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Started by Stu, November 14, 2013, 06:09:54 PM

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Jack

Quote from: Trident 4194 on August 26, 2020, 08:46:25 PM
And you wonder why Birmingham is about to go into lockdown. NX are contributing to this!!!
The 17 I caught from the City was the same. The driver kept letting more on even though seats were taken and people standing at the front blocking the doors. The next 17 behind was just as bad even though he was displaying 'Bus Full - Social Distancing he was still letting people cram onboard!

Trident 4194

Quote from: Jack on August 26, 2020, 09:14:16 PM
The 17 I caught from the City was the same. The driver kept letting more on even though seats were taken and people standing at the front blocking the doors. The next 17 behind was just as bad even though he was displaying 'Bus Full - Social Distancing he was still letting people cram onboard!

Drivers should be sacked over this. Identify them.

Tony

Quote from: Trident 4194 on August 26, 2020, 09:25:45 PM
Drivers should be sacked over this. Identify them.


And you are heading for a ban

Trident 4194

Quote from: Tony on August 26, 2020, 09:49:33 PM

And you are heading for a ban

You don't think it's a serious offence?

Tony

Quote from: Trident 4194 on August 26, 2020, 09:52:02 PM
You don't think it's a serious offence?

One of the rules of this forum is you don't identify people who cannot answer back.

Westy

Was there supposed to be a 'sweeper bus' in the area?

By the way, are these 'sweeper buses' only in the Birmingham area, or are they supposed to be all over the NX operating area?

Disregarding the comment about identifying the drivers concerned, surely the 'allegation' should be investigated?

andyr

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Quote from: Trident 4194 on August 26, 2020, 08:46:25 PM
And you wonder why Birmingham is about to go into lockdown. NX are contributing to this!!!
So Nxwm forced these people to board the bus ?
There choice to get on.

Jack

Quote from: Westy on August 26, 2020, 10:35:15 PM
Was there supposed to be a 'sweeper bus' in the area?

By the way, are these 'sweeper buses' only in the Birmingham area, or are they supposed to be all over the NX operating area?

Disregarding the comment about identifying the drivers concerned, surely the 'allegation' should be investigated?
It's only the DD routes that get them from what I have been seeing. The 17 and 55 are mainly  always full and BY probably don't have enough spare Omnilinks for sweeper buses.

Funny how they give a toss about the 4 in Walsall but other busy single deck routes are left to suffer.

Tony

Quote from: Jack on August 27, 2020, 12:03:08 PM
It's only the DD routes that get them from what I have been seeing. The 17 and 55 are mainly  always full and BY probably don't have enough spare Omnilinks for sweeper buses.

Funny how they give a toss about the 4 in Walsall but other busy single deck routes are left to suffer.

The 17 and 55 aren't nearly always full, and BY do have hot spares out every day covering overloading

Busboy105

Quote from: Tony on August 27, 2020, 12:56:02 PM
The 17 and 55 aren't nearly always full, and BY do have hot spares out every day covering overloading
They get ridiculously full at peaks.

MK

Quote from: Busboy105 on August 27, 2020, 01:01:50 PM
They get ridiculously full at peaks.

Overcrowding on the 55 route is a subject that i've spoken about on many occasions over the last few years - both on here and also in person to NXWM staff.

With schools returning, we are all expecting an increase in passenger usage from next month. Something that the 55 will struggle with as things stand.

Granted, like most people that frequent this forum, we understand the reasons why its currently being run by single decks. But with Bordesley Depot closing & the 55 route heading for Central Garage, there is no reason why the capacity issues can't be resolved by using Double Deck buses.

Steve3229vp

Quote from: MK on August 27, 2020, 01:32:49 PM
Overcrowding on the 55 route is a subject that i've spoken about on many occasions over the last few years - both on here and also in person to NXWM staff.

With schools returning, we are all expecting an increase in passenger usage from next month. Something that the 55 will struggle with as things stand.

Granted, like most people that frequent this forum, we understand the reasons why its currently being run by single decks. But with Bordesley Depot closing & the 55 route heading for Central Garage, there is no reason why the capacity issues can't be resolved by using Double Deck buses.
You have a point about the 55 getting overcrowded and hopefully it will be double deckers when it goes to BC. BUT those single deckers have to go somewhere, if around 15 double deckers are found where do they come from ?

Tony

Quote from: Steve3229vp on August 27, 2020, 01:44:16 PM
You have a point about the 55 getting overcrowded and hopefully it will be double deckers when it goes to BC. BUT those single deckers have to go somewhere, if around 15 double deckers are found where do they come from ?

The plan is for the 55 to go double deck at BC, but BCC need to do some tree lopping first or there will be some broken upper saloon windows

MK

Quote from: Tony on August 27, 2020, 02:16:43 PM
The plan is for the 55 to go double deck at BC, but BCC need to do some tree lopping first or there will be some broken upper saloon windows

Many thanks for confirming the plans. A good example of identifying an issue and doing something positive about it. Much appreciated.


Westy

Sister just informed me her 60 bus from Wednesfield to Bloxwich running 15 mins late!(Just got it!)

"Crap isn't it" , was her comment when she rang to report in!

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