VERY Late running services

[Jack]

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]

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]

Drivers should be sacked over this. Identify them.

And you are heading for a ban

[Trident 4194]

And you are heading for a ban

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

[Tony]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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!