Acocks Green Garage

ellspurs · May 24, 2020, 08:45:49 AM

I strangely miss the whole concrete monstrosity that the City Centre used to be. I know it is more opened up now and more aesthetically pleasing, but man the simpleness of not stopping at multiple sets of traffic lights on Moor Street Queensway.

Stu · May 24, 2020, 09:41:17 AM

Quote from: Tony on May 24, 2020, 08:38:08 AM
I have put a video on Youtube I filmed 33 years ago of the driver's eye view of the 37 (now 4) route. Bits of this have been on there before but this is the first time I have put the whole route on including the city centre

Thanks for that, great bit of nostalgia!

Stevo · May 24, 2020, 10:18:41 AM

20 minutes to Olton - those were the days!

Tony · May 24, 2020, 10:32:10 AM

Quote from: Stevo on May 24, 2020, 10:18:41 AM
20 minutes to Olton - those were the days!

I had to film it in the evening when the running time to Solihull was 27 minutes because the tapes in the video only lasted 30 minutes!

Stevo · May 24, 2020, 02:45:05 PM

4657 on 4 today. One of its drive belts is slipping, screeching away when the engine is revved up.

monkeyjoe · May 26, 2020, 12:24:11 PM

Notice the x12's are going direct via Bromford Road today.

mikestone · May 28, 2020, 07:03:49 PM

What is thinking behind 3225 being shown as previous owner Birmingham, 9/17 in the new G-list?

Tony · May 28, 2020, 07:08:22 PM

Quote from: mikestone on May 28, 2020, 07:03:49 PM
What is thinking behind 3225 being shown as previous owner Birmingham, 9/17 in the new G-list?

No idea. The compiler has changed so much from the original file and as sub-editor I don't get enough time to check all the minute detail like that, I should only need to check stuff that has changed from the last edition. Same as the registrations of 1788-1809 are incorrect, but were correct in the last edition

Busboy105 · June 04, 2020, 06:14:40 PM

Has the 73 got a frequency increase post-lockdown? Seen 6107 and an UID X12 branded platinum

John · June 04, 2020, 06:19:46 PM

Quote from: Busboy105 on June 04, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
Has the 73 got a frequency increase post-lockdown? Seen 6107 and an UID X12 branded platinum

Post lockdown? As far as I'm aware we are still in a lockdown

Stu · June 04, 2020, 06:24:42 PM

Quote from: Busboy105 on June 04, 2020, 06:14:40 PM
Has the 73 got a frequency increase post-lockdown? Seen 6107 and an UID X12 branded platinum

I know the 5 has increased to half-hourly, so I guess the 73 has as well, if the two services are still interworking.

Busboy105 · June 04, 2020, 08:41:48 PM

Quote from: John on June 04, 2020, 06:19:46 PM
Post lockdown? As far as I'm aware we are still in a lockdown

I meant in timetable changes

Busboy105 · June 08, 2020, 04:44:04 PM

Looks like the Volvos are back on the 73. Seen 4276 on it today.

WMT3000 · July 12, 2020, 12:39:21 AM

Can anyone tell me whether 4281 and 4283 have been out lately please? I haven't seen either since well before March.

darthdc · July 12, 2020, 11:25:27 AM

There have been a few of the older buses on the 11 lately, but didn't catch any of the numbers. The route passes our house.

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