Pensnett Garage

[mesub]

Only for the photograph lol. As has been mentioned before, AG/YW share their destination database.

Ah I see.

[BN]

Both repaints 2101 and 2103 now MOT'd and back on the road.

[2900]

Talk around W/B garage is that 10/20 drivers left the farm a couple of weeks a go, drivers sent from Wolverhampton, Westbrom to cover. Does anyone know actual numbers. Can't say I blame them there duties are terrible no traveling time either. No proper staff bus set up either.

[2900]

This piece gossip made me chuckle 9/87 to be interworked great imagination I thought .
Last I heard it was the the 50/82/87 cross city

[Raedwald]

Doesn't the 9 already interwork with the 6 to some extent though?

[Sh4318]

Doesn't the 9 already interwork with the 6 to some extent though?

They do on Sundays

[Sh4318]

Just saw 6111 at Five Ways displaying 12E Oldbury with part route below, but the Oldbury terminators always show 12 Oldbury via Bearwood  ???

[mesub]

Just saw 6111 at Five Ways displaying 12E Oldbury with part route below, but the Oldbury terminators always show 12 Oldbury via Bearwood  ???

On pensnett blinds when doing short journeys
There is two lots programmed into the blinds
Eg the 28 short to merry hill can be put up
28 MERRY HILL via Withymoor
Or
28E MERRY HILL  part route
Same as the 8 to Dudley shorts
8 DUDKEY via merry hill
Or
8E DUDLEY  Part route

This is probably why.

[Dom]

Just saw 6111 at Five Ways displaying 12E Oldbury with part route below, but the Oldbury terminators always show 12 Oldbury via Bearwood  ???

West Brom and Snett also have different databases that are set up differently

[Pat]

This is probably why.

Isn't it that timetabled shorts don't use the E, and non timetabled curtailments do show the E?

E.g a non timetabled curtailment to the 28 would show 28E MERRY HILL, whereas the timetabled shorts show 28 MERRY HILL

[mesub]

Isn't it that timetabled shorts don't use the E, and non timetabled curtailments do show the E?

E.g a non timetabled curtailment to the 28 would show 28E MERRY HILL, whereas the timetabled shorts show 28 MERRY HILL

Yes, but there's always going to be some mixing, one way or another.

[Pat]

Yes, but there's always going to be some mixing, one way or another.

Stagecoach Bluebird avoids this by telling drivers what blinds to have up on their running boards

[sonic84]

Isn't it that timetabled shorts don't use the E, and non timetabled curtailments do show the E?

E.g a non timetabled curtailment to the 28 would show 28E MERRY HILL, whereas the timetabled shorts show 28 MERRY HILL

That's quite confusing.  Understand why it makes sense for people in the know, but not necessarily for passengers .

[Pat]

That's quite confusing.  Understand why it makes sense for people in the know, but not necessarily for passengers .

Not really.  Timetabled short workings are advertised in the timetable as terminating short, so there is no 'exception' (which is what the E refers to) to the timetabled service. 

[Stu]

That's quite confusing.  Understand why it makes sense for people in the know, but not necessarily for passengers .

To be honest, I don't think the average passenger cares whether the display shows "12E Oldbury" or "12 Oldbury" as long as they can see the bus is only going as far as Oldbury.