VERY Late running services

[2206]

6124 was running 20 minutes late at Ward End this evening on the 11A.

[BBS]

6124 was running 20 minutes late at Ward End this evening on the 11A.

Very common.

[2206]

55/94 seemed to be running with large gaps in service earlier. As had about a 20 minute wait for one.
Think its Jennens Road traffic and the new bike lane causing it. As the buses were at a standstill on Jennens Road and not moving. While there was nobody using the bike lane.
Not sure what the point of getting rid of the bus lane that used to be there was.

[Jack]

55/94 seemed to be running with large gaps in service earlier. As had about a 20 minute wait for one.
Think its Jennens Road traffic and the new bike lane causing it. As the buses were at a standstill on Jennens Road and not moving. While there was nobody using the bike lane.
Not sure what the point of getting rid of the bus lane that used to be there was.

They're doing it in most areas now its a joke. Removing perfectly good lanes and turning every road into single lane and slow moving traffic was a very bright idea.

[the trainbasher]

They're doing it in most areas now its a joke. Removing perfectly good lanes and turning every road into single lane and slow moving traffic was a very bright idea.

Its to a) improve fitness by encouraging commuters to switch to walking and cycling, reducing the burden on the NHS and b) improve journey times

[2206]

b) improve journey times

Clearly it doesn't.
The buses are at a standstill how is that improving journey times.

Its to a) improve fitness by encouraging commuters to switch to walking and cycling

There are plenty of footpaths across the city for people to walk on. And I don't see people walking on the bike lanes, as that's clearly not their purpose.
Also its alright saying that, but if there's no uptake and no demand for a bike lane, which there clearly isn't. Then there's no need to get rid of the heavily used bus lane. I don't see anyone using these bike lanes.
And if nobody is using them clearly, nobody is getting fitter as a result of their existance.

[the trainbasher]

Clearly it doesn't.

It does...for cyclists (I never said which mode journey times would improve on... its all about the creative use of language and spin!)

[Stu]

Been a while since I needed to post in this topic, I don't know if it was because of 'pre-lockdown madness' but the traffic was terrible this evening, and buses seemed to be all over the place.

It also looked as though all the tracking info on the app was wrong, which wasn't helping things - I was waiting for a 2 which was showing as due in 22 mins. The app wasn't showing any bus as due for at least 10mins, so I got on the 5 that rolled up, figuring I best not take any chances.

When I got off at the bottom of Sarehole Road, I couldn't see clearly but it looked like the ticketer was showing the vehicle as 35mins late (it was supposed to be at The Baldwin for 18:31, this was about 6:50pm). 

[ayyHugo]

Been a while since I needed to post in this topic, I don't know if it was because of 'pre-lockdown madness' but the traffic was terrible this evening, and buses seemed to be all over the place.

It also looked as though all the tracking info on the app was wrong, which wasn't helping things - I was waiting for a 2 which was showing as due in 22 mins. The app wasn't showing any bus as due for at least 10mins, so I got on the 5 that rolled up, figuring I best not take any chances.

When I got off at the bottom of Sarehole Road, I couldn't see clearly but it looked like the ticketer was showing the vehicle as 35mins late (it was supposed to be at The Baldwin for 18:31, this was about 6:50pm).

Selly Oak high street was also rammed this evening - I could just see all the 61/63s stretching down the road. Not made much better with the redevelopment of the Selly Oak triangle as well as the new cycle lane replacing one lane of Birmingham-bound traffic. Not NXWM-related but the 144 was definitely off schedule by a good 15 minutes as it was entering the city centre because of all of this.

[MasterPlan]

The City Centre was choc a block, as they say. That probably would've accounted for most of the delays.

[2900]

87 dudley rd brades village island temp 4 way lights causing considerable delays 20 minutes during peak hours.

[markcf83]

They're doing it in most areas now its a joke. Removing perfectly good lanes and turning every road into single lane and slow moving traffic was a very bright idea.

Said everyone with a brain.

[Trident 4194]

858 followed by an omnilink on the 4H heading into Halesowen from Hayley green at 12:30

[Stu]

Oh it was just like the good old days today! Looks like loads of late running Stratford Road services this evening due to what looked like a ridiculous amount of traffic in the Sparkbrook area.

Looking on Google Maps right now, looks like the whole Stratford Road through Sparkhill is also very slow moving.

Guess its a combination of a lot of shops re-opening as well as pre-Ramadan shopping frenzy.

[Trident 4194]

2 4Hs in convoy at 5:10 in Hayley green