Round Trips

[Reece]

Couldn't remember the date but I thought it was fairly soon! GHA seem to be investing well across their large network though and look a lot smarter than just a couple of years back!

@DiamondDart You have not been to Wrexham then it is like GHA are the same as they ever was. The investment that GHA has put in are for routes in the Wilmslow and Congleton area where there in Compertion with Arriva or in Warrington where they have gone head to head with Network Warrington on 2 main routes.

[PM]

@DiamondDart You have not been to Wrexham then it is like GHA are the same as they ever was. The investment that GHA has put in are for routes in the Wilmslow and Congleton area where there in Compertion with Arriva or in Warrington where they have gone head to head with Network Warrington on 2 main routes.

Never been to Wrexham in my life-purely going on the number of new buses put into their network, inlcluding Gold etc and new deckers are coming later in the year. They're even using the MetroDecker demo soon but I agree most investment has been concentrated in certain parts of the network. Perhaps that shows they're keen to look at opportunities in England due to dire conditions for bus operators in Wales where the network is less likely to sustain the investment?

[Ashley 60171]

Couldn't remember the date but I thought it was fairly soon! GHA seem to be investing well across their large network though and look a lot smarter than just a couple of years back!

Apparently three 10 plate Scania single deckers are going on the 436. So without sounding hypocritical, an upgrade to Versas.

[Trident 4194]

@Reece how long did you have to wait for buses? What was the longest you waited? What time did you leave and return to Kidderminster?

[Ashley 60171]

@Reece how long did you have to wait for buses? What was the longest you waited? What time did you leave and return to Kidderminster?

All the services are either every 30/60 minutes if that helps

[Reece]

All the services are either every 30/60 minutes if that helps

No the 297 is every 2 hours

[Ashley 60171]

No the 297 is every 2 hours

Sorry wrong again, thought it was hourly.

[Reece]

@Reece how long did you have to wait for buses? What was the longest you waited? What time did you leave and return to Kidderminster?

@Trident 4194 About 5-10 mins was the average wait but that time is ment as buffer room I.e. any Traffic drawing the journey. On the 436 especially due to the tight schedule on the route. But on the return journey there is a wait of 25 mins in Bridgnorth for the 2 hourly 297.

[the trainbasher]

23/05/2015

226   20841      Diamond Bus   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
228   2610      Hansons   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
297   1629      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Library
246   4346      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Library   Russells Hall Hospital
246   4359      NXWM   Russells Hall Hospital   Holly Hall, Kingswinford Road/Holly Hall School
282   20518      Diamond Bus   Holly Hall, Kingswinford Road/Holly Hall School   Dudley, Bus Station
87   4748      NXWM   Dudley, Bus Station   Burnt Tree Island
74   4972      NXWM   Burnt Tree Island   Great Bridge, Market Place
43   839      NXWM   Great Bridge, Market Place   Great Bridge, Whitehall Road/Sheepwash Lane
30      BU12LJN   Central Buses   Great Bridge, Whitehall Road/Sheepwash Lane   West Bromwich, Bus Station
75   4968      NXWM   West Bromwich, Bus Station   Handsworth, Soho Road/Boulton Road
74   4976      NXWM   Handsworth, Soho Road/Boulton Road   Hockey, Flyover
74   4961      NXWM   Hockey, Flyover   Jewellery Quarter, Great Hampton Street/Vyse Street
75   4980      NXWM   Jewellery Quarter, Great Hampton Street/Vyse Street   St Pauls, Metro Station
16   4804      NXWM   St Pauls, Metro Station   Birmingham, Upper Dean Street/Markets
35   4727      NXWM   Birmingham, Upper Dean Street/Markets   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
50   30929   KX07OOW   Diamond Bus   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Deritend, Bradford Street/Alcester Street
50   6129      NXWM   Deritend, Bradford Street/Alcester Street   Digbeth, Coach Station
50   20604      Diamond Bus   Digbeth, Coach Station   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
50   30166   BN64CNY   Diamond Bus   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Digbeth, Coach Station
NX210      FJ61EVY   Travelstar European   Digbeth, Coach Station   Dudley, Bus Station
244   1657      NXWM   Dudley, Bus Station   Old Hill, Cross
141   4191      NXWM   Old Hill, Cross   Halesowen, Bus Station
241   4348      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Quarry Bank, High Street
208   2161      Arriva Midlands North   Quarry Bank, High Street   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2104      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[James4368]

Bank Holiday Monday (25/05/15)
0630 900 (6705) Sunnymead Road-Coventry Pool Meadow
Photographed Loads Of Coaches At Coventry Coach Park
0857 900 (6702) Coventry Pool Meadow-Gilbertstone Avenue

[Rob H]

Trip Today (25/05/2015)

NXWM - 6702 - 900 - Sheldon, Coalway Avenue - Airport (07:30 from Birmingham)
NXWM - 4944 - 900 - Airport - Coventry (08:00 from Birmingham)
NXC - 874 - 23 - Pool Meadow - Holyhead Road, Ringway (09:33 from Coventry)
NXWM - 6705 - 900 - Coventry - B'ham Rd, Showell Lane (09:50 from Coventry)
NXWM - 6707 - 900 - B'ham Rd, Showell Lane - Parkhill Drive, Woodbridge Avenue (09:30 from Birmingham)
NXWM - 6704 - 900 - Parkhill Drive, Woodbridge Avenue - B'ham Moor Street (10:20 from Coventry)
NXWM - 6707 - 900 - B'ham Moor Street - Yardley Swan (12:00 from Birmingham)
NXWM - 6701 - 900 - Yardley Swan - Airport (12:30 from Birmingham)
NXWM - 1944 - 966 - Airport - Cargo Terminal
NXWM - 7025 - 966 - Cargo Terminal - Airport
Filmed Emirates Flight EK40 Depart Birmingham BHX
NXWM - 4944 - 900 - Airport - Sheldon, Coalway Avenue (14:20 from Coventry)

[domino.99]

25/05/15

Vehicle                  Journey/Route        Time On           Time Off
LM323216               CSY-WVH               09.01               09.07
Met @jack4325 & @Nathan 
NX4609                   WN 126                 09.18               10.34 (What A Bus!)
NX6705                   BC  900                 11.05               12.27 (One Word... AMAZING!)
CV2168                   CV  7                     12.27               12.30
STG10036                     U17                 12.57               13.11 (First voith(?) E400 I've rode)
STG10035                     U17                 13.17               13.29
NX6707                  CV  900                  13.32               14.03 (Again, these buses are so impressive)
NX6701                  CV  900                  14.46               15.21 (Had to wait for 45 mins as 6701 was around 15 mins late!)
Met @P419 EJW on 6701
NX4557                  WN 126                  15.26               16.13 (Fast driver, impressive bus = :) )
@Nathan got off at Dudley Zoo
@P419 EJW stayed on to Wolverhampton
@jack4325 got on the 82 to Bilston as I got on the next bus
DIA20100               TIV  81                   16.34               16.47 (Must be mental to place a bloody opinion on a Diamond Bus)

[BU07 LGO]

Today:
Walked for 2 minutes from Home to Lichfield Rd
5406 on the first 59 of the day (08:58 from my stop which i personally think should start earlier) from home to Wolverhampton

5405 from Wolverhampton back home (on the 59)
Stopped off for Breakfast then back out at 10:25
5402 on the 59 to Wolverhampton
2114 on Arriva10 from Wolverhampton to Tettenhall Wood, School Rd
5416 on the 1 from Tettenhall Wood, School Rd to Wolverhampton,Lichfield St
5401 on the 59 from Wolverhampton Bus Station to home
Stopped off for lunch
1783 on the 89 from home to Wolverhampton
4586 on the 126 from Wolverhampton to Dudley
868 on the 244 from Dudley to Halesowen
6105 on the 9 from Halesowen to Birmingham,Colmore Row
Walked to Moor St Queensway
2126 on the 957 from Moor St Queensway to Old Lode Lane
4949 on the 957 back to Birmingham, Moor St Queensway
4765 on the X51 from Bull St to Walsall
1765 on the 89 from Walsall to Lichfield Rd, Broad Lane North
Ate out at The Broadway Pub
Walked home

What time did you catch 4765? I was driving it yesterday 11:03-13:26

[P419 EJW]

09:50 4601 WN 529 to Wolverhampton Bus Station. 
10:05 1773 WA 89 to Walsall Bus Station.
11:03 4771 WA X51 to Birmingham.
12:09 6707 BC 900 to Coventry.
Half an hour break with extra 15 minutes wait for the bus.
14:12 6701 BC 900 to Birmingham.
@NXDom, @Nathan, @jack4325 boarded on my bus 6701 at the Airport.
15:25 4557 WN 126 to Wolverhampton Bus Station.
All three got off in Dudley and I carried on to Wolverhampton.
17:08 5406 WN 255 to Merry Hill.
18:13 5406 WN 255 to Wolverhampton Bus Station.
19:15 4556 WN 529 to home.

[Stu]

Today, I wanted to sample the new Platinum buses, but also wanted to go and see my parents, so managed to combine the two into one nice little Bank Holiday round trip.

From Acocks Green, got the 11A to Swan Island.
Travelled on 6707 on the 900 to Moor Street Queensway (very impressed!)
Short walk over to Colmore Row.
Instead of waiting 15 mins for the 120, got the 89 instead, to the Queens Head in Londonderry.
Walked round to my parents, caught up for a bit and had something to eat.
Then from Warley Road got the 120 to Colmore Row
Finally back for more, walked down to Moor Street Queensway, and got 6706 on the 900 back to Swan Island
As luck would have it, got straight onto an 11E back to Acocks Green village.