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Service Changes Jan 2025

Started by EK40, August 29, 2024, 03:39:26 PM

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BlackCountryBusSpotter

I didn't realise the WA10, WN15/15A, 16, WB 47, 49, 3 PN14/14A and YW 76 were all Tendered 
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Jack

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on August 30, 2024, 08:08:26 PMI didn't realise the WA10, WN15/15A, 16, WB 47, 49, 3 PN14/14A and YW 76 were all Tendered
Not all boards on all of them are just a few. 

Ingleboro261F

Quote from: Stu on August 30, 2024, 07:20:34 PMI'm not sure if you understand how the tendering process works.

The contracts will be awarded on basis of lowest cost or 'best value'.

Operators will make bids depending on how much subsidy they would require to provide a service.

It is up to Stagecoach whether they think its viable and choose to bid or not.
Got that, thanks for telling me

monkeyjoe

Quote from: ellspurs on August 30, 2024, 12:57:58 PMOr it'd be a service that allows people from the other side of Solihull a direct link to the airport, same as the x12 is doing to North Solihull and the 97a is now for east Birmingham.
There have been loads of services over the years that have come and gone linking south brum to the airport , so unlikely would impact x12. Ie 174, 38 and 6 just a few I can think of. 

winston

Quote from: Ingleboro261F on August 30, 2024, 05:30:05 PMWould it be viable for stagecoach to take over some of these services?
Probably not, as they've still not got a local depot & and are operating their current contracts from miles away... 

Rachvince53

Looks to me like the 14 could lose its link to Foxyards which will be replaced by the 214 as only the 14 on eves and Sundays are tendered. The 215 would be a new route to Warrens Hall and along with the 214 is a Mon-Sat daytime tender. 

BK63 YWP

Are the 3 digit numbers making a comeback?
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

15 Wolverhampton to Merry Hill
15A Wolverhampton Merry Hill
16 Wolverhampton to Stourbridge

X10 Gornal Wood

Rachvince53

Quote from: BK63 YWP on August 31, 2024, 07:15:55 PMAre the 3 digit numbers making a comeback?
Perhaps. Of course a few never went away such the 126 and 529. 

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Rachvince53 on August 31, 2024, 09:29:24 PMPerhaps. Of course a few never went away such the 126 and 529.
934, 935, 936, 937, 997, 101, 907
Also never went away
And not NX there is still the 303, 326, 223, 224, 226 and 229
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

LD713821

Quote from: BK63 YWP on August 31, 2024, 07:15:55 PMAre the 3 digit numbers making a comeback?
I'm guessing its something to do with getting ready for franchising as bus routes aren't meant to be the same or similar, Greater Manchester did the same in Wigan where services like 1 and 2 is now 601/602.


Jack D

Would A9 be re numbered too? Would look silly as the only 'A' route?

Rachvince53

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on September 01, 2024, 02:15:43 PM934, 935, 936, 937, 997, 101, 907
Also never went away
And not NX there is still the 303, 326, 223, 224, 226 and 229
And Banga 891& 530 plus Diamond 242,  125, 142 (now joined by the 142A), 310

fleetline6477

Quote from: Jack D on September 11, 2024, 11:07:46 AMWould A9 be re numbered too? Would look silly as the only 'A' route?
Solihull used to have letter numbers for minibus services, remember catching the Y to my Aunt's in Yardley. There were others, can't remember then though.

Rachvince53

At one time Stagecoach had minibus services in Coventry with just a letter, as I can remember C for Cheylesmore. 

Steve3229vp

Quote from: fleetline6477 on September 11, 2024, 08:15:15 PMSolihull used to have letter numbers for minibus services, remember catching the Y to my Aunt's in Yardley. There were others, can't remember then though.
A Acocks Green-Solihull via Streetsbrook Road
B Solihull-Dorridge via Bentley Heath
D Solihull-Damsonwood
G Acocks Green-Hall Green
K Solihull-Dorridge via Knowle
S Acocks Green-Sheldon
Y Solihull-Yardley via Wells Green

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