West Bromwich Garage

[Westy]

Very upset that no one noticed todays historic journey, that is set to become a new novelty working.

The 0800 6E Walsall - Aldridge is operated by WB garage, before later running on the (WB)40 & evening 5 service.

Todays vehicle was Merc 1699 - not sure if this will more commonly be an Enviro200 though!

No idea what the Merc displayed on its destination blind, but pretty sure this is the first WB service to depart from the main bus station in Walsall.

Well did anyone know?

I'd have to look through my old 70's timetables but surely there was there was a WB - Streetly - Aldridge - Walsall in the 70's into the old St Pauls BS?

[Tony]

Very upset that no one noticed todays historic journey, that is set to become a new novelty working.

The 0800 6E Walsall - Aldridge is operated by WB garage, before later running on the (WB)40 & evening 5 service.

Todays vehicle was Merc 1699 - not sure if this will more commonly be an Enviro200 though!

No idea what the Merc displayed on its destination blind, but pretty sure this is the first WB service to depart from the main bus station in Walsall.

Runs as a 4 West Bromwich to Walsall; a 6 to Aldridge, then special to Queslett and a 5 back to West Bromwich, so the first three journies are on three different, but consequetively numbered routes!

[Ashley]

Very upset that no one noticed todays historic journey, that is set to become a new novelty working.

The 0800 6E Walsall - Aldridge is operated by WB garage, before later running on the (WB)40 & evening 5 service.

Todays vehicle was Merc 1699 - not sure if this will more commonly be an Enviro200 though!

No idea what the Merc displayed on its destination blind, but pretty sure this is the first WB service to depart from the main bus station in Walsall.

Runs as a 4 West Bromwich to Walsall; a 6 to Aldridge, then special to Queslett and a 5 back to West Bromwich, so the first three journies are on three different, but consequetively numbered routes!

This will produce a few interesting sightings

[Kevin]

Suppose it has to be asked... Why?
Don't Walsall have enough buses to run the extra 6 or 4 journeys? If there was such a need for the extra 5 journey couldn't it come from West Brom as a 5?

[37351ml]

1699 was on 5 @ 22.20 from wb.Its appearance on the 4 this morning must be the first merc on there for over 5 years. Also the 1st ever merc to visit Aldridge in service?

[notepanel]

Suppose it has to be asked... Why?
Don't Walsall have enough buses to run the extra 6 or 4 journeys? If there was such a need for the extra 5 journey couldn't it come from West Brom as a 5?

Judging by the fact the extra journey has been timetabled on the 6, I would assume WB were the only garage with a spare morning peak bus and the 4 and 5 journeys are simply there to reduce dead mileage.

[uniquicity]

Was the vehicle on this board today 1671?

[Tony]

Was the vehicle on this board today 1671?

I think so, but 4971 is currently on that running board, so that is a rare working on the 40

[uniquicity]

Was the vehicle on this board today 1671?

I think so, but 4971 is currently on that running board, so that is a rare working on the 40

That would make sense as 1671 just ran empty back to Oak Lane after arriving on in WB the 5

[37351ml]

4964 was on the 5 part of this board (22.20 Wb-Sutton) so 4971 must have been swapped.

[37351ml]

4086 noted on the 40 and evening 5 portions of the "novelty board". Three days and 3 different vehicle types...

[uniquicity]

@Sh4318

4962 appeared on the 48 on 19/12/2014 ;)

[Mike K]

@Sh4318

4962 appeared on the 48 on 19/12/2014 ;)

I'll second that. Mr Uniquicity beat me to posting the sighting by 5 minutes.

[uniquicity]

4249 has had a new rear LED blind fitted, but it hasn't been fitted properly so is leaning backwards :/

On the 48 if anyone wants to see. 09.02 from WB

[Sh4318]

4249 has had a new rear LED blind fitted, but it hasn't been fitted properly so is leaning backwards :/

On the 48 if anyone wants to see. 09.02 from WB

Interesting. Yesterday while I was waiting for the 1607 to Birmingham New Street (on platform 4 of Smethwick Galton Bridge), I saw an ALX on the 83 along Telford Way, which appeared to have a rear LED, I had a hunch that it was 4249, but then realised how absurd that sounded and convinced myself I was seeing things. I'll certainly be on the lookout for it now :), saying that, 4249 literally follows me everywhere