Cannock Garage

[Bob]

Been thinking about it abd it would be great to see all day X51s, maybe theyd be a viable competition for arrivas cannock to walsall services

[Trident 4609]

Been thinking about it abd it would be great to see all day X51s, maybe theyd be a viable competition for arrivas cannock to walsall services

I do like the idea of that :) But could you stop repeating it as you have said this 100's of times

[PM]

What are the fares from cannock to birmingham single and return on the train/NXWM's X51?

[Trident 4609]

What are the fares from cannock to birmingham single and return on the train/NXWM's X51?

X51 is standard NX fare

[Tony]

What are the fares from cannock to birmingham single and return on the train/NXWM's X51?

X51 is standard NX fare

No it isn't

[Trident 4609]

What are the fares from cannock to birmingham single and return on the train/NXWM's X51?

X51 is standard NX fare

No it isn't

Oh isn't it? Thought it was! Thanks for that :) Whats the fare for the X51 then

[Bob]

The trains quite pricey for a return pre 930 whereas a daysavers £3.90
. Bargain !!!

[Tony]

What are the fares from cannock to birmingham single and return on the train/NXWM's X51?

X51 is standard NX fare

No it isn't

Oh isn't it? Thought it was! Thanks for that :) Whats the fare for the X51 then

I don't know off the top of my head, but it is more than £2 from Cannock to Birmingham although the £3.90 daysaver is still valid so is the best ticket for anyone travelling both ways. The only other route I can think of at the moment that has higher fares than £2 is the Coventry 11

[winston]

The trains quite pricey for a return pre 930 whereas a daysavers £3.90
. Bargain !!!

Sounds as though it could be viable on price against the London Midland service.

What route does the X51 take between Walsall & Cannock? Is it the same as Arriva's 1?

Would it be feasible to significantly increase the number of workings from both Cannock & Birmingham and have a gap in service during the middle part of the day? i.e. a half hourly service from Cannock between 06.15am - 10:45am then a gap in service until buses leave B'ham from 3.00pm - 6.30pm. The service could then be aimed at both commuters & people wishing to shop in B'ham City Centre for the day.

[Trident 4609]

So do routes like WA 6, WA10, WN's 5/A,10 and 255/6 still have £2 fare the whole journey?

[Bob]

No it follows a similar route to the old 351 but omitting the Turnberry estate

[winston]

No it follows a similar route to the old 351 but omitting the Turnberry estate

Sorry Bob, that doesn't mean anything to me as don't know the area, maybe the X51 could be re-routed to follow the same line of route as Arriva's 1

[Tony]

The trains quite pricey for a return pre 930 whereas a daysavers £3.90
. Bargain !!!

The all day return Cannock to Birmingham is £8.10 so more than twice that of a daysaver on the X51, but most people travelling before 09:30 are doing it for work. The difference in weekly tickets is far less pronounced with a weekly train pass being £23.10.

After 09:30 the train fare drops to £5.10 return

[Tony]

No it follows a similar route to the old 351 but omitting the Turnberry estate

Sorry Bob, that doesn't mean anything to me as don't know the area, maybe the X51 could be re-routed to follow the same line of route as Arriva's 1

The current route serves Cheslyn Hay which has always generated far more passengers than the 1 route via Great Wyrley

[Bob]

Possibly but itd miss out cheslyn hay & landywood where train passengers could potentially be tempted from