Service Changes December 2016

[Adam 404]

PD0001111/50 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Coventry or Coleshill Heath Rd/Chester Rd given service number X1 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/30 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Solihull given service number X2 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/431 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Minworth/Roughley/Hill Hook given service number X4/X5/X6 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/55 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield given service number X14 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0001111/112 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Frankley and Birmingham City Centre given service number 63/X61 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Timetable.

Noting X61 here... Bristol Road may well get an Express service after all...



PD0001111/167 - WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LTD T/A TRAVEL WEST MIDLANDS, 51 BORDESLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B9 4BZ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Deritend and St. Peter's RC School given service number 876/877 effective from 04-Dec-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

[Dom]

Renumbering of the slutton lines, 900 and the 957 then.

[winston]

But there doesn't appear to be a 960. Is that where the extra Platinum's are coming from for the 914 (X14)?

[2206]

But there doesn't appear to be a 960. Is that where the extra Platinum's are coming from for the 914 (X14)?

Rumor is that the 960 isn't going ahead.

[Mike K]

Interesting renumbering here. The end in sight for 9xx series routes?

So the Platinum publicity livery as worn by 4723 was a taste of things to come (almost - it was branded as X1, Birmingham to Solihull).

[Steve3229vp]

I predict that the X64 and 907 will replaced by all stop services 64 and 107 respectively.

[Stu]

But there doesn't appear to be a 960. Is that where the extra Platinum's are coming from for the 914 (X14)?

Even without the 960, the 900/957 would have been getting a frequency increase anyway, so more buses will be needed for those routes. And rightly so, passenger numbers are on the increase since the introduction of the Platinums, so more capacity is badly needed.


Also just noticed, unless I've missed something, is there not going to be an X3 then?  :o

[the trainbasher]

Unless the X3 is...a replacement planned for the 997...

With X34-7 replacements for the 934-7 corridor...

[winston]

X3 could be reserved for when the 966 goes Platinum?

[Dom]

X3 could be reserved for when the 966 goes Platinum?

Good idea, so then 1-6, 10 and 14 would be in use.

[Abluhwleh]

My guess is X3 for the proposed 960...

[Trident 4609]

My guess is X3 for the proposed 960...

That was my thoughts too. X1-3 for Coventry road services.

[MasterPlan]

Noting X61 here... Bristol Road may well get an Express service after all...

So after the failed attempts with the X62 & X64 they're going to have an X61? There will be no trusted routes left at this rate. The 61, 62 and 63 wotked well enough as it was.

[Kevin]

Confused why they're making the 61 express rather than the 63, surely other way round makes more sense?

[monkeyjoe]

Maybe because the other attempts via Bristol Rd direct have failed and the 61 serves more of the estate areas so a different approach possibly.