VERY Late running services

[BK63 YWP]

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

It's rush hour? Schools are back, more people back at work?

[Trident 4194]

Still late, and on a 20 min frequency

[BK63 YWP]

Still late, and on a 20 min frequency

1. Buses can't fly you know!
2. 4H is a long route
3. Traffic hot spots, West Brom, Caldmore, Oldbury, Birchley Island, getting into blackheath
4. Again RUSH HOUR

[Tony]

1. Buses can't fly you know!
2. 4H is a long route
3. Traffic hot spots, West Brom, Caldmore, Oldbury, Birchley Island, getting into blackheath
4. Again RUSH HOUR

Mostly cause by the huge diversion in West Bromwich where buses were losing around 20 minutes. Any idea how late the Diamond ones were with their much shorter running times?

[BK63 YWP]

Mostly cause by the huge diversion in West Bromwich where buses were losing around 20 minutes. Any idea how late the Diamond ones were with their much shorter running times?

Diamond buses have had their Red Bull today so on time hahaha

[Trident 4194]

Mostly cause by the huge diversion in West Bromwich where buses were losing around 20 minutes. Any idea how late the Diamond ones were with their much shorter running times?

Difference is diamond run an every 10 min frequency. And diamond don't really pay attention to timetables it's more of a shuttle service. Diamond have introduced new timetable today which allows extra running time in peaks

[Tony]

And diamond don't really pay attention to timetables

I don't think Simon would agree with you there, That is rather a damning thing to say about an operator

[2206]

4904 running about 30 minutes late this afternoon due to heavy congestion, so was a slow journey from City Centre to Fox & Goose.

[2206]

4906 on the 55 - late 110.

Took ages from City Centre to Ward End. Must be nearly 2 hours.
There are temporary traffic lights by Ward End park lake/Drews Lane.
But nobody working there and no holes in the road, so can't understand why both lanes aren't open.

Would a diversion not have been possible as well.
U turn at Saltley, A47, Bromford Lane, Drews Lane, Washwood Heath Road, normal line of route. Then  it would keep the service moving.

[ellspurs]

4906 on the 55 - late 110.

Took ages from City Centre to Ward End. Must be nearly 2 hours.
There are temporary traffic lights by Ward End park lake/Drews Lane.
But nobody working there and no holes in the road, so can't understand why both lanes aren't open.

Would a diversion not have been possible as well.
U turn at Saltley, A47, Bromford Lane, Drews Lane, Washwood Heath Road, normal line of route. Then  it would keep the service moving.

This has happened again today. Sister-in-law was on a 94 from Birmingham City Centre, has said that they were told to get off the bus at the Fox & Goose (for whatever reason) and had been waiting for a bus from there since about 17:10. She's just had to resort to getting a taxi to finishing her journey.

[2206]

This has happened again today. Sister-in-law was on a 94 from Birmingham City Centre, has said that they were told to get off the bus at the Fox & Goose (for whatever reason) and had been waiting for a bus from there since about 17:10. She's just had to resort to getting a taxi to finishing her journey.

Yes one Gemini on 94 is running 67 minutes down at 8PM.
There is extreme traffic, they're doing work on  one of the side roads, nothing on the main road, so there is no clear reason the lights are where they are. There are 2 sets of lights now in operation.
Also saw 4778 and 4938 on E's to Ward End from City. They would have been adjusted to get the bus back to where it should be I think, if you look at the Bus Times tracking they turned 4778 at Ward End to take up a City Centre bound service at 17:38.

One of the drivers let a woman with young children & pushchair on as well, some drunk man who boarded an already busy bus told the driver he can't let them on as the bus is already full and then took pics of the little children. Driver took no notice of this idiot which is good. Sounds like a nasty man, he should be the one who gets off and waits for the next one on a wet & cold night when the service is running with severe delays, if he has a problem.

[Steveminor]

We have had to run some journeys short to fox & goose to try & get vehicles back on time & keep drivers with rta. It's been a nightmare couple of days with a couple of our drivers finishing 2 hours late yesterday even though they had just been adjusted prior to their last departure from City.
Made even worse tonight with severe congestion around the Bromford spine road meaning even dead running buses couldn't make it back to city

[Westy]

Yes one Gemini on 94 is running 67 minutes down at 8PM.
There is extreme traffic, they're doing work on  one of the side roads, nothing on the main road, so there is no clear reason the lights are where they are. There are 2 sets of lights now in operation.
Also saw 4778 and 4938 on E's to Ward End from City. They would have been adjusted to get the bus back to where it should be I think, if you look at the Bus Times tracking they turned 4778 at Ward End to take up a City Centre bound service at 17:38.

One of the drivers let a woman with young children & pushchair on as well, some drunk man who boarded an already busy bus told the driver he can't let them on as the bus is already full and then took pics of the little children. Driver took no notice of this idiot which is good. Sounds like a nasty man, he should be the one who gets off and waits for the next one on a wet & cold night when the service is running with severe delays, if he has a problem.

Some random bloke taking pics of kids.

Nothing done about it?

[2206]

Some random bloke taking pics of kids.

Nothing done about it?

Sadly not no, don't think there's a lot that could have been done to stop him either, as he didn't look like a nice person.

I meant good the driver didn't order the woman and little kids to get off because of him, or something, when I say good the driver didn't listen to him/take any notice.

[SK68MEV]

4906 on the 55 - late 110.

Took ages from City Centre to Ward End. Must be nearly 2 hours.
There are temporary traffic lights by Ward End park lake/Drews Lane.
But nobody working there and no holes in the road, so can't understand why both lanes aren't open.

Would a diversion not have been possible as well.
U turn at Saltley, A47, Bromford Lane, Drews Lane, Washwood Heath Road, normal line of route. Then  it would keep the service moving.

boarded 7522 on 55 and that was 59 down the 14 is getting severely delayed too i was on 7530 on saturday and it was 49 down