Effects of Snow on National Express Coventry

[JoNi]

Services were curtailed at 13:00 as the weather worsened

2)     Unable to reach Allesley Park terminus diverted to roundabound at Tollgate
3A)   Unable to serve Whitley Abbey area
4)     Suspended between Hen Lane and Arena
5)     Operating between Canley Station and Lythalls Lane
6/A)  All buses operated via Broad Lane and Banner Lane to reach Tanyard Farm
6/A)  Unable to reach Victoria Farm
7)     Unable to reach Brownshill Green terminated at Allesley
7)     Unable to reach Middlemarch terminated at Syskin Drive (although these peak journeys never operated).
8/A)  Unable to reach Potters Green/Wood End/Walsgrave
9/A)  Terminated at Leamington Road, Unable to reach Finham and Wainbody
10)   Operated direct via Broad Lane to reach Banner Lane terminus
10)    Unable to serve Henley Green terminated in Ansty Road
11)     Unable to reach Kenilworth or Leamington Spa terminated at University of Warwick
12)     Diverted via Kenilworth Road instead of serving Earlsdon
13)     Withdrawn from Bredon Avenue area
16/A)  Unable to reach Keresley Village terminated at Keresley Road
16)     Operated to Walsgrave Hospital via Binley Road and Clifford Bridge Road
18/A)  Operated via A45 and terminated in Charter Avenue at Mitchell Avenue
19)     terminated in Charter Avenue at Mitchell Avenue
20E)   unable to reach Oban Road
21)     terminated at Bell Green unable to reach Wood End
21)     terminated at London Road unable to reach Willenhall

All services suspended at 14:00 with Drivers instructed to return empty to depot from outer terminals. This resulted in Pool Meadow being gridlocked with buses waiting to enter the garage.

Then emergency services introduced along main roads only mostly terminating using roundabouts. These utilised late turn drivers who were booking on.

as at Friday, 18th January at 16:30 they were:

Foleshill Road/Longford Road to M6 (Iron Bridge)
Departs from Trinity Street 20 Stand

Worked by ALX400s 4322,4408 and 4417 at least which displayed 20 Longford Square Short Journey as destination


Stoney Stanton Road to Bell Green
Departs From Hales Street 21 Wood End Stand

Worked by ALX400 4205, Gemini 4687 and Enviro 4832 at least which displayed 21E Bell Green Riley Square as destination

Walsgrave Road to University Hospital
This follows service 9 route Departs from pool Meadow 9/9A stand (Currently starting from Cox Street opposite the sports Centre)

Worked by ALX400 4402, Gemini 4687 at least which displayed 9E Walsgrave Hospital as destination
 
Binley Road to Brandon Road/Willenhall Lane
Departs from Hales Street 13 stand

Worked by ALX400s 4423, 4220 Gemini 4693 at least which displayed 13E Binley Brandon Road as destination

London Road to Chase Hotel
Departs from Trinity Street 21 stand (The writer found this went direct via London Road and not via Cheylesmore(!)

Worked by ALX400s 4205, 4211 Enviro 4836 at least which displayed 21E Whitley Riverside Close as destination
 
Circular route - Kenilworth Road, A45 Kenpas Highway , Leamington RoadDeparts form Fairfax Street 8/8A stand

Spon End, Hearsall Lane, Tile Hill Lane
Departs from Pool Meadow 6/6A Tile Hill Stand (Currently starting from the Burges)

Worked by ALX400s 4214, 4319 and 4414 and Gemini 4695 at least which displayed 6E Tile Hill North Jardine Crescent as destination
   
Spon End, Hearsall Lane, Broad Lane
Departs from Pool Meadow 10 Eastern Green Stand (Currently starting from the Burges)

Worked by ALX400s 4209 and 4416 and Gemini 4694 at least which displayed 10 Eastern Green as destination
   
Holyhead Road to Toll Gate Island (Coundon Wedge Road)
Departs from Pool Meadow 7 Brownshill Green Stand (Currently starting from the Burges)

Worked by ALX400s 4409 at least which displayed 7E Allesley Village as destination
   
Radford Road, Keresley Road to Old Shephard Pub
Departs from Burges 16/16A Stand

Worked by ALX400s 4210, 4452 and 21 branded Enviro at least which displayed 16E Keresley Road The Scotchill as destination
   
Beake Avenue to Scotchill/Burnaby Road
Departs from Burges 13 Stand

Worked by ALX400s 4398 and 4407 at least which displayed 13E Radford Jubilee Crescent as destination
 
City - University of Warwick and return
Running via Kenilworth Road and A45 to the University and normal route back to City except that it will not serve Belvedere Road or Spencer Avenue Departs from Pool Meadow 12 stand (Currently starting from Trinity Street)

Spon End Hearsall Common, A45 and Charter Avenue to Mitchell Avenue
Departs from Pool Meadow 18 stand
 
Worked by 21 branded Enviro 4831 at least which displayed 19 Westwood Business Park as destination
 
Last journeys on all routes departed from City Centre at 20:00
 
National Express Coventry provided almost normal Saturday service the following day, see below.

[Daniel541]

Update of Unusual Working!

-There are many Enivro400 (Branded 21) on 6A, 13E,12,16E,21E
-Scania Omilink do not operate on any route after 16:00!
- 20 operate on ALX400 with Every 15min and short route in Longford and not serve in Bedworth. 20A 20E is Withdrawn service due to snow!
-Most of ALX400/Volvo B7TL operate on 5,6/6A,7,9,12,13E,16E,21E only.

[JoNi]

Saturday 19th January at 07:30

Services commenced with the following alterations

3A) unable to serve The Avenue and Abbey Road and is operating via London Road

4) unable to serve Belgrave Square and is turning left oto Attoxhall Road from Belgrave Road roundabout

5) unable to serve Beacon Road or Compton Road and is operating via Lythalls Lane

10) unable to serve Sutton Avenue and Farcroft Avenue and is operating via Hockley Lane and Broad Lane

By Saturday evening all diversions cleared except Belgrave Square on bendybus route 4.
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[JoNi]

Sunday 20th January 2012

4) Still diverted in Wyken unable to serve Belgrave Square all day.

For a short period between 12:15 and 13:30 service 10, in both directions was unable to serve Sutton Avenue and Farcroft Avenue and was operating via Hockley Lane

Conditions now deteriorating with snow beginning to lay on roads that had been gritted earlier

5) unable to serve Beacon Road or Compton Road and is operating via Lythalls Lane

18) (towards Tile Hill South) unable to serve Templars Fields and John Rous Avenue operating via Sheriff Avenue and Charter Avenue

By 17:00 the following routes were affected

2)     Unable to reach Allesley Park terminus diverted to roundabound at Tollgate
4)     Unable to serve Belgrave Square in Wyken and continues to be diverted.
5)     Unable to serve St Lukes Road or Compton Road operated via Lythalls Lane
10)    Unable to serve Henley Green operated via Henley Road
13)    Unable to serve Bredon Avenue area operated via Willenhall Lane
16/A)  Unable to reach Keresley Village terminated at Keresley Road
18/A)  (towards Tile Hill South) unable to serve Templars Fields and John Rous Avenue operated via Sheriff Avenue and Charter Ave
21)     Unable to reach Wood End terminated at Bell Green Riley Square

By 21:00 the following routes were affected

2)  Unable to serve Allesley Park terminus operating to bottom of hill and then via Whitaker Road and Brookside Avenue
4)  (towards City Centre) is not serving the bus stop on Belgrave Square and is turning left from Belgrave Road onto Attoxhall Road
5)  Unable to serve St Lukes Road or Compton Road operated via Lythalls Lane
9A) Unable to serve Baginton Road and Mantilla Road and is operating via Leamington Road
13) Unable to serve Bredon Avenue area operated via Willenhall Lane
13) Unable to serve Beake Avenue (after Burnaby Road) or Nunts Lane and is terminating at Beake Avenue/Burnaby Road
16/A)  Unable to reach Keresley Village terminated at Keresley Road
16/16A) Unable to serve Charterhouse Road or Terry Road operated via Binley Road and Humber Road
16/16A) Unable to serve Langbank Avenue and Princethorpe Way operated via Allard Way and Binley Road
18)  Unable to serve Prior Deram Walk, Templars Fields or John Rous Avenue operated via Sir Henry Parkes Road and Charter Avenue
20)  Unable to serve Exhall or Bedworth and is terminated at Bedworth Road (Iron Bridge)
21)   Unable to reach Wood End terminated at Bell Green Riley Square
900) Unable to serve Meriden and is operating via A45 in both directions. Allesley Village and Parkhill Estate also not being served.

NXC stated they plan to inspect roads around Coventry from 05:00 tomorrow morning.

[JoNi]

Monday 21st January 2013

Services commenced with the following alterations

3A) unable to serve Abbey Road by the shops
4) unable to serve Belgrave Square and is turning left oto Attoxhall Road from Belgrave Road roundabout
5) unable to serve Beacon Road or Compton Road and is operating via Lythalls Lane
5) unable to serve Everdon Road operated direct via Holbrooks Lane