South Birmingham Consultation 2017

[Sh4318]

How long are these diversions on the X20/X22 in place anyway? If they are diversions, these routes confuse me a little

I never said that you did....I have simply given you a very valid reason as to why somebody would choose the bus over the train to make this commute.... The fact that you are having difficulty understanding my point that people like to have flexibility for any occasion and don't like to pay for travel twice is not my problem.

But I'm treating the commute as an isolated journey, whereas you are not.

I'm autistic, so I've probably made/interpreted some of the points incorrectly, as I occasionally do, but again, a return is £2.70 vs £4.50 daysaver, between Birmingham City Centre & University, that's the same amount of flexibility - unless you want to go around the houses before getting there

[V89MOA]

I am treating it as such, but my point about flexibility is what about the days off, weekends or just spare few hours later on when they want the freedom to jump on a bus to see mates, an evening drink or just to go shopping. The exact reason why travelcards are a popular option, cheap flexibility and no need to worry about getting anywhere in brum under whatever circumstances. If you have a more convenient bus travelcard for the month, then you'd be mad to pay again for the train on commuting days. The only time the train is more appealing is the sole one off journey between the two stations but as Kevin has said that is pretty rare as most people have to get on another bus again as they'll be coming through from somewhere else.

[Sh4318]

I am treating it as such, but my point about flexibility is what about the days off, weekends or just spare few hours later on when they want the freedom to jump on a bus to see mates, an evening drink or just to go shopping. The exact reason why travelcards are a popular option, cheap flexibility and no need to worry about getting anywhere in brum under whatever circumstances. If you have a more convenient bus travelcard for the month, then you'd be mad to pay again for the train on commuting days. The only time the train is more appealing is the sole one off journey between the two stations but as Kevin has said that is pretty rare as most people have to get on another bus again as they'll be coming through from somewhere else.

You're more than welcome to view it as you want, but it's irrelevant to my initial point - which admittedly, I should have made more clear

[V89MOA]

You're more than welcome to view it as you want, but it's irrelevant to my initial point - which admittedly, I should have made more clear

So to say people who have already paid once for bus passes would be foolish to pay twice is irrelevant to... "Personally, I can't see why anyone would use anything other than the train to commute from City Centre to Uni"

If you say so!

[Sh4318]

So to say people who have already paid once for bus passes would be foolish to pay twice is irrelevant to... "Personally, I can't see why anyone would use anything other than the train to commute from City Centre to Uni"

If you say so!

The point wasn't aimed at people with bus passes, more the general public

[V89MOA]

The point wasn't aimed at people with bus passes, more the general public

You said "anyone" so...

Regardless... The fact that as a result of the review extra buses have been put on between the Uni and Brum would suggest demand is there.

[Sh4318]

You said "anyone" so...

Regardless... The fact that as a result of the review extra buses have been put on between the Uni and Brum would suggest demand is there.

Anyone as in the general public, not exclusively people with bus passes.

Obviously the demand is there, the majority of this consultation was centered around the QE/University from a personal point of view, it would always be the train for me, from Birmingham, and as the rush hour trains you referred to earlier suggest, I'm not the only one

I wonder how long journey times are from the City Centre to Uni now these diversions have been put in place

[V89MOA]

Anyone as in the general public, not exclusively people with bus passes.

You're boring me now.

[Sh4318]

You're boring me now.

There's no need at all for that response.

[CL]

Do NX still offer the University/QE £1 "city hop" fares? The one that's exclusive to students and NHS employees?

[MasterPlan]

Do NX still offer the University/QE £1 "city hop" fares? The one that's exclusive to students and NHS employees?

I asked this a while back on here and on Facebook but got no answer. They're not advertised on the buses anymore but some stops I've seen still show it.

[Adam 404]

Do NX still offer the University/QE £1 "city hop" fares? The one that's exclusive to students and NHS employees?

Yes @CL
https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/useful-information/university-hop

[MasterPlan]

Yes @CL
https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/useful-information/university-hop

Ah that's good then! I take it that it must've been successful since it's introduction. Strange that the ads have been taken off of the buses though.

This made me laugh however "Our Platinum X20, X21 and X22 services offer premium comfort, with comfier seats, extra legroom, WiFi and USB charging points"

[Sh4318]

Do NX still offer the University/QE £1 "city hop" fares? The one that's exclusive to students and NHS employees?

Out of interest, was this introduced along with the X20/X21/X22 or before those routes were introduced?

[2206]

Out of interest, was this introduced along with the X20/X21/X22 or before those routes were introduced?

It was lauched before the introduction of the X20/X21/X22.
It was introduced ages ago, at the time the 98/X64 were still operating - the B7RLE used to have University Hop vinyls.