Routes that have to u-turn mid toute

[danny]

Was traveling on the signature 82 today and just outside merridan it did au turn to come back on itself, i no the 29 on its way to town also does this alot in order to cross the road to run in the right direction and the 966 at fort dunlop, any other intresting sercumstances that see buses having to turn around mid-route

[DC3]

5 does a similar thing, kind of a loop at Widney Manor Station.
S3 does it in Knowle.

[Stu]

5 does a similar thing, kind of a loop at Widney Manor Station.

Apart from when late running drivers take a peek to see if anyone's waiting (towards Solihull) and just drive past if there isn't!

[John]

The 79 in Darlaston. To load at the bus station.

[Martin]

The 34 in Bilston. To load in the Bus Station going towards Stolawn.

[wbdriver]

450 at the min. going to bearwood in cape hill it heads back to west bromwich then does a figure of 8 by smethwick council house before carrying on back up the bearwood road to bearwood.

when it first did that, it confused a lot of people due to using the same stop in cape hill as the 80 and 87  ;D

[JackC]

311/313 to load at Wednesbury Parkway Metro Stop,

[Tomjusttom]

Anything serving Russells hall Hospital

[fleetline6477]

Services using QE Hospital 98,99,448 plus Green Bus 64

The 76 and 84 terminate at the QE, so I guess that doesn't count as a U-turn.

Routes serving Rowley Regis Hospital

[Tony]

79 at Darlaston

[davey]

Anything serving Rowley Regis hospital (208, 224, 238, 404A/H etc.)

[davey]

Also I believe the 282 turns back on itself in Dudley and loops around the Vale Road estate. The 224 does countless loops of housing estates too.

[Badger]

6/6A now do this at i54.

The 526 used to do a long one but I think it's replacement just carries on now.

[Stu]

The 297A at Pensnett Trading Estate.


The 966 at the Fort Shopping Centre is a bizarre one, as it uses the same stop for both directions! You'd think it wouldn't be a problem, as they have those big LED displays on the front, but on Saturday a young couple still got on the one bound for Solihull, when they wanted to go to Erdington.  ;D

[richie]

The new 53 does one in cape hill