West Bromwich Garage

[Dylanbusboy45]

They sometimes appear on the 83/89

And if your lucky you can find a few of them on the 48

[Tony]

And if your lucky you can find a few of them on the 48

With the extras arriving now they will obviously be a bit more widespread

[winston]

That should free up a couple of Enviros

I'd assume that the WB E400's freed up from the 75 will eventually cascade to replace the 06 plate Gemini's heading to Dundee.

[Dylanbusboy45]

With the extras arriving now they will obviously be a bit more widespread

Yes they will be more common on 48/83/89 with more arriving. How many more Presidents are WB getting @Tony ?

[Stu]

Fancy withdrawing a route that has just been extended, NE haven't given it chance to see whether the extension to Darlaston would improve the reliability issues?

Generally speaking, extending an already unreliable service tends to make it even more unreliable.

[Trident 4194]

Thankyou for your responses did attempt to find one on 89 but 4269 turned up

[Stuharris 6360]

Generally speaking, extending an already unreliable service tends to make it even more unreliable.

So why did NE extend it then?

The problem isn't at the Wednesbury/Darlaston end, its on the Handsworth part of the route!

[GeminiFan1991]

So why did NE extend it then?

The problem isn't at the Wednesbury/Darlaston end, its on the Handsworth part of the route!

This is the bit I don't get, why does the 75 get the short of the stick and gets withdrawn and the 74 leaves pretty much unscathed ?

[Sh4318]

This is the bit I don't get, why does the 75 get the short of the stick and gets withdrawn and the 74 leaves pretty much unscathed ?

Withdrawing the 74 would never have been an option. Perhaps there isn't that much demand for a service between Wednesbury and Birmingham

[Stuharris 6360]

Withdrawing the 74 would never have been an option. Perhaps there isn't that much demand for a service between Wednesbury and Birmingham

More to the point, NE would never upset customers around Birmingham, to me NE should be approaching the council regarding the traffic problems and urge them to take action, Handsworth has been a bottle neck for to long!

If the council refuse to take action, withdraw all the routes through Handsworth, although NE are to weak to do that!

[GeminiFan1991]

More to the point, NE would never upset customers around Birmingham, to me NE should be approaching the council regarding the traffic problems and urge them to take action, Handsworth has been a bottle neck for to long!

If the council refuse to take action, withdraw all the routes through Handsworth, although NE are to weak to do that!

Soho Road services are well used so pulling completely would deprive NX of some good revenue.

I think your right about the council taking action as its hardly the case of NX buses clogging up the road.

[Tony]

More to the point, NE would never upset customers around Birmingham, to me NE should be approaching the council regarding the traffic problems and urge them to take action, Handsworth has been a bottle neck for to long!

If the council refuse to take action, withdraw all the routes through Handsworth, although NE are to weak to do that!

Generally Handsworth isn't the problem with the 74/75 though!

[Stuharris 6360]

Generally Handsworth isn't the problem with the 74/75 though!

Where is then @Tony because whenever I have been on the 74/5 everything has been ok till you approach Handsworth and then you can take ages just to get through there!

[Tony]

Where is then @Tony because whenever I have been on the 74/5 everything has been ok till you approach Handsworth and then you can take ages just to get through there!

Yes, but it is always the same, so timetabled to match. The problems that cause late running are normally either M5 Junction 1 problems or West Bromwich Ringway completely seizing up when too many cars come through the two bus only approaches to the bus station which the traffic lights cannot cope with

[Stuharris 6360]

Yes, but it is always the same, so timetabled to match. The problems that cause late running are normally either M5 Junction 1 problems or West Bromwich Ringway completely seizing up when too many cars come through the two bus only approaches to the bus station which the traffic lights cannot cope with

Ah right @Tony , I know nothing can be done to mitigate M5 problems, however the Ringway, surely Sandwell Council could be approached to try and solve the problems. Otherwise surely they could be diverted around the outside of West Bromwich town centre!