VERY Late running services

[DJ]

Just seen two 11s and an 11A arrive into Dudley together, should be 10 mins between them.

[Westy]

Just seen two 11s and an 11A arrive into Dudley together, should be 10 mins between them.

Hated that route with a passion!


What's reliability like on the Walsall to Darlaston corridor, as I'm spending a couple of months (I hope !) at our depot next to the Gala Bingo?


I know it's a frequent service, but it does it work?

[MasterPlan]

Three X20s in convoy along Bath Row towards City.

4th one not far behind by George Road.

[2206]

6840 came into Birmingham 53 minutes late on the X20 at about 17:00 this evening. In a convey of University X20/X21/X22 buses.
6887 infront looked very overcrowded on the X21.
6882 heading the other way was running 36 minutes late on the X22.
X20/X21/X22 seem to be fairly unreliable, though very well used routes.

[Tony]

6840 came into Birmingham 53 minutes late on the X20 at about 17:00 this evening. In a convey of University X20/X21/X22 buses.
6887 infront looked very overcrowded on the X21.
6882 heading the other way was running 36 minutes late on the X22.
X20/X21/X22 seem to be fairly unreliable, though very well used routes.

I'm down in Gatwick but I've heard traffic in Birmingham has basically stopped in parts. Why are you judging a service on a day with exceptional traffic problems

[Mike K]

Harborne services, which to be fair have generally been pretty reliable since last year's changes, and even more so since the introduction of the Harborne Road bus lane, were also a mess this evening. Four 23s within 6 minutes on Broad St outbound at around 5.45.

The closure of Five Ways underpass isn't helping either.

[MasterPlan]

Harborne services, which to be fair have generally been pretty reliable since last year's changes, and even more so since the introduction of the Harborne Road bus lane, were also a mess this evening. Four 23s within 6 minutes on Broad St outbound at around 5.45.

The closure of Five Ways underpass isn't helping either.

When is the other end of Broad St going to be open again?

[2206]

Major delays in Solihull this afternoon, caused by temporary traffic lights and roadworks on Lode Lane, by Rowood Drive.
It took 6854 1 hour 10 minutes on the 16:40 X2 departure from Solihull Station, to get out of Solihull to the Rowood Drive stop on Lode Lane, I got on at Solihull Station, got on the bus at 16:40 and it didn't get there till 17:50, it finally got to the Swan at 18:06 after nearly 90 minutes on it, longest amount of time its ever taken me to make this journey.

Does anyone know how long the temporary traffic lights/roadworks will be on Lode Lane?

NX should have diverted (via Warwick Road and Dovehouse Lane) them when the traffic was this bad and causing major delays, the traffic was at a standstill all the way from where the X2 exits the Station onto Blossomfield Road all the way up Lode Lane to by Rowood Drive. Like they've done in Birmingham City Centre in the past when Park Street has been causing major delays.

[Matt.N0056]

@2206 apparently it's a burst water main.

Traffic was backed up further back down Blossomfield Road, near to the college and also Streetsbrook Road up to Sharmans Cross Rd.

I took over an A8W 20 minutes late at 16:50, and lost 15 minutes just getting around the Station onto blossomfield Road!

No point diverting along the Warwick road as that was just as bad, at least it was at 18:00 when I was heading back to garage.

[CL]

Just got off 6998, running the 16. A quick glance at the ticket machine shows it running 33 minutes late!

[CL]

16s and 74s bunching at Hockley earlier; caught a 16 up to Hamstead, where I saw 6994, 7501, 7503 and another running in convoy.

7501 left Hamstead first, out of service. 6994 would leave/has left on a 16E to Hockley. 7503, which I'm currently on, is the only one of the three running into Birmingham - thankfully!

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/live-environment-protesters-block-key-16493372

I presume this is the reason behind it ???

[Jack6101]

16s and 74s bunching at Hockley earlier; caught a 16 up to Hamstead, where I saw 6994, 7501, 7503 and another running in convoy.

7501 left Hamstead first, out of service. 6994 would leave/has left on a 16E to Hockley. 7503, which I'm currently on, is the only one of the three running into Birmingham - thankfully!

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/live-environment-protesters-block-key-16493372

I presume this is the reason behind it ???
I belive it is ,but what I find funny is there doing this protest the fumes from cars in traffic am bad for the environment

[4679]

16s and 74s bunching at Hockley earlier; caught a 16 up to Hamstead, where I saw 6994, 7501, 7503 and another running in convoy.

7501 left Hamstead first, out of service. 6994 would leave/has left on a 16E to Hockley. 7503, which I'm currently on, is the only one of the three running into Birmingham - thankfully!

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/live-environment-protesters-block-key-16493372

I presume this is the reason behind it ???

There was an RTC at one of the junctions on Great Hampton Row services coming from city were on diversion.

[37351ml]

The last 16a has not up turned up......Update 7502 left moor st 00.21

[Jack6101]

The last 16a has not up turned up......Update 7502 left moor st 00.21

I'm sure it's been said that the last bus of the day has to run or something along them lines can anyone confirm ?