Service changes 28th April 2019

[Dom]

Wow, a lichfield to Birmingham bus service! Despite the long journey time I think that it will do OK. A lot more people from lichfield travel to Birmingham than to Walsall. But an 80 minute journey time and the terrible traffic between mere Green and Sutton Coldfield will deter some people. No doubt it will be busy when the cross city line has a signal fault / overhead wire problem etc.

How do you know it'll be an 80 min journey time?

[Lichfield_Lad]

It's just a guess. The x3 takes an hour from Hill Hook to Birmingham,  and the x12 takes just over 15 minutes from lichfield to Hill hook, and if the x3 takes its current route serving more of hill hook than the x12 that's eadily another 2 minutes. Of course we don't know the exact route yet, will it serve more of Shenstone than the x12, which way will it go into lichfield etc. But I think 70 minutes would be the absolute fastest it could do it in which is a long time.

[SK68MEV]

It's just a guess. The x3 takes an hour from Hill Hook to Birmingham,  and the x12 takes just over 15 minutes from lichfield to Hill hook, and if the x3 takes its current route serving more of hill hook than the x12 that's eadily another 2 minutes. Of course we don't know the exact route yet, will it serve more of Shenstone than the x12, which way will it go into lichfield etc. But I think 70 minutes would be the absolute fastest it could do it in which is a long time.

x12 don't serve hill hook it goes to Solihull are u meant to say X14

[winston]

x12 don't serve hill hook it goes to Solihull are u meant to say X14

Midland Classic's X12 currently does.

[SK68MEV]

Midland Classic's X12 currently does.

oh apologies

[winston]

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2019/03/20/new-bus-service-will-link-cannock-to-birmingham/

[Westy]

Anyone know when the contract is up for the Turnberry & Leamore is next up as this will have a bearing on it?

[winston]

PD0001111/8 Registered
WEST MIDLANDS TRAVEL LIMITED
Route: Birmingham to Perry Barr/Perry Beeches via Lozells
Service number: 46 (52)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Apr 2019

[MasterPlan]

I'm guessing the 52 will join the 33 & 51 and leave the Livery Street terminus.

Also looks like there will be 52Es.

[old50niner]

I wonder, will the 46 double back in Perry Barr to pick up passengers in One Stop en route to City ?? I can see that the elderly citizens of Beeches Estate and Booths Farm may be displeased with that arrangement.

[MasterPlan]

Registration number PD0001111/431
Licence Number PD0001111
Variation number 33
Status Variation
Service number. 902, X4, X5, X3
Service type Normal Stopping
Start point Birmingham
Finish point Lichfield/Minworth/Roughley
Via Erdington, Sutton Coldfield
Date received 20 Mar 2019
Effective date 28 Apr 2019
End date
Supported by subsidies? No

[Tony]

Registration number PD0001111/431
Licence Number PD0001111
Variation number 33
Status Variation
Service number. 902, X4, X5, X3
Service type Normal Stopping
Start point Birmingham
Finish point Lichfield/Minworth/Roughley
Via Erdington, Sutton Coldfield
Date received 20 Mar 2019
Effective date 28 Apr 2019
End date
Supported by subsidies? No

nearly all X3 journies extended to Lichfield
Sunday service introduced on the X3 (I cannot remember the date when Hillhook last had a Sunday service to Birmingham)
Various other timetable cjanges

[l.murphy123]

nearly all X3 journies extended to Lichfield
Sunday service introduced on the X3 (I cannot remember the date when Hillhook last had a Sunday service to Birmingham)
Various other timetable cjanges

So they are introducing sunday X3's to lichfield but the X51 already runs on sundays but not to cannock 🤔

[Westy]

So they are introducing sunday X3's to lichfield but the X51 already runs on sundays but not to cannock 🤔

I suppose if they did introduce a Cannock Sunday X51, it would be one of the existing journeys extended, so hourly to Cannock, half hourly to Walsall from Brum.

(Then they would have to fiddle with the 937a as well, as it interworks!)

[monkeyjoe]

So what is driving this new strategy to take on new areas outside of the West Midlands?? I am pretty sure I read on here that the strategy long term was to grow the core West Midlands region.

Is this from a new boss?
Identified that the train is under performing??
Investors or is it just trials to see if takes off etc.

Fair play to them if it works. Who knows could reintroduce the  London Liner to compete with Mega etc.