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Started by Rob H, July 22, 2013, 10:30:30 PM

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BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Jack on January 09, 2025, 12:00:42 AMI honestly think that the person who keeps talking rubbish and writing essays needs to have a think about what they are saying as they clearly aren't sure of themselves and spamming the forum with massive posts that make no sense everyday.
I didn't say I rode the X51 regularly I use it when I go to Birmingham which is very rare, I said Occasionally, that doesn't mean I know I was Expressing my Opinion, When I used it and the Flyover was there the bus seemed to fly over it, It might not have always but I don't know that, I always caught it off peak anyway, When I have used the bus since the Flyover was removed, I wasn't stuck in traffic all the time maybe the once I wasn't, but the two other other times I was maybe it was a bad day, maybe there was some reason for it, I still got to Brum on time, I just noticed we were Sat in Traffic as I looked up to see where we were.

If you don't believe what I say don't read it you can ignore my posts, if you don't like Essay's which aren't intentional unless I have a few points to make again you can ignore my post, I don't live in Perry Barr I don't clame to be an expert, unlike you on other threads who such as Noteworthy Workings and when Stu asks for help updating it you never seem to offer, also last time I checked you weren't one of the Mods,

Anyway to bring this back on Topic, whatever happens with the 11A/C it seemingly never will be on time, And yes there was calls to split it or make it more reliable Tony said that further up, maybe not Split but to make it more reliable, Splitting was deemed the only way to do that, The Blame for Mr Parker is he wants to put it back together again and as Tony again further up said that would make things worse than they already are, NX are dammed if they do dammed if they don't.
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Ingleboro261F

2231 supposed to do 4A route but accidentally did 4 route

Steve3229vp

Quote from: Ingleboro261F on January 12, 2025, 09:53:09 AM2231 supposed to do 4A route but accidentally did 4 route
Was you on it or is this from your armchair ?

Ingleboro261F

Quote from: Steve3229vp on January 12, 2025, 10:27:44 AMWas you on it or is this from your armchair ?

Was on it went 4 way not 4A way

dw1308

Quote from: Ingleboro261F on January 12, 2025, 11:01:34 AMWas on it went 4 way not 4A way
Us drivers are humans after all and mistakes can be made, nobody's perfect

Ingleboro261F

Quote from: dw1308 on January 12, 2025, 10:44:12 PMUs drivers are humans after all and mistakes can be made, nobody's perfect
I agree with your statement, I wasn't annoyed he did that as he returned to the normal route very quickly just had to go a weird way to get back on the route though

Celestial Toymaker

Quote from: Tony on January 07, 2025, 08:16:17 PMTo reintroduce the circular service will cost a six figure sum, which would mean asking for more subsidy even before franchising (NXWM is currently making a loss so no 'profits' for that extra cost to come from.

At no point is a bus scheduled to have a 20 min layover on the road. No, they are not arriving before time, they are arriving very late, but because other drivers are also running late means the relief drivers are still on their legally required breaks.

Making the 11 a full circle again will only make the late running problems worse
why does it cost a 6 figure sum ?
your on a continuation of the route its not like you need to find new roads etc.
a driver i used to know told me that there was a pact between drivers on the circle to get the timings changed " hang back - show them it doesnt work, run late so they have to give us more time" 2h 20m seemed quite adequate to me, but the wanted 2h 40m
would this be so they could spend longer reading the paper at various locatons

no doubt i will get into trouble one way or the other for this, and somebody will say there is no such pact, but i assure you there was, as most of the guys involved have retired or changed routes it would be impossible to prove now

anyway my question was / is why does it cost a 6 figure sum just to reinstate a couple of stops, i do not understand
3000 F300 XOF

like 3000 I do not exist anymore........ worth nothing as scrap either


i might also masquerade as a Community Radio DJ

Tony

Quote from: Celestial Toymaker on January 13, 2025, 04:01:39 PMwhy does it cost a 6 figure sum ?
your on a continuation of the route its not like you need to find new roads etc.
a driver i used to know told me that there was a pact between drivers on the circle to get the timings changed " hang back - show them it doesnt work, run late so they have to give us more time" 2h 20m seemed quite adequate to me, but the wanted 2h 40m
would this be so they could spend longer reading the paper at various locatons

no doubt i will get into trouble one way or the other for this, and somebody will say there is no such pact, but i assure you there was, as most of the guys involved have retired or changed routes it would be impossible to prove now

anyway my question was / is why does it cost a 6 figure sum just to reinstate a couple of stops, i do not understand

To run the full circuit reliably would need more buses, each one costs over £100,000 per year.

You are living in a fantasy world if you think you can get around in 2h20m. Peak journies needed longer than that in the 1990s

Straightlines

Quote from: Tony on January 13, 2025, 06:01:01 PMTo run the full circuit reliably would need more buses, each one costs over £100,000 per year.

You are living in a fantasy world if you think you can get around in 2h20m. Peak journies needed longer than that in the 1990s
Probably closer to £150k now with the last pay rise and all the other rises in operating costs!

Celestial Toymaker

Quote from: Tony on January 13, 2025, 06:01:01 PMTo run the full circuit reliably would need more buses, each one costs over £100,000 per year.

You are living in a fantasy world if you think you can get around in 2h20m. Peak journies needed longer than that in the 1990s
you have buses standing idle surely more buses on the road rather than standing idle mean more revenue, i always feel (what do i know) some routes could use an extra vehicle to increase frequency - still doesnt affect me anymore so why should i care....
3000 F300 XOF

like 3000 I do not exist anymore........ worth nothing as scrap either


i might also masquerade as a Community Radio DJ

Tony

Quote from: Celestial Toymaker on January 13, 2025, 08:18:45 PMyou have buses standing idle surely more buses on the road rather than standing idle mean more revenue, i always feel (what do i know) some routes could use an extra vehicle to increase frequency - still doesnt affect me anymore so why should i care....

I don't understand what you mean about buses standing idle.

The biggest problem with a full circular route is you have to give buses enough time to complete the route on the worst days or chaos follows on bad days, but by doing this, on good days buses are standing idle at timing points with passengers on board getting annoyed at 'the delay'.

On routes with with terminal points it allows you to time the route for an average day, but put layover time in at the termini so that on a bad day although it arrives late it just loses its layover and can start the return journey on time. on good days driver just gets his scheduled break without annoying any passengers on board.

BBS

Good news! Seems like there's extra safety on the 11 buses! Viral video of spiderman on the 11

Ynot Hump


Celestial Toymaker

Quote from: Ynot Hump on January 17, 2025, 02:50:10 AM6148 battle damaged again on 11/01/25
hadnt you heard Buses make great battering rams these days especially in London, seems like to drive a bus these days you must be an Stock Car Driver  :grin: :grin: :grin: :rolleyes:
3000 F300 XOF

like 3000 I do not exist anymore........ worth nothing as scrap either


i might also masquerade as a Community Radio DJ

Ingleboro261F


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