West Bromwich Garage

[Jack6101]

Do the Crimson E200's actually have an allocated route anymore? The 40 is E200MMC now and the 47 is now mainly always Deckers?

42/3 and 44 ?

[Jack]

42/3 and 44 ?

The 42/43 mainly get the WMB ones and the 44 is a SWB. I know the 40/46 is Crimson E200 on Sundays, but they don't seem to be 'fixed' anywhere on the weekdays and Saturdays...

[4679]

44 during the week is now a LWB e200 as the SWB are needed for the 54/10 e200 mainly get used on the 47 and 40 as atm there aren't enough Mmc to for the 40 especially as there all due to go in WMB livery.

[Jack6101]

Does anyone here know if the 3 and 3A Interwork ?

[Jack]

44 during the week is now a LWB e200 as the SWB are needed for the 54/10 e200 mainly get used on the 47 and 40 as atm there aren't enough Mmc to for the 40 especially as there all due to go in WMB livery.

Thanks for the confirmation, @WB Driver. I presume the 22 is still SWB?

[4679]

Thanks for the confirmation, @WB Driver. I presume the 22 is still SWB?

Yes

[BK63 YWP]

Does anyone here know if the 3 and 3A Interwork ?

At West Brom 3 comes in becomes 3A and vice versa

[richardjones210368]

At West Brom 3 comes in becomes 3A and vice versa

Its even funnier in Blackheath when a driver forgets he is on a 3A and ends up outside the old Blackheath Post Office when he doesnt look at the duty working looks at his ticket machine and ends up NIS opposite the new libarary waiting for the 24 you would be surprised how often that happens!

[2900]

It looks like a minor route change in the City centre back to how it used to be some years ago. How minor a route change does there need to be for drivers to need route training, there must be a significant number of drivers on the Oldbury rota who need route training?

What about drivers on other rotas, do they need route training before they could work a duty on the 82 / 87?

Theres nothing new about the 82/87 city loop done it for years after the bullring/markets was remodel,ed .
Same stops as before from what i have read,
Colmore row as now is the terminus back then it was the bus mall. I wont be wasting my sunday morning route leaning that, not interested in 90 mins pay either.
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[2900]

Well i can talk about now , there will 25 running boards on82/87s during peak now from the 26th currently 23 boards before that the previous loop 24 boards.
There will 7 boards operating on evenings instead of 6 boards due to interworking of 82/87s during the evening/ late nite period call what you will.
Welcome the interworking at nite as i can use toilets at dudley now, i have been watering the bushes at lightwoods park for many years.
One of the many downsides of the loop we can no longer use the toilets at snowhill cop shop.

[aSingh]

I went up to use the toilets at Bearwood bus station where you insert 10p to use and to my shock I found a homeless couple sleeping in there 😯😯😯

[karl724223]

I went up to use the toilets at Bearwood bus station where you insert 10p to use and to my shock I found a homeless couple sleeping in there 😯😯😯

we got the same problem in Halesowen bus station toilet

[richardjones210368]

we got the same problem in Halesowen bus station toilet

Really I will raise this to TfWM as it is clearly unacceptable and have not heard of this previously the toilet in Bearwood is the responsibility of Sandwell MBC. The Mayor has a clear strategy for overcoming homelesness but I dont think it includes sleeping his bus stations.

[karl724223]

Really I will raise this to TfWM as it is clearly unacceptable and have not heard of this previously the toilets in Bearwood are the responsibility of Sandwell MBC

stourbridge is the same disabled toilets locked up after a certain hour due to anti social behaviour
Dudley another problem disabled toilets opened up if somebody can be bothered to open them up

[richardjones210368]

stourbridge is the same disabled toilets locked up after a certain hour due to anti social behaviour
Dudley another problem disabled toilets opened up if somebody can be bothered to open them up

Yes I am aware of the locking of the toilets at night sadly its due to constant vandilism but not of anyone sleeping in them thanks for the information I wll follow this up.