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10A to Lichfield from 22nd of July

Started by Michael Bevan, June 10, 2018, 05:32:23 PM

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Westy

Quote from: Tony on August 24, 2018, 12:20:28 PM
Walsall classic bus running day - Saturday 1st September

To celebrate the launch of the new service 10A between Walsall and Lichfield and to commemorate the last day of operation of 300 series route numbers in Walsall (the 301 and 302 become the 31 and 32 from 2nd September), we're holding a heritage vehicle running day in Walsall on Saturday 1st September.

Come and join us between 10:00 and 16:00 for free rides on buses of yesteryear.

Classic buses will be running between Walsall and Lichfield on the 10A and between Walsall and Bloxwich on the 301.

We'll also be operating a variety of modern vehicles in different liveries from across the business on the 10 and 10A, including buses in heritage Walsall and Coventry liveries and our recently repainted Pride bus.

Please note that free rides will only be available on heritage buses. Normal fares will be charged on other journeys on the 10, 10A and 301. Some vehicles in use on the day are kindly being provided by private individuals and the Transport Museum, Wythall, and will not be operated by National Express West Midlands. Travel on these vehicles will be at the discretion of the vehicle owner in each case.

Is there any official publicity out like there was for the end of the first gen low floor buses on the 301 a few years back, or am I ok to copy & share on social media?

Tony

Not hard to find. It is on the front page of the company website

https://nxbus.co.uk/

Tony

This is a clue to some of the buses we hope to have in service

A couple dependant on repairs being done in time

CL

Quote from: Tony on August 24, 2018, 05:58:03 PM
This is a clue to some of the buses we hope to have in service

A couple dependant on repairs being done in time
Loving the graphics! Really do hope 1707 could make it. :D
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#109
Just a quick question for anyone who knows but does anybody know what vehicles will be used on wat routes on the running day

MW

Quote from: I love Walsall buses on August 24, 2018, 10:53:26 PM
Just a quick question for anyone who knows but does anybody know what vehicles will be used on the running day

If you look at that picture it suggests

1707
2957
3225
4001
4453
4601

& Pride Bus (can't rememeber fleet number)

I love Walsall buses

Quote from: MW on August 24, 2018, 11:03:03 PM
If you look at that picture it suggests

1707
2957
3225
4001
4453
4601

& Pride Bus (can't rememeber fleet number)
4879
And also I ment to put what routes will they be used on

Sorry everyone

MW

Quote from: I love Walsall buses on August 24, 2018, 11:05:16 PM
4879
And also I ment to put what routes will they be used on

Sorry everyone

You want to know which routes they'll be on? Are you for real?

Did you not read what Tony said? I suggest you go back to the previous page and read Tony's message.

Westy

Just had a ride out & back to the Lichfield Food Festival.

Nice to see timetables are on most stops & even a specially designed flag for one stop!

(The first one after the boundary between the A5 & Chasetown!)

l.murphy123

Well so far I've had one very late 10A (on a Sunday too!) and a non-existent 10A yesterday (this was the last 10A to go all the way to Lichfield which means having waited an hour I could then only get as far as Burntwood!). Disappointed!
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Tony

Quote from: l.murphy123 on August 30, 2018, 11:38:34 AM
Well so far I've had one very late 10A (on a Sunday too!)


Did you go to Lichfield on Sunday?

Did you happen to notice anything happening there?

l.murphy123

Quote from: Tony on August 30, 2018, 12:00:39 PM
Did you go to Lichfield on Sunday?

Did you happen to notice anything happening there?

As mentioned in a different thread there was a food festival yes but surely that can't make you 20 minutes late.
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DJ

Quote from: l.murphy123 on August 30, 2018, 06:50:40 PM
As mentioned in a different thread there was a food festival yes but surely that can't make you 20 minutes late.

If there were more people boarding than usual, as well as more cars on the road, that could indeed cause delays.

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

Kevin

About the running day, obviously there'd be more departures on the two routes than there are heritage buses, is there any sort of timetable as to which departures will have heritage vehicles running?
Now in exile in Oxfordshire....
 

Westy

Quote from: Kevin on August 30, 2018, 08:02:33 PM
About the running day, obviously there'd be more departures on the two routes than there are heritage buses, is there any sort of timetable as to which departures will have heritage vehicles running?

Didnt the 301's on the previous occasion run as duplicates?

The 10a's ought to run as duplicates, as that is what Central did on the 35!

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