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Started by Nathan4775, August 28, 2013, 08:24:46 PM

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BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: PhageyMcPhage on May 05, 2024, 10:02:50 PMLichfield Bus Station is owned by Lichfield District Council. Operators pay departure charges to use it though it seems operators have to do their own signage and info.
So NX are in charge of the old 10A and maybe providing the 8 Timetable
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Westy

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on May 06, 2024, 09:57:48 AMSo NX are in charge of the old 10A and maybe providing the 8 Timetable
Surely it would have been cheaper to put some sort of generic signage on the shelter itself?

Non service specific.

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Westy on May 06, 2024, 01:03:29 PMSurely it would have been cheaper to put some sort of generic signage on the shelter itself?

Non service specific.
I assume it was a Marketing effort but now it is outdated 
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Westy

One for Walsall 'experts'.

There's been 2 stops northbound at what is now Rycroft Street since the year dot, as far as Im concerned.

Until several years ago, the arrangement was one stop for the Blakenall services & the other for the Leamore services.

Nowadays, there is one stop for the 29, 31 & 32 & the other one for the X51.

Why change the arrangement? Surely the 31, 32 & x51 could still share a stop?

Jack

Was there any reason to change where everything stopped in Merry Hill Bus Station or was that just to pointlessly confuse everyone? Wasn't anything wrong with how it was before...

Been here 20 minutes and lost count how many confused elderly people I've seen...

Rachvince53

Quote from: Jack on June 21, 2024, 02:00:36 PMWas there any reason to change where everything stopped in Merry Hill Bus Station or was that just to pointlessly confuse everyone? Wasn't anything wrong with how it was before...

Been here 20 minutes and lost count how many confused elderly people I've seen...
There's probably a logical reason for it, possibly to eliminate conflict in bus movements but why do you single out the elderly when many others would be confused?

Jack

Quote from: Rachvince53 on June 21, 2024, 04:20:00 PMThere's probably a logical reason for it, possibly to eliminate conflict in bus movements but why do you single out the elderly when many others would be confused?
And why are you jumping on a bandwagon? The only people who were confused that I saw was elderly people, not a very good look to swap everything without any reason to. 

Stu

Quote from: Jack on June 21, 2024, 02:00:36 PMWas there any reason to change where everything stopped in Merry Hill Bus Station or was that just to pointlessly confuse everyone? Wasn't anything wrong with how it was before...

Been here 20 minutes and lost count how many confused elderly people I've seen...
No-one should be confused, as far as I am aware, notices were clearly put up and all stands show the correct services.

As for the reasoning, I did ask Phil Tonks about this on X and this was what he told me:

https://x.com/PhilTonks2/status/1797193502058496032


So, it wasn't just done "for fun".
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karl724223

Quote from: Jack on June 21, 2024, 02:00:36 PMWas there any reason to change where everything stopped in Merry Hill Bus Station or was that just to pointlessly confuse everyone? Wasn't anything wrong with how it was before...

Been here 20 minutes and lost count how many confused elderly people I've seen...
Yes there was a very good reason to change stops around but I can't be arsed to tell you 
Yes noticed was put on every stop at merry hill 

Funnysnow18

They have put a temporary bus stop on lights by summerfield park and suspended the city rd bus stop towards Birmingham for no reason as nothing blocking it for 82/87

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