ATG, igo and Ring & Ride

[Solo1]

Strangely a decker is on the 298/9 this morning!

is it that busy for a decker

[Stuharris 6360]

is it that busy for a decker

@Solo1 No way, the single deckers they use on it are mostly 3/4 empty for most of the day.

[s94]

Strangely a decker is on the 298/9 this morning!

Saw this decker at the junction of New Farm Road/Grange Lane this afternoon and thought I had gone mad! Still, a nice one to see and certainly one for the very rare workings list!

[Adam 404]

Service Changes 25th April 2016:

Service 39S - New journey leaving Bourneville College at 17:33 to Worlds End
Service 40: Withdrawn
Service 96 / 99: These services will cover lost links from the 40. Of which, the 99 will extend to Shirley Park.


This is on Page 13

[Solo1]

Service Changes 25th April 2016:

Service 39S - New journey leaving Bourneville College at 17:33 to Worlds End
Service 40: Withdrawn
Service 96 / 99: These services will cover lost links from the 40. Of which, the 99 will extend to Shirley Park.

http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/media/1335/busservicechanges-issued-20160316.pdf

This is on Page 13

its not there I can't see it

[Adam 404]

Very sorry @Solo1 , that is the old one...

Attached is the newer version.
It has only been sent to the people on the email list and not uploaded to the webpage.

[the trainbasher]

Decker on 298/9 today

[BK63 YWP]

Decker on 298/299 again today lol, mad allocating there

[Stuharris 6360]

Decker on 298/299 again today lol, mad allocating there

Yes today its LT02 ZZK

[Stuharris 6360]

as a slight aside, am surprised that the 298/9 have survived.

In the 70s when they were the S48/S49, they were popular routes and that continued when in 1976 when they were renumbered 298/9 with half hour frequency on both routes and Decker's like D9s and Fleetlines used.

However the popularity of the 294, 247/8 and now the 276 have really destroyed the service,

If Monday to Saturday daytime, they increased the 276 to every 15 minutes, then one journey could be renumbered 276A and could take in Springfield Ave in Lye and Hagley Road in Stourbridge to enable the 298/9 to be withdrawn and open up additional journey opportunities !

[BK63 YWP]

as a slight aside, am surprised that the 298/9 have survived.

In the 70s when they were the S48/S49, they were popular routes and that continued when in 1976 when they were renumbered 298/9 with half hour frequency on both routes and Decker's like D9s and Fleetlines used.

However the popularity of the 294, 247/8 and now the 276 have really destroyed the service,

If Monday to Saturday daytime, they increased the 276 to every 15 minutes, then one journey could be renumbered 276A and could take in Springfield Ave in Lye and Hagley Road in Stourbridge to enable the 298/9 to be withdrawn and open up additional journey opportunities !

Have to see what the dudley review brings eh? Though i see you point that changing one bit of the 276 will cover the 298/299 plus the 9 has got the lye to stourbridge stretch covered

[the trainbasher]

Apparently it's because they are short a bus so it's having to be utilised over Stourbridge

[the trainbasher]

Anyone want to lay odds on it dropping on the 298/9 tomorrow?

[Solo1]

Apparently it's because they are short a bus so it's having to be utilised over Stourbridge

I'm sure there's other services it go on rather than 298/9

[Stuharris 6360]

Anyone want to lay odds on it dropping on the 298/9 tomorrow?

On it again today, so now will it make it 5 days in a row tomorrow or being as it is Saturday service tomorrow, will they have a spare single?