VERY Late running services

[Jack]

481* and 4829 were running in convoy earlier on the 7.

[I love Walsall buses]

 3 29s in a convey to Walsall
2119 what I just got off
UID mark 1 B7RLE and
1893

[Jack]

1851 running late on the 952 because the destination display has messed up and the driver spent 10 minutes trying to fix it (failed). Just displaying  'National Express West Midlands' on the front.

[MasterPlan]

2 27s to Maypole in convoy in Stirchley. Not long behind another 27E to Yardley Wood...

[I love Walsall buses]

1897,1851,1846,2117 all in a convey down proffit street on the 29

[Jack]

Wait 15 minutes for the 28 and surprise surprise, four come at once...
Crap service...
This routes needs fixing, pretty much broke.

[2206]

Wait 15 minutes for the 28 and surprise surprise, four come at once...
Crap service...
This routes needs fixing, pretty much broke.

Its probably very similar to the 11, in that, it crosses many arterial roads (main roads and busy areas) so easily become late with large gaps in service.
I noticed lots of 20 - 40 minute gaps and rammed buses (rammed full of passengers, with no more room for any waiting passengers) in groups of 4 on the 11 today, even the DTS that turned up was rammed with no more room for waiting passengers, at Yardley Swan.

[Trident 4194]

Wait 15 minutes for the 28 and surprise surprise, four come at once...
Crap service...
This routes needs fixing, pretty much broke.

At this time of year everything's crapper than usual.

[John]

Wait 15 minutes for the 28 and surprise surprise, four come at once...
Crap service...
This routes needs fixing, pretty much broke.

Have you not seen the traffic all afternoon? Everywhere is chocka and has been from about midday. I come off X4 75 minutes late just with the one in front 95 mins down

[Stu]

Wait 15 minutes for the 28 and surprise surprise, four come at once...
Crap service...
This routes needs fixing, pretty much broke.

I look forward to hearing your constructive comments and suggestions on how this service can be improved.  ;D

[2206]

Have you not seen the traffic all afternoon? Everywhere is chocka and has been from about midday. I come off X4 75 minutes late just with the one in front 95 mins down

Same today on the 11, I think.
6140 was 55 minutes late earlier today, SK51AYC must have been about 45 minutes late at about 14:30 on the 11C.

[Jack]

Had to wait 40 minutes for a 5 in Solihull earlier, awful on these cold conditions.

[Trident 4194]

Had to wait 40 minutes for a 5 in Solihull earlier, awful on these cold conditions.

Other bus routes from Solihull are available for you

[2206]

Other bus routes from Solihull are available for you

There are other buses to some of the placess it goees to, yes. If he was going to Birmingham there is the X2 (which is a lot faster than the 5) and for Shirley/Sparkbrook/Sparkhill there's the 6, for Sarehole Mill you can get the 6 and then get the 11 down the road (or walk it).
But how do you know where he was going, that depends on whether he is going to any of those places, how do you know he wasn't going to Monkspath or somewhere like that, I can't think of any other  bus route that goes there from Solihull?

[BusDriverBosh]

Wait 15 minutes for the 28 and surprise surprise, four come at once...
Crap service...
This routes needs fixing, pretty much broke.

if you have seen the r/bs, you'll understand. They've taken a bus off, why I don't know. It's like the 94 and 55, they've done it to them.