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Least reliable NXWM services

Started by nitromatt1, April 25, 2013, 08:15:33 PM

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Least reliable service

244
11 (23.4%)
935/A
0 (0%)
X96
4 (8.5%)
69
0 (0%)
89
3 (6.4%)
120
5 (10.6%)
53
2 (4.3%)
8A/C
2 (4.3%)
11A/C
10 (21.3%)
97
5 (10.6%)
73
4 (8.5%)
28
6 (12.8%)
126
9 (19.1%)

Total Members Voted: 47

Mike K

Quote from: 4006 on June 10, 2013, 11:13:50 PM
Please can you add 98/99 47/47A to the list. I'm not going to suggest why but

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Oh dear. Just driven up Wheeleys Road and there are 3 98s and 2 99s heading out of city all within a couple of minutes of each other. That's 50 mins worth of buses to the QE travelling in convoy.

John

Quote from: Mike K on June 14, 2013, 05:46:50 PM
Oh dear. Just driven up Wheeleys Road and there are 3 98s and 2 99s heading out of city all within a couple of minutes of each other. That's 50 mins worth of buses to the QE travelling in convoy.

Maybe due to an accident and/or very heavy traffic. That seems like too many running together to be just unreliable

Liverpool Street

Quote from: Mike K on June 14, 2013, 05:46:50 PM
Quote from: 4006 on June 10, 2013, 11:13:50 PM
Please can you add 98/99 47/47A to the list. I'm not going to suggest why but

>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Oh dear. Just driven up Wheeleys Road and there are 3 98s and 2 99s heading out of city all within a couple of minutes of each other. That's 50 mins worth of buses to the QE travelling in convoy.

The worst I've had was on a Saturday evening on the 99, 4 running together. I was at the front with a 1hr 20min delay, AVL was useless. Then an ambulance was blocking Welsh House Farm Road so all the ones behind me caught me up. IIRC there was a Big Issue with the city centre, with New Street etc along with various delays on Wheeleys Road and Bath Row. I think it was a motorcyclist got killed or something, i'm going back a good few months. Funny thing was it was overtime anyway, and I called the garage and they just said bring it back as you'll be RTA'd for tomorrow. Easy day I tell ya. Best diversion on the 99 was when it was snowing, very easy. Missed out everywhere which was important, and U-Turn at Quinton Church. 8)
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

Liverpool Street

Quote from: John on June 14, 2013, 05:54:20 PM
Quote from: Mike K on June 14, 2013, 05:46:50 PM
Oh dear. Just driven up Wheeleys Road and there are 3 98s and 2 99s heading out of city all within a couple of minutes of each other. That's 50 mins worth of buses to the QE travelling in convoy.

Maybe due to an accident and/or very heavy traffic. That seems like too many running together to be just unreliable

You see when the GP went up to Colmore Row, and had a longer drop back, the service was more spread out. But now it being at the Square Peg, it's hard to get balance.
Quote from: 2900
One thing Daimler Mercedes Benz are good at is producing excellent Diesel engines, I do miss the sound of the 0405n for all its faults you couldn't knock that 12 litre engine.
Quote from: karl724223
until it cought fire

Trident 4609

Two groups of 3 126's running this afternoon plus a few running dead down Birmingham New Road.

nitromatt1

Quote from: Mike K on June 14, 2013, 05:46:50 PM
Quote from: 4006 on June 10, 2013, 11:13:50 PM
Please can you add 98/99 47/47A to the list. I'm not going to suggest why but

>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Oh dear. Just driven up Wheeleys Road and there are 3 98s and 2 99s heading out of city all within a couple of minutes of each other. That's 50 mins worth of buses to the QE travelling in convoy.

Also saw a pair of 99's (801 & 802) heading in convoy into Halesowen at 5pm

makkacdt

WB 89 is consetenly late, dont no why i bother with it. 289 was bad also but then again no point catching that any more as it dont go merry hill.
Wouldnt mind a 10 min bus service....

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