Perry Barr Garage

[2206]

17?

Already single deck.

Spare deckers? They've got to find somewhere for the singles that the 55'll be losing. Short of physically putting out more vehicles like Steve has mentioned I doubt much else can be done.

Move 3301 - 3305 to PB and back into service maybe? As someone said these aren't being used at persent for some reason, so presumably these could be spared?
And 4697/4698 maybe as well? How long it would take to reconvert one of these?

[karl724223]

Already single deck. Move 3301 - 3305 to PB and back into service maybe? As someone said these aren't being used at persent for some reason, so presumably these could be spared?
And 4697/4698 maybe as well? How long it would take to reconvert one of these?

there are already plans for the streetdecks

[the trainbasher]

there are already plans for the streetdecks

Is it a one way trip to PVS or EMR  :)

[Tony]

17?

What about the 17

[Steve3229vp]

What about the 17

Is that the only comment you're going to make on the whole subject ?

[Busboy105]

there are already plans for the streetdecks

What are they?

[Sh4318]

17?

The 17 already uses single deckers

[monkeyjoe]

Before September the 28 was every 15 minutes and was augmented 28E between Dyas Road and Tyburn. Now the 28 is back to every 12 minutes and the 28E's have gone. Now they are full with people standing when the schools are on them. Surely this was thought out wrong.

Before lockdown 28 was 12 with no  short journey. That 15 minute business went some time ago.

[Steve3229vp]

Before lockdown 28 was 12 with no  short journey. That 15 minute business went some time ago.

No it didn't the 15 minutes frequency lasted until 29th August.

[MW]

If there was really a need for Double Deckers that can't be resolved by shuffling the currently fleet, NX would be better off buying/leasing second hand (probably ex London) deckers. First have leased deckers from Engisnbus to cover duplicates for peak time extras for Schools only.

[markcf83]

Can't the 46 cope with single deckers?

[2206]

No it didn't the 15 minutes frequency lasted until 29th August.

The 15 minute frequency was during the lockdown, with reduced demand I think.
I think what @monkeyjoe means is that before the lockdown, i.e. before March it was every 12 minutes, and that is correct. I think it used to be every 10 Heartlands - Old Oscott and every 20 to Great Barr before that.
In September the service resumed to its pre lockdown frequency like most routes.

See old timetable below dated 22nd September 2019:

[monkeyjoe]

The 15 minute frequency was during the lockdown, with reduced demand I think.
I think what @monkeyjoe means is that before the lockdown, i.e. before March it was every 12 minutes, and that is correct. I think it used to be every 10 Heartlands - Old Oscott and every 20 to Great Barr before that.
In September the service resumed to its pre lockdown frequency like most routes.

See old timetable below dated 22nd September 2019:

That is what I meant the standard timetable pre covid.

[Sayeed]

there are already plans for the streetdecks

Too wishful thinking but I would love to see 4680 - 86 back here.

[Westy]

If there was really a need for Double Deckers that can't be resolved by shuffling the currently fleet, NX would be better off buying/leasing second hand (probably ex London) deckers. First have leased deckers from Engisnbus to cover duplicates for peak time extras for Schools only.

Surely there is an 'issue' with using double door buses in the West Midlands? (Accident?)

I know in the MR Keeley WMPTE book from the late 80's, after the final orders inherited from the old Corparations entered service, all future vehicles were single door, apart from a batch of Nationals in 1976!