Acocks Green Garage

[Trident 4609]

If PB did get trips on the Outer Circle again, it would add variey! Crimson 09 plate E400's on the circle. Strange thought!

[Sh4318]

If PB did get trips on the Outer Circle again, it would add variey! Crimson 09 plate E400's on the circle. Strange thought!

To be honest I'd find it strange seeing an '03 Gemini on the 11

[monkeyjoe]

Maybe PB will lose the 94 to BC when BC off loads routes to PN.

I imagine if PB did the gain the 11C , the 94 would loose the Gems back to the tat of before.

However I look on the NXWM page and "What this space" to see if my local route gains any improvements.


http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/new-bus-update


Posted already i know.

[2206]

4513 is now 11A and 11C branded
out on running board 31/08
did a 11E to Yardley Yew Tree
now doing the 16:00 31 from Solihull

[Michael Bevan]

PB are only going to be getting six 11C Running Boards.

[B.C Driver]

PB are only going to be getting six 11C Running Boards.

Thats similar to how the 50 went from BC, a few boards to YW, then half, then the whole lot!

[MW]

4533 seems to have ventured out on the 5. Currently broken down on Carrs Lane. I turned up on my last trip on the 5, into Carrs Lane. Everyone rushed to my bus, but to their disappointment, the display then changed to Not in Service :) Lol

[MW]

4513 is now 11A and 11C branded
out on running board 31/08
did a 11E to Yardley Yew Tree
now doing the 16:00 31 from Solihull

I'm quite annoyed that they're branding the 45xx's now instead of the 46xx's. I'm not really a fan of them. Like 4514 I had today, absolute heap of a Gemini. Not as bad as 4639, but close. I'm sure the last time I drove it, it was quite decent tbh, but that was a good few months ago.

46xx's are much better!

[Will]

4533 seems to have ventured out on the 5. Currently broken down on Carrs Lane. I turned up on my last trip on the 5, into Carrs Lane. Everyone rushed to my bus, but to their disappointment, the display then changed to Not in Service :) Lol

I love seeing people's faces when I change the blinds on the bus my mate drives to Not In Service when it pulls in and they think it's going to Stourbridge from Bridgnorth it's such a lovely feeling :D

[2206]

Saw 4534 on the 37 today in Acocks Green at about 16:45 heading towards the City Centre
4512 is also now 11A and 11C branded seen in Acocks Green at about the same time out on the 11C

[Stu]

4533 was on there also this morning, it was a change bus for 4524 which was taken off for some reason. This was the journey I normally try to catch, the 08:13 departure from Acocks Green towards city, which usually is a Gemini.

[MW]

PB are only going to be getting six 11C Running Boards.

Yeah. You're right. It's six boards that start and end in Perry Barr. Basically saving dead mileage. I think they all finish at around the 6-8pm mark. It's not happening until early next year though apparently. I wonder if 4507-4512 will return to PB then?

[GeminiFan1991]

Yeah. You're right. It's six boards that start and end in Perry Barr. Basically saving dead mileage. I think they all finish at around the 6-8pm mark. It's not happening until early next year though apparently. I wonder if 4507-4512 will return to PB then?

Most interesting, how will PB facilitate these boards (I.e will they be getting more buses ?!)

[Stu]

Most interesting, how will PB facilitate these boards (I.e will they be getting more buses ?!)

6 running boards = 6 buses (in my opinion). If they (PB) have enough spare capacity/buses, surely no extra buses will be required. From the sounds of it, these will just be peak time extras, and are just to help out with reducing dead mileage which to me makes sense, to have journeys terminating at Perry Barr which don't have to travel all the way across city to get back to Acocks Green.

[MW]

6 running boards = 6 buses (in my opinion). If they (PB) have enough spare capacity/buses, surely no extra buses will be required. From the sounds of it, these will just be peak time extras, and are just to help out with reducing dead mileage which to me makes sense, to have journeys terminating at Perry Barr which don't have to travel all the way across city to get back to Acocks Green.

It's six whole running boards, between around 5-7am till 6-8pm, so they'd need 6 more buses at least. But yeah, seems to be to reduce dead mileage.

I reckon it'll be 4507-12 if anything does leave. If not, we may gain something from another garage?