Walsall Garage

[jc]

4346 present at Yardley Wood on the pits yesterday

[Trident 4194]

Never realised the 40/41 was withdrawn?

[BK63 YWP]

Never realised the 40/41 was withdrawn?

... 40 Wolverhampton to Willenhall withdrawn and the other part Willenhall to Walsall is now the 37 Willenhall to Walsall via Darlaston

41 upped to every 20 mins

[P419 EJW]

Never realised the 40/41 was withdrawn?

You're nearly 5 months too late... ::)

The 37 is Walsall - Willenhall, same route as the old 333. 41 is every 20 minutes.

[Trident 4194]

You're nearly 5 months too late... ::)

The 37 is Walsall - Willenhall, same route as the old 333. 41 is every 20 minutes.

Thankyou both, shows how little I know about that area

[Westy]

Must admit I'm surprised the loadings have gone up enough for NX to start the majority of an evening & Sunday service on the 41.

When was the last time WMT(as was!) did evening & Sunday 341's (as was!)?

Must be sometime in the 90's!

(Did they ever do the 342?)

[Walsall1955]

Must admit I'm surprised the loadings have gone up enough for NX to start the majority of an evening & Sunday service on the 41.

When was the last time WMT(as was!) did evening & Sunday 341's (as was!)?

Must be sometime in the 90's!

(Did they ever do the 342?)

It might have been 1992 when WMT were replaced by Choice Travel on the evenings + Sundays 341 as following photos were both taken on Sundays in 1992:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/5614591404/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/16196236410/in/photolist-qFcWPm-ejXZp4-ihekfj-iiBoD2-iiABHx-cr72Ss-bKg6pp-brxrz4-b23Zkz-aCDd4f-aoVijH-9G3NXV-9AZkvR-9AfCri-9weUG6-agukNq-9uyT6A-9y9fq5-9fpxVH-9jnNYD-9ciUSF-8CETP7-8u4LGt-8o8Fnu-7WyRVi-hVBRnL-9vidMG-v8qmxj

At a later stage evenings and Sundays 341 became 342 as passengers wanted an evening and Sunday 364 service (to mirror daytime Chase 364) - what they got instead was withdrawal of 341 evenings and Sundays buses from Lane Head and Bloxwich Road North to provide a 342 via Beechdale and Leamore Lane.

[Westy]

Did Wmt / Twm use that Centro blind much?

[Walsall1955]

Did Wmt / Twm use that Centro blind much?

Not often in my recollection, but here's another example (and I'm not sure if the service concerned actually was subsidised:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/7288344612/in/photolist-kcxzAG-jKMrqG-c73EW1-bTbDbH-bv83jZ-aPKx3F-aCD8n9-9qAQWo-8NNbmh-8tH8gk-8qrafK-8qrafP-8hGrfn-8hEf1u-8fwGJf-aEFStu-bGJqV4

[Westy]

4870 covering the 2nd from Cannock X51 this morning.

(Normally a Platty!)

[Other Walsall Tony]

I have heard rumours that WA37 is to be withdrawn.  Any comments?

[BusFan94]

I have heard rumours that WA37 is to be withdrawn.  Any comments?

Not Surprised they didn't get many Passengers on the Service The 41 was beating it Passenger Wise along with Sandwell Travel's 333X having to commute to Willenhall alot meant I could see the loadings on the 37 there was about3 to 5 people on it no need to put Omnilink on it put E200's which I have seen on there before on it still nowhere near full.

[Westy]

Lets hope nothing happens to Sandwell Travel then!

[Westy]

Popping down Walsall today, it looks the 301 & 302 are using the Saturday allocation of vehicles on the Sunday service.

I've spotted an E400 & 2 43xx Tridents alongside a usual branded B7Lre on that corridor.

(No Diamonds on this corridor today unlike normal!)

[Michael Bevan]

Popping down Walsall today, it looks the 301 & 302 are using the Saturday allocation of vehicles on the Sunday service.

I've spotted an E400 & 2 43xx Tridents alongside a usual branded B7Lre on that corridor.

(No Diamonds on this corridor today unlike normal!)

I think the allocation today was deckers due to Diamond not being out in Walsall at all today (which is why the 29 also had a Trident). The branded B7RLE was a change bus for 4735.