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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

Nathan4775

Why isnt WB 5 in the Poll, thats one route were theres all ways 2 buses running together possibly 3
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andyr

Why withdraw the 89 from High Heath when many passengers use it from that area. The problem is the Trevor Road part of the route. Very few people from the road use it despite them protesting when the service was removed, and the right turn from that estate in the direction of Bloxwich is time consuming due to traffic.

Kevin

Quote from: NathanJC on May 01, 2013, 08:42:34 PM
Why isnt WB 5 in the Poll, thats one route were theres all ways 2 buses running together possibly 3

I have to say I've never really had a problem with that route, yes perhaps the odd occasion a few buses turn up together, but no more so that other main routes like it
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nitromatt1

The 244 towards Dudley is due out of Halesowen bus station at 15, 35 and 55 minutes past the hour during the day. So naturally, the one I was waiting for this afternoon left at 25 past...

Westy

Quote from: andyr on May 01, 2013, 09:10:44 PM
Why withdraw the 89 from High Heath when many passengers use it from that area. The problem is the Trevor Road part of the route. Very few people from the road use it despite them protesting when the service was removed, and the right turn from that estate in the direction of Bloxwich is time consuming due to traffic.

Do many go from Trevor Road to Bloxwich?

Why didnt they use service 8 as the Trevor Road service?

Trident 4609

Quote from: Westy on May 04, 2013, 08:10:40 AM
Quote from: andyr on May 01, 2013, 09:10:44 PM
Why withdraw the 89 from High Heath when many passengers use it from that area. The problem is the Trevor Road part of the route. Very few people from the road use it despite them protesting when the service was removed, and the right turn from that estate in the direction of Bloxwich is time consuming due to traffic.

Do many go from Trevor Road to Bloxwich?

Why didnt they use service 8 as the Trevor Road service?

Not many people use the Trevor Road stops, Well when i catch it anyway

4006

Surely a shout for WN 27/27A since they put them dreadfully unreliable B6's on. Even when your on the 1 you overhear people moaning about the 27
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It went early again..I got here 10 mins early - it either didn't turn up at all (i.e broke down/changed route etc) or your watch is wrong :o
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nitromatt1

Waited almost half an hour in Harborne for an 11C this evening, then one came along saying "Out of service; unload only", but the driver picked us up anyway, before driving off flat out (and I mean flat out!).

CL

Quote from: vinh1000 on April 25, 2013, 08:36:20 PM
46 Birmingham - Six Ways Aston

Unreliable before, even more unreliable now going to Six Ways Aston
Stupid rota (1 minute to get from Perry Barr Rail Bridge , into one stop and round again to the other side in 1 minute - makes no sense)
Often 10 - 90 minutes late (waited hour and a half b4 :L) - usuailly peak journeys but even first journey of the day is damn late by 4/5 minutes  :-\
This is why I get the original 46 route, Birmingham to Perry Barr  ;)
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ilovetea4370

Believe it or not I saw 3 76's arriving into Kings heath together today at around 11 o clock, ironically an Enviro 400, a President and a Trident!

Sh4318

I saw 2 E200s today on the 46 (West Bromwich - Londonderry section) following each other, with a frequency of every 30 minutes
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"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold

Lukeee

28 can often be late/running in pairs, Chester Road traffic dosent help in rush hour either.

Trident 4609

There were 4 WN 59's in a row yesterday with another two buses paired. On Sunday 5512/15 paired together on the 59 which never usually happens. 5515 (Yes Route 1 branded B5 on the 59) must of been running very late.

Ashley 4569

Since the green hybrid elepahnts invaded WN1, the route has turned to sh*t (sorry for poor word choice) but the buses come in threes all day long now which is stupid when they spend money putting posters in bus shelters and spending additional money on branding the buses "every 7 mins" bit of a con. Yesterday I tried catching the second bus in a pair out of town and was greeted by a driver who had clearly come from thandi or somewhere with a "hurry up and get on". Bring back the spectras and tridents, or even better, metrobuses

Stuharris 6360

Quote from: Ashley 4569 on May 09, 2013, 09:50:12 PM
Since the green hybrid elepahnts invaded WN1, the route has turned to sh*t (sorry for poor word choice) but the buses come in threes all day long now which is stupid when they spend money putting posters in bus shelters and spending additional money on branding the buses "every 7 mins" bit of a con. Yesterday I tried catching the second bus in a pair out of town and was greeted by a driver who had clearly come from thandi or somewhere with a "hurry up and get on". Bring back the spectras and tridents, or even better, metrobuses

Have to agree, yesterday the WN1 was awful, although it wasn't helped by some temporary road works in Sedgley.
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