636 - VIP / NXWM

[jnl1984]

Just a quick question... Are VIP also covering this route during the days and early evenings now in conjunction with NXWM?

[Nathan4775]

I think, there still operating evenings & sundays, but have noticed a few VIP's in B'Ham New Street Displaying 636 in the daytime

[jnl1984]

I think, there still operating evenings & sundays, but have noticed a few VIP's in B'Ham New Street Displaying 636 in the daytime

Yeah, me also... and early evenings.

[John]

It may be an infrequent service, they are not timetabled. (They might be trying it out so that they might introduce a daytime service on the 636 and 966 in the future).

This is a picture I took last month on a weekday in the daytime of VIP on the 636.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-s-91/7315548180/in/set-72157626593096190

When I was in Erdington last Saturday, a VIP Dart came in on the 966 around 10am, it arrived 5 minutes before the NXWM 966. It then parked up on Sutton New Road and was there for over 45 minutes, so I don't know if it left for Solihull. (The driver had changed the destination to Solihull).

[966]

It may be an infrequent service, they are not timetabled. (They might be trying it out so that they might introduce a daytime service on the 636 and 966 in the future).

When I was in Erdington last Saturday, a VIP Dart came in on the 966 around 10am, it arrived 5 minutes before the NXWM 966. It then parked up on Sutton New Road and was there for over 45 minutes, so I don't know if it left for Solihull. (The driver had changed the destination to Solihull).

I've noticed that there are a few VIP darts in Solihull throughout the day. Never been able to see the route no as they only ever have the front display on and not the side or rear. But I presume it'll be on the 966 as that's the only route it operates on in Solihull to my knowledge.