West Bromwich Garage

[aSingh]

....putting the emphasis on the word WAS.....

Don't wish any bad upon anyone but it is how it is. Bad things happen to the best of us.

[markcf83]

True.

[2206]

74 Branded 4972 was at the Swan with a 51 Branded E400 at about 15:30.
They came down Yardley Road, then went down Coventry Road towards the Airport.
Were they being moved from the Graysons place in Tyseley to the one by the Airport for some reason?

[Dylanbusboy45]

74 Branded 4972 was at the Swan with a 51 Branded E400 at about 15:30.
They came down Yardley Road, then went down Coventry Road towards the Airport.
Were they being moved from the Graysons place in Tyseley to the one by the Airport for some reason?

Wouldn't have been going to the place at the Airport, the Tyseley one has replaced it

[Tony]

74 Branded 4972 was at the Swan with a 51 Branded E400 at about 15:30.
They came down Yardley Road, then went down Coventry Road towards the Airport.
Were they being moved from the Graysons place in Tyseley to the one by the Airport for some reason?

Just on road test to Stonebridge Island and back

[Trident 4194]

Are e400s really necessary on the 3?

[BK63 YWP]

Are e400s really necessary on the 3?

Hmm🧐 a Scania breaks down/not available  and the only bus available at the time is an E400.

Do you

A. Send the E400 out to cover the board

Or

B. Not send a bus out at all and leave a gap in service??

End of the day would rather have a bus regardless of size than none at all!

There was a stumpy e200 on the 15 last year and customers were thankful there was a bus turn up than wait another 30 mins for one

[Trident 4194]

Hmm🧐 a Scania breaks down/not available  and the only bus available at the time is an E400.

Do you

A. Send the E400 out to cover the board

Or

B. Not send a bus out at all and leave a gap in service??

End of the day would rather have a bus regardless of size than none at all!

There was a stumpy e200 on the 15 last year and customers were thankful there was a bus turn up than wait another 30 mins for one

I hate this reply. There was one on there yesterday too. Maybe start buying more single deckers??

[2206]

I hate this reply. There was one on there yesterday too. Maybe start buying more single deckers??

Why should they for the odd day one is not available. There are lots of routes where at present a single decker would be inadequate.
If they did that they'd probably have to increase the frequencies, since the double deckers have more capacity than the single decks.

[Tony]

I hate this reply. There was one on there yesterday too. Maybe start buying more single deckers??

Please tell me the negative impact if a service that is normally a 43 seater has a 77 seater on as cover.

[Trident 4194]

Please tell me the negative impact if a service that is normally a 43 seater has a 77 seater on as cover.

Aren't they heavier on fuel for a stater. Especially at PN where we have crimson tridents instead of e200s currently

[Tony]

Aren't they heavier on fuel for a stater. Especially at PN where we have crimson tridents instead of e200s currently

They are no heavier at PN than any other garage.

What difference does that make to the passenger?

I really do not know what your problem is. The other way around where a small bus has to be used instead of a large one can be, But you want more small buses, so that would become even more likely.

[979]

I hate this reply. There was one on there yesterday too. Maybe start buying more single deckers??

for some unknown reason the single deckers always end up on the City runs 12/13 and the running boards say DD, Drivers just end up driving past bus stops during the peak periods.

[Trident 4194]

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

[Westy]

Its got to be the 'Nx effect' surely?