New Routes

[Nathan4775]

Anyone know what might be used to kick start the new 310 ?

[bususer12]

It will but not to compete against the X96 but for another purpose which is to reinstate a link severed by Centro in a network review

The old 265/264 loop??

so I guess the x26 will interwork with the 226 for this to work well???

[bususer12]

Anyone know what might be used to kick start the new 310 ?

A Solo, in Midland livery probably!

[Kevin]

Anyone know what might be used to kick start the new 310 ?

A Solo, in Midland livery probably!

that or a decker for the 4 people that use it

[the trainbasher]

It will but not to compete against the X96 but for another purpose which is to reinstate a link severed by Centro in a network review

The old 265/264 loop??

so I guess the x26 will interwork with the 226 for this to work well???

As per Centro site

X26   Hansons   Merry Hill Centre - Dudley via Woodside   New service following line of existing X96 service   Will link up with service 226 at Merry Hill and offer a through circular service Dudley - Merry Hill - Kingswinford - Dudley

[the trainbasher]

19   Arriva Midlands   Wolverhampton - Walsall via Bloxwich   Will no longer serve Wolverhampton Bus Station or the grounds of New Cross Hospital   Timetable amended

[the trainbasher]

310   Arriva Midlands   Willenhall - Merry Hill Centre via Wednesbury   New service incorporating current services 327 and 610 and extended to Merry Hill Centre   Frequency up to every 30 mins on majority of route Monday to Saturday daytime.
327   Arriva Midlands   Wednesbury - Willenhall via Darlaston   Service is withdrawn, journeys are amalgamated into new service 310   
610   Arriva Midlands   Wednesbury - Dudley via Great Bridge, Tipton   Service is withdrawn, journeys are amalgamated into new service 310   

[Bob]

I reckon itll be Darts lol

[Bob]

Wonder if thatll lead to even less passengers lol? The handful of pensioners that do get on tend to.be around new cross hospital.  Maybe theyre just speedin up the impending death of the route hahaha, they could invest in some 14 seater vans? For capacity purposes loooooool :-p

[bususer12]

Guessing that is to avoid fees by not serving bus stn

[Bob]

Does anyone know whether the 19 turns a profit at all? Logic would suggest it makes a big loss but you never know

[arrifirststage]

A bit pedantic I know but surely you can only MAKE a profit..........you SUSTAIN a loss.

[Nathan4775]

19   Arriva Midlands   Wolverhampton - Walsall via Bloxwich   Will no longer serve Wolverhampton Bus Station or the grounds of New Cross Hospital   Timetable amended

:D I was right  :D ;D 8)

[mranon]

the bus station being missed out does not suprise me. centro messed up big time with the bus station timings. as the 19 was quite often late it wasnt possible to get on the stand or near it. new cross is and will always be a time consuming bottleneck. even nxwm 28 suffers just doing part of the circuit

[Bob]

As I said though the handful of pensioners that use it largely board and alight at the hospital.  Surely running it up and down the main road where nx buses are ten a penny along large stretches of it will just kill it off?