WINTER 2017-2018 - Snow Service Updates

[2206]

"We currently have teams assessing main corridor routes to see if these are safe to run, the the following services are now running -
Wednesbury Bus Station and Bearwood Bus Station are unable to be served by all routes.
The following services are now running to normal line of route 1(Wolverhampton), 2(Wolverhampton), 3 (Wolverhampton), 4(Wolverhampton), 5 (Wolverhampton), 6(Wolverhampton), 6 (Yardley Wood), 7, 9, 11A & 11C, 29(Walsall), 50, 55, 60, 66, 70 & 70A, 71(Perry Barr), 97,120, 129, 140, 242, 246, 276, 302, 529, X10 & X51. 

Service 1 (Acocks Green) - will use main roads only via Olton Boulevard East and Gospel Lane. Currently unable to serve Gospel Oak.

Service 2 (Yardley Wood) - will run along Yardley Wood Road, currently unable to serve Daisy Farm.

Service 3 (Yardley Wood) - will use main roads only along Priory Road.

Service 4 (Walsall) - will run to Blackheath, currently unable to serve Caldmore

Service 4M - will run to Blackheath, currently unable to serve Caldmore

Service 4H - will run to Blackheath, currently unable to serve Caldmore, Hasbury Green and Hayley Green.

Service 5 (Acocks Green) - will run along main roads only, currently unable to serve New Road, Franholems Drive, Shelley Cresecent, Kedleston Road, Baldwins Lane, Newborough Road

Service 10 (Walsall) - will run to Brownhills only.

Service 10 (Wolverhampton) - will use main roads only and will terminate at Compton.

Services 11 & 13 (Walsall) - will run to Wednesbury but missing out Wednesbury bus station. The 13 route to Dudley will turn at Castle Gate.

Service 11 (Wolverhampton) - will run as normal but will terminate at the Scotland's Island.

Service 14 - diverted via Jennens Road and Nechells Parkway due to poor road conditions around Duddeston, Vauxhall Road and Cardigan Street.

Service 16 - will run to main roads only.

Service 17 - will run to normal line of route but will terminate at Bell Lane and Tile Cross Road by the shops.

Service 18 - will use main roads only and will terminate at Northfield.

Services 22 & 23 - will run between Birmingham and California only via Northfield Rd (Stonehouse Hill/Lane, Sommerfield Road, Jiggins Lane, Bartley Green, Kitwell and Woodgate are not being served).

Service 24 - will run beween Birmingham and World End Lane (Ridgacre Lane, Highfield Road and Simmons Drive are not being served).

Service 25 (Wolverhampton) - will run to main roads only.

Service 27 (Wolverhampton) - will use main roads only, currently unable to serve Bournville Estate.

Service 29 - will run between Birmingham and Northfield only via War Lane & Northfield Road. currently unable to serve Harborne Park Road, Quinton Road and Stonehouse Hill/Lane.

Service 29 (Walsall) - normal line of route.

Service 31 - will run to main roads only, currently unable to serve Severne Road, Tavistock Road, Broom Hall Crescent and will be using Gospel Lane only.

Services  32 & 33 (Wolverhampton) - will run to normal line of route.

Services 34 & 39 - will run to main roads only, currently unable to service Bilston.

Service 35 (Yardley Wood) - will use main roads via Shannon Road, Masshouse Lane (currently unable to serve Hawkesley until gritted).

Service 37 (Acocks Green) - will run the full route but will be unable to serve Solihull bus station.

Service 40 (West Bromwich) - main roads only, unable to serve Friar Park.

Services 42 & 43 - will use main roads only via Ocker Hill Island currently unable to serve Salter road.

Service 44 - using main roads only, currently unable to serve Harvills Estate and will run along main road Dial Lane.

Service 45 - using main roads only via Beacon View Road and Milton Street.

Service 45 - will run between Birmingham and Cotteridge only (West Heath and Longbridge are not being served).

Service 46 (West Bromwich) - normal line of route to and from Scott Arms, currnelty unable to serve West Bromwich bus station.

Service 47 - will run between Birmingham and Cotteridge only (Turves Green and Cofton Hackett are not being served).

Service 47 - using main roads only, currently unable to serve Millfields Estate, using Woden Road South.

Service 48 - will run to main roads only to Bearwood.

Service 49 - will use main roads only, currently unable to serve Brandhall Estate, using Wolverhampton Road to Bearwood.

Service 49 (Yardley Wood) - will use main roads only to Northfield via Cotteridge (Frankley Beeches Road to Rubery).

Service 51 - will run to main roads only and cannot serve One Stop Interchange.

Service 54 - will run as normal to Stafford but is unable to serve Coven.

Service 59 (Wolverhampton) - will be using main roads only. 

Service 63 - will run between Birmingham and Longbridge only (Rubery Village and Holly Hill are not being served).

Service 65 - will run to normal line route to Streetly Road the will divert via Short Heath Road and College Road.

Service 66 - normal line of route. 

Service 67 - will run to main roads only and will terminate at Spit Fire Island.

Service 69 (Wolverhampton) - will use main roads, currently unable to serve Coppice Farm.

Service 72 - will run to main roads only.

Service 73 - will run to main roads only.

Services 74, 87 - will use main roads only and will terminate at Castle Gate Island.

Service 76 - will use Pershore Road, Pebble Mill Road, Bristol Road (currently unable to serve Dawlish Rd and Warwards Lane)

Route 79 (Wolverhampton) - will run normal line of route, currently unable to serve Wednesbury and West Bromwich Bus Station.

Services 80/80A - will use main roads only. Currently unable to serve Devonshire Road and Price Street, using Cape Hill Dudley Road.

Service 81 (Wolverhampton) will use main roads only.

Service 84 - will use main roads only via Masshouse Lane (currently unable to serve Foyle Road and Green Lane).

Service 89 - will use main roads will not be able to serve all side streets including Trevor Road.

Service 94 - will run to main roads only.

Service 98 - will run between Birmingham and Longbridge only (Rednal, Hare and Hounds and Rubery Great Park are not being served).

Service 126 - will run normal line of route, using main roads only.

Service 154 - will run as normal but is currently unable to serve Hednesford.

Services 205 - will use main roads only, currently unable to service Russell's Hall estate.

Service 222 - currently unable to serve Russels Hall Estate or Nanny Goat Farm.

Service 244 - currently unable to serve Hawne Lane (using Furnace Hill instead), Welsh House Farm to the QE, operating via West Boulavard to Harborne.

Services 255 & 256 - will run to main roads only.

Service 257 - currently unable to serve Stickley estate and Aintree Way.

Service 289 - is unable to serve Brickhouse Farm, operating via Powke Lane from Coxs Lane.

Service 301 - will use Elmore Road, currently unable to serve Bloxwich High Street.

Services 934, 936 & 937 - will run to main roads only. Currently unable to service The Crescent Walsall, Daffodil Road (keeping to Sutton Road), Hundred Acre Road and Pheasey Church.

Service 997 - will run to main roads only, currently unable to serve Shady Lane.

Service X1 - will run between Birmingham and Coventry via A45/Birmingham Rd (Meriden, Allesley Village and Parkhill Drive are not being served).

Service X2 - will run normal line of route, however buses will be using Hob Moats Road (Old Lode Lane is not being served).

Services X3, X4 & X5 & X14 - will run to main roads only.

Service X12 - will run the full route but will be unable to serve Solihull bus station.

Service X61 - will run between Birmingham and Northfield only (Raven Hays & Holly Hill is not being served).

Service X64 - will run between Birmingham and Selly Oak only (Weoley Castle, Bangham Pit, Bartley Green and Woodgate are not being served).

Service X96 - will run between Dudley - Stourbridge (Foster Street East) only. Currently unable to serve Wrens Nest.

Service X70 - will run Birmingham to Chelmsley, currently unable to serve Hall Road, Chester Road, Beechcroft Road, and Parkfield Drive as well as Coleshill Parkway.

Amazon services A5, A51, A52 - will run as normal but cannot serve Cannock town centre. "
http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/service-alerts/snow-update-at-740am-on-8th-december-2017

[2206]

"Update Monday 11th December - 10.45am
We currently have teams assessing main corridor routes to see if these are safe to run, the the following services are now running -

Wednesbury Bus Station and Bearwood Bus Station are unable to be served by all routes.

The following services are now running to normal line of route 1(Wolverhampton), 2(Wolverhampton), 3 (Wolverhampton), 4(Wolverhampton), 5 (Wolverhampton), 6(Wolverhampton), 6(Yardley Wood), 6(Walsall), 7,  8C, 9, 11A & 11C, 29(Walsall), 36, 38, 50, 55, 60, 66, 70 & 70A, 71(Perry Barr), 74, 87, 97,120, 129, 140, 242, 243, 246, 276, 302, 529, X2, X10, X14 & X51. 
Service 1 (Acocks Green) - will use main roads only via Olton Boulevard East and Gospel Lane. Currently unable to serve Gospel Oak.

Service 2 (Yardley Wood) - will run along Yardley Wood Road, currently unable to serve Daisy Farm.

Service 3 (Yardley Wood) - will use main roads only along Priory Road.

Service 4 (Walsall) - will run to Blackheath, currently unable to serve Caldmore

Service 4M - will run to Blackheath, currently unable to serve Caldmore, Rowley Hospital, Cradley Interchange.

Service 4H - will run to Blackheath, currently unable to serve Caldmore, Hasbury Green and Hayley Green.

Service 5 (Acocks Green) - will run along main roads only, currently unable to serve New Road, Franholems Drive, Shelley Cresecent, Kedleston Road, Baldwins Lane, Newborough Road

Service 5 (West Bromwich) - normal line of route, currently unable to serve Pheasey estate.

Service 10 (Walsall) - will run to Brownhills only.

Service 10 (Wolverhampton) - will use main roads only and will terminate at Compton.

Services 11 & 13 (Walsall) - will run to Wednesbury but missing out Wednesbury bus station. The 13 route to Dudley will turn at Castle Gate.

Service 11 (Wolverhampton) - will run as normal but will terminate at the Scotland's Island.

Service 14 - diverted via Jennens Road and Nechells Parkway due to poor road conditions around Duddeston, Vauxhall Road and Cardigan Street.

Service 16 - will run to main roads only.

Service 17 - will run to normal line of route but will terminate at Bell Lane and Tile Cross Road by the shops.

Service 18 - will use main roads only and will terminate at Northfield.

Services 22 & 23 - will run between Birmingham and California only via Northfield Rd (Stonehouse Hill/Lane, Sommerfield Road, Jiggins Lane, Bartley Green, Kitwell and Woodgate are not being served).

Service 24 - will run beween Birmingham and World End Lane (Ridgacre Lane, Highfield Road and Simmons Drive are not being served).

Service 25 (Wolverhampton) - will run to main roads only.

Service 27 (Wolverhampton) - will use main roads only, currently unable to serve Bournville Estate.

Service 28 - normal line of route, buses will terminate on Dyas Road.

Service 29 - will run between Birmingham and Northfield only via War Lane & Northfield Road. currently unable to serve Harborne Park Road, Quinton Road and Stonehouse Hill/Lane.

Service 29 (Walsall) - normal line of route.

Service 31 - will run to main roads only, currently unable to serve Severne Road, Tavistock Road, Broom Hall Crescent and will be using Gospel Lane only.

Service 33 - normal line of route, buses will terminate at Kingstanding Cricle.

Services 32 & 33 (Wolverhampton) - will run to normal line of route.

Services 34 & 39 - will run to main roads only, currently unable to service Bilston.

Service 35 (Yardley Wood) - will use main roads via Shannon Road, Masshouse Lane (currently unable to serve Hawkesley until gritted).

Service 37 (Acocks Green) - will run the full route but will be unable to serve Solihull bus station.

Service 40 (West Bromwich) - main roads only, unable to serve Friar Park.

Services 42 & 43 - will use main roads only via Ocker Hill Island currently unable to serve Salter road.

Service 44 - using main roads only, currently unable to serve Harvills Estate and will run along main road Dial Lane.

Service 45 - using main roads only via Beacon View Road and Milton Street.

Service 45 - will run between Birmingham and Cotteridge only (West Heath and Longbridge are not being served).

Service 46 (West Bromwich) - normal line of route to and from Scott Arms, currnelty unable to serve West Bromwich bus station.

Service 47 - will run between Birmingham and Cotteridge only (Turves Green and Cofton Hackett are not being served).

Service 47 - using main roads only, currently unable to serve Millfields Estate, using Woden Road South.

Service 48 - will run to main roads only to Bearwood.

Service 49 - will use main roads only, currently unable to serve Brandhall Estate, using Wolverhampton Road to Bearwood.

Service 49 (Yardley Wood) - will use main roads only to Northfield via Cotteridge (Frankley Beeches Road to Rubery).

Service 51 - will run to main roads only and cannot serve One Stop Interchange.

Services 52 & 52A - normal line of route, buses will terminate by Clifton traffic lights.

Service 54 - will run as normal to Stafford but is unable to serve Coven.

Service 59 (Wolverhampton) - will be using main roads only. 

Service 63 - will run between Birmingham and Longbridge only (Rubery Village and Holly Hill are not being served).

Service 65 - will run to normal line route to Streetly Road the will divert via Short Heath Road and College Road.

Service 67 - will run to main roads only and will terminate at Spit Fire Island.

Service 69 (Wolverhampton) - will use main roads, currently unable to serve Coppice Farm.

Service 72 - will run to main roads only.

Service 73 - will run to main roads only.

Service 76 - will use Pershore Road, Pebble Mill Road, Bristol Road (currently unable to serve Dawlish Rd and Warwards Lane)

Service 77 - will use main roads, currently unable to serve The Crescent, Blackwood Road, Bridle Lane and George Fredrick.

Route 79 (Wolverhampton) - will run normal line of route, currently unable to serve Wednesbury and West Bromwich Bus Station.

Services 80/80A - will use main roads only. Currently unable to serve Devonshire Road and Price Street, using Cape Hill Dudley Road.

Service 81 (Wolverhampton) will use main roads only.

Service 84 - will use main roads only via Masshouse Lane (currently unable to serve Foyle Road and Green Lane).

Service 89 - will use main roads will not be able to serve all side streets including Trevor Road.

Service 94 - will run to main roads only.

Service 96 - will run to Kingstanding via Buckingham Road and Windwardway to continue normal line of route. At Witton lodge Road, Collage Road and onto Brackenbury Road.

Service 98 - will run between Birmingham and Longbridge only (Rednal, Hare and Hounds and Rubery Great Park are not being served).

Service 101 - will run from Birmingham via Icknieled Street, Pitsford Street and onto All Saints Street to continue normal line of route. Towards Birmingham via Pitsford Street, Icknield Street, Carver Street and onto Warstone Lane to continue normal line of route. 

Service 126 - will run normal line of route, using main roads only.

Service 154 - will run as normal but is currently unable to serve Hednesford.

Services 205 - will use main roads only, currently unable to service Russell's Hall estate.

Service 222 - currently unable to serve Russels Hall Estate or Nanny Goat Farm.

Service 244 - currently unable to serve Hawne Lane (using Furnace Hill instead), Welsh House Farm to the QE, operating via West Boulavard to Harborne.

Services 255 & 256 - will run to main roads only.

Service 257 - currently unable to serve Stickley estate and Aintree Way.

Service 289 - is unable to serve Brickhouse Farm, operating via Powke Lane from Coxs Lane.

Service 301 - will use Elmore Road, currently unable to serve Bloxwich High Street.

Service 907 - normal line of route, will use layby by One Stop.

Services 934, 936 & 937 - will run to main roads only. Currently unable to service The Crescent Walsall, Daffodil Road (keeping to Sutton Road), Hundred Acre Road and Pheasey Church.

Service 997 - will run to main roads only, currently unable to serve Shady Lane.

Service X1 - will run between Birmingham and Coventry via A45/Birmingham Rd (Meriden, Allesley Village and Parkhill Drive are not being served).

Services X3, X4 & X5 - will run to main roads only.

Service X12 - will run the full route but will be unable to serve Solihull bus station.

Service X61 - will run between Birmingham and Northfield only (Raven Hays & Holly Hill is not being served).

Service X64 - will run between Birmingham and Selly Oak only (Weoley Castle, Bangham Pit, Bartley Green and Woodgate are not being served).

Service X96 - will run between Dudley - Stourbridge (Foster Street East) only. Currently unable to serve Wrens Nest.

Service X70 - will run Birmingham to Chelmsley, currently unable to serve Hall Road, Chester Road, Beechcroft Road, and Parkfield Drive as well as Coleshill Parkway.

Amazon services A5, A51, A52 - will run as normal but cannot serve Cannock town centre."

If the 67 is terminating at Spitfire Island and not able to serve Tangmere Drive then how is the 71 following its normal line of route and serving Tangmere Drive in Castle Vale.

[BK63 YWP]

3 255 gone down standhills road to wolves none gone up towards merry hill in the last hour

[John]

How come the 71s are running through Castle Vale but the 67 is terminating at Spitfire Island?

[Trident 4194]

Is the diamond 4H running full route? I know nx isn't?

[Jack D]

Will the buses come in the morning with the really icy weather due tonight?

[2206]

Will the buses come in the morning with the really icy weather due tonight?

Wait and see. Nobody knows what'll happen in 15 hours time.

[John]

Roads are not too bad now on the 67. Can't speak for any other route. Our terminus and High Street stop are still very slippery and we are sliding in them slightly. The problem will come whwn all the slush and surface water on the roads freezes, which in places along the route is already starting to do so. I'm dreading been out till half 9 tonight

[MasterPlan]

Does anybody know what Middle Park Road was like? If that was safe I reckon the X64 could've been diverted down there towards Weoley Castle.

[Tony]

Drivers are currently reporting the following roads are now dangerous despite being used all day, so expect the freeze to have an impact in the morning
Abbey Rd ( WB 48 48A 127 128 PN 129)
Chin Brook Rd (YW 76)
Bank St (PN 222 WN 255)
Beaconview (WB 45)
Portway (WN 255)
Mucklow Hill ( 9 X10)
Oakham Rd (PN 120)
Chipperfield Rd (AG X12 BC X70
Highfield Rd (WA 8)
Tennyson Rd (WN 11)

[MasterPlan]

I can imagine the ice will make the roads pretty dangerous again.

I can't see the 29 being able to go up and down Shenley Lane / Barnes Hill.

[Mike K]

This may be down to my ignorance of how the NXBus app works but it is showing real time departures for the 22/23 at stops that weren't being served. A while ago it showed a real time departure for the X64 from the Bartley Green terminus in 4 minutes, despite the X64 only running as far as Selly Oak. How is that?

[Stuharris 6360]

Drivers are currently reporting the following roads are now dangerous despite being used all day, so expect the freeze to have an impact in the morning
Abbey Rd ( WB 48 48A 127 128 PN 129)
Chin Brook Rd (YW 76)
Bank St (PN 222 WN 255)
Beaconview (WB 45)
Portway (WN 255)
Mucklow Hill ( 9 X10)
Oakham Rd (PN 120)
Chipperfield Rd (AG X12 BC X70
Highfield Rd (WA 8)
Tennyson Rd (WN 11)

@Tony the 9 doesn't use Mucklow Hill.

[Stu]

This may be down to my ignorance of how the NXBus app works but it is showing real time departures for the 22/23 at stops that weren't being served. A while ago it showed a real time departure for the X64 from the Bartley Green terminus in 4 minutes, despite the X64 only running as far as Selly Oak. How is that?

I presume the tracking system doesn't take diversions and short workings into consideration. I have noticed at some terminus stops that the next bus time counts down even if the bus has arrived early - for example at Moor Street Queensway if the X2 has arrived and is loading, and it is due to depart at 18:13 and it is 18:10 then the display shows the bus being 'due' in 3mins, even though it is already there (rather than showing the 'timetabled' departure). So at certain timing points the display is using some kind of logic, which ends up with the display showing incorrect information if the bus isn't going to serve that stop.

[John]

67s and 71s not serving Castle Vale anymore tonight

28s only running Heartlands to Dyas Road