VERY Late running services

[2206]

A group of NX inspectors seemed to be monitoring services along Lode Lane in Solihull this afternoon, i've Never personally seen that many there before - stood next to 4731 on a 72 at 15:50.
2 5's also arrived in Solihull in Convey at that time - 4278 and another.

[RobQuinton]

The 1 & 1A (AG) running very late due to roadworks at the Pershore Rd junction. 4288 was 27 minutes late this morning on the 12.33 ex Five Ways and 4527 arrived 60 minutes late at 15.30....

[Trident 4194]

Plenty of Hagley Road services running late today. Saw 4427 parked up on the Hagley Road waiting for AVL instructions I presume, so too was 6102 parked by Quinton. Seen 2 x10s in convoy tonight one pair heading inbound the other pair outbound

[MasterPlan]

One X21 leaving outbound along Bath Row with another 2 in convoy in inbound.

Also 2 X22s in convoy along the Edgebaston Park Road inbound.

[2206]

One X21 leaving outbound along Bath Row with another 2 in convoy in inbound.

Also 2 X22s in convoy along the Edgebaston Park Road inbound.

Maybe due to the Half Marathon.
There are lots of road closures due to the marathon in the City Centre today, with the majority of central roads all closed of.
There was lots of congestion on the road - The Washwood Heath Road services (55's and 94's)were running late and bunching earlier, with Dartmouth Middleway looking congested.

[Trident 4194]

3 x22s due at Bartley green terminus within 10 mins of each other

1 left NIS, 6840 and a branded one running in convoy to Birmingham. Some very angry people who have been waiting an hour. Bit of a disgrace of a service. At least get buses from Bartley green to QE!

[MasterPlan]

3 x22s due at Bartley green terminus within 10 mins of each other

1 left NIS, 6840 and a branded one running in convoy to Birmingham. Some very angry people who have been waiting an hour. Bit of a disgrace of a service. At least get buses from Bartley green to QE!

Must be that pesky marathon again I guess...

[OH25]

I've just got off the 61 which is running 87 minutes late!

[MasterPlan]

I didn't think anything could get worse than the X64 but these X20s are a shambles, plain and simple. Reliability? Liability more like. 3 X21s and 3X22s in around the City together again along with an X20 too.

[Trident 4194]

I didn't think anything could get worse than the X64 but these X20s are a shambles, plain and simple. Reliability? Liability more like. 3 X21s and 3X22s in around the City together again along with an X20 too.

It's a stupid service. I can see that corridor having a major review sooner rather than later. People are having to wait an hour for a bus. The 22 was never as unreliable as the x22 currently is.

[Mike K]

The Harborne services were broken up due to them being unreliable and difficult to adjust / regulate. If buses were turned short or run NIS, this would create large gaps in service at the outlying areas they each served. All that's happened now is that the problem has been shifted to the QE corridor (I'm currently sat on 6872 as it waits time at the Lordswood Rd stop due to running early).

[MasterPlan]

At least those buses are tracking! Most X20s don't tend to have live times on the app anymore. Though I suppose it's hard to track buses from the Bermuda Triangle.

[The Fox 4846]

Didn't see this, next bus after isn't for 43 mins!

[Trident 4194]

At least those buses are tracking! Most X20s don't tend to have live times on the app anymore. Though I suppose it's hard to track buses from the Bermuda Triangle.

Haha that made me chuckle. The best thing is they have cleaners waiting to clean the buses by the bus mall, not a lot of chance you will see a x20/x21/x22 have time for a clean!!

[Kevin]

The thing is, they know the traffic is a problem, always had been, so why not timetable services to cope?