West Bromwich Garage

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

4767 on the 80 has just booted everyone off because the gearbox was overheating according to the driver

maybe it did because he was flooring it at every chance
parked up outside Grand Central just before the Markets

They tend to do that when the gearbox is broken. I once had 6955/58 when they were at WN on the 79 and the Driver had to rev the nuts of the bus trying to leave the Traffic lights at Darlaston, as the gearbox wouldn't Engage. He kept revving the bus trying to get the Gearbox to engage every time we left or to try and get it to change. We made it to Bilston before he gave up and caught the Trident that had caught us up on the journey after ours behind. 

[Jack]

@OH25, Geminis aren't noteworthy on the 82/87, they do appear quite often.

[Funnysnow18]

Any idea what's happening with 4691 it's been parked outside at front wb garage for ages and hasn't been in service for over a year ?
Will it ever see rd again ?

[Funnysnow18]

Any idea what's wrong with 4691 to make it off rd for a year 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Any idea what's wrong with 4691 to make it off rd for a year

Pretty Sure Tony said it was having an Engine rebuild

[Jack]

@Wba_lad, Omnilinks aren't noteworthy on the 5, there's a few on it everyday.

[Wba_lad]

@Wba_lad, Omnilinks aren't noteworthy on the 5, there's a few on it everyday.

Not a normal allocation though. 

[Jack]

Not a normal allocation though.

Yes it is, there is a few on it daily. So it obviously is. They've been a very common occurrence on the 5 for some time now.

[Funnysnow18]

Not a normal allocation though.

Scanias 22s 44s 45s 46s 47s 49s 69s all go onto 5s daily with an occasional 7xx or 8xx

[2900]

Not a normal allocation though.

West brom bus on WB service as Tony would say

[Jack]

West brom bus on WB service as Tony would say

Yep same goes for the Omnilink on the 74 that's been reported, the Omnilinks are common on the 74.

[Wba_lad]

Yep same goes for the Omnilink on the 74 that's been reported, the Omnilinks are common on the 74.

https://wmbu.org.uk/enthusiasts/nx-bus-usual-allocations/

Take a little look at that pal. Omnilinks are not usual allocations for the 74. 

[Stu]

https://wmbu.org.uk/enthusiasts/nx-bus-usual-allocations/

Take a little look at that pal. Omnilinks are not usual allocations for the 74.

I have not updated that for some time.

I don't work for NX, and I have no idea - apart from the routes I regularly travel on - what the regular allocations now are.

People like @Jack seem to know far more than me, or others, but choose to keep their knowledge a secret and make no effort to help keep that spreadsheet updated.

If the bickering and arguing continues, then we'll just stop the Noteworthy Workings threads.

[Funnysnow18]

4679 is back out today on 5 after a few weeks not out

[Wba_lad]

Any ideas when 2238 will be back on the road, what is wrong with it, is it still sat at miller street.