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

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Stu

#3165
October 16, 2023, 06:54:23 PM
Quote from: Mike K on October 16, 2023, 06:39:29 PMDue to the carnage caused by whatever was going on on Moor Street this evening I actually gave up on waiting for a 23 and walked part of the way home. Eventually picked up a bus that I assume must have started service from Five Ways, Calthorpe Road as it wasn't busy.

Haven't seen things that bad in a long time.
Does anybody know what actually happened?

I understand there was chaos this morning due to a crane:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/traffic-chaos-birmingham-city-centre-27918817

According to NX West Midlands on Twitter, Priory Queensway is scheduled to be closed from Weds 18th from 1:30am to 4:30am "in preparation for crane lift"
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

West Midlands Bus Users: Website | Facebook | X/Twitter | Bluesky

MasterPlan

#3166
October 16, 2023, 06:55:49 PM
Quote from: Mike K on October 16, 2023, 06:39:29 PMDue to the carnage caused by whatever was going on on Moor Street this evening I actually gave up on waiting for a 23 and walked part of the way home. Eventually picked up a bus that I assume must have started service from Five Ways, Calthorpe Road as it wasn't busy.

Haven't seen things that bad in a long time.

I actually saw a 23 going the wrong way, it swung round to the Moor St stops and carried on towards New St outbound.

Quote from: Stu on October 16, 2023, 06:54:23 PMDoes anybody know what actually happened?

I understand there was chaos this morning due to a crane:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/traffic-chaos-birmingham-city-centre-27918817

According to NX West Midlands on Twitter, Priory Queensway is scheduled to be closed from Weds 18th from 1:30am to 4:30am "in preparation for crane lift"


There were signs saying Priory Queensway will be closed from 14th-17th but it didn't say what for.
Local Routes: 002, 39/39A, X21, 46, 76.
Localish Routes: 18, 23, X22.

Mike K

#3167
October 16, 2023, 07:21:18 PM
Quote from: MasterPlan on October 16, 2023, 06:55:49 PMI actually saw a 23 going the wrong way, it swung round to the Moor St stops and carried on towards New St outbound.


Yes you're right, I think it was 6864 I caught, and bustimes shows that as doing a u-turn on Moor Street and heading out of town via Bath Row to Five Ways, which explains why there weren't many people on it.

Tony

#3168
October 16, 2023, 07:26:56 PM

Quote from: MasterPlan on October 16, 2023, 06:55:49 PMI actually saw a 23 going the wrong way, it swung round to the Moor St stops and carried on towards New St outbound.

There were signs saying Priory Queensway will be closed from 14th-17th but it didn't say what for.

It was probably instructed to, to avoid the chaos and actually give the other end of the route some service

MasterPlan

#3169
October 16, 2023, 07:36:24 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 16, 2023, 07:26:56 PMIt was probably instructed to, to avoid the chaos and actually give the other end of the route some service

Yeah I don't doubt that just saying what I saw is all.
Local Routes: 002, 39/39A, X21, 46, 76.
Localish Routes: 18, 23, X22.

Stu

#3170
October 16, 2023, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Mike K on October 16, 2023, 07:21:18 PMYes you're right, I think it was 6864 I caught, and bustimes shows that as doing a u-turn on Moor Street and heading out of town via Bath Row to Five Ways, which explains why there weren't many people on it.
Quote from: Tony on October 16, 2023, 07:26:56 PMIt was probably instructed to, to avoid the chaos and actually give the other end of the route some service

Yes, I got lucky myself this evening, I got on a 3 (1929) this evening that was half-empty and had to wait around five minutes by Aldi as it was early. When I checked on BusTimes when I got back home, it had turned around at the Markets so had avoided the chaos.
After getting off the 3 on Trittiford Road to pop into the shop, while walking back up I saw 1912 coming down the road, which was around 40mins late at that point.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/tnxb-wa-1912#journeys/490790644
My locals:
2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

West Midlands Bus Users: Website | Facebook | X/Twitter | Bluesky

2206

#3171
October 16, 2023, 07:44:01 PM
Quote from: MasterPlan on October 16, 2023, 06:55:49 PMThere were signs saying Priory Queensway will be closed from 14th-17th but it didn't say what for.

Big cranes and trucks in the middle of the road. To do with the new block they've been building there for sometime now.
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

BBS

#3172
October 16, 2023, 11:10:50 PM
6869 was delayed by almost 40 minutes on X1
Local Bus Routes: 4, 4A, A15, A16, 41,1,11A,11C, A9, A12

Jack6101

#3173
October 17, 2023, 09:31:34 AM
Trindle road was gridlocked last night someone I know was stuck on an 87 for nearly /close to an hour from the top of Trindle road to castle gate island 
Local routes
74-Dudley -great bridge-west Brom-soho road-hockey-Birmingham
87-Dudley-tividale-oldbury-smethick-Dudley road , city hosp, Birmingham
126-Dudley-Birchley island-bearwood-Birmingham
14- Dudley - Oakham -whiteheath- blackheath- Quinton - helsowen
14A- Dudley - Oakham ( city road ) - blackheath - oldhill - Cradley Heath- quarry bank - merry hill

Danthebusman

#3174
October 17, 2023, 05:07:37 PM
Instead of very late, it's very early. E158 running 7 minutes early on the 17 on this particular trip. https://bustimes.org/vehicles/tcvw-e158#journeys/491240953

Tony

#3175
October 17, 2023, 05:22:05 PM
Quote from: Danthebusman on October 17, 2023, 05:07:37 PMInstead of very late, it's very early. E158 running 7 minutes early on the 17 on this particular trip. https://bustimes.org/vehicles/tcvw-e158#journeys/491240953
Did you actually see the bus 7 minutes early?
It's not tracking properly, it is only connecting approximately 33% of the time and the GPS is not accurate

Danthebusman

#3176
October 17, 2023, 05:43:46 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 17, 2023, 05:22:05 PMDid you actually see the bus 7 minutes early?
It's not tracking properly, it is only connecting approximately 33% of the time and the GPS is not accurate
I saw it on Walsgrave Road just after the  Harefield Rd stop heading inbound around 17:06 so it was running roughly 5 minutes early, I was onboard E095 heading outbound.

Tony

#3177
October 17, 2023, 06:06:27 PM
Quote from: Danthebusman on October 17, 2023, 05:43:46 PMI saw it on Walsgrave Road just after the  Harefield Rd stop heading inbound around 17:06 so it was running roughly 5 minutes early, I was onboard E095 heading outbound.
E095 passed E158 at Harefield Road at 17:08, E158 was due there at 17:10, so not 5 minutes early

cris 99

#3178
October 18, 2023, 06:25:43 PM
X12s heavily delayed this evening 6851 was 86 mins late with 6852 59 late. Expect it's due to the caravan show at the NEC
17//72/73/97/X12

MasterPlan

#3179
October 20, 2023, 07:56:22 AM
7:00 X21 to City didn't bother to turn up this morning. Imagine wanting to run to Merry Hill when you can't even run your Monday to Friday properly.
Local Routes: 002, 39/39A, X21, 46, 76.
Localish Routes: 18, 23, X22.
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