South Birmingham Consultation 2017

[Solo1]

Has anyone actually said they are going?

driver told me unless it's changed

[Dom]

  driver told me unless it's changed

Drivers don't know!

[Tony]

The only garages I currently have planned moves for outstanding are AG; PB; WN & YW. I have a meeting later this week to discuss where vehicles should be in September, but even that doesn't eliminate single decks at BC

[MasterPlan]

Has anyone actually said they are going?

I was only going off of what Solo1 said, no need to bite my head off.

[Tony]

I was only going off of what Solo1 said, no need to bite my head off.

I haven't even replied to you, let alone bitten your head off

[MasterPlan]

I haven't even replied to you, let alone bitten your head off

Well you quoted my comment and asked that question, I'd call that replying.

[Mike K]

Love how the 61 has the same late night running time (32 mins) as the X61. Difficult to do it on time as a limited stop route nevermind full stopping.

Another running time that seems slightly ambitious is the X20/X22 from city to the QE in the evening peak - up to 6 mins quicker than the 98/X64 to University Station. They would follow the same route as the X64/98 outbound and be stuck in the same Smallbrook Queensway traffic (which just gets worse) and the queues on Bath Row, Wheeleys Lane and Edgbaston Park Road. Plus the X64/98 don't typically stop that much or for long on this section. Difficult to see how such a time saving could be made.

[BigDaddyCool]

Anyone got any ideas as of yet what colour the branding will be for the new X routes??? And if the 61/63 will be branded further?

[Mike K]

Anyone got any ideas as of yet what colour the branding will be for the new X routes??? And if the 61/63 will be branded further?

The network map shows all routes serving the QE as turquoise (as per the former 99 route). The 23/24 are shown in red, as per the former Harborne branded B5s. Other routes like the 63, 11, 45/47, 35 etc are shown in the colours that existing buses branded for those routes have. So I'd hazard a guess that the X20/22 will be turquoise.

[MasterPlan]

The network map shows all routes serving the QE as turquoise (as per the former 99 route). The 23/24 are shown in red, as per the former Harborne branded B5s. Other routes like the 63, 11, 45/47, 35 etc are shown in the colours that existing buses branded for those routes have. So I'd hazard a guess that the X20/22 will be turquoise.

It also shows the 61/63 as turquoise if memory serves. Additionally the 2/3 4/4A 5/6 all have colours but I doubt all of those will be branded to those colours.

[MW]

It also shows the 61/63 as turquoise if memory serves. Additionally the 2/3 4/4A 5/6 all have colours but I doubt all of those will be branded to those colours.

I'd imagine the 37 branded E200MMCs will have their branding altered, or new branding applied. Having said that, I also expected the YW E200MMCs to get branded up for the 6.

[Sh4318]

Anyone got any ideas as of yet what colour the branding will be for the new X routes??? And if the 61/63 will be branded further?

They'll have to be at least tweaked, to either include the 61 or change the frequency of the 63

[Steve3229vp]

I've just been looking at the new timetables and I'm wondering if these are just for the summer holidays and new timetables starting in September, so will the 45, 47 go back to every 10 mins each in peaks instead of 12 mins?

[Smethwickian]

I've just been looking at the new timetables and I'm wondering if these are just for the summer holidays and new timetables starting in September, so will the 45, 47 go back to every 10 mins each in peaks instead of 12 mins?

Possibly - I did notice for the first time yesterday a note on the NXWM website that some of the new timetables would change again in September. Not that there were any printed copies of any new timetables available yesterday despite what posters at bus stops suggest.

[Sh4318]

I wonder if there will be enough platinums available to convert the X70 to MMCs