NXWM service changes 4th Sept

[andy41]

With the 75 been replaced by 74E's and more 79's I think this could be the start of future service changes involving splitting more longer routes to improve reliability. With traffic congestion as it is now this is the only way to improve reliability, long routes just don't work anymore.

And nothing atall to do with achieving twice the hits under ENCTS if passengers are continually changing buses....

Long routes can work perfectly well when managed properly, and NX have invested in a state of the art control centre to do just that. That argument just doesn't stack up I'm afraid.

Now what doesn't work is long routes run only by 1 depot at one end of them in my experience. Or at least it makes it much harder.

[Sh4318]

With the 75 been replaced by 74E's and more 79's I think this could be the start of future service changes involving splitting more longer routes to improve reliability. With traffic congestion as it is now this is the only way to improve reliability, long routes just don't work anymore.

There are definitely some that don't, but others that do work, the 87, 120 and 126 (which is going Platinum) are examples of these.

[2206]

There are definitely some that don't, but others that do work, the 87, 120 and 126 (which is going Platinum) are examples of these.

Plus the 71 and 900.

[MickeyCool36]

There are definitely some that don't, but others that do work, the 87, 120 and 126 (which is going Platinum) are examples of these.

I agree the 120 is generally busy and it goes through residential areas why there isnt similar routes in larger roads by it I have no idea. The 87 bypasses the dualcarriageway as congestion in Smethwick high street is rare despite double parking. I use the 74 and to be honest I think most who use the 75 will switch to cars adding to congestion. On the 74 it will lead to bunching as it will run every 5mins. Currently without traffic there enough buses in busy periods 74s will bunch. I was on one and traffic at Hawthorns (nothing to do with long routes) took 30mins to west brom at matchdays even worse. The answer to congestion is better local buses as many have no Birmingham Oldbury buses etc near them so cars are better