West Bromwich Garage

[Tony]

22 got a fair few more passengers than diamond achieved under the 122. Wonder why that is

What you actually mean is you have just seen a 22 with a few passengers on and it looks more than I remember last time I saw a Diamond one.

[Trident 4194]

What you actually mean is you have just seen a 22 with a few passengers on and it looks more than I remember last time I saw a Diamond one.

Nope never saw a 122 that busy before especially at 11:00 in the morning

[Tony]

Nope never saw a 122 that busy before especially at 11:00 in the morning

So i was right. You have seen one bus!

[Tony]

6990 now at WB. That completes the WB batch

[the trainbasher]

4237 - WB74

What time's this off Dudley?

[CL]

What time's this off Dudley?

I'm not certain of timings, but if it's of any use to you - I posted around the time I got off it in Birmingham! I presume in the hour since I've posted it'll be preparing for the return trip into the city from Dudley around about now.

[4679]

Tomorrow 3 of WB tacho buses will be on a private hire from Kings Heath to Drayton Manor. May Possibly be 6991,2,3.

[Tony]

Tomorrow 3 of WB tacho buses will be on a private hire from Kings Heath to Drayton Manor. May Possibly be 6991,2,3.

Along with 2 from YW. Those two garages not providing cricket buses. WA, PN, AG, PB & BC will be

[fleetline6477]

Along with 2 from YW. Those two garages not providing cricket buses. WA, PN, AG, PB & BC will be

How many buses does the cricket buses require? What is the frequency?

[Stu]

How many buses does the cricket buses require? What is the frequency?

https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/places-to-visit/catch-the-cricket-with-your-shuttle-bus-ticket

[Sh4318]

What's allocated to the 5 these days? I thought it would be the 47**s, but they appear to be mainstays on the 12A/13s & 80/80A

[CL]

What's allocated to the 5 these days? I thought it would be the 47**s, but they appear to be mainstays on the 12A/13s & 80/80A

From observation, it looks as though it's reverted back to Volvo B7TLs (both ALX/Gemini bodyworks) - however, the 47**/49** E400s still appear on there from time to time.

edit: I can't be certain, seeing as they're still relatively new, but the MMCs have been known to make one or two odd appearances on the 5, here and there; likewise with the 74. I'd give that one a while before it's decided whether or not they're definitively noteworthy or not (i.e. a Sunday allocation, perhaps?)

[Trident 4609]

What's allocated to the 5 these days? I thought it would be the 47**s, but they appear to be mainstays on the 12A/13s & 80/80A

Mixed. B7TL's (ALX400 & Gemini bodied examples), 47** & 49** E400's all seem to be on daily, there havd been a number of Omnilinks and E400MMC's from observation this week.

Also, from observation the 47** Enviro 400's are spread across on the 5, 12A/13, 74 & 80 daily and then the other routes that see double deckers have them cropping up often.

From this week, the Sunday allocation sheets will specify Platinums on the 5 & 80, although WB are different in that anything parked in the overflow yard on a Saturday night doesn't come out till Monday morning so as seen last week they'll probably appear all over WB's network.

[Trident 4194]

Didn't realise how many alx 400 b7tl were still in operation at WB. I would say over 50% of the allocation on the 5 was 42**. There was also an omnilink on there as well as a fee e400s.

[Sh4318]

6991 is on the 80/80A. Meanwhile, there's a Crimson Enviro 400 on the 82/87. Logic