West Bromwich Garage

[richardjones210368]

;D

Am I right then in thinking that this 'exclusion' zone is just within the inner ring road then?

It is @Stu for example at Hockley the Bolton Industrial Center in Icknield St is within the zone but New Bingley Hall isn't; the old Hockley bus garage;  while The Old Mint is but Tescos isn't.

[richardjones210368]

The things we have to put up with just earn a crust

Tell me about I seem to have become some Urban Bus Ninja over the years !

[mesub]

Stu's quote is very old. I'm sure it would it would have already been answered?

[richardjones210368]

Stu's quote is very old. I'm sure it would it would have already been answered?

It came to me via a  personal message on the forum last night to which I respond too but accidently posted it. Apologies

[4679]

4275 had moved from its spot in the garage we're it's been stood a couple of months has it finally gone for scrap?

[2900]

4275 had moved from its spot in the garage we're it's been stood a couple of months has it finally gone for scrap?

Engineers certainly robbed a great many parts from it while it stood.
4265 going the same way parts being harvested to keep the other 4200s going , it was a decent bus I guess not being add blue it's fate was sealed.
4275 4278 I always remember from brand new at Hockley garage as being slugs, so painfully slow, but they did have excellent cab air con, on a boiling hot day you could sit in the cab with jumper on tie done up and be cool as cucumber sadly once they broke that was it.

[filbus1]

2232 in new West Midlands livery having a run on the 49 this morning

[Jack]

Lovely to see the Platinums on the Dudley Road are being treated nicely! 6976 stinks of weed, rubbish scattered, people putting feet on seats! Actual waste of time upgrading them if you ask me, still struggle to understand why they upgraded them to Platinums when the E400's had only been running about for 4 years on them and there's route that haven't been upgraded for over 10 years!

[Sh4318]

Lovely to see the Platinums on the Dudley Road are being treated nicely! 6976 stinks of weed, rubbish scattered, people putting feet on seats! Actual waste of time upgrading them if you ask me, still struggle to understand why they upgraded them to Platinums when the E400's had only been running about for 4 years on them and there's route that haven't been upgraded for over 10 years!

It's one of the busiest bus corridors in Birmingham

[Trident 4194]

Lovely to see the Platinums on the Dudley Road are being treated nicely! 6976 stinks of weed, rubbish scattered, people putting feet on seats! Actual waste of time upgrading them if you ask me, still struggle to understand why they upgraded them to Platinums when the E400's had only been running about for 4 years on them and there's route that haven't been upgraded for over 10 years!

To add to that I went on one of the ex WB e400's 475* on the 126 yesterday. The seat cushions were not in a very clean state, and the blue interior really showed how dirty the bus was.

[Sh4318]

To add to that I went on one of the ex WB e400's 475* on the 126 yesterday. The seat cushions were not in a very clean state, and the blue interior really showed how dirty the bus was.

Yeah, they're a bit worse for wear, they look like they've been neglected since coming off the Dudley Road, it's sad to see, but I guess they're getting on a bit at 13 years old

[Jack]

Yeah, they're a bit worse for wear, they look like they've been neglected since coming off the Dudley Road, it's sad to see, but I guess they're getting on a bit at 13 years old

I remember the 47** Gemini's in the same state when they came off.

To add to that I went on one of the ex WB e400's 475* on the 126 yesterday. The seat cushions were not in a very clean state, and the blue interior really showed how dirty the bus was.

I had 4749 on an 80 earlier and that it was in the same state as the one you had on the 126.

[MasterPlan]

I have to say I've been on a few 47**s on the 74 and you can certainly see wear and tear.

[monkeyjoe]

Lovely to see the Platinums on the Dudley Road are being treated nicely! 6976 stinks of weed, rubbish scattered, people putting feet on seats! Actual waste of time upgrading them if you ask me, still struggle to understand why they upgraded them to Platinums when the E400's had only been running about for 4 years on them and there's route that haven't been upgraded for over 10 years!

Totally agree with that!!!!

[Stu]

Lovely to see the Platinums on the Dudley Road are being treated nicely! 6976 stinks of weed, rubbish scattered, people putting feet on seats! Actual waste of time upgrading them if you ask me, still struggle to understand why they upgraded them to Platinums when the E400's had only been running about for 4 years on them and there's route that haven't been upgraded for over 10 years!

You get the same on the 50. A majority of passengers welcome and enjoy these new buses, and it helps with passenger growth. Its a minority of individuals who don't care and have no respect.