Service Changes from 27th April

[Liverpool Street]

This is typical of National Express and Network West Midlands, these changes take place 3 weeks today, they always keep changes under wraps like it's a big major secret, they should be ashamed of themselves

Well this is what I'm saying. The public know the changes are due any time now, people need to arrange different times and bus changes en route and yet they still don't have any chance of knowing. I'll let them till Friday then the Formal Complaint will go in. Two weeks notice is a disgusting amount of time for a notice period. And I wholeheartedly agree, they should be ashamed of themselves.

[Matt.N0056]

Well if I don't hear anything about these changes some time this week I will be giving Centro a rollocking! Fancy like leaving the public in the dark about this, so we're going to get - what - a weeks notice? Pull your act together! Let me guess, even the drivers don't even know for certain what's going to be happening. I've never known a company so compliant about keeping everyone in the dark for the longest time possible. And not only that the staff should have at least 6 weeks notice! According to my sources, and speaking to drivers, that has yet to happen.

Overhearing a couple of AG drivers, they have a vague idea of what is happening, and they there were starting route training. The NWM site is slowly being updated - they layout is there, just no information! http://www.networkwestmidlands.co.uk/BusReview/BusReviewIndex.aspx

I did pop into the Travel Shop in Solihull, again, but I always seem to know more than them!

Also it seems the 72 has been extended to Solihull Station on a Sunday (from the Town Centre!) from today, with a slightly revised timetable. The revised timetable is advertised on NWM site but not NX, and the timetable in the Town Centre has yet to be updated, not sure aouth the rest!

[JB93]

The 72 has always served the station...

[Trident 4609]

The 72 has always served the station...

Not on a Sunday. Only goes as far as the town centre as a 72E. (Why didn't it go to the station in the first place on a Sunday)

[Matt.N0056]

The 72 has always served the station...

Not on a Sunday. Only goes as far as the town centre as a 72E. (Why didn't it go to the station in the first place on a Sunday)

Should have put on a Sunday in there somewhere!  ;)

Probably something to do with timings. They've more than likely put an extra bus on to give a bit of a longer running time/more layover

[Steve3229vp]

I sent a message to the Network West Midlands Facebook page about the South Birmingham changes and this is the reply I got:

"We'll be announcing them later this week - still some final confirmations to be made"

Totally Pathetic and I don't believe a word of the "still some final confirmations to be made" part of the reply !!!

[JoNi]

I wrote to NX customer services regarding failure to post new timetables for Coventry changes in late March. I received a reply saying I'm sorry you're upset and sent me a hyperlink to traveline. No commitment was made to do anything and the current timetables displayed are still wrong. Up to date are not even posted on many bus stops on Coventry route 10. Good luck to those expecting comprehensive up to date information in South Birmingham.

[Solo1]

I sent a message to the Network West Midlands Facebook page about the South Birmingham changes and this is the reply I got:

"We'll be announcing them later this week - still some final confirmations to be made"

Totally Pathetic and I don't believe a word of the "still some final confirmations to be made" part of the reply !!!

.On the centro website the other  bus changes are still
showing  March changes wonder how long
before this is updated like the contracts that are changing
I know some will end october 

[trident4370]

As usual it looks like it is going to be a total flop then. I hope Bordesley are ready for the complaints that will probably rush in at the start of May. Centro don't appear to have taken the consultation posters down from the bus shelters yet either from before christmas, if they have then they haven't done many.

Someone else asked about the changes on the NWM facebook page this morning:
"Southern Birmingham and Solihull Bus Changes - I've found the page on the website but cannot access the information , these changes all start in 3 weeks !!!"
Network West Midlands: "We'll be announcing them later this week - still some final confirmations to be made."

[the trainbasher]

It wouldn't happen if the districts were in charge!

[vinh1000]

As usual it looks like it is going to be a total flop then. I hope Bordesley are ready for the complaints that will probably rush in at the start of May. Centro don't appear to have taken the consultation posters down from the bus shelters yet either from before christmas, if they have then they haven't done many.

Someone else asked about the changes on the NWM facebook page this morning:
"Southern Birmingham and Solihull Bus Changes - I've found the page on the website but cannot access the information , these changes all start in 3 weeks !!!"
Network West Midlands: "We'll be announcing them later this week - still some final confirmations to be made."

Near when I live there are still posters from older reviews way back

[Stu]

Centro don't appear to have taken the consultation posters down from the bus shelters yet either from before christmas, if they have then they haven't done many.

They're still up at the 31 stops in Acocks Green village; maybe they're keeping them up as 'evidence' for when people start complaining that they didn't know anything about a consultation!  ;)

[Matt.N0056]

I thought they were curtailing the 73 to Heartlands Hospital? I know they wanted to curtail it to the Yew Tree but it seems all they're doing is extending it down Moor St!

[Stu]

I thought they were curtailing the 73 to Heartlands Hospital? I know they wanted to curtail it to the Yew Tree but it seems all they're doing is extending it down Moor St!

Where did you see/hear that about the 73? I also thought it was being curtailed to Heartlands Hospital-Solihull, but someone else also mentioned it was being extended again in the city centre on my FixMyTransport page:
http://www.fixmytransport.com/campaigns/explain-how-extending-the-1-to-shirl

[Matt.N0056]

I thought they were curtailing the 73 to Heartlands Hospital? I know they wanted to curtail it to the Yew Tree but it seems all they're doing is extending it down Moor St!

Where did you see/hear that about the 73? I also thought it was being curtailed to Heartlands Hospital-Solihull, but someone else also mentioned it was being extended again in the city centre on my FixMyTransport page:
http://www.fixmytransport.com/campaigns/explain-how-extending-the-1-to-shirl

I asked in the Travel Shop in the Pavilions.  They have some details but not in-depth i.e 31 route change in Gospel Oak, 49 curtailed to Northifield, alternate journeys terminate at Longbridge.

Timetable should start arriving from Wednesday apparently