tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post6923627725756813897..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Birmingham's Big Bus-less Blunder? [3]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-68943165471819259922012-07-26T12:32:35.641+01:002012-07-26T12:32:35.641+01:00Most Suttonians will suffer even less than you sug...Most Suttonians will suffer even less than you suggest, as they either drive or catch the frequent Cross-City trains. It's the users of other Bull St services that need to change their habits.<br /><br />A bit of history. Sutton Coldfield wasn't part of Birmingham until 1974, so it was served by Midland Red, with the Erdington tram, and its successor Corporation bus, both stopping at the city boundary (about 200 yards from where I was brought up). WMPTE had a major rationalisation scheme around 1979, and Sutton routes haven't changed much since then.<br /><br />It was very much a lottery as to how central your "city centre" stop was. MR services to Sutton ran from the Bull Ring end of New St, but the tram terminated at the Snow Hill end of Steelhouse Lane, on a bit of road that no longer exists, close to last week's Upper Bull St stop. When the trams were replaced by buses, the terminus was pushed along Steelhouse Lane to the General Hospital end, even further out of the centre than the new interchanges. Since 1979, the revised Sutton routes have had a number of terminal points, but mostly confined to the north end of the city centre.<br /><br />The "Mail" picture of 3225 has it showing the Corporation route number for Warstock - it's now an intermediate point on NXWM 2. I notice that your bigger picture has it showing the traditional unhelpful Birmingham destination of "Service Extra"!Frankfrognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-60949147798176754412012-07-26T07:41:46.552+01:002012-07-26T07:41:46.552+01:00P.S. Be thankful there wasn't an apostrophe be...P.S. Be thankful there wasn't an apostrophe between the "l" and the "s" of "pensils"Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117039843437261375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-47465764971104430342012-07-26T07:39:00.374+01:002012-07-26T07:39:00.374+01:00I suppose when the extension to the Midland Metro ...I suppose when the extension to the Midland Metro is up and running, we'll hear some young thing from their publicity office telling us what a good idea it is that public transport now serves Corporation St, and what a big improvement the whole thing is.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117039843437261375noreply@blogger.com