Cannock Garage

[BN]

Will they be joined by the rest of the batch or just the two ? Any more transfers due cannock way after Xmas?

Maybe.

[Bob]

Is there any chance of one or two spare deckers? ?

[Ck]

New evening route 25/26 timetable is out and they don't fully inter work anybody any ideas why and what they will work with

[888DUK]

Santa in full costume spotted driving 2736 on the 33 in Friezland Lane, Brownhills this morning.

Well done that driver whoever he was, amazed Cannock let you do it.

[PM]

Went on a Sapphire streetlite today. What a good job Arriva have done with this one! Smart, polite driver on an immaculate bus which was pretty fast and the kickdown wasn't a problem, as on other streetlites I've been on. It also didn't have a dingy interior either and was extremely comfortable. All in all, 10/10 and I rate Sapphire highly. If only they had a timetable for the 1/2 somewhere on the bus, as on most other Sapphire routes I've been on!

[cannockanorak]

X60 starting on jan 11th to Lichfield & the 60 reduced in frequency (another ltd stop service to join the X25),will these be branded VDL / pulsars does anyone know & will it be no longer interworked with the 825 ?
 
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/publictransport/buses/docs/busservicechangesjan15bydistrict.pdf

seasons greetings everybody !!!

[Ashley]

X60 starting on jan 11th to Lichfield & the 60 reduced in frequency (another ltd stop service to join the X25),will these be branded VDL / pulsars does anyone know & will it be no longer interworked with the 825 ?
 
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/publictransport/buses/docs/busservicechangesjan15bydistrict.pdf

seasons greetings everybody !!!

Maybe this is where the soon to arrive ANW Pulsars will fit in at Midlands

[BN]

X60 starting on jan 11th to Lichfield & the 60 reduced in frequency (another ltd stop service to join the X25),will these be branded VDL / pulsars does anyone know & will it be no longer interworked with the 825 ?
 
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/publictransport/buses/docs/busservicechangesjan15bydistrict.pdf

seasons greetings everybody !!!

Maybe this is where the soon to arrive ANW Pulsars will fit in at Midlands

They will be from Cannock.

[Bob]

Is the X60 going to be entirely pulsar operated? With the Ex-60/825 ones?

[Bob]

Also is there any difference,  in the route taken, from cannock to lichfield,  between the 60 & X60? Doesnt appear to be according to the staffs cc timetable ( considering as usual theres nothing available from arriva).

[Cheese]

Also is there any difference,  in the route taken, from cannock to lichfield,  between the 60 & X60? Doesnt appear to be according to the staffs cc timetable ( considering as usual theres nothing available from arriva).

Nope, no difference.

[Westy]

Didn't they try an X60 years ago?

From memory, didn't it miss out Norton Canes & went direct along the A5190?

[Cheese]

Didn't they try an X60 years ago?

From memory, didn't it miss out Norton Canes & went direct along the A5190?

That was a couple of years ago, it didn't last, aren't enough end-to-end passengers on the Cannock to Lichfield corridor to really make it work, especially as the 60 still ran half-hourly I believe. This version is only numbered X60 because of the Tamworth extension, no missing out of Norton Canes or anything this time.

[Bob]

Why bother even calling it X60 ? If the issue is breaking up 60/825 why not just interwork the 60 & X65. Calling it an X60 is stupid and confusing for cannock passengers. It works for the X25 cos it saves time end to end but is daft for the X60 especially as theres still going to be a 60 as well.  Nobody would want to travel from cannock to tamworth with a running time like that!

[cannockanorak]

hi,agree it would make sense to perhaps call it the X65 end to end to reflect the tamworth extension,although as both the 60 & X60 both eventually arrive in Lichfield,the only confusion will be passengers expecting a shorter journey time because of the magical X prefix  :) Lichfield passengers will obviously now be looking for an X60 & not an X65 so could be confusion there,lesser of 2 evils ?

for any hardy souls travelling all the way,the the journey time remains the same end to end for the journeys I've studied but with the advantage of NOT  having to change buses in Lichfield & Cannock has gained another "express" service & direct destination & that must be a positive thing ? (even if the majority of Cannock passengers primarily use the cannock-lichfield portion)

assuming Cannock drivers will be working through to tamworth or will there be a changeover at Lichfield in the very limited time allowed ?

will this mean Cannock needing more drivers / buses & tamworth having drivers / buses released to drive elsewhere assuming the X65 is operated by tamworth now ?

how will the 825  now operate with buses now being pushed through to tamworth on the X60

sorry if all the answers to these questions are obvious as i'm not an expert !!! (just an anorak  ;))

thanks all for any answers to above (any Cannock arriva drivers out there?)

cheers