Service 276

[Stuharris 6360]

Saw a notice on the bus today saying that from 01 December 2013, they had completely revised the 276 to aid reliability.

They didn't say that they have cut the Sunday evening service by 50%, the 276 will now only be half hourly between Stourbridge & Wollaston with the Stourbridge to Dudley portion only being hourly.

Also despite it being a week and a half away, the timetables have been changed in some of the shelters. Confusing if you don't notice that it says "from 01 December" on the sheet!

[bususer12]

Welcome to Mayhem when its sunday service over Xmas.

[the trainbasher]

Saw a notice on the bus today saying that from 01 December 2013, they had completely revised the 276 to aid reliability.

They didn't say that they have cut the Sunday evening service by 50%, the 276 will now only be half hourly between Stourbridge & Wollaston with the Stourbridge to Dudley portion only being hourly.

Also despite it being a week and a half away, the timetables have been changed in some of the shelters. Confusing if you don't notice that it says "from 01 December" on the sheet!

And odds it will still run late....

It needs to have the Wollaston - Stourbridge bit replaced with a route specifically for that section as the 276 is very unreliable around that area.

[Stuharris 6360]

Saw a notice on the bus today saying that from 01 December 2013, they had completely revised the 276 to aid reliability.

They didn't say that they have cut the Sunday evening service by 50%, the 276 will now only be half hourly between Stourbridge & Wollaston with the Stourbridge to Dudley portion only being hourly.

Also despite it being a week and a half away, the timetables have been changed in some of the shelters. Confusing if you don't notice that it says "from 01 December" on the sheet!

have to agree with you there, Christmas before last i waited in the cold for a X96 for over an hour, when one did turn up it had Stourbridge on the front & would turn and go back to Dudley. I even kept an eye out for a 276 and they were doing the same.

Bring back the old 289/90 and even extend them round Wollaston Farm and then both the X96 and 276 could terminate at Stourbridge..

And odds it will still run late....

It needs to have the Wollaston - Stourbridge bit replaced with a route specifically for that section as the 276 is very unreliable around that area.

[Sh4318]

Saw a notice on the bus today saying that from 01 December 2013, they had completely revised the 276 to aid reliability.

They didn't say that they have cut the Sunday evening service by 50%, the 276 will now only be half hourly between Stourbridge & Wollaston with the Stourbridge to Dudley portion only being hourly.

Also despite it being a week and a half away, the timetables have been changed in some of the shelters. Confusing if you don't notice that it says "from 01 December" on the sheet!

I'm not surprised, I can't imagine the 276 being very well used between Dudley, Merry Hill & Stourbridge after 5pm on Sundays, but then again, I don't live on the route, so I wouldn't know, here's the timetable ;):

[s94]

The 276 is certainly not badly used on a Sunday evening imo - probably deserves 15 min frequency at peaks like the X96! Would of thought the 30 min frequency should apply to Dudley to Stourbridge section than Stourbridge to Wollaston though. It isnt a huge change thankfully though probably could have waited till after Christmas.