One Operator Per Service

[Steveminor]

Claribels i think offer a fantastic competition on a number of services. Examples in my view that competition can work.

But noone ever seems to say anything when their buses run early. Today for example their 09:25 from chelmsley 71e departed @ 09:20, their 09:45 71e left chelmsley @ 09:40 neither of these ram into marston green station or Solihull station as per their registration!!!

Just because someone has decent buses does not make them a decent operator.
Oh before someone comments their buses have trackers on them which can be viewed in real time from the office, the management just don't bother with early running to busy with the coaches

[vinh1000]

Tony why do they still bother running it 3 times a day? most people start work at 9 ( office /shops) and the last one gets into brum way before then! so its not even commuter friendly, yet the evening ones are at 20 min intervals after 5. Why dont they just axe it altogether & put it out of its misery

If most people start work at 9 how come the train I am catching this week, 6.08 off Hednesford arrive Birmingham 6.57 is full and standing every day?

my train is full standing too at 6 or 7am lol :P

[Bob]

Are there plans to axe the X51 Cannock extension anyway? as drivers have been saying for a while that they think its going to go

[andyr]

The only reason tfl are looking to buy buses is because no private operator is willing to pay the price of the new bus for london (borris master). I have travelled on a couplethese n ow and they are awful. Low head room, very slow pulling away from stops there not a patch on theartics they have been designed to replace. If virtually every other major european city can operate artics why couldnt London. Paris, Barcelona,Milan have no trouble with much worse congestion than London.