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Service levels from Sunday 12th April

Started by Steve3229vp, April 08, 2020, 04:45:18 PM

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Steve3229vp

Timetables revised again from 12th April
Some routes increased eg 50 (City-Druids Heath) every 15 minutes Monday to Saturdays
Some routes reduced eg X1 and X2 combining every 20 minutes on Sundays
https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/service-changes/coronavirus-timetable-update-from-14th-april

2206

#1
11 is increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes. Only change I can see in my area.

Should make things better for people still having to use buses, I would expect, as in the mornings I've noticed people stood at stops at Fox and Goose on that route with long 30 minute gaps in service.
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

Jack D

I dont think all timetables are up yet as hardly any services have updates.

2206

Quote from: Jack D on April 08, 2020, 05:49:59 PM
I dont think all timetables are up yet as hardly any services have updates.
Or maybe all that's changing?
Maybe current frequencies are working on other services.
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

Tony

Quote from: 2206 on April 08, 2020, 05:52:02 PM
Or maybe all that's changing?
Maybe current frequencies are working on other services.

The Outer Circle is the only one with a frequency change. Other routes are keeping the same frequencies, just speeding journey times up due to lack of traffic/passengers

Steve3229vp

Quote from: Tony on April 08, 2020, 06:02:06 PM
The Outer Circle is the only one with a frequency change. Other routes are keeping the same frequencies, just speeding journey times up due to lack of traffic/passengers
There are two more Tony
74 every 10 minutes to Handsworth
50 every 15 minutes (previously every 20 minutes)

2206

Quote from: Steve3229vp on April 08, 2020, 06:14:50 PM
There are two more Tony
74 every 10 minutes to Handsworth
50 every 15 minutes (previously every 20 minutes)
66 decreased to hourly between City Centre and Star City is another I've found.

Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

Steve3229vp

Quote from: 2206 on April 08, 2020, 06:40:04 PM
66 decreased to hourly between City Centre and Star City is another I've found.
The 66 must be interworking with another service because it arrives in City at 33 past each hour and departs at 25 past each hour

Trident 4609

#8
Quote from: Tony on April 08, 2020, 06:02:06 PM
The Outer Circle is the only one with a frequency change. Other routes are keeping the same frequencies, just speeding journey times up due to lack of traffic/passengers

Unless it's an error, the 59 is showing as every 20 Mon-Sat from the 14th, currently every 30 minutes throughout the week under the current timetable, so a slight increase.

monkeyjoe

Shame they can't space out the x70 and x12 with 15 minute and 45 min gap for bromford residence. I'm sure there are several other factors.


karl724223

Pensnett service 28 has lost the merry hill to Stourbridge short

Matt.N0056

Claribels have suspended all services today

Solo1

Quote from: Matt.N0056 on April 10, 2020, 09:42:52 PM
Claribels have suspended all services today
it's a bank holiday don't think they run bank holidays

Gareth

#13
Quote from: Solo1 on April 10, 2020, 09:46:25 PM
it's a bank holiday don't think they run bank holidays

Maybe it depends on what's in their tenders. I'd be surprised if bank holidays cover Good Friday


I worked somewhere once that had different opening hours for Fridays and for bank holidays. However Good Friday was classed as a public holiday in the licensing department so we could operate on Friday hours.

2206

#14
Quote from: Gareth on April 10, 2020, 10:04:18 PM
Maybe it depends on what's in their tenders. I'd be surprised if bank holidays cover Good Friday


I worked somewhere once that had different opening hours for Fridays and for bank holidays. However Good Friday is classed as a public holiday, so we could operate on Friday hours.
In previous recent years neither the tendered routes or the 55 and 94 have not ran on Good Friday.
Though they did used to run on the 55 and 94 on Bank Holidays, but that was a long time ago and a number of years ago.

Though NWM website does state all Claribels services are suspended until further notice, so I think the fact that its Good Friday is unrelated to the suspension @Solo1.
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

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