East Birmingham Sevice Changes - 4th June 2017

[Adam 404]

X1 every 20 minutes all the way to Coventry. No longer serves Birmingham Business Park.

X2 will also become every 20 mins on the back of this.

[monkeyjoe]

Just noticed they advising a stop on Bromford drive  Reynoldstown as Fort Shopping centre. I never knew you could walk from Bromford drive to the shopping centre under the motorway, seems a scary walk to me.

[monkeyjoe]

Also noticed the x70 will be doing a much longer route round c wood using berwick lane and taking in a hospital and taking in a hospital.

[2206]

Also noticed the x70 will be doing a much longer route round c wood using berwick lane and taking in a hospital and taking in a hospital.

The 97 will no longer be a 24 hour service as well. From the City Centre 01:10, then next bus is 04:04, from the 04/06/17.

[Gareth]

The 97 will no longer be a 24 hour service as well. From the City Centre 01:10, then next bus is 04:04, from the 04/06/17.

That's sad news as well. Means an apprentice member of staff at my work who gets £3.50 per hour will now have to get taxis home instead of the 97.

[Kevin]

Frequency decrease to the Airport but increase through Meriden? Necessary?
Is there likely to be spare Platinums at BC with the X1 and X2 decreases then?

I'm also surprised at the 97, at least keep the Chelmsley section as 24 hour service, given the other night services

[Sh4318]

X2 will also become every 20 mins on the back of this.

The X1 is every 30 minutes on Sunday now. So that every 10 minute frequency between Sheldon & Birmingham has gone

[monkeyjoe]

That's sad news as well. Means an apprentice member of staff at my work who gets £3.50 per hour will now have to get taxis home instead of the 97.

We don't know if the x12 might be 24 hr + the X1 is a regular 24 hr service now.

[monkeyjoe]

One last comment and I don't mean this disrespectfully especially as I grew up on the Bromford but with the new route how are people meant to sign on at the job center washwood heath unless they make them all go to c wood now.  ( I can say that as took redundancy a couple of years ago and used to make me travel to c wood to sign on when w heath was closer)

[Brummie45]

A driver I know on the 966 rota told me that the X12 will not be 24 hour. Also he told me that the X12 and 58 will be on the same rota.

[Gareth]

We don't know if the x12 might be 24 hr + the X1 is a regular 24 hr service now.

They might well be 24hr, but they don't go to places the 97 does.

[Brummie45]

When I got on the 97A to go to work in the early hours, some days there was only two other people on it to BHX

[monkeyjoe]

I'm pretty sure they had a subsidy from the resorts world or the airport and it's all finished now hence the delay in all these changes.

[Mike K]

Not being so familiar with the east side of the city - what route(s) will be replacing the withdrawn 59?

With the changes to the 58 and 59, looks like there will be a reduction in B7RLE requirements at BC.

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Not being so familiar with the east side of the city - what route(s) will be replacing the withdrawn 59?

With the changes to the 58 and 59, looks like there will be a reduction in B7RLE requirements at BC.

I don't think there are any replacements for the 59.

The frequency for the 60 will increase from every 15 minutes to every 8 minutes. That requires extra buses, I guess that's where B7RLEs will probably go.