Diversions

[John]

28s were using Kingstanding Road, Greenholm Road and Aldridge Road to NLR at Beeches Road at 9am today due to an incident on Dyas Road

[2206]

11A is being diverted this afternoon.
Stoney Lane, Bordesley Green East, Church Road, Flaxley Road, Station Road, Stechford Lane.
Due to heavy congestion on Station Road, Stechford.

[Steve3229vp]

Route 7 diverted via College Road and Wellhead Lane due to flooding on Brookvale Road, I would say that the 11A/11C will be doing the same

[Stu]

Route 7 diverted via College Road and Wellhead Lane due to flooding on Brookvale Road, I would say that the 11A/11C will be doing the same

"Flooding and loose manhole covers on Witton Road" according to Network West Midlands.

Services 5, 16 and 46 (does this run on Sunday?) also being diverted due to flooding around Hamstead and Great Barr.

See: https://www.networkwestmidlands.com/plan-your-journey/disruptions/#/params?DisruptionType=true&when=All&TransportModeA=5#7620_TfWM

[Trident 4609]

"Flooding and loose manhole covers on Witton Road" according to Network West Midlands.

Services 5, 16 and 46 (does this run on Sunday?) also being diverted due to flooding around Hamstead and Great Barr.

See: https://www.networkwestmidlands.com/plan-your-journey/disruptions/#/params?DisruptionType=true&when=All&TransportModeA=5#7620_TfWM

Yes, the 46 has a full Sunday service.

WN69 is on diversion due flooding on Linthouse Lane in the Wednesfield area.

[WMT3000]

11a diverted away from the Swan Island due to work on the Equipoint building. The bus I'm on, 6104, has run all the way down Oaklands Rd to Wash Lane. Surely he could have used the 17/73 route from Oaklands Rd to the Yew Tree? We're heading along Bordesley Green East now, towards Stechford nick. A couple of passengers getting ready to get off to board the 11c back to the Yew Tree.

[Busboy105]

11a diverted away from the Swan Island due to work on the Equipoint building. The bus I'm on, 6104, has run all the way down Oaklands Rd to Wash Lane. Surely he could have used the 17/73 route from Oaklands Rd to the Yew Tree? We're heading along Bordesley Green East now, towards Stechford nick. A couple of passengers getting ready to get off to board the 11c back to the Yew Tree.

You mean Oaklands Park?

[Stu]

11a diverted away from the Swan Island due to work on the Equipoint building. The bus I'm on, 6104, has run all the way down Oaklands Rd to Wash Lane. Surely he could have used the 17/73 route from Oaklands Rd to the Yew Tree? We're heading along Bordesley Green East now, towards Stechford nick. A couple of passengers getting ready to get off to board the 11c back to the Yew Tree.

You mean Oaklands Park?

There is no 'Oaklands Road' or 'Oaklands Park' round there. You must mean Holder Road, the left-turn after the Old Bill & Bull pub, which runs alongside the west side of Oaklands Recreation Ground.

[WMT3000]

There is no 'Oaklands Road' or 'Oaklands Park' round there. You must mean Holder Road, the left-turn after the Old Bill & Bull pub, which runs alongside the west side of Oaklands Recreation Ground.

Sorry both, it is indeed Holder Rd (in this case a right turn travelling from the Swan) which runs into Wash Lane then Richmond Rd. Although it's officially called a recreation ground, locally I've always heard it referred to as Oaklands Park.

[WMT3000]

Sorry both, it is indeed Holder Rd (in this case a right turn travelling from the Swan) which runs into Wash Lane then Richmond Rd. Although it's officially called a recreation ground, locally I've always heard it referred to as Oaklands Park.

Just found out it was actually an electrical fire under the pavement a bit further up the 11a route from The Swan that caused the diversion as opposed to the work on the Equipoint building.

[Jack]

2's and 3's were and are still being diverted away from Highgate Road, inbound after a car hit and smashed a traffic light blocking the left turn lane onto the Stratford Road. Some buses were going along Showell Green Lane, others went along Highgate Road and turned right into Ladypool Road.
I did see 4550 turn onto Mole Street, which was tight for a double decker, been a while since a bus went along there, not sure what did but there's an out of use bus stop on there...

[Justin Tyme]

I did see 4550 turn onto Mole Street, which was tight for a double decker, been a while since a bus went along there, not sure what did but there's an out of use bus stop on there...

Mole Street was the 36 terminus for a long time until it was cut back to Sparkhill some years ago.

[Jack]

Mole Street was the 36 terminus for a long time until it was cut back to Sparkhill some years ago.

Thanks for that - had a feeling it could of been the 36 as I remember they use to stop near the Aldi.

[Stu]

2's and 3's were and are still being diverted away from Highgate Road, inbound after a car hit and smashed a traffic light blocking the left turn lane onto the Stratford Road. Some buses were going along Showell Green Lane, others went along Highgate Road and turned right into Ladypool Road.
I did see 4550 turn onto Mole Street, which was tight for a double decker, been a while since a bus went along there, not sure what did but there's an out of use bus stop on there...

Mole Street is fine for buses, I think it is used sometimes for turning buses short at Sparkbrook.

A few weeks ago there was some incident on Stoney Lane - the 2 I was on had already turned onto Highgate Road, after some prompting from a driver turning out of Stoney Lane, our driver proceeded to carry on along Highgate Road, then into Mole Street, and back onto Stratford Road to use Showell Green Lane instead. Nice bit of initiative and driving.

I saw the police car yesterday evening, but I was heading the opposite direction so wasn't affected.

[Jack]

Mole Street is fine for buses, I think it is used sometimes for turning buses short at Sparkbrook.

A few weeks ago there was some incident on Stoney Lane - the 2 I was on had already turned onto Highgate Road, after some prompting from a driver turning out of Stoney Lane, our driver proceeded to carry on along Highgate Road, then into Mole Street, and back onto Stratford Road to use Showell Green Lane instead. Nice bit of initiative and driving.

I saw the police car yesterday evening, but I was heading the opposite direction so wasn't affected.

Yes the opposite direction was fine, but some buses were carrying on along Stratford Road and presumably onto Court Road and Showell Green Lane.