Wednesfield Garage

[Trident 4609]

And both out on 10s today.

4804 may be out tomorrow also.

Yes 4804 wad out today on the 19. Saw it in Wednesfield

[Trident 4609]

Are the ex Nottingham Tridents still at Wednesfield, haven't seen one for ages, unless they are being used on routes where my path doesn't cross them.

Yep both on the 10 still daily although one may sneak onto the 19.

[John]

And both out on 10s today.

4804 may be out tomorrow also.

Yes 4804 wad out today on the 19. Saw it in Wednesfield

Must have transferred from Thurmaston then

[NXWM Spectra]

Are we going to have to wait for them to fall apart before we get better buses?
Some are already in a state internally after spending 13 years in London. By better buses, I don't mean brand new, I just mean good condition mid life good looking vehicles that will perform and not break down daily.

[Bob]

Why they insist on putting deckers on a dead route is beyond me they could be better used on routes at other garages that actually carry a few passengers!  Ie the 74/75 at cannock or even the pye greens carry more than the bloody 19! Swap em for some darts at cannock. Its interesting that the best arriva can do decker wise is a model of similar age (db250) as nx are soon going to be withdrawing, and equally unreliable.  Says a lot really. The downstairs seating arrangement is appalling on them

[Trident 4609]

I think they should unbrand the E200's off the 9 and use them and a few refurbished Arriva Darts on the 19 and they would suit the route. Aa Bobsaid send them to Cannock possibly for the Staffords

[Bob]

Yea they have an aversion to operating deckers at cannock but will happily waste them on empty services on wednesfield and run knackered mpds on busy services at cannock. Good management/allocating not...

[888DUK]

Are the ex Nottingham Tridents still at Wednesfield, haven't seen one for ages, unless they are being used on routes where my path doesn't cross them.

At least one was on the 10 route on Thursday

Thanks Tony and all you other Guys for sightings, my daily commute to Wolvo doesn't interact with route 10.

[Bob]

Service 19 is a new service which will require time to become established, and use of the extensively-refurbished double-deckers presented the strongest opportunity of providing an Arriva vehicle at the time, rather than a mix of everything else.

Just been on 4804, one of the latest additions...heavily refurbished? ?? Youre having a laugh surely? The brakes shriek, the bus vibrates and sounds absolutely shagged, floor is minging, complete with ripped bits, all theyve done is resprayed it and recovered the seats. Is this really the best they can do? Seriously?

[Ck]

Route 10 wolvo to Perron new timetable up for September showing early evening journeys and Sunday's wonder what Nx will do

[nitromatt1]

Rode 4796 on 19 today, loadings were low as usual and bus was really rattly, kept making this beeping sound and didn't sound particularly healthy. Also the seats were too hot

[Nathan4775]

Rode 4796 on 19 today, loadings were low as usual and bus was really rattly, kept making this beeping sound and didn't sound particularly healthy. Also the seats were too hot

Good bus for the winter then  ;)

[Westy]

Doesnt Wednesfield have enough Arriva livery buses to run a Sunday service yet?

(He says, after noticing a red Dart on the 8a!)

[Bob]

No theyve probably all broken down :-p

[Trident 4609]

35/A/B/X35 branded 2143 on the 28E/530
2152 now branded for the 35/A/B/X35 on the 142/257 (Matt saw it while we were in Stourbridge)

2144 also now branded for the 35/A/B/X35 Walsall-Lichfield corridor

9 branded 2141 on the 142/257