Service Changes from 20th July

[P419 EJW]

Yes, maybe. Bless him but he knew the difference a while ago. Anyway, I have spoken to @Liverpool Street in PM.

[Ashley]

Any more confirmation on the changes ahead? The 140/141/241 still defo going to be interworked?

Yes as Karl said further up in the thread :) All will be operated by double deckers

Hideous delays on all three to be expected then

Had a bit of a belated eureka moment yesterday about the 241 going to Merry Hill which is just daft to be perfectly honest. Why not extend the 99 to Merry Hill instead?

Liam, I know what you mean, it'll make more sense to be fair, but it'll be one beast of a route, mind. Remember, the buses are only small so you don't want too much patronage on this haha

Well there's a potential news article for next year or the year after "passengers on a 99 bus have to alight so vehicle can make the climb up to the QE" just a thought lol

[sonic84]

The 241 is ridiculous to be honest.  It's similar to the 131 from many years back which linked Merry and Dudley via Cradley, Halesowen and Old Hill.  The amount of people that used to get on it, and have no idea it would "take them round the wrekin", which is why it was split into the 211 & 244.

The 99 would be a better route to extend, as I have suggested it seems to make more sense to either have a 141A or just a new route on its own running Merry Hill - Halesowen.  With all the chopping and changed NXWM have done to the Halesowen - Merry Hill corridor, it no wonder the 002 is the most popular service to Merry Hill

[the trainbasher]

@sonic84 with the additional provision by Hansons and Green Bus

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

True Sonic! Almost everyone from Halesowen bus station wanting to get to Merry Hill bus station uses the 002 as they know for sure where the heck its going!

[nitromatt1]

True Sonic! Almost everyone from Halesowen bus station wanting to get to Merry Hill bus station uses the 002 as they know for sure where the heck its going!

I don't ;)

[the trainbasher]

@Matt I bet you get the 22..

I usually try to get the 004, 297Wmsnt or 22. Supporting independent operators

[s94]

Will the 297 evening service by WMSNT continue to run then between Halesowen and Merry Hill?

[the trainbasher]

@s94 apparently Frankley depot are having some rota changes next month so watch this space!

[s94]

@s94 apparently Frankley depot are having some rota changes next month so watch this space!

Interesting. Thanks for that. :)

[nitromatt1]

Will the 297 evening and Sunday service by WMSNT continue to run then between Halesowen and Merry Hill?

The 297 is NX all day Sundays.

@Matt I bet you get the 22..

I usually try to get the 004, 297Wmsnt or 22. Supporting independent operators

@the trainbasher good man!

[s94]

Will the 297 evening and Sunday service by WMSNT continue to run then between Halesowen and Merry Hill?

The 297 is NX all day Sundays.

Sorry Matt, indeed it is.

[nitromatt1]

Will the 297 evening and Sunday service by WMSNT continue to run then between Halesowen and Merry Hill?

The 297 is NX all day Sundays.

Sorry Matt, indeed it is.

@s94 no need to apologise! I've never understood why it's tendered weekday evenings but not Sunday evenings. Unless NX have the Sunday tender.

[Sh4318]

@Matt isn't the 297 run commercially on Sundays?

[Ashley]

Halesowen to Merry Hill for me is either the 297 for the Mercs or 002 for the Centro's. Nothing else comes close