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Started by Nathan4775, August 28, 2013, 08:24:46 PM

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l.murphy123

Quote from: Jack on August 26, 2018, 09:57:05 PM
How come NX can only do it on the 10A but not any other routes that go out of TfWM boundary?
Trying to show the new extension of the 10A?

They have only put a timetable up, no flag. Staffs wont put a penny towards shelters, flags or anything like that so consequently it's down to the operators to sort.
Arriva have their own signs and flags in random places like Lichfield, parts of Stafford and Sankeys Corner but nowhere else that I have seen.
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Quote from: Stu on August 27, 2018, 12:53:42 PM
https://www.networkwestmidlands.com/plan-your-journey/timetables/#/route/cen_48966_%20_H_y11-11

I see. I thought the X12 replaced the 966? So why does it do one trip each way on a Monday between Solihull and Erdington? Sorry if it's a silly question, I'm not familiar with this part of the City.
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Jack

Quote from: MasterPlan on August 27, 2018, 02:23:18 PM
I see. I thought the X12 replaced the 966? So why does it do one trip each way on a Monday between Solihull and Erdington? Sorry if it's a silly question, I'm not familiar with this part of the City.
As DTS don't want to pay for the flags saying 966 to be removed.

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Quote from: MasterPlan on August 27, 2018, 02:23:18 PM
I see. I thought the X12 replaced the 966? So why does it do one trip each way on a Monday between Solihull and Erdington? Sorry if it's a silly question, I'm not familiar with this part of the City.
The flags refer to the DTS 966.
The X12 and 96 replaced the NX 966.
However the DTS 966 continued for a few months, before being reduced to one journey a day at the end of August 2017, that was then cut down to one journey a week in January 2018.
As was said it appears that DTS don't want to pay for the 966 route number to be removed from every stop on the route.
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Kevin

Quote from: 2206 on August 27, 2018, 05:41:02 PM
The flags refer to the DTS 966.
The X12 and 96 replaced the NX 966.
However the DTS 966 continued for a few months, before being reduced to one journey a day at the end of August 2017, that was then cut down to one journey a week in January 2018.
As was said it appears that DTS don't want to pay for the 966 route number to be removed from every stop on the route.

It's one journey a week now? That's hilarious
Surely someone somewhere has to step in, otherwise we'll start ending up with parliamentary bus services
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2206

Regarding the new outbound WM Bus Hagley Road, Francis Road (Five Ways) flag I noticed they've strangely listed X10 before X8 on the flag.
Normally and on every other flag I looked at on the route X8 would be listed before X10.
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94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

2206

Quote from: 2206 on August 30, 2018, 09:09:28 PM
Regarding the new outbound WM Bus Hagley Road, Francis Road (Five Ways) flag I noticed they've strangely listed X10 before X8 on the flag.
Normally and on every other flag I looked at on the route X8 would be listed before X10.
I've also noticed the other day that one of the flags at Solihull Station says "S16 Damsonwood", though the S16 doesn't go to the Damsonwood, neither does it go to the Station.
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

Matt.N0056

Quote from: 2206 on August 31, 2018, 02:27:58 PM
I've also noticed the other day that one of the flags at Solihull Station says "S16 Damsonwood", though the S16 doesn't go to the Damsonwood, neither does it go to the Station.

Should be S1. I have reported this via the website but nothing seems to have been done...

2206

Quote from: l.murphy123 on August 27, 2018, 01:57:20 PM
They have only put a timetable up, no flag. Staffs wont put a penny towards shelters, flags or anything like that so consequently it's down to the operators to sort.
Arriva have their own signs and flags in random places like Lichfield, parts of Stafford and Sankeys Corner but nowhere else that I have seen.
I did notice last week on the 10A runnning day there were certainly 1 or 2 stops where NX had put up 10A flags.
Can't remember exactly where they were now though - Burntwood/Chasetown area.
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

DJ

Quote from: 2206 on September 07, 2018, 07:40:18 PM
I did notice last week on the 10A runnning day there were certainly 1 or 2 stops where NX had put up 10A flags.
Can't remember exactly where they were now though - Burntwood/Chasetown area.

I did the 10A yesterday, I noticed a fair lot more than '1 or 2' in total.

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filbus1

Quote from: l.murphy123 on August 27, 2018, 01:57:20 PM
They have only put a timetable up, no flag. Staffs wont put a penny towards shelters, flags or anything like that so consequently it's down to the operators to sort.
Arriva have their own signs and flags in random places like Lichfield, parts of Stafford and Sankeys Corner but nowhere else that I have seen.
That explains the disgraceful state of most of the stops, shelters etc. around the Tamworth estates.

DJ

Quote from: filbus1 on September 08, 2018, 08:06:11 AM
That explains the disgraceful state of most of the stops, shelters etc. around the Tamworth estates.

I did notice a few of the older style flags on the 10A route as we got closer to Lichfield were damaged, with corners snapped off, and one with most of the flag snapped off, presumably from where they've been hit by a bus and never been fixed.

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Westy

Quote from: 2206 on September 07, 2018, 07:40:18 PM
I did notice last week on the 10A runnning day there were certainly 1 or 2 stops where NX had put up 10A flags.
Can't remember exactly where they were now though - Burntwood/Chasetown area.

I went the week before, for the Food Festival, & the one was after you crossed the county boundary & negociated the various islands.

It was the first stop!

l.murphy123

Quote from: StourValley98 on September 08, 2018, 08:24:11 AM
I did notice a few of the older style flags on the 10A route as we got closer to Lichfield were damaged, with corners snapped off, and one with most of the flag snapped off, presumably from where they've been hit by a bus and never been fixed.

Yes they won't put the route numbers on so you have to guess which services pass unless you are close enough to read the timetable, assuming there is one. They never add new services in staffs so it's not like they will have to change the numbers ever again!
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Quote from: 2206 on August 30, 2018, 09:09:28 PM
Regarding the new outbound WM Bus Hagley Road, Francis Road (Five Ways) flag I noticed they've strangely listed X10 before X8 on the flag.
Normally and on every other flag I looked at on the route X8 would be listed before X10.
Same at the Ivy Bush citybound stop, where the X10 is listed before the X8.

Another incident in Solihull where S15 is listed before S2 on the Blossomfield Road/Charles Road stop
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