Service changes 28th April 2019

[B.C Driver]

That's why they need a frequency increase!!! Anytime I try and get a 51 in the city it's like torture fighting my way onto a rammed bus.

Exactly. You've just proved my point.
Since the 52 was withdrawn and replaced with The Perry Beeches personal taxi (aka 952), the rammed 33s and 51s are common.

[Jack]

Exactly. You've just proved my point.
Since the 52 was withdrawn and replaced with The Perry Beeches personal taxi (aka 952), the rammed 33s and 51s are common.

Yes you're right, that's why I speculate why the 52 was withdrawn by the personal taxi, it did help the flow of passengers along Birchfield Road. In a way I think it was withdrawn just to have more spare Omnilinks in the depot.

[Sh4318]

That's why they need a frequency increase!!! Anytime I try and get a 51 in the city it's like torture fighting my way onto a rammed bus.

In fairness, they need a frequency increase because they reduced the frequency of both to accodomate the 52/52A (6 buses an hour), surprised they didn't up the frequency of the 33 & 51, when the 952 was re-introduced

[Westy]

In fairness, they need a frequency increase because they reduced the frequency of both to accodomate the 52/52A (6 buses an hour), surprised they didn't up the frequency of the 33 & 51, when the 952 was re-introduced

Have they got the spare buses to up the frequency?


Presumbly garage PVR was decreased when the frequency was decreased, so unless spare buses can be magicked from somewhere, they won't just revert the frequency.

[2206]

Have they got the spare buses to up the frequency?


Presumbly garage PVR was decreased when the frequency was decreased, so unless spare buses can be magicked from somewhere, they won't just revert the frequency.

Would they not source the extra buses if they deemed it was required? Would it really be to do with spare buses in the garage?
They seem to have managed to source extra buses for other routes in the past, when other routes have had frequency increases such as the 80, X51 and Uni services? Also when the 952 was changed and became the 52/52A back in 2015 they managed to source the extra buses then.

[monkeyjoe]

They would pull resources from East Brum probably  ;)

[PB2938]

When the 52 was replaced by 952 in April 2018 the X51 was increased if I remember right. And PB lost 5 buses which 4 was lost from the 52 replacement.

PB lost 4856 to WA
1932/1933/1934 /1935 to YW

[winston]

Have they got the spare buses to up the frequency?

Presumbly garage PVR was decreased when the frequency was decreased, so unless spare buses can be magicked from somewhere, they won't just revert the frequency.

There are 75 more Platinum's due in next few months, so if it's something they want to do they could.

[Trident 4194]

There are 75 more Platinum's due in next few months, so if it's something they want to do they could.

Thsee replacing 43** tridents too?

[karl724223]

Pensnett wins
Service 5 will be extended down 267 route to Stourbridge
Service 657 will inter work with service 5 renumbered 17A
Service 208 renumbered 14A
Service 24
Service 288 renumbered 288A/C  will inter work with service 28
....Official notices were only put up at garage on Friday 1st....

[BK63 YWP]

Pensnett wins
Service 5 will be extended down 267 route to Stourbridge
Service 657 will inter work with service 5
Service 208 renumbered 14A
Service 24
Service 288 renumbered 288A/C  will inter work with service 28

@karl724223 does that mean the 5 extensions to wall heath will stop?

Hopefully this extension to Stourbridge will increase patronage of the 5

[karl724223]

@karl724223 does that mean the 5 extensions to wall heath will stop?

Hopefully this extension to Stourbridge will increase patronage of the 5

quicker service to hospital and Dudley for passengers from wordsley ashwood park and kingswinford 

[Trident 4609]

Pensnett wins
Service 5 will be extended down 267 route to Stourbridge
Service 657 will inter work with service 5
Service 208 renumbered 14A
Service 24
Service 288 renumbered 288A/C  will inter work with service 28

New routes 14, 17A, 24, 288A/C will be operated by Pensnett from Sunday 21st April
Service 5 extended to Stourbridge via the existing Diamond 267 route to Stourbridge via Ashwood Park and Wordsley.

Service 14A to replace Igo service 208 and will run hourly between Dudley and Merry Hill.

Service 17A to replace existing Diamond service 657 and extend from Kingswinford to Wall Heath. Will be interworked with service 5.

Service 24 Route taken over from Diamond and operates between Foxyards, Dudley, Cradley Heath and Merry Hill.

Service 288A/C replacing existing Diamond service 288 between Stourbridge, Redlake Rd and Stourbridge Junction

Not NX related but saves me making another post in the April tenders thread:

Banga have registered a 52 (replacing the 22 between Wolves and Coseley) and have won the 53 (Wolverhampton to Rocket Pool) off igo.

[Dylanbusboy45]

Something I haven't seen mentioned is whether these tenders are specifying Euro 6 vehicles like some others have done recently? If so that would mean new E200MMC minis I assume

[2206]

Something I haven't seen mentioned is whether these tenders are specifying Euro 6 vehicles like some others have done recently? If so that would mean new E200MMC minis I assume

I think it was mentioned Dundee don't need all of the streetlites, so maybe PN will get some of them?
Or it could be second hand trapped midi buses maybe?