West Bromwich Garage

[jack corbett]

not 100% sure if permanent, but 4225 and 4226 back at WB on Saturday, one on the 80 and the other on the 74/75.

keep seeing them on 74 and once on 87 (think)

[Sh4318]

I think 4225 is a permanent move, it was on the 127-9 the other day. Haven't seen 4226

[jack corbett]

ya 4226 has been on 74 all week

[Ash]

Hopefully 4225/6 will allow a couple of the alx400 to be refurbished at WB as there in a bad state.

[Nathan4775]

Does anyone have the list for the when all the WB bus services changed numbers/garages, what routes were incorporated in to what routes  etc, much appreciated  :)

[wbdriver]

Nath

As far as i can remember, the following happened on the 28th October 2012 when the Sandwell Review took place:

401 became the 43 same route
402 became the 42, replaced 402A daily and extended from Tipton to Dudley
404 became the 4, extended to Halesowen (4H) and Merry Hill (4M) 7 days a week
405 became the 45 same route
406 became the 46, extended to Londonderry replacing part of the 444 route
410 became the 40 same route
414 became the 41 same route
428 and 429 became the 47/A same route, replacing Centro 478 on evenings and Sundays
444 replaced by 53, 46, 129 and 83
447 replaced by 129 and 53
448 became the 48 same route
449 became the 49, extended to Bearwood
450 replaced by 53 and extended to Merry Hill via the 123 (Central bus?), origionally shared between WB and PN, now just at PN
451 became the 5 same route
238 became the 289, same route but recently curtailed to Old Hill origionally shared between WB and PN, now just at PN except on Sundays when WB run it to Rowley Regis Hospital
644 became the 44 same route
688 became the 121 same route

129 introduced replacing 444 and 447
89 extended to Blackheath, replacing 128 which was curtailed at Oldbury

74, 75, 82 and 87 unchanged

mght be others as well, but this is as much as i can remember at the minute.

[Sh4318]

Nath

As far as i can remember, the following happened on the 28th October 2012 when the Sandwell Review took place:

401 became the 43 same route
402 became the 42, replaced 402A daily and extended from Tipton to Dudley
404 became the 4, extended to Halesowen (4H) and Merry Hill (4M) 7 days a week
405 became the 45 same route
406 became the 46, extended to Londonderry replacing part of the 444 route
410 became the 40 same route
414 became the 41 same route
428 and 429 became the 47/A same route, replacing Centro 478 on evenings and Sundays
444 replaced by 53, 46, 129 and 83
447 replaced by 129 and 53
448 became the 48 same route
449 became the 49, extended to Bearwood
450 replaced by 53 and extended to Merry Hill via the 123 (Central bus?), origionally shared between WB and PN, now just at PN
451 became the 5 same route
238 became the 289, same route but recently curtailed to Old Hill origionally shared between WB and PN, now just at PN except on Sundays when WB run it to Rowley Regis Hospital
644 became the 44 same route
688 became the 121 same route

129 introduced replacing 444 and 447
89 extended to Blackheath, replacing 128 which was curtailed at Oldbury

74, 75, 82 and 87 unchanged

mght be others as well, but this is as much as i can remember at the minute.

83 was introduced, reintroducing a direct link between City Hospital and West Bromwich, and replacing the 444 in Kendrick Park and Devonshire Road/Stoney Lane

[Nathan4775]

Nath

As far as i can remember, the following happened on the 28th October 2012 when the Sandwell Review took place:

401 became the 43 same route
402 became the 42, replaced 402A daily and extended from Tipton to Dudley
404 became the 4, extended to Halesowen (4H) and Merry Hill (4M) 7 days a week
405 became the 45 same route
406 became the 46, extended to Londonderry replacing part of the 444 route
410 became the 40 same route
414 became the 41 same route
428 and 429 became the 47/A same route, replacing Centro 478 on evenings and Sundays
444 replaced by 53, 46, 129 and 83
447 replaced by 129 and 53
448 became the 48 same route
449 became the 49, extended to Bearwood
450 replaced by 53 and extended to Merry Hill via the 123 (Central bus?), origionally shared between WB and PN, now just at PN
451 became the 5 same route
238 became the 289, same route but recently curtailed to Old Hill origionally shared between WB and PN, now just at PN except on Sundays when WB run it to Rowley Regis Hospital
644 became the 44 same route
688 became the 121 same route

129 introduced replacing 444 and 447
89 extended to Blackheath, replacing 128 which was curtailed at Oldbury

74, 75, 82 and 87 unchanged

mght be others as well, but this is as much as i can remember at the minute.

Thanks WB, now I can make a few amendments to my timetables  :)

[uniquicity]

1668 now has up to date destination blinds. Well done Simon ;)

(Nothing else of interest seen in WB recently)

[Sh4318]

(Nothing else of interest seen in WB recently)

Where is 4529? Either it's become one of my very illusive buses, or something's being done to it

[nitromatt1]

4517 set off a speed camera on the 74 this evening lol

[Ash]

4517 set off a speed camera on the 74 this evening lol

Was it the one by the West Bromwich Albion ground along the Birmingham Road.

[BU07 LGO]

The speed cameras are all turned off but the one in west brom on the 5/4 route by the fire station seems to randomly flash 3/4 times

[Trident 4609]

The speed cameras are all turned off but the one in west brom on the 5/4 route by the fire station seems to randomly flash 3/4 times

Think Matt means those LED signs that tell you your speed (Like in.Wolverhampton Bus Station)

[nitromatt1]

The speed cameras are all turned off but the one in west brom on the 5/4 route by the fire station seems to randomly flash 3/4 times

Think Matt means those LED signs that tell you your speed (Like in.Wolverhampton Bus Station)

No I don't, I mean a Gatso, as in big yellow box. It did seem to flash somebody else a few seconds before we passed as well though so perhaps it's just set up to scare people into slowing down