Pensnett Garage

[domino.99]

I know for a fact that halesowen isn't on a WN roller blind, obviously they are on the B6 because they are ex PN buses

[Stuharris 6360]

I know for a fact that halesowen isn't on a WN roller blind, obviously they are on the B6 because they are ex PN buses

The B6s have WN blinds so they wouldn't have Halesowen on them either.

[Westy]

Can't understand why, when PE loan a vehicle from WN, they put it on routes like 243/4 when the ideal route would be 246 as it has Stourbridge & Dudley on its blinds.

243-09 is the second to last board to depart PN the last is 120-03 which has the B7 RLE off the Staff Bus. So if a bus is loaned it tends to go on the 243 card to get it making money. There would still be Dudley, Merry Hill and more than likely Halesowen on their blind set but may not be spaced together or the driver won't know where they are and it would be unfair for him/her to trail through upto 60 destinations to find the correct one. It's not an ideal practice as it's not the best reflection to the customer. However A bus is better than no bus.

I thought that was one of the things drivers are paid for, ensuring that the correct destination is on the front of the bus.

Also couldn't someone at PE ring WN and ask what position on the blinds PE destinations are, at one time there always used to be a list of destinations and there number on the blind in the cab.

It is the same when Mercs on the 243/4 go round with 24 and the final blind showing half way between 3 & 4 to save it having to be changed.

To be fair, any bus with roller blinds is prone to that!

Examples I've seen is the old 370/371 & also on the Walsall to Bloxwich route where you have 'via Bloxwich' & 'Walsall' at the bottom,  as the Walsall bit they've used is 'Walsall Garage'!

[domino.99]

I know for a fact that halesowen isn't on a WN roller blind, obviously they are on the B6 because they are ex PN buses

The B6s have WN blinds so they wouldn't have Halesowen on them either.

Oh were they canged i didnt know

[BN]

If any depot rings up and asks for a bus its usually a last minute thing, so by the time somebody has come over and collected it and bought it back to their garage it would probably go on one of the last running cards. One that has a No bus allocated.

[filbus1]

4135 on 120 heading to Brum at Bearwood at 2:00pm. Don't know how noteworthy this is.

[karl724223]

829 was on 53/289

[the trainbasher]

829 was on 53/289

No wonder there was a B7 on the 222 about 1913hrs! I see Traffic are having their time of month :-)

[Stuharris 6360]

824 on the X96 today.

[Niall]

Just seen a B7RLE on the 9, it's been a few months since the last time I saw one.

[karl724223]

1618 on 53/289 only on hire I've just took it back to west brom

[Trident 4609]

1618 on 53/289 only on hire I've just took it back to west brom

It seems PN are struggling at the moment for single deckers with 3 loans in the past few weeks (1669 and another WN Merc) now 1618

[Stuharris 6360]

1618 on 53/289 only on hire I've just took it back to west brom

It seems PN are struggling at the moment for single deckers with 3 loans in the past few weeks (1669 and another WN Merc) now 1618

Think they should reinstate 1525  :) :)

[Trident 4609]

Tbh i don't think 2154 should have left PN so soon unless Coventry needed extra buses?

[karl724223]

Can't wait for all the mercs to be in the back of a Eddie stobart lorry as coca cola cans