VERY Late running services

[Sayeed]

The 99 has totally collapsed this evening.

How bad was it?

[Liverpool Street]

The 99 has totally collapsed this evening.

How bad was it?

40-60mins late, I think the whole PVR was running close together at one point. I witnessed 4 together to Halesowen in a short space of time. And then one broke down on the diversion route, never noticed any obvious defects, it was causing major traffic at Metchley Lane

[Trident 4609]

5402 and 2062 running together through Wednesfield on WN59. Something you don't often see on a Sunday.....

[Trident 4609]

Gridlock on Pipers Row (Wolverhampton) was causing problems for services departing the bus station. Several 59's/69's/89's were taking 10-15 mins to get round the City Centre loop instead of the usual 5 minutes. Several buses on the 2 and 126 were sent via Ring Rd, Broad St, Princess Square then back onto Lichfield St to avoid the congestion.

[John]

I've now experienced how bad the roadworks on the 28 route are seriously screwing the service up. All of the lanes were open but the traffic was horrendous. Was supposed to take over at 4.32pm, it never came till nearly 5.45pm, all other drivers I spoke to were at least an hour late. Started off Scott Arms bound, left there 1 hour 5 minutes late, then the traffic was gridlock from before the Bagot island, all the way down to the M6 bridge. By that point, there was 4 of us nearly together. Got to Heartlands again over an hour late, with the other 3 buses (there might have even been 4 others by then), with 2 Small Heath bound buses running together. Luckily I ran dead to garage from Heartlands instead of in service to Dyas Rd. Still over 20 minutes late finishing, but better than well over an hour

[Liberator9]

Sounds like a nightmare John - can't be fun waiting pretty much 1 hour 15 mins for your duty bus. Must be rather tedious sitting in gridlock as well. You'd think they would not be attempting roadworks in what is coming into the busiest time of the year - how long are the roadworks going to last for?

[John]

Sounds like a nightmare John - can't be fun waiting pretty much 1 hour 15 mins for your duty bus. Must be rather tedious sitting in gridlock as well. You'd think they would not be attempting roadworks in what is coming into the busiest time of the year - how long are the roadworks going to last for?

It was a nightmare. More-so for the drivers on the 28 rota though having to put up with it 5 days a week. I'm glad I only had to suffer it for one trip. I should have been on the 66 with another driver, but was asked to do this trip instead

They have been on since around June, and are should be on till at least next Summer I think. The last time I done the 28 before today ( good few months since), it wasn't that bad. Even in the daytime, I was hearing drivers were still finishing around 45 minutes late. Luckily I didn't have to come back in service that way, but the Chester Road didn't look too bad heading back towards Erdington

[Kevin]

Man they really need to sort the 28 out in general, I get it towards work occasionally (65 from short heath instead of from town, I like the change of scenery sometimes) in the morning but anything from afternoon school rush onwards I wouldn't touch the service with a barge pole, so unreliable.
I remember it tried it once home from Erdington and waited 45 mins for a real 28 instead of the 4 I let pass terminating at Dyas.
Although I do think something particular was up maybe around Tyburn rd / Chester Rd cause the 67 seemed sporadic this evening as well

[Liberator9]

Sounds like a nightmare John - can't be fun waiting pretty much 1 hour 15 mins for your duty bus. Must be rather tedious sitting in gridlock as well. You'd think they would not be attempting roadworks in what is coming into the busiest time of the year - how long are the roadworks going to last for?

It was a nightmare. More-so for the drivers on the 28 rota though having to put up with it 5 days a week. I'm glad I only had to suffer it for one trip. I should have been on the 66 with another driver, but was asked to do this trip instead

They have been on since around June, and are should be on till at least next Summer I think. The last time I done the 28 before today ( good few months since), it wasn't that bad. Even in the daytime, I was hearing drivers were still finishing around 45 minutes late. Luckily I didn't have to come back in service that way, but the Chester Road didn't look too bad heading back towards Erdington

Feel sorry for the drivers who have to put up with that 5 days a week - must be a real tiring, tedious rota to be on at the moment. Probably have to put up with some passengers complaining as well, which hardly makes the trips any better. The length of the works is ridiculous - bet you will all be glad when they're done!  ;)

[Kevin]

...Probably have to put up with some passengers complaining as well, which hardly makes the trips any better...

I dunno I reckon most passengers are used to it on the 28 by now

[Trident 4194]

There were 244 due to Hayley green when in halesowen bus station, one in six mins and one in seven mins

[Rob H]

2 71's running within 5 minutes of each other heading for Sutton Coldfield seen in Sheldon by Mardon Road @ 10am

[979]

All services have been running late this afternoon??

[Tony]

All services have been running late this afternoon??

Not far off, when I looked at 4pm just before coming home very few routes from any garage hadn't got late running on them

[979]

21:15 241 from Dudley a no show, gave up waiting at half 9 and got the 243. It did not seem to be tracking either so Tony may have difficulty investigating this one

Might be a bit difficult to investigate this one as there are three main services on one running board.