VERY Late running services

[P419 EJW]

Not so VERY late but will see a delay on 51 and X51 because there has been an accident at the roundabout on Birmingham Road/Broadway. 12:25 X51 arrived 9 minutes later and went to Not in Service. A lot of passengers were waiting for 12:25, and 4763 12:40 is full.

[Nathan4775]

15:15/15:20 two 59"s pulled into WN followed by a third a few minutes later

[Trident 4609]

15:15/15:20 two 59"s pulled into WN followed by a third a few minutes later

I was there just after then. Couldn't work out what was causing delays though. Wednesfield High St was closed for the day for a Funday but that wasn't much trouble

[Stuharris 6360]

15:15/15:20 two 59"s pulled into WN followed by a third a few minutes later

I was there just after then. Couldn't work out what was causing delays though. Wednesfield High St was closed for the day for a Funday but that wasn't much trouble

Wouldn't have been much fun in this weather!

[Trident 4609]

15:15/15:20 two 59"s pulled into WN followed by a third a few minutes later

I was there just after then. Couldn't work out what was causing delays though. Wednesfield High St was closed for the day for a Funday but that wasn't much trouble

Wouldn't have been much fun in this weather!

By the looks of it everyone was either inside the pub or nobody turned up!

[Nathan4775]

Six YW 6's all heading for Solihull followed by a few 37's

[John]

City was an absolute nightmare this afternoon, gridlocked. Lots of bunched up services, and dead running. One driver said it took him 40 minutes on the 33 to get round the City Centre. My 33 was turned around at Perry Barr so I would start my duty on time, but by the time I got in and out of city, I was 15 late, and never really caught up till half 10 last night.

I was in a convoy of 2 33s and 2 51s, and also say 2 93*s together, and 2 907s together also

[2900]

Yesterday afternoon was a bad one, from BMW sandpits area of brum and back to BMW well over an hour, spent ages twiddling my thumbs at priory square, crawled from there onwards. I could see buses around me being regulated  as there blinds changed to not in service. drop off only. I had a peak time running board with big drop backs so I had to ride it out. I did see a broken down west brom ALX400 B7TL  bus near the no9 stop at colmore row which didn't help. Around 1930hrs I passed the soho rd city centre there must have been around 250 people waiting, I thought somebody gona have nightmare dealing with that lot.

[Rob H]

4897 'Orla' operating the 14:50 900 to Coventry and 4901 'Chloe' operating the 15:05 900E to the Airport & NEC were running together

[Trident 4609]

There were atleast 4 126's and 2 9's together along Hagley Rd yesterday afternoon shortly followed by a 120E- 'Bearwood'

[John]

33s and 51s nightmare this afternoon.

I was half an hour reaching Pheasey on one trip. I was running with 2 others from One Stop onwards to Pheasey, and I was adjusted to Perry Barr (where I saw 4 33s (I think one had been taken out of service as the driver had blanked the LEDS) and at least 2 51s queuing up at the Island outbound), then was on time reaching City but stuck on Carr's Lane for 10 minutes. Combination of busy service, and the College Road closure/diversion doesn't help as I was waiting to get from Kingstanding Rd onto Hawthorn Rd for over 10 minutes

[Rob H]

Alanna (aka 4910) & Alice (aka 4912) were running together on 957 heading for Solihull @ 09:37 by Lode Heath School.

[2900]

87,s to Dudley a complete nightmare yesterday during afternoon peak, oldbury town centre to Dudley bus station 1 hour 20minutes. Badly done temporary traffic lights at brades village the cause. I could see all the  87,s in front running private too city , I thought to myself I,m gona get lynched at the stand fornately forme  a centro employee stood on the flat form to keep it civilised, standing load from Dudley haven't seen that in years.

[makkacdt]

289 running in pairs this afternoon, not really a rare a site these days, know I no they interwork with the 53 but is there any chance of improving reliability

[CL]

I guess this is only a speculation, and has happened quite a few times this time last year, but there are three 101s on it's way into the city, and i'm sure one of the journeys will be a 101E to Grove Lane on it's  way back...

Buses: 4246, 4277, 4303