Birmingham Central Garage

[Jack]

It also needs a replacement engine, but is at the back of the queue for labour

Thanks for confirming.

[MasterPlan]

Looks like the temporary stop signs on Woodcock Lane have disappeared, but drivers are still stopping where they were.

[Trident4590]

It is in the garage and will be back on the road soon. It has just had a replacement engine fitted

can you confirm if it's a euro 3 or 4 variant of the trident engine?

[Jack]

What's happened to 4896? I don't think its seen service at all this year?

[MasterPlan]

5513 has gained an LED advert for Greggs.

Also notice the X21 has finally regained its next stop announcements. Still not fixed the Gibbins Road stop though.

[MasterPlan]

Also notice the X21 has finally regained its next stop announcements. Still not fixed the Gibbins Road stop though.

The Gregory Avenue announcement hasn't been removed either (X21 is no longer on the flag and hasn't been for a while) and the temporary stops on Woodcock Lane are not included. Another half-arsed job, it seems, along with the branding. I understand things like NSA are not much of a priority right now, and that bus companies have 'bigger fish to fry' so to speak, hence why it's taken nearly 4 months to get them back on the X21. However, to get around to it and then not do it properly is pretty damn poor in all fairness. Simple fixes that could've been done whilst adding the stops for the extension to Bartley Green.

[mesub]

X21's Destination is now Woodgate and not Bartley Green.

[MasterPlan]

X21's Destination is now Woodgate and not Bartley Green.

No it isn't, it's been showing Bartley Green today from the ones I've seen.

There's 2 trips that start and end at the Woodgate, Wood Lane terminus early on Sunday mornings, that's probably why it's programmed in and some drivers probably use it by mistake.

[mesub]

No it isn't, it's been showing Bartley Green today from the ones I've seen.

There's 2 trips that start and end at the Woodgate, Wood Lane terminus early on Sunday mornings, that's probably why it's programmed in and some drivers probably use it by mistake.

Makes sense, I've seen both in use today.

[AndrewLee]

Makes sense, I've seen both in use today.

Bartley Green should be the one to use. Woodgate is on there as well, I think there is a Sunday journey that terminates at the X22 terminus and goes straight into the next journey, as opposed to running dead between the two termini as the late night buses do.

[MasterPlan]

Bartley Green should be the one to use. Woodgate is on there as well, I think there is a Sunday journey that terminates at the X22 terminus and goes straight into the next journey, as opposed to running dead between the two termini as the late night buses do.

It's the first 2 Sunday journeys both ways.

Slightly curious as to why. Perhaps it's just for operational reasons, but even then I can't work out what the benefit is.

[2206]

The 19:15 94 to Ward End in City Centre never showed up today. I'd been waiting since 19:05 and got 4911 on the 19:30 95.

[Tony]

The 19:15 94 to Ward End in City Centre never showed up today. I'd been waiting since 19:05 and got 4911 on the 19:30 95.

Nothing to do with Birmingham Central garage. Journey should have been operated by PB 6113 which had to return to garage for some reason on the trip before and then restarted the 1915 trip at the Fox & Goose

[2206]

Nothing to do with Birmingham Central garage. Journey should have been operated by PB 6113 which had to return to garage for some reason on the trip before and then restarted the 1915 trip at the Fox & Goose

Thanks for the info, I was wondering what happened to it, so that makes sense.
Didn't know if that journey was supposed to be PB or BC ran.

[MasterPlan]

Looking at the new X21/X22 timetable from next week (to 'improve reliability') I don't know if there's an error but they're every 7-8 mins towards City between half 4 and 5 but still every 10 mins from City so I don't know how that works.

Also, there appears to be a random X21 that starts at Weoley Castle Square towards City at 15:26, 10 minutes after the previous one, and leaving a 30 min gap between X22s instead of 20 mins.

Both on Mon-Fri. Saturday and Sunday seems basically the same as before.

So yeah not sure if they're errors or intentional is all.