Least reliable NXWM services

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

544 and then 502 literally 2 minutes apart on the 244 towards Hayley this evening

Which one was slower?

502 though both strangely were over half full so not really sure whats going on there

[Lukeee]

544 and then 502 literally 2 minutes apart on the 244 towards Hayley this evening

Which one was slower?

502 though both strangely were over half full so not really sure whats going on there

Probably playing leap frog

[Stu]

I would like to nominate the 73 Birmingham to Solihull as the least reliable service. The schedule between Yardley and Solihull seems impossible and there is only 7 minutes in Solihull to turn round. The Yew Tree is one of the worst junctions in the suburbs and the opening of the new Waverley School opposite the entrance to Heartlands Hospital canonly make things worse.

73 for the win. There have been five complaints raised on FixMyTransport regarding this service, and still it doesn't seem to have improved:
http://www.fixmytransport.com/routes/west-midlands/73-bus--2

[John]

I don't know if there was a lot of traffic today, but the 1 seemed very unreliable today, as twice this afternoon, they were coming in 2s into Acocks Green, with very long gaps between departures (more than 15 mins). One was following the other in one instance, and in the other instance, within 2 minutes of each other.

[nitromatt1]

The 257, a half hourly service, was running in pairs this morning

[karl724223]

nobody said the 222????
53 usually has problems when the motorway has a problem j1 m5
drivers should be issued with a magic wand
:P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

[Trident 4609]

The 257, a half hourly service, was running in pairs this morning

That was crazy! 4607 and 4568 i think in a row

[nitromatt1]

The 257, a half hourly service, was running in pairs this morning

That was crazy! 4607 and 4568 i think in a row

It wasn't 4568 because the second bus was in TWM livery :)

[Trident 4609]

The 257, a half hourly service, was running in pairs this morning

That was crazy! 4607 and 4568 i think in a row

It wasn't 4568 because the second bus was in TWM livery :)

Was it? Oh thanks. Can't think back to this morning

[andy]

I would like to nominate the 73 Birmingham to Solihull as the least reliable service. The schedule between Yardley and Solihull seems impossible and there is only 7 minutes in Solihull to turn round. The Yew Tree is one of the worst junctions in the suburbs and the opening of the new Waverley School opposite the entrance to Heartlands Hospital canonly make things worse.

73 for the win. There have been five complaints raised on FixMyTransport regarding this service, and still it doesn't seem to have improved:
http://www.fixmytransport.com/routes/west-midlands/73-bus--2

I detest this route more than I can actually describe!

[Kevin]

I would like to nominate the 73 Birmingham to Solihull as the least reliable service. The schedule between Yardley and Solihull seems impossible and there is only 7 minutes in Solihull to turn round. The Yew Tree is one of the worst junctions in the suburbs and the opening of the new Waverley School opposite the entrance to Heartlands Hospital canonly make things worse.

73 for the win. There have been five complaints raised on FixMyTransport regarding this service, and still it doesn't seem to have improved:
http://www.fixmytransport.com/routes/west-midlands/73-bus--2

I detest this route more than I can actually describe!

Never quite understood this route, or indeed other routes that end up like this, a double decker with a low frequency running round the back and beyond of everywhere down roads that would probably be better off with a minibus? Anyone remember the 10?

[John]

The 28 used to be awful at peak times, maybe just due to traffic around Spitfire Island/Tyburn Road. I remember waiting for an hour in Erdington one night on the way home from college for one, the 3 turned up at once!! They all were the E's to Dyas Road too.

I have not used the 28 for a while now, so I don't know if they are still as bad.

[Kevin]

The 28 used to be awful at peak times, maybe just due to traffic around Spitfire Island/Tyburn Road. I remember waiting for an hour in Erdington one night on the way home from college for one, the 3 turned up at once!! They all were the E's to Dyas Road too.

I have not used the 28 for a while now, so I don't know if they are still as bad.

Yep, still bad in rush hour, and exactly the same thing happens for me if I ever go that way home, waiting for a real 28 in Erdington and all that comes are short workings, cannot wait to see if the north bham review actually extends it all the time to scott arms.

Can kinda understand the delays on this route though, and others like the 11A/C, 8A/C, 18 etc..., they all have a fair few major junctions to negotiate so rush hour is always going to be a pain

[Eric Shaw]

The 73 can be fullly loaded out of Birmingham, If the 17 is running badly, and towards Solihull, if there is a problem onthe 71/72. Also it is fully loaded in the afternoon when the students come out of the Solihull Colleges.

[JB93]

The 73 can be fullly loaded out of Birmingham, If the 17 is running badly, and towards Solihull, if there is a problem onthe 71/72. Also it is fully loaded in the afternoon when the students come out of the Solihull Colleges.

Just think it was a dumb move to put the 73 stop at the extreme other end of Moor Street, ages away from the 17 stop. I think if they shared a stop like before the 73 would get a lot more patronage. The majority of its route is also served by more frequent routes so I doubt many people go and purposefully wait for the 73 when the 17 or the 72 or the 957 are much more frequent out of the city.