VERY Late running services

[BrumKev86]

It was a nightmare again earlier in Birmingham ( about 3pm), waited ages for X2 back to Elmdon. Looked like Digbeth and in particular Bradford Street was bad. Ended up getting train to Solihull and 72 instead. 

[Tony]

It was a nightmare again earlier in Birmingham ( about 3pm), waited ages for X2 back to Elmdon. Looked like Digbeth and in particular Bradford Street was bad. Ended up getting train to Solihull and 72 instead.

Not helped by an RTC closing Bradford Street earlier as well 

[MasterPlan]

Doesn't look like any X21s are running at the minute.

2 X22s gone have left in the meantime.

Not sure how they're going to manage on 2nd Oct if there's nobody to drive them now.

[2206]

Doesn't look like any X21s are running at the minute.

2 X22s gone have left in the meantime.

Not sure how they're going to manage on 2nd Oct if there's nobody to drive them now.

Seemingly an Incident on Weoley Avenue clear from the tracking and at least 2 vehicles have been stuck.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/278518?date=2022-09-26#journeys/314337697
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/278563?date=2022-09-26#journeys/314374080

[MasterPlan]

Seemingly an Incident on Weoley Park Road clear from the tracking and vehicle has been stuck.
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/278518?date=2022-09-26#journeys/314337697

That may be, but 2 came into Priory Queensway and left NIS. One guy said he'd been there since 4pm and ended up having to get the 5:10 X22.

[MasterPlan]

One of them I mentioned was 7523, which was also supposed to run the 6:48 to City this morning but it doesn't look like it did. Can't be a coincidence surely, is there something wrong with it?

[MasterPlan]

Quite the opposite of late but cheers to 6888 on the 10:23 trip to City for leaving Weoley Castle Square 4 minutes early. Thanks a lot for that.

And then of course the 10:40 X22 to City doesn't run at all. Shambles.

[Ronnoc]

X21/X22 back at it again, no buses at QE heading to Birmingham for 40 minutes between 17:30 and 18:10.

[Mike K]

X21/X22 back at it again, no buses at QE heading to Birmingham for 40 minutes between 17:30 and 18:10.

A few routes heading west / south west out of the city have been badly affected today. 23/24s from city were also a real mess at this time. On some Hagley Road services looked like there hadn't been a bus for a while too. 

Would assume that the closure of Broad St and surrounding roads and the various diversions / knock-on effects have had an impact. 

[Tony]

A few routes heading west / south west out of the city have been badly affected today. 23/24s from city were also a real mess at this time. On some Hagley Road services looked like there hadn't been a bus for a while too.

Would assume that the closure of Broad St and surrounding roads and the various diversions / knock-on effects have had an impact.

M6 was closed for a time as well which screwed the inner ring road up as well

[ellspurs]

Birmingham was at a standstill today. My mother caught a 94 this morning to Birmingham and had to alight at Matthew Boulton College and walk in. Priory Queensway is closed for crane removal and the rail strikes aren't helping matters.

[Stu]

Heavy traffic congestion in Kings Heath and Selly Oak contributing to delays on the 11A/C services (west side), buses bunching in 3s and 4s!

[Mike K]

Suspected there must be something up in town today. Saw three 24s heading along Court Oak Road within a minute or two of each other late this morning, and there were three at the Quinton Road West terminus shortly before 4 this afternoon. 

[Gareth]

Birmingham was at a standstill today. My mother caught a 94 this morning to Birmingham and had to alight at Matthew Boulton College and walk in. Priory Queensway is closed for crane removal and the rail strikes aren't helping matters.

I went to the city centre this afternoon, and despite the services terminating at MBC, it was the most stress free 94/95 journeys I've had in at least a year. On time, no bunching, no vile crowds of a couple of hundred people. Really enjoyed it.

[2206]

Birmingham was at a standstill today. My mother caught a 94 this morning to Birmingham and had to alight at Matthew Boulton College and walk in. Priory Queensway is closed for crane removal and the rail strikes aren't helping matters.

14/94/95/66 are terminating at a very  horrible crowded stop outside Matthew Boulton College on the Chelmsley bound side. Long waits, its even worse there than at the Priory stop, with all 4 services terminating at the same stop.


X12/X13/65/67 are terminating at James Watt Queensway (65/67 Perry Common/Castle Vale bound stop).
X3/X4/X5/X14 terminating at Corporation Street.
& 61/63/X21/X22 at Moor Street Queensway,
Hagley Road services are also on diversion into the City via the 126 route.