West Dudley Consultation

[Dutsey]

People who live on the 97 route who have lost their direct link to the Airport. They have to get off at Chelmsley Wood and then wait for the X12 which takes forever to get to the Airport in the first place.

Surely the timing of the X12 and 97A were virtually the same?

[Busboy105]

Surely the timing of the X12 and 97A were virtually the same?

Don't think so

[Stu]

Which links have been lost?
The only place I can think of is areas served by the old 26. An inconvenience for local children attending Hodge Hill school like I used to, but that's easily rectifiable with an only slightly longer walk using the 55 or 94.

People who live on the 97 route who have lost their direct link to the Airport. They have to get off at Chelmsley Wood and then wait for the X12 which takes forever to get to the Airport in the first place.

Surely the timing of the X12 and 97A were virtually the same?

I didn't realise the West of Dudley had expanded to cover Chelmsley Wood - please keep this thread on-topic chaps, thank you.

[Bus Man K2]

Can we please stick to the topic and not digress on other change which have happened to other services which don't even come near the affected area.

[Stuharris 6360]

The current X8 shorts are being merged with the current 8 to form a new through service.

My only concern with the new 8 is that the X8 will take priority, so if an 8 is running late, it will no doubt be turned at Merry Hill or Stourbridge so that the bus can get back to Wolverhampton to take up it's X8.

IMO the 8 could have been extended to Wolverhampton but it could have also been extended from Stourbridge to Wolverhampton via the 16 route therefore forming a circular route.

The Wollaston Farm portion of the 8 could have been combined with the Stourbridge to Wollaston Junction portion of the 7!

[winston]

My only concern with the new 8 is that the X8 will take priority, so if an 8 is running late, it will no doubt be turned at Merry Hill or Stourbridge so that the bus can get back to Wolverhampton to take up it's X8.

IMO the 8 could have been extended to Wolverhampton but it could have also been extended from Stourbridge to Wolverhampton via the 16 route therefore forming a circular route.

The Wollaston Farm portion of the 8 could have been combined with the Stourbridge to Wollaston Junction portion of the 7!

There's far too many traffic bottlenecks on route & it's far too long. Reliability is almost certainly going to be affected along the common X8 sections & the Wollaston end.

The proposal for extending the 2 to Wolves was the most ridiculous one to date.....

[Stuharris 6360]

There's far too many traffic bottlenecks on route & it's far too long. Reliability is almost certainly going to be affected along the common X8 sections & the Wollaston end.

The proposal for extending the 2 to Wolves was the most ridiculous one to date.....

Thankfully they did listen to people concerning the 2 route, it suffers enough problems during rush hour around Russells Hall and Pensnett without adding the 82 route to it!

[winston]

Thankfully they did listen to people concerning the 2 route, it suffers enough problems during rush hour around Russells Hall and Pensnett without adding the 82 route to it!

I'm surprised that proposal was even made public, surely the depot managers & staff would have plenty to say against it before well before it reached us.

[Trident 4194]

Weird seeing an X8 branded platinum on the 8 in merry hill. Likewise weird seeing a Scania on the 11

[Jack6101]

6762 -6787- and a 679# is on the New 8

[Busboy105]

Weird seeing an X8 branded platinum on the 8 in merry hill. Likewise weird seeing a Scania on the 11

Scanias can be frequently seen on the WA11.

[Trident 4609]

Scanias can be frequently seen on the WA11.

I think he means seeing a Scania in Merry Hill displaying 11, not the fact there is an Omnilink on there.

[Stuharris 6360]

Are the drivers for the new WN8 not familiar with Stourbridge Bus Station, twice today have seen a Platinum going around the island opposite the bus station exit having carried straight on instead of branching right when arriving from Wolverhampton.

Very early days I know but saw an 8 arriving at Merry Hill from Wolverhampton with a very healthy load.

[Roy]

I can confirm that allocations on WN 15 and 16 are the same as before.  15 had 8 x E400 this morning while 16 had 5 x E400 and 2 x MMC.  An extra bus - 2081! - went into service on the 16 at about 14:00 and since then the 15 and 16 have inter worked at Wolverhampton.

[Trident 4609]

I can confirm that allocations on WN 15 and 16 are the same as before.  15 had 8 x E400 this morning while 16 had 5 x E400 and 2 x MMC.  An extra bus - 2081! - went into service on the 16 at about 14:00 and since then the 15 and 16 have inter worked at Wolverhampton.

One for you to note. The 16:16 16 from Wolverhampton and 17:35 from Stourbridge is worked from Pensnett depot; on running board 17/01. As it's allocated as an Enviro 200 (835 today), it left Wolverhampton rather busy. Not the wisest scheduling decision they've made...