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Started by winston, April 09, 2012, 04:51:29 PM

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Dom

Quote from: Tony on October 05, 2018, 07:28:38 AM
Well I'm bringing 731 down today for Pensnett, so there's another for people to moan about

I've heard half decent things about the Dundee E200s tbh. Are these going to be dedicated for the 28 or just mixed in with the other E200s?

Thing with E200s is the same with any type of bus, some are decent, some not as much.

Trident 4194

Quote from: Dom on October 05, 2018, 08:01:58 AM
I've heard half decent things about the Dundee E200s tbh. Are these going to be dedicated for the 28 or just mixed in with the other E200s?

Thing with E200s is the same with any type of bus, some are decent, some not as much.

The older reg e200s seem to be better build quality than the later ones

Tony

Quote from: Dom on October 05, 2018, 08:01:58 AM
I've heard half decent things about the Dundee E200s tbh. Are these going to be dedicated for the 28 or just mixed in with the other E200s?

Thing with E200s is the same with any type of bus, some are decent, some not as much.

They're short one's, so will be on the 28 wherever possible. Needs WM radio and ticket machine fitting so won't actually be at Pensnett for a couple of weeks

Kevin

Quote from: Tony on October 05, 2018, 08:14:23 AM
They're short one's, so will be on the 28 wherever possible. Needs WM radio and ticket machine fitting so won't actually be at Pensnett for a couple of weeks

Why does it have to be short? The 287 copes with normal length vehicles
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BK63 YWP

Quote from: Kevin on October 05, 2018, 09:01:58 AM
Why does it have to be short? The 287 copes with normal length vehicles

The 14 it's also replacing has tight turns
The Funny sounding Enviro 400

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

X10 Gornal Wood

Tony

Quote from: Kevin on October 05, 2018, 09:01:58 AM
Why does it have to be short? The 287 copes with normal length vehicles

It's the other way around.

The tender spec is any E200, but short ones aren't much good on other routes

Jack6101

Will 731 get repainted ??
Local routes
74-Dudley -great bridge-west Brom-soho road-hockey-Birmingham
87-Dudley-tividale-oldbury-smethick-Dudley road , city hosp, Birmingham
126-Dudley-Birchley island-bearwood-Birmingham
14- Dudley - Oakham -whiteheath- blackheath- Quinton - helsowen
14A- Dudley - Oakham ( city road ) - blackheath - oldhill - Cradley Heath- quarry bank - merry hill

Kevin

Quote from: SL 16 YPN on October 05, 2018, 09:15:41 AM
The 14 it's also replacing has tight turns

The 14 was to be part of the other route wasn't it? Replacing the other half of the 250/251 which is no longer necessary as that's been registered commercially
Does I suppose raise the question of what with the 14 now?
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the trainbasher

Originally the 14 was going to become the 23 and merged with the 250/1. The 287 was to be numbered 28.

Then diamond registered the 250/1 partly commercial.

Because of this, the 14 is to be merged into the 28 running Halesowen to merry hill every hour, merry hill to Stourbridge via Sainsbury's every half hour.


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Kevin

Quote from: Roy on October 05, 2018, 12:37:50 PM
The new timetable is now on the NXWM website

https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/information/service-changes/new-black-country-routes-to-launch-28th-october

Quote from: Tony on October 03, 2018, 02:11:00 PM
The NX tender which covers the 287 and part of the 250 is going to be the 28 service

What part of this new route covers the 250 then?
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winston

Quote from: Kevin on October 05, 2018, 01:00:20 PM
What part of this new route covers the 250 then?

None by the looks of it, the 28 is a through route of the 14 & 287 combined.

TfWM aren't going to pay to provide a tendered service over part of the 250 when Diamond have since registered it commercially.

DJ

Just seen 6103 on the Wolverhampton Ring Road being driven by an engineer. Looked to be off to WN garage, not sure why though.

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BN

Quote from: StourValley98 on October 05, 2018, 01:30:44 PM
Just seen 6103 on the Wolverhampton Ring Road being driven by an engineer. Looked to be off to WN garage, not sure why though.
MOT

2206

Quote from: Tony on October 03, 2018, 04:42:21 PM
It's 3 buses. First transfer into Pensnett on Friday
Will one of 733/4 be transferred from AG to PN for this route as well then?
Local Routes
94/95, 11A/11C, 28.

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