National Express Coventry - Unusual Workings

[JoNi]

More B7s out today over and above ones on 7, 9/A and 20/20A as usual.

4    2155 and 2175
16  2177

[nitromatt1]

More B7s out today over and above ones on 7, 9/A and 20/20A as usual.

4    2155 and 2175
16  2177

Don't Coventry put B7RLEs out on Sundays to cover normally Merc-operated routes?

[Nathan4775]

More B7s out today over and above ones on 7, 9/A and 20/20A as usual.

4    2155 and 2175
16  2177

Don't Coventry put B7RLEs out on Sundays to cover normally Merc-operated routes?

Don't the 4 use bendi's on a Sunday ?

[JoNi]

No, there are five Mercs out today on 2/3 and 23, 5 and 16.
Noticed Merc 1607 on 43 in West Brom last Sunday so its not only Coventry's bus users that are forced to ride on old bangers on a Sunday!

Nathan
The 4 never has Bendys on a Sunday so that the route can covered by any driver especially at short notice.
Used to be all Merc on Sunday but usually ALX400s nowadays.
Only a small number of drivers are trained to drive Bendys in Coventry. They have their own rota which also covers all trips on route 21 boards which can be operated by Bendys.

[nitromatt1]

Noticed Merc 1607 on 43 in West Brom last Sunday so its not only Coventry's bus users that are forced to ride on old bangers on a Sunday!

Yes, WB is the only NXWM garage to usually send their Mercs out on a Sunday.

At Wolverhampton, the routes normally operated by Mercs are the 11, 25, 27, 32, 33, 81 & 82. On a Sunday, the 11 is operated with B7RLEs, the 25 & 27 interwork with each other and operate with B7RLEs, the 32 & 33 interwork with the 79 and operate with Tridents, the 81 is operated by Diamond, and the 82 by Arriva.

At Pensnett, the routes normally operated by Mercs are the X96, 53/289, 205, 243/4, 276 and 297. On a Sunday, the X96 is operated by B7RLEs, the 53 is operated by Diamond, the 289 is operated by WB garage, the 205 is operated by Diamond, the 243/4 operate with B7RLEs, the 276 operates with B7RLEs and the 297 with B7RLEs.

It's not unheard of for an X96-branded Merc to appear on a Sunday, but that's about it.

[Nathan4775]

No, there are five Mercs out today on 2/3 and 23, 5 and 16.
Noticed Merc 1607 on 43 in West Brom last Sunday so its not only Coventry's bus users that are forced to ride on old bangers on a Sunday!

Nathan
The 4 never has Bendys on a Sunday so that the route can covered by any driver especially at short notice.
Used to be all Merc on Sunday but usually ALX400s nowadays.
Only a small number of drivers are trained to drive Bendys in Coventry. They have their own rota which also covers all trips on route 21 boards which can be operated by Bendys.

Like the 67 in Birmingham then (: but thanks JoNi

[JoNi]

Thanks nitromatt1 for info guessed they are few and far between.

Thanks Nathan there must be hardly any Bendys used on Sundays in the whole country except at airports, where Boris said they belonged in the first place!

[Trident 4609]

Matt, The 243/4 sometimes operate on sundays with Mercs aswell along with the 276.

At WN types not used on Sundays are The Mercs and Spectras

Sunday allocations at WN are:

1-Hybrids B5LH and E400H (Same as Mon-Sat)
2-B7RLE (Same as Mon-Sat)
3-B7RLE (Same as Mon-Sat but interworks with the 6)
4-B7RLE (Same as Mon-Sat)
5-B7RLE (Same as Mon-Sat but interworks with the 10 so branded buses aren't used)
6-B7RLE (Same as Mon-Sat but interworks with the 3 so branded buses aren't used)
10- B7RLE (Same as Mon-Sat,Interworks with the 5)
11-B7RLE's (Mercs,B6's and Mercs Mon-Sat)
25-B7RLE (Merc Mon-Sat) interworks with the 27
26-Operated by Diamond
27- B7RLE (Trident and B6's Mon-Sat) Interworks with the 25
28-Operated by Arriva
32/3-Tridents (Spectra and Mercs Mon-Sat) Interworks with the 79
59-Volvo B5LH,Tridents (Same as Mon-Sat but Spectras usually work Mon-Sat aswell) but Spectras don't work on Sundays)
62-B6LE (One singular bus used and only B6 out on Sundays)
79-Tridents (Same as Mon-Sat but Also Spectras work Mon-Sat) interworks with the 32/3
81-Operated by Diamond
82-Operated by Arriva
126-Tridents (Same as Mon-Sat)
255-B7RLE (Trident operated Mon-Sat)
256-B7RLE (Trident operated Mon-Sat)
257-Operated by Arriva
529-Tridents (Same as Mon-Sat)

[nitromatt1]

Matt, The 243/4 sometimes operate on sundays with Mercs aswell along with the 276.

No, most Sundays all 3 buses on the 243/4 are B7RLEs. It is unusual now to see a Merc out on a Sunday

[Trident 4609]

Matt, The 243/4 sometimes operate on sundays with Mercs aswell along with the 276.

No, most Sundays all 3 buses on the 243/4 are B7RLEs. It is unusual now to see a Merc out on a Sunday

What about the one we had the other week?

[nitromatt1]

Matt, The 243/4 sometimes operate on sundays with Mercs aswell along with the 276.

No, most Sundays all 3 buses on the 243/4 are B7RLEs. It is unusual now to see a Merc out on a Sunday

What about the one we had the other week?

That was unusual for a Sunday, like I explained

[Sh4318]

The only WB services that use Mercs on Sundays are the 42, 43, 48 & the 83/89 usually has 1. The 40, 45, 46, 47/A, 49 & 289 use E200s

[nitromatt1]

The only WB services that use Mercs on Sundays are the 42, 43, 48 & the 83/89 usually has 1. The 40, 45, 46, 47/A, 49 & 289 use E200s

Never seen a WB 289 yet, would've thought they'd use Mercs. Has it always been an E200 each week?

[Sh4318]

The only WB services that use Mercs on Sundays are the 42, 43, 48 & the 83/89 usually has 1. The 40, 45, 46, 47/A, 49 & 289 use E200s

Never seen a WB 289 yet, would've thought they'd use Mercs. Has it always been an E200 each week?

I saw it in its third week of service (on a Sunday) and 813 was on it. 821 was on it today. It's probably best to assume a spare E200 is used, the loadings on a Sunday don't justify a full size single decker from what I've seen

[uniquicity]

The only WB services that use Mercs on Sundays are the 42, 43, 48 & the 83/89 usually has 1. The 40, 45, 46, 47/A, 49 & 289 use E200s

Never seen a WB 289 yet, would've thought they'd use Mercs. Has it always been an E200 each week?

I saw it in its third week of service (on a Sunday) and 813 was on it. 821 was on it today. It's probably best to assume a spare E200 is used, the loadings on a Sunday don't justify a full size single decker from what I've seen

It was a Merc on the 1st Sunday. 1668.