VERY Late running services

[Rob H]

16th March

4945 & 4909 running together on 957 to Solihull seen by Lode Lane, Land Rover at 09:39.

17th March

4908/4910/4909 running together on 957 to Birmingham seen at Yardley Swan at 09:17.

19th March

2113 & 2115 running together on 71 to Solihull seen at The Wheatsheaf around 11:20-11:30

[the trainbasher]

1633 241 Merry Hill to Dudley FTO. Nice half hour gap was left in the combined 141/241 Section with 4196/4349 running as close to time as possible On their 141 trips

Anyone know why the 241 disappeared?

[Tony]

1633 241 Merry Hill to Dudley FTO. Nice half hour gap was left in the combined 141/241 Section with 4196/4349 running as close to time as possible On their 141 trips

Anyone know why the 241 disappeared?

A Three car RTC on the A38(M) at around 14:30 manage to screw half of Birmingham up again!

[the trainbasher]

1813 244 to Hayley Green from Halesowen showing on real time as expected 1826. Any idea?

A Three car RTC on the A38(M) at around 14:30 manage to screw half of Birmingham up again!

How does the Distressway affect a route out of merry hill? And how come the preceding 141 and the one 15 behind be on time?

[Trident 4194]

1813 244 showing on real time as expected 1826. Any idea?



How does the Distressway affect a route out of merry hill? And how come the preceding 141 and the one 15 behind be on time?

Don't the 141 and 241 change in merry hill, so therefore if the 141 gets stuck It then takes a knock on effect for the following 241. Whereas the 241 just goes merry hill to dudley but then changes in merry hill for the 141

[RobQuinton]

I came home from town on 4819 on the 9, the driver was on the radio saying he was 35 minutes late at Great Charles Street. It took about 30 minutes to get from Snow Hill to top of Broad Street, so an accident on the Expressway causes problems in the City Centre.

[2900]

Spandau ballet were performing at the icc last nite so west side of brum had thousands of extra cars to deal with, I myself was running 30 mins late on the 128/129 which I don't think is bad considering past experiences.

[the trainbasher]

Spandau ballet were performing at the icc last nite so west side of brum had thousands of extra cars to deal with, I myself was running 30 mins late on the 128/129 which I don't think is bad considering past experiences.

I don't know which is worse...your 128/9 running late due to the traffic or Spandau Ballet being allowed to perform at the ICC/NIA complex! :)

[2900]

It was most certainly not gold last nite

[Westy]

So the traffic wasnt going 'Round and Round ' last night then!

[Tony]

West Bromwich has had another of its complete seizures again today.

Lots of buses stuck in the bus station

[Trident 4609]

Two 53's together in Old Hill this afternoon.

[the trainbasher]

1925 141 Halesowen to merry hill not showing on real time.

Edit - ARRIVED Halesowen 1942, with the 241 behind it. Any reason?

[Tony]

1925 141 Halesowen to merry hill not showing on real time.

Edit - ARRIVED Halesowen 1942, with the 241 behind it. Any reason?

Of course there is a reason! See
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=923394437711026&set=a.137343589649452.34871.100001214362052&type=1&theater&notif_t=photo_reply

If that link works

[John]

Expressway gridlocked for the afternoon and even at 7.15pm last night in both directions. I took over around 10 minutes late on a 914 around 5pm, and it took me until my last 907 at 10.30 from Sutton to get back on time. Running over 20 minutes late until then on 907/914s  >:(