being closed

[j789]

Yes but a Lane of Birmingham Road is Closed before the match maybe he couldn't pull in and serve the match. Why would you be waiting for a bus if your already at the ground shouldn't be going inside to warm up I know I would be. And who knows the signs could be wrong. I've never see the 74's stop on the Birmingham Road Birmingham Bound half an hour before the game due to congestion due to the outside lane being closed

To be fair, the 74s towards West Brom do stop at the stops on Birmingham Road - the stop closest to Greggs where the fan zone is I saw 3 74s stop there yesterday before the match letting passengers off whilst I was waiting in the Greggs queue. 

However I would say that WBAlad should have set off earlier - an 8:15pm kick off means you'll be catching a less frequent evening service, and throw in the traffic chaos around Birmingham, delays should be expected. 

[Wba_lad]

Yes but a Lane of Birmingham Road is Closed before the match maybe he couldn't pull in and serve the match. Why would you be waiting for a bus if your already at the ground shouldn't be going inside to warm up I know I would be. And who knows the signs could be wrong. I've never see the 74's stop on the Birmingham Road Birmingham Bound half an hour before the game due to congestion due to the outside lane being closed

Yes a lane is closed, but not sure if you've ever seen there a gap where the bus stop is to allow the bus to still serve the bus stop. And I go to most games but just had to do a few things yesterday and one of the things was by the Albion ground, else I would of gone to the match, and I have seen the 74s stop before the game because the bus after 4973 stopped and even he said he should not of unloaded where he unloaded and should of still served the bus stop regardless. 

[karl724223]

30 pages later we're now all bored

[Jack]

30 pages later we're now all bored

This is going to be the new PE thread at this point... filled with dribble and crap.

[Wba_lad]

This is going to be the new PE thread at this point... filled with dribble and crap.

Yes it is because you've just commented something unnecessary same with @karl724223. I had a genuine post to do with West Brom garage.

[Lukeee]

Again not a chance he was practically empty.

Chances are he was probably instructed to run drop off only, had he pulled up at the stop to unload people would simply ignore him and get on regardless 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Chances are he was probably instructed to run drop off only, had he pulled up at the stop to unload people would simply ignore him and get on regardless

Yeah Exactly, As I said the signs do get messed around with and maybe the Driver couldn't gesture to indicate I'm stopping down there. Although don't NX have a blind that says Dropping Off Only and the driver could have scrolled it between that and 74 to Birmingham/Dudley 

[Solo1]

Yeah Exactly, As I said the signs do get messed around with and maybe the Driver couldn't gesture to indicate I'm stopping down there. Although don't NX have a blind that says Dropping Off Only and the driver could have scrolled it between that and 74 to Birmingham/Dudley

I thought NXbus had blind unload only 

[GoldenSquid]

I thought NXbus had blind unload only

It used to, got removed - guessing over covid. That blind looked very nice, would like to see it come back.

[fleetline6477]

No it's all Walsall run, just Walsall have now got new 4 West Bromwich to Walsall only now but still oporated by Walsall garage.

No it's all Walsall run, just Walsall have now got new 4 West Bromwich to Walsall only now but still oporated by Walsall garage.

1860 (4 branded)  noted on the 13A (WB) in Bearwood  

If the 4 / 4M is operated by WA alone, why are 4 branded buses reported on WB services?

[2206]

1860 (4 branded)  noted on the 13A (WB) in Bearwood 

If the 4 / 4M is operated by WA alone, why are 4 branded buses reported on WB services?

1860 is a WB bus and wasn't debranded after it transfered over. 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

1860 is a WB bus and wasn't debranded after it transfered over.

Tony said 1860 and 1887 are long term loans until WB don't need then anymore, but you may be correct and they may have transferred as WB have 1795 and 1796 now if they needed two extra Omnilinks

[cris 99]

But they have also lost 1945/6/7 that wasn't predicted that's probably why they've stayed 

[Wba_lad]

1860 (4 branded)  noted on the 13A (WB) in Bearwood 

If the 4 / 4M is operated by WA alone, why are 4 branded buses reported on WB services?

Because 1860 is on loan along with 1887