Arriva X31

[4504]

I would love to see some more omnicity (double decker) at PB

[Discodave]

not without buying two seperate tickets, because cannock is just out of the west midlands area by about 2 miles. I caught the X31 at 1130 yesterday into birmingham, the bus was full!

Try 4 miles newtown is the boundry have checked numerous times when in service on the number 1

[Bob]

Apparently it has been saved. It might operate a revised route though

[nx4737]

Why, have Arriva managed to get a subsidy for it?

Probably the same as with the 6 in Tamworth, say they're withdrawing it knowing the council want the route to stay, meaning they get a nice little subsidy for a route that was normally pretty busy and cost next to nothing to run... as it was just an extension of some 8's...

[Bob]

not sure if they got a subsidy but id imagine so

[Discodave]

have they altered the registration

[Bob]

 i dont know

[D10]

Unless I have missed it, I haven't seen anything on VOSA website since the original application to withdraw. But, obviously you have to wait for any reg to get to Leeds and for them to process it.

[Bob]

it came from an arriva driver

[notepanel]

I was told by an Arriva driver this week that the route will run until September when a full review will take place. Quite ironically, my bus from  Birmingham left with just 2 passengers on. I still think it would gain extra passengers if it travelled X51 route to J7, serving Scott Arms & Tower Hill and avoiding the roadworks on the M6.

[Bob]

Certain times of the day it goes in and out full, 930 & 1030 from cannock & late afternoon from Birmingham usually. It will probably either be axed or taken over by another operator. Maybe MPD darts could be used for the quieter journeys

[Jack Grove]

X31 will continue until 2nd September 2012 with support from Staffordshire CC and Centro, whereupon its future will be reassessed.

[Bob]

Doubt it'll last beyond that cos although the buses are busy, theyre full of pensioners at busiest times or people with n bus tickets etc, so itll either require ongoing support or itll go

[D10]

I saw on the VOSA website yesterday that the service has been re-registered by Arriva from the 2nd June under ref PD0000478/323, so no surprise there.

But, The frequency is down as HALF HOURLY Mon-Sat Daytimes not hourly, so either a typo at VOSA or the funding has enabled an increase in frequency, possibly to try to stimulate more demand.

[Bob]

hmmmm thats interesting! doubt it will be half hourly tho must be a typo