Rotala Management - Questions & Answers

[Simon Dunn]

What will the route(s) be in and around Walsall?

When I said one in each area.  I meant one in Preston, West Midlands, Manchester, etc.  In the West Midlands we are focused on getting the 16 working


Simon

[bususer28]

Hi Simon,
I've just been having a look at the timetable for the 42/43/43A and I've noticed a real disparity with the Saturday timetable. It looks like it alternates between the 42 and 43/A running leaving massive 90 min gaps between services. e.g. there is a 42 to Tipton from WB at 12:22 and the next one is at 13:52 yet the route then runs at a consistent 15 min frequency for 90 mins before reverting again. Is there a particular reason for this and are the two operators looking at resolving it?
Kind Regards
Bususer 28

[Tony]

Hi Simon,
I've just been having a look at the timetable for the 42/43/43A and I've noticed a real disparity with the Saturday timetable. It looks like it alternates between the 42 and 43/A running leaving massive 90 min gaps between services. e.g. there is a 42 to Tipton from WB at 12:22 and the next one is at 13:52 yet the route then runs at a consistent 15 min frequency for 90 mins before reverting again. Is there a particular reason for this and are the two operators looking at resolving it?
Kind Regards
Bususer 28

They are joint routes with NXWM under the West Midlands Bus brand you have to look at the combined timetables

[l.murphy123]

Hate to moan again but the 57 just flew past 4 minutes early, shouldn't it be no more than 2 minutes early at a non-timing point?

[CX06 BJF]

Have 20189 and 20190 been allocated yet please?

Thanks.

[Simon Dunn]

Hate to moan again but the 57 just flew past 4 minutes early, shouldn't it be no more than 2 minutes early at a non-timing point?

Can you confirm, time, location you were waiting and direction


Simon

[Simon Dunn]

Have 20189 and 20190 been allocated yet please?

Thanks.

20189 is BX70GHK which is in Manchester.
20190 is BX70GHN which hasnt arrived yet

[CX06 BJF]

20189 is BX70GHK which is in Manchester.
20190 is BX70GHN which hasnt arrived yet

Thanks Simon, much appreciated.

[the trainbasher]

Hi Simon,

Hope you had a safe Christmas and New Year.

I was having a look on the bus open data and I noticed some routes are missing stops in the xml files, meaning that they are not showing up on sites/apps that use the data on the BODS.

This seems to have been affecting routes like the Dudley 13, 4H, 298, 002, 251 and 299.

Is this something that is done at the Diamond end or is it a Ticketer/BODS error?

Tom

[Jakemat10]

Not seen 30120 30882 30922 since February 2020 what has happened to them


Thanks

Jake

[Tony]

Not seen 30120 30882 30922 since February 2020 what has happened to them


Thanks

Jake

See the fleet changes Simon kindly provides for the main site for 30120 & 30922
http://wmbusphotos.com/Fleetchanges/Rotala.html

[Bus Man K2]

Hi @Simon Dunn

I, was just wondering have you got any plans to reintroduced the 250 along Stourbridge High Street, Market Street, Bell Street and New Road any time soon?  I know the change was due to Covid... however is there any chance of it reverting back?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Bus Man K2

[Simon Dunn]

Hi @Simon Dunn

I, was just wondering have you got any plans to reintroduced the 250 along Stourbridge High Street, Market Street, Bell Street and New Road any time soon?  I know the change was due to Covid... however is there any chance of it reverting back?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Bus Man K2

The service was changed by the council due to high streets needing to widen the paths to allow social distancing and currently Stourbridge high street is for deliveries only.

The 250 is still servicing the end of the high street by doing the same loop as the 251 serving lower high street where there is a stop at the end of the main high street.

Once we are allowed to service the high street othe route will be changed back to its old route.


Simon

[Simon Dunn]

Hi Simon,

Hope you had a safe Christmas and New Year.

I was having a look on the bus open data and I noticed some routes are missing stops in the xml files, meaning that they are not showing up on sites/apps that use the data on the BODS.

This seems to have been affecting routes like the Dudley 13, 4H, 298, 002, 251 and 299.

Is this something that is done at the Diamond end or is it a Ticketer/BODS error?

Tom

Tom

I believe this has now been corrected.


Simon

[Bus Man K2]

The service was changed by the council due to high streets needing to widen the paths to allow social distancing and currently Stourbridge high street is for deliveries only.

The 250 is still servicing the end of the high street by doing the same loop as the 251 serving lower high street where there is a stop at the end of the main high street.

Once we are allowed to service the high street othe route will be changed back to its old route.


Simon

Hi @Simon Dunn  Thanks for the response.. I though it was down to the operator that the service changed. I know that the council had something to do with it as well though!!!

Regards

Bus Man K2