Service changes 28th April 2019

[Westy]

Anyone in Pelsall / Brownhills seen any similar notices for those revised services on the bus stops?

[the trainbasher]

Will the 10A/C be one bus doing the 2 circuits or will they be inter working with anything?

[karl724223]

Will the 10A/C be one bus doing the 2 circuits or will they be inter working with anything?

28 merry hill to stour shorts will inter work with 10a/c

[BK63 YWP]

@karl724223 what will be allocated to the 5s (still anything that is available?)

[karl724223]

@karl724223 what will be allocated to the 5s (still anything that is available?)

8xx e200s they will interwork with the old 267/657 routes

[l.murphy123]

@Bob  or anyone on the Staffs section, have these notices appeared on your stops yet?

Nothing from NX though Arriva have put their 1/2/2E promotion posters on every bus shelter and inside every timetable case in Great Wyrley & Cheslyn Hay. There's no room in any timetable cases for NX so they'll have to put their own up like on the 10A route.

[Bob]

Nothing from NX though Arriva have put their 1/2/2E promotion posters on every bus shelter and inside every timetable case in Great Wyrley & Cheslyn Hay. There's no room in any timetable cases for NX so they'll have to put their own up like on the 10A route.

Desperation from Arriva lol. We can rip you off for years with a 6 quid plus daysaver, but the minute theres a sniff of competition....

[winston]

Desperation from Arriva lol. We can rip you off for years with a 6 quid plus daysaver, but the minute theres a sniff of competition....

That's exactly how I view it, and no doubt others, especially the fact 'this promotion' is 1 week before NXWM X51 changes are introduced.

[l.murphy123]

Desperation from Arriva lol. We can rip you off for years with a 6 quid plus daysaver, but the minute theres a sniff of competition....

Lol yes absolutely - this is why competition is so important for consumers and Cannock has needed it for a while

[Bob]

Lol yes absolutely - this is why competition is so important for consumers and Cannock has needed it for a while

"Forget cheaper fares on a Platinum, get the Sapphire, we'll even repeatedly thrown in a 14 year old threadbare dart, treat yourself"

[DJ]

Both the new X51 and X3 timetables are now in West Bromwich travelshop too.

[Westy]

Both the new X51 and X3 timetables are now in West Bromwich travelshop too.

Well there was no new timetables in Walsall on Wednesday.

Will have to check on Saturday!

[Jack]

Nowhere near Bloxwich/Walsall, but I saw a few 52s cropping up on bus stop flags around Constitution Hill (in place of the 46, of course)

A few flags on the Walsall Road have been changed and some timetables on the estate have too.

[Justin Tyme]

Desperation from Arriva lol. We can rip you off for years with a 6 quid plus daysaver, but the minute theres a sniff of competition....

To be fair, surely Arriva are doing what any other operator would do in the same situation - looking to protect part of its network.

No doubt, like any major operator, their normal fare levels are designed to bring in enough income to meet company and group financial targets.  But obviously when a serious new competitor comes along, you have to act to keep your passengers.

[monkeyjoe]

To be fair, surely Arriva are doing what any other operator would do in the same situation - looking to protect part of its network.

No doubt, like any major operator, their normal fare levels are designed to bring in enough income to meet company and group financial targets.  But obviously when a serious new competitor comes along, you have to act to keep your passengers.

Anyone would reduce their margins to protect their business.