VERY Late running services

[ARBB]

Worst lateness for an X96 I have experienced was a Sunday last year where roadworks and Merry Hill traffic caused a 45 minute delay!!

That's the day they swapped the running boards over at merry hill, then instantly they were both back on time

[Kevin]

WB 5 running in threes again today, seen a couple of Beggars Bush short runnings

[Trident 4194]

2 x10 in convoy pretty much
2 244 in convoy going to Dudley from Halesowen 11:35

[John]

The Sutton lines were running together this morning, a lot more than usual. 4 came into Sutton at the same time Outbound around 9.30am

[karl724223]

Service 222 255 very late running due to brockmoor having a complete road closure for gas works. Due to finish end off week
222 246 255 had to be put on diversion today missing out brierly hill high street  reason a car had been dumped at the side of the road last night and it was still there till about mid day
Where was the traffic wardens very good question @the trainbasher

[MW]

Where was the traffic wardens

Don't get me started on bloody traffic wardens.

Best thing to do, change the spelling or better yet, make up a random name to put as the registered keeper on your vehicle. Then ignore all tickets.

[Tony]

Don't get me started on bloody traffic wardens.

Best thing to do, change the spelling or better yet, make up a random name to put as the registered keeper on your vehicle. Then ignore all tickets.

Then it won't be insured and you risk police ANPR cameras picking it up

[MW]

Then it won't be insured and you risk police ANPR cameras picking it up

Why wouldn't it be insured and what would the ANPR risk be?

As long as you've got a licence and you're named on the insurance, there's no risk.

[MasterPlan]

Just seen 3 24 buses right behind one another in town. They can't be this late at this time surely?

[Dom]

Just seen 3 24 buses right behind one another in town. They can't be this late at this time surely?

Morning peak for a route that uses Birmingham city centre! Come on

[MasterPlan]

Had a 29 and a 29E at Steelhouse Lane at half 3. The former later on being revised to a 29E. And on the way back I saw a 29 overtaking another 29 on the Harborne Park Road. I still can't understand why it goes all the way to Frankley. I can't imagine there's many passengers using it to go to Frankley when you've got the 61/63 for that.

[GeminiFan1991]

Had a 29 and a 29E at Steelhouse Lane at half 3. The former later on being revised to a 29E. And on the way back I saw a 29 overtaking another 29 on the Harborne Park Road. I still can't understand why it goes all the way to Frankley. I can't imagine there's many passengers using it to go to Frankley when you've got the 61/63 for that.

The 61/3 don't go to Harborne or Wesley Castle and the 29 helps connect these areas to Frankley.

[Mike K]

The 61/3 don't go to Harborne or Wesley Castle and the 29 helps connect these areas to Frankley.

To be fair I can't imagine there's much demand for travel between Harborne or Weoley Castle and Frankley. Main reason for extending the 29 to Frankley was to maintain the frequency of service to Northfield for the roads around Merritts Brook after the 61 was re-routed.

[MasterPlan]

The 61/3 don't go to Harborne or Wesley Castle and the 29 helps connect these areas to Frankley.

I can't imagine there's much of a demand for that either in all honesty. If I'm not mistaken we had the 49 in Weoley Castle at one point that went to Frankley. That didn't last long.

[Kevin]

18:25 X51 from city was showing as "due" at right time (ie presumably tracking and so presumably in the city centre at that time on the route intended for it)

As yet 20 mins later hasn't shown up