The Green Bus

[the trainbasher]

@Matt cheers. Might head out in a bit as it's nice to see something different to a trident :-)

[James4368]

206-22

[Stu]

Do TGB actually run a timetable on the 50? I only ask, as this morning as I got to work at 8:25am, there were two Green Buses following each other up Bradford Street and turning onto Moseley Road, then about a minute later another one appeared!  ???

[nitromatt1]

Do TGB actually run a timetable on the 50? I only ask, as this morning as I got to work at 8:25am, there were two Green Buses following each other up Bradford Street and turning onto Moseley Road, then about a minute later another one appeared!  ???

Yes, they do. You'll be surprised to learn that the 50 is actually a very congested and delay-prone route, so buses running together from any of the operators is no rare occurance!

One of them may also have been a duplicate working, which I know are permitted up to 9:30am

[Tony]

Do TGB actually run a timetable on the 50? I only ask, as this morning as I got to work at 8:25am, there were two Green Buses following each other up Bradford Street and turning onto Moseley Road, then about a minute later another one appeared!  ???

Yes, they do. You'll be surprised to learn that the 50 is actually a very congested and delay-prone route, so buses running together from any of the operators is no rare occurance!

One of them may also have been a duplicate working, which I know are permitted up to 9:30am

Not this morning it wasn't. NXWM didn't have a single bus arrive in City more than 5 late until after 10:30, and the maximum lateness all day on the 50 was 8 minutes

[nitromatt1]

Do TGB actually run a timetable on the 50? I only ask, as this morning as I got to work at 8:25am, there were two Green Buses following each other up Bradford Street and turning onto Moseley Road, then about a minute later another one appeared!  ???

Yes, they do. You'll be surprised to learn that the 50 is actually a very congested and delay-prone route, so buses running together from any of the operators is no rare occurance!

One of them may also have been a duplicate working, which I know are permitted up to 9:30am

Not this morning it wasn't. NXWM didn't have a single bus arrive in City more than 5 late until after 10:30, and the maximum lateness all day on the 50 was 8 minutes

I must admit 3 buses within a couple of minutes of each other that early on a Saturday morning does seem odd (I lose track of what day of the week it is these days!). I can't really offer an explanation

[James4368]

on sunday 6th july due to engineering works between Walsall and rugeley trent valley.
The green bus will be operating rail replacements on the day

[nitromatt1]

Today's allocations (can give exact departure times if anyone wants)

50 - 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 116
22 - 115, 117, 119, 452, 502

907 booked to do 50E Kings Heath church to Wythall if anyone interested, 15:50 Kings Heath

[Stuharris 6360]

@Matt Any news on 111?

[nitromatt1]

@Matt Any news on 111?

@Stuharris 6360 tracker says it's at depot, will see if I can find it in a mo

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

@Matt Any news on 111?

@Stuharris 6360 tracker says it's at depot, will see if I can find it in a mo

Sure I followed it NIS leaving Halesowen this morning

[Stuharris 6360]

Was just wondering after reports of a blown engine on it?

[nitromatt1]

@Stuharris 6360 @wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) just taken a quick walk round the site, found 111 sitting in the corner of the garage with an engineer up its rear end, doesn't look like it's been anywhere recently

[James4368]

Metrobus 464 has left green bus to PVS for scrap

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=729842377055261&set=a.232130366826467.55165.229823893723781&type=1&theater

[nitromatt1]

Metrobus 464 has left green bus to PVS for scrap

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=729842377055261&set=a.232130366826467.55165.229823893723781&type=1&theater

The last one owned by TGB