ATG, igo and Ring & Ride

[Stu]

WMSNT are taking the Acocks Green route 40 over from VIP the end of next month according to the NWM service changes

It's certainly something of a 'hot potato' route; first AM-PM, then Silverline, then VIP, and now WMSNT. Who next?  ::)

[Ken Taylor]

allocations of wmsnt route buses are, 101/116 North B.Ham, 102/5/6/8/9/10/11/18/19/20 South B.ham, 103/7 Wolv, 104/13/14/17 East B.Ham
120 is allocated to South but a local driver said it was not there !!

[JPC]

From April 8th, WMSNT will be running quite a few Warwickshire Flexibus contracts..... Bedworth's local service B1/B2/B3 plus nine other routes which are typically one return journey per week, some of them run into Solihull and Coventry.
Further details here: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/busservicechanges

In summary WMSNT gain 12 routes, A&M Group lose 14 routes but gain 4, A-Line Travel lose 4 routes (including Coventry service 735!) and Centrebus gain 2 routes.

Are A-Line Travel pulling the plug on bus service work? ...well after the fiasco with Coventry service 801 it's what they deserve.

[Solo1]

what will WMSNT be using for the new services

[Bob]

Why are they called WMSNT ? Is/was there main business operating buses for the handicapped?

[Stu]

Why are they called WMSNT ? Is/was there main business operating buses for the handicapped?

WMSNT = "West Midlands Special Needs Transport"

Website: http://www.ringandride.org/wmsnt

[D10]

Why are they called WMSNT ? Is/was there main business operating buses for the handicapped?

I think the main business used to be pretty much only running the "Ring and Ride" services for anyone who found using normal buses difficult. But with funding under pressure for that it seems as though they are looking for new areas of business.

[hartshill busman 724210]

WMSNT ltd, registered charity no 700370
Is`nt this a bit of a contradiction?Do they have an unfair advantage when tendering because of their charitable status?

[bwsau cymru]

WMSNT ltd, registered charity no 700370
Is`nt this a bit of a contradiction?Do they have an unfair advantage when tendering because of their charitable status?

Yes full, because they aren't looking to make a profit (as told to me by a driver).

[Dylan4579]

Same i think lateness can be forgiven if its a genuine reason, and they doo seem to have a tidy little fleet :)

What routes do WMSNT operate I know there 424 & the 91 (Birmingham Airport - Chelsmey Wood) are there anymore

And the 10/H

[Stu]

Same i think lateness can be forgiven if its a genuine reason, and they doo seem to have a tidy little fleet :)

What routes do WMSNT operate I know there 424 & the 91 (Birmingham Airport - Chelsmey Wood) are there anymore

And the 10/H

10   WMSNT    Birmingham - Quinton via Augustus Rd   
10H   WMSNT    Birmingham - Quinton via Harborne
38   WMSNT    Northfield - Selly Oak via Cotteridge   
39   WMSNT    Worlds End - Longbridge via Northfield   
39A   WMSNT    Woodgate Valley - Longbridge via Northfield   
41   WMSNT    Coventry - Stonehouse Estate Circular   
47   WMSNT    Coventry - Cannon Park Circular   
61   WMSNT    Wolverhampton - Goldthorn Park   
82A   WMSNT    Balsall Common - Solihull via Hampton in Arden   
83   WMSNT    Solihull - Meriden via Balsall Common, Berkswell   
84   WMSNT    Solihull - Kenilworth via Balsall Common   
91   WMSNT    International Stn - Chelmsley Wd via Marston Grn   
167   WMSNT    Sutton Coldfield - Erdington via Walmley   
168   WMSNT    Sutton Coldfield - Erdington via Walmley
425   WMSNT    Hamstead - Scott Arms via Longleat   
647   WMSNT    Weoley Castle - Five Ways via Selly Oak, Harborne
900   WMSNT    Coventry - Birmingham Airport via Meriden
S16   WMSNT    Solihull - Yardley via Lyndon

[Solo1]

112 is missing from the list & I would of
Thought that 113/4/6 would of been together
not at 2 depots also where is the grey
mini they stated running buses with based

[Ken Taylor]

there is no 112 or 115 in the fleet list !! The alocations are correct !

[Solo1]

what is the fleet number of the white dart that runs on the 425 & how come 2 depots run the Erdington- Sutton  services rather than just the one

[Ken Taylor]

101 YAZ8645 on 425 today