Acocks Green Garage

[2206]

There are no notices anywhere at Olton that say the 37 will stop serving the station in 6 days, nor any on the E200s. I wonder if the rerouting has been postponed or cancelled.

http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/service-changes/bus-service-changes-in-birmingham-from-29th-may-2016
It's still on here.

[2206]

4102 is on the 11A today.

[Michael Bevan]

I was on 4658 yesterday on the 31 and we had a very interesting journey...Was sat outside Acocks Green Garage for about 10-15 minutes awaiting a driver. When someone eventually turned up, we started moving. Later on in Sparkhill another driver changeover occured, and the one who was on 4658 ran onto another 31 coming the opposite way. Any idea what happened?

[MW]

I was on 4658 yesterday on the 31 and we had a very interesting journey...Was sat outside Acocks Green Garage for about 10-15 minutes awaiting a driver. When someone eventually turned up, we started moving. Later on in Sparkhill another driver changeover occured, and the one who was on 4658 ran onto another 31 coming the opposite way. Any idea what happened?

Driver must have taken over the wrong bus.

[Michael Bevan]

Driver must have taken over the wrong bus.

Possibly. Although we waited 10 minutes for a driver. And someone else took over further on.

[Steveminor]

Possibly the driver was late to the takeover point so another driver started that portion for him

[MW]

Nah it wouldn't be a late driver. If it was late, the bus would have gone back to garage and then adjusted back in when the late driver showed up.

It sounds like the driver who drove to Sparkhill took over the wrong bus, as the relief points are Westley Road and Fox Hollies Road. He probably was on the wrong side of the road which happens more often than you would have thought. I've seen 11C drivers accidentally take over 11As in the past lol.

[Michael Bevan]

Nah it wouldn't be a late driver. If it was late, the bus would have gone back to garage and then adjusted back in when the late driver showed up.

It sounds like the driver who drove to Sparkhill took over the wrong bus, as the relief points are Westley Road and Fox Hollies Road. He probably was on the wrong side of the road which happens more often than you would have thought. I've seen 11C drivers accidentally take over 11As in the past lol.

What I'm wondering is where the hell did this other driver come from in Sparkhill?

[Tony]

Crimson in Coventry

AG 4641; 4642 & 4643 should all be on the Ricoh Arena shuttles this evening

[Stu]

What I'm wondering is where the hell did this other driver come from in Sparkhill?

Perhaps he was given a lift there by someone else?  ;D

[Michael Bevan]

11A/C branded 4512 has just passed me near West Bromwich with an engineer driving.

[Sh4318]

11A/C branded 4512 has just passed me near West Bromwich with an engineer driving.

Coming back to West Bromwich maybe ::)? Would never happen anyway :(

[Michael Bevan]

Coming back to West Bromwich maybe ::)? Would never happen anyway :(

Well it was heading towards the garage and I'm sure I've seen it around before.

[MW]

Coming back to West Bromwich maybe ::)? Would never happen anyway :(

Never!!!

[2206]

11A/C branded 4512 has just passed me near West Bromwich with an engineer driving.

Its on the 11A today.