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Roads served by most NX garages

Started by Stu, July 07, 2014, 08:35:42 PM

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Stu

Something I was thinking about the other day (obviously I was stood bored at a bus stop with nothing better to think about)...

With the exception of bus stations, and other terminus points, which road is served by the most number of different garages operating routes along it?

I was stood on Broad Street in Birmingham obviously, as it has the following:
AG - 1
BC - 22, 23, 24, 29, 29A
PE - 9, 120, 140, 141
WB - 127, 128, 129
WN - 126

So that's five garages operating routes along one road. I'm hard pressed to think of others, so I'm throwing it out there!
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11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

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nitromatt1

Queensway in Halesowen has 4.

PN - 9 etc.
BC - 9 (am), 99
WA - 4H
WB - 241 (am)

John

I know its not a stretch of road, but can I include the Fox & Goose junction (The only place I can think of!). Routes from 4 different garages use it.

Central on the 70
Perry Barr on the 28 and 94
Acocks Green on the 11A/C
Bordesley on the 55/A

CL

Perry Barr, around Crown & Cushion or One Stop.

AG: 11A/11C
PB: 33, 46, etc...
WA: 51, Underpass Services (934, 935, etc...)
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Mike K

#4
Can't think of any road served by more garages than Broad St. In times of old it was loads more, obviously: Harborne, Quinton, Perry Barr (7), Oldbury, Stourbridge, Hartshill, Dudley...

Sorry - back to the rather more dull present day.

Edit: to labour the Broad Street point, I believe every current operational NXWM garage bar Bordesley has run services along there at some point. I don't include Coventry in that, they're not even the same colour buses as the rest of us).
YW used to run the 21/29, and the WA 951 used to run to Bearwood.

NOW - if you count Five Ways (Island or underpass)...

notepanel

Lower Parade in Sutton has AG, PB, WA & WB operating services along it. Not too long ago, it was 5 garages when BY operated the 68A/C.

Sh4318

Saltley Circle?
Inner Circle, 55/A - BY
94 - PB
14, 56 (evenings/Sundays), 70 - BC
72 - AG
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold

Gareth

BY passes the very top of Broad Street at five ways on the 8A/C

Kevin

#8
Moor Street surely?
PB - 33, 16, sutton lines
BY - 17 (technically terminates on moor st so doesn't count for your rules)
AG - 37, 5
WA - 51, x51, 934/5/6
BC - 98, 99, x64
YW - 2, 3, 6
WB - 82, 87

Wolves come close with the 126
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Liverpool Street

Quote from: Kevin on July 08, 2014, 06:53:12 AM
Moor Street surely?
PB - 33, 16, sutton lines
BY - 17 (technically terminates on moor st so doesn't count for your rules)
AG - 37, 5
WA - 51, x51, 934/5/6
BC - 98, 99, x64
YW - 2, 3, 6
WB - 82, 87

Wolves come close with the 126

Beat me to it.
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Mike K

Quote from: Liverpool Street on July 08, 2014, 03:24:55 PM
Quote from: Kevin on July 08, 2014, 06:53:12 AM
Moor Street surely?
PB - 33, 16, sutton lines
BY - 17 (technically terminates on moor st so doesn't count for your rules)
AG - 37, 5
WA - 51, x51, 934/5/6
BC - 98, 99, x64
YW - 2, 3, 6
WB - 82, 87

Wolves come close with the 126

Beat me to it.

But isn't a city centre street / road cheating?  ;)

Stu

Quote from: Kevin on July 08, 2014, 06:53:12 AM
Moor Street surely?
PB - 33, 16, sutton lines
BY - 17 (technically terminates on moor st so doesn't count for your rules)
AG - 37, 5
WA - 51, x51, 934/5/6
BC - 98, 99, x64
YW - 2, 3, 6
WB - 82, 87

Wolves come close with the 126

Moor Street Queensway you mean? Moor Street is the short stretch between the Queensway and Park Street, none of those services, except the 126, actually stop on Moor Street.  ;)
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2 - Birmingham to Maypole | 3 - Birmingham to Yardley Wood
11A/C - Birmingham Outer Circle | 27 - Yardley Wood to Frankley
76 - Solihull to Northfield | 169 - Solihull to Kings Heath

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richie

Broad street services operating on weekend late night diversion share the road with BY

CL

Quote from: Kevin on July 08, 2014, 06:53:12 AM
Moor Street surely?
PB - 33, 16, sutton lines
BY - 17 (technically terminates on moor st so doesn't count for your rules)
AG - 37, 5
WA - 51, x51, 934/5/6
BC - 98, 99, x64
YW - 2, 3, 6
WB - 82, 87

Wolves come close with the 126

Can't forget (BC) Coventry Road services (58, 59, 60, 900, 957, etc...)
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