Tidying up the numbering system(Bit of fun!)

[Westy]

As you know, most of the bus reviews so far have involved, in some people's opinion, pointless renumbering, destroying a system that has worked logically in the main for the past 30 odd years.

Before then, some of the numbering was a bit odd, for example the Walsall to Dudley services were(still are) 311 & 313, but there was a Walsall to Bloxwich service 319(now 19), where it should've been renumbered maybe 309, so it would match other Walsall to Bloxwich service 301 & 302.

If we use the old 300 series for the current set of routes, would this make more sense, but there would still some anomalies though!
Would you keep the existing numbers or renumber them?

301 & 302 as now.

303 - current 29

304 - current 19

305 - current 69

306 - current 70

306A - current 70a

307 - current 26

308 - current 1(if you didn't care about mucking up Arriva's system!)

309 - current 2(ditto)

309A - current 2a(ditto)

309b - current 2 daytime service(ditto)


310 - current 38

311 - current 311

312 - current 34 / 334

313 - current 313

314 - current 39/339

315 - current 9/333x

316 - current 333(The Willenhall Tesco route!)


320 - current 40

321 - current 41

322 - current 30(the new one from Willenhall to Bilston!)

323 - current 303

324 - current 335

325 - current 336

326 - current 326

327 - current 327


330 - current 8

330a - current 8a

331 - current 89

332 - current 23

333 - current 25

334 - current 43

335 - current 33(if you didn't care about mucking Arriva's system up!)

336 - current 32(ditto)

337 - current 10

337a - current 10a

338 - current 24




365 - current 35

366 - current 6

367 - current 7

367a - current 7a


373 - current 22

374 - current 74

375 - current 75

376 - current 76

377 - current 77


529, 560, x51, 991, 997, 51 would keep their existing numbers.

I've tried to group similar areas together.

Is there any I've missed, or does anyone have a better idea?

How would you do other areas, if you reverted back to 500's for Wolves for example?

[Gareth]

I have a great idea.

Why not have all ex BCT and Midland Red routes (and areas) keep their numbers in the 1-299 series and for the other areas, they should add on a 3, 4 or 5 prefix to the old corporation route number. That way we would avoid all duplication in route numbers and no one would be confused. As Coventry is pretty much that far away, they could keep their numbers.

I know that all sounds a bit radical, but it could work for maybe at least 35-40 years!

;)