Service Changes Jan 2025

[Jack D]

Any news on changes yet?

[Coventrybususer95]

Any news on changes yet?

Nothing public yet 

[Stu]

Any news on changes yet?

I'm pretty sure as soon as anyone knows anything that can be publicly divulged then it will be posted here in due course.

[winston]

I'm pretty sure as soon as anyone knows anything that can be publicly divulged then it will be posted here in due course.

Operators haven't even been notified of tender awards yet. 

[Celestial Toymaker]

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.

A, B, D, G, K, S, T, Y dont think i missed any ?
all were operated by AG, usually Iveco's on A, B & S the rest were usually Metroriders (i dont remember the Transits except on The A)

[Justin Tyme]

There were also the L and M, Solihull - Monkspath - Shirley.

[Steve3229vp]

There were also the L and M, Solihull - Monkspath - Shirley.

Also R (Acocks Green-Yardley (Swan)

[MW]

Tender Outcomes were sent out today - shouldn't be too long till we find out who's won what!

[BBS]

Tender Outcomes were sent out today - shouldn't be too long till we find out who's won what!

Has it been made public yet?

[B7RLE]

Has it been made public yet?

If it was made public, someone would say

[winston]

Has it been made public yet?

No, and won't be until after the 18th November

[MW]

Has it been made public yet?

The reason why is that whilst the Tender Outcomes have been sent to Operators, the Operators now have a period to accept or decline the tender. Nothing will be made public until both parties are satisfied and happy to go ahead. 

[ellspurs]

Mr Parker is disappointed that he can't make more money out of the Tender processes (there was an article on Birmingham Mail saying this but I cannot find it). He wants more companies involved in the Tender process to push up the prices of the tenders so they get more money.

[winston]

Mr Parker is disappointed that he can't make more money out of the Tender processes (there was an article on Birmingham Mail saying this but I cannot find it). He wants more companies involved in the Tender process to push up the prices of the tenders so they get more money.

I think you mean more competition to reduce tender prices to save them money.
TfWM subsidise bus operators to run the tendered services. 

[ellspurs]

I think you mean more competition to reduce tender prices to save them money.
TfWM subsidise bus operators to run the tendered services.

That... makes more sense.