Noteworthy Workings - September 2014

[Ashley]

Have WB or AG got a Gemini on loan to WA at the minute? I passed one running a 51 earlier and I swear it didn't have leather seats.

Mentioned in other threads, 4532 4533 4534 are now Walsall buses, 4532 is on X51's today as noted above

[Trident 4609]

840 on WN59

[jack5512]

4018 WN2

[Tony]

Have WB or AG got a Gemini on loan to WA at the minute? I passed one running a 51 earlier and I swear it didn't have leather seats.

Be one of Walsall's own, 4532, 4533 or 4534

[Stu]

Not unusual to see Geminis on the 37, but this evening it was noteworthy to see 4653 and 4654 operating together in convoy, two sequential fleet numbers following each other!

[jack5512]

840 on WN59

840 was on WN6 today

[fleetline6477]

deckers used to run on the 311/3 until one day one hit a bridge on the way to garage and then they were banned, because the 4 4H & 4M also use Bradford Place i would assume where possible, deckers are not used on these routes either?

This may well have pre dated the practice of running boards specifying the route buses are to take between Depot and the start  / finish points of the running board. All buses running between Bradford Place and Walsall depot are now instructed to go around the back of Asda and  down the side of Tescos rather than up the 38 route to the Manor Hospital.

The only problem you have is that you can never predict what people will do, with all the will in the world you can't predict if the driver of a late running bus decides to take a short cut back to garage and either forgets or takes no notice that he is driving a decker.

The best way to get the 4 operated by decker is to transfer it back to WB, but as we know WB have space problems so at the moment that is not feasible.

I would imagine that if a driver chose to ignore what the running board said and take an alternative route he /she could face disciplinary action in the same way if they chose to do that while operating on route.

A few weeks ago a mate of mine who drives at WB worked a duty on Dudley Road starting about 11. On his first trip on the 82 he was observed by 2 Inspectors in Bearwood running straight up Bearwood  Road instead of via Sandon Road and Rutland Road. He was called in the Office to explain why he had done this. In nearly 5 years at WB he had only operated the 82 once before 2 years ago and was unaware of this minor route change. This was accepted and no further action was taken.

[Trident 4609]

840 on WN59

840 was on WN6 today

Yes worked 6/05 (I think it was that board) which goes back to garage a little bit after 10am. It then came out in the afternoon on peak extra board 59/14


2065 is on WN79 this evening. Seen loading in Wolverhampton Bus Station at 20:25

[John]

Have WB or AG got a Gemini on loan to WA at the minute? I passed one running a 51 earlier and I swear it didn't have leather seats.

4534 was on the 51 today

[suavegarv]

Late post!! - spotted 806 on the 14 on 5/9/14 in Stechford. {forgot to post due to excitement of seeing it!! }
Slim or no chance of Enviros on Alum Rock road!!

[trident4370]

809 29

[Trident 4609]

840,1670 and 2013 are all on WN59. There really must be a shortage of double deckers.

[Niall]

809 29

second day in a row then

[Roy]

Unrefurbished (ex-?)WB 1668 on 297 (1020 from Merry Hill) with blank destinations.  Is this a final fling before heading to the knacker's yard?

[trident4370]

4065 18