NXWM Rotas

[Jack]

It isn't too sensitive, It's just the hobby should be about the vehicles, and the operations, not about the people.

The drivers drive the vehicles? I'd understand if everyone was stating driver names but nobody has!

[Dom]

The drivers drive the vehicles? I'd understand if everyone was stating driver names but nobody has!

You're missing the point. You catch THE BUS. You take a photo of THE BUS... not the driver. What routes the driver does is irrelevant unless you're personal friends with them.

[Jack]

You're missing the point. You catch THE BUS. You take a photo of THE BUS... not the driver. What routes the driver does is irrelevant unless you're personal friends with them.

Hard to take a photo of a bus without a driver sitting in the cab... unless they aren't in it. So if I'm not personal friends I can't tell they are on the same rota because I've seen them on the 46 and the 40?

The rota's mean nothing really to me, I just get interested when I see one driver work a route you usually see them on and something else, but I don't ask as generally it isn't my business... no need to vlent a spleen is there?

[Trident 4194]

You're missing the point. You catch THE BUS. You take a photo of THE BUS... not the driver. What routes the driver does is irrelevant unless you're personal friends with them.

Exactly, someone after a driver who isn't a friend should be on the police records 😂

[PB2938]

I have an historic question about Timesaver 901 in 1988.

WA take it over Walsall when the bus arrives in Birmingham according to timetable does a short to Lichfield then back to Birmingham with very little standing time.

Does the bus do a Walsall- Birmingham
Birmingham- Lichfield
Lichfield- Birmingham
Birmingham - Walsall loop which adds up to 06hr or does the 901 have 30 minutes standing in Birmingham or change to 951. Answers I'll never know. I was really keen on timesaver routes and vechiles at the time.

[WM_58]

As a train driver, I always get asked on what I sign and where I'm going. I don't understand the big issue about it on here..

[markcf83]

I have an historic question about Timesaver 901 in 1988.

WA take it over Walsall when the bus arrives in Birmingham according to timetable does a short to Lichfield then back to Birmingham with very little standing time.

Does the bus do a Walsall- Birmingham
Birmingham- Lichfield
Lichfield- Birmingham
Birmingham - Walsall loop which adds up to 06hr or does the 901 have 30 minutes standing in Birmingham or change to 951. Answers I'll never know. I was really keen on timesaver routes and vechiles at the time.

They'd probably do two round trips between Walsall and Birmingham. That's around four hours, give or take a few minutes.

[PB2938]

They'd probably do two round trips between Walsall and Birmingham. That's around four hours, give or take a few minutes.

My WMT 1989 DJS book says 901 WA 4 Workings HY 2 Workings so probably Walsall - Birmingham then Birmingham- Lichfield Lichfield Birmingham then maybe change to a 951 to Walsall they both used the same stop. A question I'll never know. A driver told me there used to be Timesaver rotat
at WA 901 951 966 with 09hr duties sounds great.

At Hockley another Timesaver rota 901 966 101(Centrebus) 118 sounds great apart from doing 10 trips on the 101 20 mile ute round trip as centrebus.

[x68]

if relief driver changeover is in Birmingham probably a Hockley duty on 901

[4369Beast]

Im not particularly fussed about duties and what drivers are on ect.  However running boards i was if something "rare" was on a service. For example when the pershore rd first had platinum's on it or if there is a loan vechile then its easier to track. Now however i just use the timetables that are on the NXWM website to work out the timings for something and more often then not ive got the timings right.

[Pat]

Im not particularly fussed about duties and what drivers are on ect.  However running boards i was if something "rare" was on a service. For example when the pershore rd first had platinum's on it or if there is a loan vechile then its easier to track. Now however i just use the timetables that are on the NXWM website to work out the timings for something and more often then not ive got the timings right.

Unless you had access to all the other relevant information, then using the running board to track a vehicle is difficult.  For example, a vehicle you want to track is on board 45/07.  That means nothing, as you don't know what times that board 45/07 does.  Anyway, finding out what board a vehicle is on is hard in itself.

[4369Beast]

Unless you had access to all the other relevant information, then using the running board to track a vehicle is difficult.  For example, a vehicle you want to track is on board 45/07.  That means nothing, as you don't know what times that board 45/07 does.  Anyway, finding out what board a vehicle is on is hard in itself.

I did get told that once before although i much prefer to use the timetables instead off the website.

[Pat]

I did get told that once before although i much prefer to use the timetables instead off the website.

Yes, I use the timetable as well, although this is only useful if you've seen or heard where the vehicle was and at a certain time.

[Bus Spotter Ben]

Perry Barr Rota`s

Sutton 115,902/4/5/7/914/915
Pheasey 46/66/66A/952
Kingstanding 33
Great Barr 28
Hamstead -  16
Perry Common 7/65
Castle Vale 67
Chelmsley Wood 94
Erdington 638

Missed out 1 or 2 i think

WA;

Stating the obvious is the 934/5/6, 997 & 51 all on 1 rota
X51/X56 on another ?

The Perry Barr rota's have been updated since.

Sutton Rota -  907/X3/X4/X5/X14
Pheasey Rota - 38/52/66/71/96
Kingstanding Rota - 33
Great Barr Rota -28
Perry Common Rota - 7/65
Oxhill Rota - 16/101
Castle Vale Rota - 67
Inner Circle Rota - 8A/8C.
Chelmsley Wood Rota - 94
School Rota - 815/838/838A/839/855/869/870/871
Spare Rota - X15

Walsall...
City Rota 51/934/935/936/937/937A/997/X51
Brownhills/Wilenhall Rota - 6/7/7A/8/8A/9/10/10A/37/41
Track Rota - 19/29/31/32/70/70A
Bradford Place Rota - 4/4H/4M/11/11A/34/36/39/45.

This is from what I know.

[Jack D]

What do BC and AG rotas look ike (area and route wise) like has been said for PB and WA