Dudley Bus Review 2015

[Trident 4194]

Karl your numbering system doesn't make sense. If you say have the 24 that is the first two digits, so why is the 141 the 41? Shouldn't it be the 14? Oh wait that also exists. Centro do like confusing folks

[ARBB]

Hi 979 There may be two 12's I just don't know yet.

Good job they're operated by different garages then

[karl724223]

So when the 99 come to pensnett it will be renumbered 9
222 will go to 2
53 will go to 3 or 5
289 will go to 2 or 8 or another 9
X96 will go to X or oh no another 9 or 6

[the trainbasher]

Couldn't they just merge the 140 and 141 into the 9 corridor numbering by calling it 9D for the 140 and 9M for the 141?
241 could become 10
X96 becomes 6
276 becomes 7
222 becomes 3
246 becomes 2
226 becomes 5
243/4 become 8H/8M
Then you have your key corridors above with the 1 and 4 staying as they are

257/5/6 become 12/M/S

[karl724223]

Isn't there a company up Birmingham called centro that deals with rubbish

[the trainbasher]

@Dom sorry I should have resisted! Although the idea for the 9/140/141 was based upon the 4 corridor

[Trident 4194]

Couldn't they just merge the 140 and 141 into the 9 corridor numbering by calling it 9D for the 140 and 9M for the 141?
241 could become 10
X96 becomes 6
276 becomes 7
222 becomes 3
246 becomes 2
226 becomes 5
243/4 become 8H/8M
Then you have your key corridors above with the 1 and 4 staying as they are

257/5/6 become 12/M/S

That would mean that pensnett would need more mmcs

[the trainbasher]

@Dom...I meant resisted humour wise...it was a satirical idea :)

[Sh4318]

Couldn't they just merge the 140 and 141 into the 9 corridor numbering by calling it 9D for the 140 and 9M for the 141?
241 could become 10
X96 becomes 6
276 becomes 7
222 becomes 3
246 becomes 2
226 becomes 5
243/4 become 8H/8M
Then you have your key corridors above with the 1 and 4 staying as they are

257/5/6 become 12/M/S

Very sensible, although I don't think the 140/141 will become variants of the 9

[Steve3229vp]

I'm sorry but I'm going treat this renumbering stupidity with the contempt it clearly deserves

So lets renumber the 9 to lets say ......... erm  ............... 9 !
the 120 to ......................120 !
126 to ...........................126 !

in other words......LEAVE THE NUMBERS ALONE !!!

I've seen comments (not on here) from CENTRO, NWM and NXWM saying that the new numbers are easier for passengers to understand ......... total crap !!!

[Liverpool Street]

Considering people get on the 98 (or was it the 99) from various points along the route and expect it to go to Small Heath as per the diamond route, I wouldn't put anything past the idiots who use public transport on a daily basis.

By this basis, leave well enough alone.

[Steve3229vp]

Karl X96
you said: I think if they just left the numbers alone it wouldn't bring in more custom or for passengers to remember the number. OK the 120/126/140/141 are easy to remember but the only trouble with those routes are two have variations to the daytime route e.g. 120 (120E) and 126 (126E) this complicates things. Where as if they changed the 120 (120E) and 126 (126E) to single or double figures then it might have an effect on people getting on the wrong bus.   


I don't accept that at all.....
You have a 46 West Bromwich to Scott Arms or Queslett and ANOTHER 46 City to Perry Barr which are very close to each other (the City to Perry Barr 46 used to go to Queslett which confuses passengers even now).

Even after nearly 3 years after the 451 (West Bromwich to Sutton) become 5, passengers of all ages at bus stops still say "when's the next 451" and mainly OAP's still say why re-number the 451 to 5 it's confusing !!!
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[ARBB]

Hi pndriver I have been out today and according to the Real Time Info board at Stourbridge Interchange (Stand E) the 11 o'clock was late and didn't turn up until after the Hansons 251 came and when. So it must get held up somewhere along the route. So yes it doesis the answer to the question.

Doesn't mean it got held up at either wrens neat or wollaston farm though does it

[Dutsey]

Hi Steve3229pv where have you seen comments from Centro, NWM and or NXWM about the new easy to remember numbers for passengers to understand. I can understand the frustration with remembering the new numbers, but after a few months it would become the norm for regular users of the route and for some not all new users of that route.

I Don't think it's total crap!!! if the figures show patronage has rosin for that particular service since the number was changed.

With regards to what you said about the re-numbering of lets say .......erm....... 9 the 120 and 126. I think that's the wrong attitude towards the numbering system.

I think if they just left the numbers alone it wouldn't bring in more custom or for passengers to remember the number. OK the 120/126/140/141 are easy to remember but the only trouble with those routes are two have variations to the daytime route e.g. 120 (120E) and 126 (126E) this complicates things. Where as if they changed the 120 (120E) and 126 (126E) to single or double figures then it might have an effect on people getting on the wrong bus.

I think they should have left the number alone it was a pretty good system 2xx - Dudley, 3xx Walsall, 4 West Bromwich, 5 Wolverhampton. Why mess with a system that was clearly running.

How do you know it is the number change that has increased patronage? I would hazard a guess that the increase has come because of better frequency and newer buses not changing the numbers from 3 digits to 1.

[winston]

Hi Dutsey

the 5 service hasn't had new buses on the route yet so the patronage must of come from changing the number from 3 to 1 digit, and also maybe changing the times has helped. But the new numbering system could of helped a bit.

Or could the increase have come from the branding?