VERY Late running services

[Tony]

Where's akbars?

Hagley Road, Edgbaston. Road was fully closed one way with a diversion in place for a time

[Trident 4194]

Hagley Road, Edgbaston. Road was fully closed one way with a diversion in place for a time

Ah okay cheers Tony.

[Mike K]

Harborne services not good today, relaibility is never great but six 24s in 16 minutes is pretty exceptional:

[Tony]

Harborne services not good today, relaibility is never great but six 24s in 16 minutes is pretty exceptional:

Mostly due to idiots illegally parking whilst dropping passengers of at New Street Station on Smallbrook Queensway. It kept gringing to a half from early afternoon

[MasterPlan]

I've noticed that the drivers of the First 144 buses seem to get stuck on that turn on Smallbrook Queensway cause of idiots parking in the way etc a lot too causing delays.

[Solo1]

Shame some of the cars don't get clamped  that park  illegally  then they will think twice  about where they park

[markcf83]

Nothing that having a tow truck sitting in the front of New Street station wouldn't do to hurt. Simple deterrent......

[Tony]

Shame some of the cars don't get clamped  that park  illegally  then they will think twice  about where they park

clamping cars so they cannot be moved when they are blocking traffic is not a good idea

[MasterPlan]

Perhaps heavy fines instead...?

[Mike K]

On the subject of the Harborne routes, and not arguing with the fact that the loop around Priory Queensway, Grand Central and Smallbrook Queensway has created some helpful connections, it's also served to make a horribly delayed corridor more unrealible than ever. Whilst I don't like the look of most of the prospals from the South Birmingham consultation, none of the proposed routes around the city centre involve the current city loop, which can take an eternity. Sadly, the old route out of town via Colmore Row and Great Charles Street wasn't on the list of options either.

[Solo1]

clamping cars so they cannot be moved when they are blocking traffic is not a good idea

they are blocking traffic then tow the car away & only released on payment
of say £500 this should make them think twice about where they park or  get the bus save the hassle of parking

[Tony]

they are blocking traffic then tow the car away & only released on payment
of say £500 this should make them think twice about where they park or  get the bus save the hassle of parking

Again, brilliant in principle, but impossible. First how does the tow truck get to the cars, then block the road again while it loads it on. The annoying thing is most of them actually have people in, so you couldn't tow them anyway

[ARBB]

Hagley Road services gone right down the drain this evening.

[Tony]

Pershore Road services completely abandoned with boats sent to rescue passengers on stranded buses (yes - seriously)


Harborne buses abandoned on Harborne Road due to a large sinkhole appearing!

[karl724223]

Hagley Road services gone right down the drain this evening.

literally 😂