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The 144A has been the 20 (QE Hospital to Bromsgrove via Selly Oak, Northfield, Longbridge, Rubery, Catshill) since April 2023. Also from what I can see it looks like only Chiltern will be running rail services into Birmingham on Friday so nothing to/from the North. Birmingham New Street will...

As far as I know 4872 is the only National Express E400 to still carry the ADL badge on the front which the 61 plates had when new in 2011/2012.

Birmingham has the X1 which runs 24/7 to the Airport operated by Coventry Garage. The 63 and 74 also run overnight on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The weekday 63 has 2 hour gap between 2am and 4am and the 97 all week has a 2 hour gap from 1am till 3am.

City Stop Changes. X21/X22 terminus will be moving to Park Street. 61/63 will terminate at new street station on its way into the city, on its way out it will pickup at MS8A and then u turn at st michaels church. 66 will move to new stop PQ12A next to the 94/95. Perry Barr/Walsall services...

NX west midlands and diamond the first 2 can apply to. NXWM have a a fleet of varied age from 03 plate tridents/gemini to 72 plate BYD electrics. As well as 4125 and 4393 still in use as well The diamond 16A regularly has Streetdecks, Streetlites, pulsars and on the odd occassion i've seen a...

You still see the odd driver confront it, but most don't. Revenue inspections seem to mostly happen in the City, Bordesley Station, Millenium Point etc. There was a man on my bus the other day arguing over a child ticket he had purchased with his card. He was told by the inspector its his fault...

Diamond/National Express 50 in Birmingham. Diamond terminate short at the Maypole. 71 Chelmsley Wood to Sutton Coldfield run by Stagecoach Rugby and Diamond on the 96 on Sunday currently and both run by National Express Perry Barr Monday to Saturday daytime. Diamond 002 Bartley Green to Merry...

I agree on the point, making rail travel more affordable. I do notice though when the conductors come round on certain WMR lines to do checks on the rare occasion that is, sheer numbers seem to not have paid and some even get off before the conductor gets to them. Some of them probably chancers...

Were those Olympians allocated to Kidderminster maintained at Kidderminster or at Redditch/Worcester? Redditch normally allocate 2 Streetlites to the Sunday Kidderminster 3/52. Normally the 68 plates 32224 and 32228. I don't think they've ever allocated a decker, though I don't know of...

4476 - 4496, 4687 - 4696, 4667, 4672, 4675, 4523 are euro 6. The non euro 6 ones tend to be confined to routes that don't run into the City Centre. The 11A/11C Outer Circle still sees B7TL Gemini and they have done since 2004. I think its been said the new electrics for Perry Barr/Yardley Wood...

BYD E400 and E400 MMC are passable under the bridge. So it is possible that when Perry Barr receive the new electric decker's some of these may be used on the 8A/8C in the coming months. The whole of the current decker fleet as well as a number of omnilinks at Perry Barr are apparently due to be...

28 Great Barr to Heartlands Hospital. 96 Kingstanding to Chelmsley Woood. Summer Road erdington bridge. 66 Sutton Coldfield to Birmingham. Erdington Station bridge. 71 Chelmsley Wood to Sutton Coldfield. 64 Nechells to Minworth Peddimore. X64 Birmingham to Minworth Peddimore. Park Lane Castle...

There is also one under restoration in the National Express heritage fleet. https://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/4001-4224/119L.html

Some time ago now I travelled on a open door morning journey many times, some things l saw, happen on normal routes as well smoking, vaping, fare evasion. It would get absolutley rammed as well, and as normally happens they would tend to congregate around the front of the bus where the front...

Tividale don't have any 15 plate deckers. The 16A sitll sees streetdecks, but Streetlites and Pulsars regularly appear as well and sometimes solos as well. The 16 from NX Perry Barr see mostly platinums, standard E400/Omnilinks also make regular appearances to. The 15 plate deckers are ran from...

National Express Coventry Garage seem to be running late into the evening tonight with the last service in terminating 00:35 at Coventry from Leamington Spa.

Dudley due to close January 2024 for 18 months as its rebuilt. https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/service-updates/dudley-bus-station-closure

The BC 60/X2 go near the Tyseley fuelling site as well at Hay Mills. Might make sense running them on those routes.

Birmingham has Kevs Coaches that still run some local tendered routes including route 10 into Birmingham City Centre. One of a few of small operators surviving in the West Midlands.

I think there are 5 out normally. When they've been out, they seem to have been operating on about 5/6 out since they first entered service.