VERY Late running services

[Kevin]

Just got a call off a mate who's been waiting 45 mins on Slade road for a 65

[John]

I coped all of the Falcon Lodge school kids this afternoon on the 904. I thought I'd just miss them but they must leave earlier on a Friday! I managed to get rid of most of them in Sutton but was full and standing leaving with more. 10 minutes of queuing up the Birmingham Road, finally came off 36 minutes late, and had 2 minutes break before my 914 turned up! Had my 30 minutes RTI break in Sutton and then had around 15 mintues to get to City dead to re-enter service. Was 8 minutes late leaving City but had to so the 914 diversion 3 times so finally got back into garage over 20 minutes late tonight

[Kevin]

335 and 336 in Walsall Bus station at the same time

[lauren1993]

The 21:00 900 to Coventry didn't get to Birmingham international until 21:55 this evening!

[John]

Currently stuck on the A34 overpass as there has been an accident under Perry Barr Island. So everything is using the island to get through. Traffic is backing up nearly to Aston Six Ways, I imagine its the same coming the other way into City

Its just been reopened heading into City but we are still stuck coming out towards Perry Barr

[Trident 4194]

2 244s together heading for Hayley green at 15:35

[Trident 4194]

6102,6110,6121 all in convoy on 9

[Steve3229vp]

The 907 due to leave City at 1255 (4475) left City at 1303, not that bad but once we got to Wellhead Lane, the drivers changed and the new driver wouldn't move due to a spillage on the floor, so we waited for the next 907 while staying on the bus, the 1315 from city didn't turn up at all with no explanation from the garage when I phoned up, so after a wait of 35 minutes we got on 4781. This means 2 out of the 5 buses on the 907 were not running, that's 40% !!!.

This used to be a good service but it's been just left to rot, inspectors on Lower Bull Street have been tearing their hair out, one of them said a few weeks ago "Don't talk to me about the 907" !!! but not in a nasty way. He was just as frustrated as all of us at the bus stop.

I know this is not the place to make complaints but I and many others have made several complaints via there website and phone calls but no change !!!

[RS]

The 907 due to leave City at 1255 (4475) left City at 1303, not that bad but once we got to Wellhead Lane, the drivers changed and the new driver wouldn't move due to a spillage on the floor, so we waited for the next 907 while staying on the bus, the 1315 from city didn't turn up at all with no explanation from the garage when I phoned up, so after a wait of 35 minutes we got on 4781. This means 2 out of the 5 buses on the 907 were not running, that's 40% !!!.

This used to be a good service but it's been just left to rot, inspectors on Lower Bull Street have been tearing their hair out, one of them said a few weeks ago "Don't talk to me about the 907" !!! but not in a nasty way. He was just as frustrated as all of us at the bus stop.

I know this is not the place to make complaints but I and many others have made several complaints via there website and phone calls but no change !!!

4280 was on the 907 too

[John]

There was 2 907s together in City later in the afternoon around 4pm. 4500 and another 449* Gemini. It is a nice route to drive when you are on time, but if you start to fall behind, then it is very hard to make up time

4 11Cs all arrived into Acocks Green together. The last one changed into NIS as it went round the island. No dought the roadworks on Brookvale Road holding them up amongst other things en-route

[John]

Problems with the Expressway this morning. We were using Lichfield Road inbound, but I was still 30 minutes late on the 914 this morning. Should have left City at 9.07am, never left until after 9.37am

I got turned round at Falcon Lodge on that trip as the 914 behind had caught me up. Then I was only 10 late, but as I was loading in Falcon Lodge, then one that should have been 20 minutes in front pulled in behind (so he was half an hour late there too). We zig-zagged round each other picking up passengers, then he ran dead from Walmley giving me his passengers. Only come off 7 minutes late so not that bad.

[Tony]

Problems with the Expressway this morning. We were using Lichfield Road inbound, but I was still 30 minutes late on the 914 this morning. Should have left City at 9.07am, never left until after 9.37am

I got turned round at Falcon Lodge on that trip as the 914 behind had caught me up. Then I was only 10 late, but as I was loading in Falcon Lodge, then one that should have been 20 minutes in front pulled in behind (so he was half an hour late there too). We zig-zagged round each other picking up passengers, then he ran dead from Walmley giving me his passengers. Only come off 7 minutes late so not that bad.

Due to a little van (possibly one of Centro's bus shelter cleaning vans) breaking down in the Queensway Tunnel under Paradise Circus causing delays all the way back up the M6 to Walsall

[Trident 4194]

864,866 in convoy on 244 any reason?

[karl724223]

864,866 in convoy on 244 any reason?

roadworks haden hill by fire station

[Trident 4194]

roadworks haden hill by fire station

20 minute delays though? Really?