Bus Stops ?

[Stu]

I travelled on the 70 a couple of weeks ago, saw a few stops that still had 590C on the flags, the ones outside the Network West Midlands area. Through Coleshill, all the stops show the 70 on the timetable display, but not on the flags themselves.

[Sh4318]

I travelled on the 70 a couple of weeks ago, saw a few stops that still had 590C on the flags, the ones outside the Network West Midlands area. Through Coleshill, all the stops show the 70 on the timetable display, but not on the flags themselves.

I've seen these, I find it quite nostalgic from the Metrobus days.

If it wasn't clear enough how frequent the 50 is. I saw 5 50 depatures all at 13:53 (Moor Street/Bullring stop). Also the 31A terminus is Three May Poles, according to the stop outside Moor Street station

[Stu]

I travelled on the 70 a couple of weeks ago, saw a few stops that still had 590C on the flags, the ones outside the Network West Midlands area. Through Coleshill, all the stops show the 70 on the timetable display, but not on the flags themselves.

I've seen these, I find it quite nostalgic from the Metrobus days.

If it wasn't clear enough how frequent the 50 is. I saw 5 50 depatures all at 13:53 (Moor Street/Bullring stop). Also the 31A terminus is Three May Poles, according to the stop outside Moor Street station

Technically yes, the part of Shirley by Marshall Lake Road (near The Green Business Park) is Three Maypoles.

[paulb1973]

(That does trump stand AL in Acocks Green, for some reason, they've taken off the side next to the road, so the whole shelter is open on that side. The shelter's not been replaced, still the same one. No idea why they've done it.)

They have done that to most of the stops on Hawthorn Road, plus the 7/28 stop at the Crossways

Strange that they haven't done this to the other shelters in Acocks Green village.

Is it to save money on the cleaning contract with OCS I wonder? (less shelter = less for OCS to clean lol  :D)

This has happened in Coventry, especially on the Holyhead Rd, it appears only shelters carrying double-sided adverts [some scrolling on one side and fixed the other] have been altered. Presumably Network WM & Clear Channel Adshel have come to a recent agreement whereby the frontal piece of some shelters - the bit nearest the kerb - can be removed allowing the ad to be seen from the road more easily. On a similar theme Adshel's 10-year exclusive right to advertise on Centro/NWM's shelters comes to an end in July, I guess expressions of interest etc will be issued soon, if they haven't already.

To confirm what you've stated re the advertising...

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/midlands-bus-shelter-ads-leave-6983241

I presumed that was the reason - but that article confirms it. Here in Coventry, whenever a shelter carrying ads has been removed for renewal/road-works/accident damage etc - and a new bus shelter is installed, rarely do NWM/Adshel re-install the advert. Corporation St, Upper Well St, Burges, Greyfriars Rd in the city-centre, Jubilee Crescent, some stops on London Rd are examples, the list goes on. These are apparently prominent positions - but Adshel don't seem that bothered, bearing in-mind they are paying for the privilege.

[Tony]

Is the really old 590A flag by Water Orton station on the 70 route still there?

I have been travelling on 70 couple of weeks ago, I did see a few of old bus stop flags of 590A.

Walk around the corner, over the bridge with the station on, follow the road to the right and at the bottom of the hill opposite the Dog Inn you will see a flag with Heart of England on!

And here is a photograph of it!

[vinh1000]

It's like in Burton Green the old stop is still there for services like the 44 and 4 others on there

[Matt.N0056]

I've noticed the bus stop poles along the bottom of Moor St, by Hotel Lator have been removed and replaced by 'old style' ones.

[CL]

I've noticed the bus stop poles along the bottom of Moor St, by Hotel Lator have been removed and replaced by 'old style' ones.

Most of the 'modern' poles have been replaced. I think the only one still standing (excuse the pun)  is the one on Pershore Street for the 16, 16A, 45 & 47.

[Tony]

I've noticed the bus stop poles along the bottom of Moor St, by Hotel Lator have been removed and replaced by 'old style' ones.

Most of the 'modern' poles have been replaced. I think the only one still standing (excuse the pun)  is the one on Pershore Street for the 16, 16A, 45 & 47.

And all those on the other side of Moor Street Queensway, Moor Street, Bull Street, Colmore Row, The Priory Queensway, Corporation Street, and several more

[CL]

I've noticed the bus stop poles along the bottom of Moor St, by Hotel Lator have been removed and replaced by 'old style' ones.

Most of the 'modern' poles have been replaced. I think the only one still standing (excuse the pun)  is the one on Pershore Street for the 16, 16A, 45 & 47.

And all those on the other side of Moor Street Queensway, Moor Street, Bull Street, Colmore Row, The Priory Queensway, Corporation Street, and several more

Oh, I didn't mean those big slabs of a bus stop... :P But yeah, those too. I meant the flagpole bus stops. I'd forgotten the words at the time. :o :)

[Ronnoc]

One at Robin Hood Island looked like it had collapsed and one on Highgate road had got its window smashed.

[Niall]

The electronic displays were playing up this morning on Colmore Row - service numbers were showing on the wrong stops. Fixed by the time I came home.

[trident4370]

The one for the 50 was completely dead this morning too.

[trident4370]

The one for the 50 was completely dead this morning too.

Was going to say, makes a nice change from blank!

Nothing but a cock up from the start but what do I know!

[2900]

Thursday night was fun on colmore row all the stops changed service, harborne services moved to the dudley rd stop, hagley Rd to harborne stop, and finally dudley Rd to hagley Rd stop. Good fun people running around like headless chickens, I,d like to think somebody at centro was being mischivious with the computer. To be be honest it made  sense to group all buses heading up the hagley road together.