Cannock Garage

[Bob]

Are the deckers staying?

[Bob]

or any clues as to whatll be leaving?

[Bob]

Seen some of the changes on NWM ( before arriva can even be arsed to announce them lol), safe to say that Sapphires been a failure then?.....

[Ashley 60171]

Surprised nobody on here mentioned 2989 being on loan to Cannock earlier in the week, currently on loan at Telford.

[williamposh]

Seen some of the changes on NWM ( before arriva can even be arsed to announce them lol), safe to say that Sapphires been a failure then?.....

How do you draw that conclusion?

[Bob]

Well the fact its being reduced to half hourly ( the 1), isnt Saphhire designed to increase ridership etc. If your reducing the frequency after YEARS of being every 20 mins   then Id say its not been a success? If custom had increased  youdbe increasing it surely?

[BN]

Are the deckers staying?

Due to the loadings yes they will.

[Bob]

@BN any hints as to whatll be coming in & going out?

[Bob]

So the 1 is reduced to every 30 mins and diverted around turnberry estate & the 2 is diverted around Wyrley then goes round cheslyn hay. Great way to make a route successful reduce frequency of  the direct one ( which was part of its appeal, being a reasonably fast link) & make the 2 even longer? Great idea im sure passengers will love it. Maybe theres an opening for another operator to reinstate a direct service...

The new route the 62 is taking is the same as it did years ago travelling down huntington terrace  but why run it past the hospital, possibly the worst road in cannock to get up and down?

Itll be interesting to see how the 19 & 20 perform & how long they last

The X70 though, havent they virtually handed the Cheslyn Hay passengers to the 154 on a plate? As the 71 would be a pretty long, protracted option in comparison. Good for Cannock to Wolves passengers though.

No Brum route though sadly

[covlad27]

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/midlands/updates/All-Change-Cannock-Stafford/

[covlad27]

@BN do you think cannock will have any enviros from wednesfield??

[BN]

@BN do you think cannock will have any enviros from wednesfield??

No mate, what makes you think that?

[covlad27]

Well they talking about smaller buses coming to cannock and swapping cadets I just thought it maybe enviros

[BN]

Well they talking about smaller buses coming to cannock and swapping cadets I just thought it maybe enviros

There will be some MPD's arriving for the new town services.

Ironically all the hype about Wednesfield being sold they do acctually have some routes that warrant newer vehicles.

[Bob]

Its MPDs....been stated by BN earlier mate