National Express West Midlands Hagley Road routes
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The Hagley Road bus corridor is a collection of routes in the West Midlands
, England
. Services 9, 140 and 141 are operated by National Express West Midlands
.
The route originally formed part of Midland Red's Service 130/132/133/137/138/192 network operating between Birmingham and Stourbridge, Kidderminster and Brierley Hill. Service 9 was originally Birmingham City Transport's City Centre-Quinton service, extended to Halesowen and Stourbridge by West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive in 1983 to replace Service 130. Midland Red Services 132/133 were replaced by limited stop Services X92/X93 in 1972, which were subsequently extended to serve Hereford and Worcester during the early 1980s.
. Competition was very intense between both National Express West Midlands
and Diamond Bus, however over the past 2 years, Diamond has withdrawn operations on this route slowly withdrawing services 9, 9A, 9B and 9N, although they have re-commenced this service via their Ludlows VOSA Licence using Diamond branded buses.
On 22 June 2008, Travel Express also withdrew all operations on service 9.
Commencing 25th July 2010, Diamond will again withdraw their journeys on the route. This is due to insufficient loadings.
In 2010, the 99 was withdrawn and replaced by the 141 between Birmingham
-Quinton
, from Quinton and Halesowen
is still operated by the 9 and from Halesowen and Merry Hill
was replaced by the extended 222. However, service 138 continued after Merry Hill Centre (which has been served by bused since its original phase was completed in 1986) towards Russells Hall Hospital. National Express West Midlands
service 99 ran in the weekday daytime every 15 minutes, with service 138 taking over in the evenings running every 30 minutes and on Sundays every 20 minutes, only as far as Merry Hill
.
, Bearwood and Quinton
. From here, service 9 goes off to Halesowen
, Lye
and Stourbridge
whilst service 140, goes to Blackheath
, Springfield
, Dixons Green and Dudley
. Service 141 goes to Blackheath
, Rowley Regis
Hospital, Cradley Heath
, Saltwells and then Merry Hill
.
All services are operated by Pensnett. Service 9 is operated with Enviro400's with services 140 and 141 operated with Mercedes-Benz O405N buses. Service 9, and now withdrawn 109 and 139, both were operated with Volvo B7TL
/Plaxton President
s route branded 'Hagley Road' (named after the major corridor it served), however these have since been de-branded and painted into the National Express West Midlands
livery. From June 2009 services started being operated by a fleet of new Enviro 400 double-deckers based at Birmingham Central garage and these vehicles carry Hagley Road branding, but without mentioning Halesowen.. Some have also been branded to promote special £2 day return tickets on service 9, an Easter special offer, but now some of the Enviro 400 double-deckers have moved to Pensnett and carry a new green 'Every 8 minutes along the Hagley road' branding, with few Enviro 400s still carrying the old branding.
Service 140 runs every 30 minutes during the day and hourly during evenings and Sundays, with Diamond taking over the last two journeys Monday - Saturday evenings and mornings and evenings on Sundays.
Service 141 runs every 30 minutes during daily and hourly every evening.
Service 140 & 141 create a 15 minute Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between Quinton
& Birmingham
.
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Services 9, 140 and 141 are operated by National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...
.
History
The 138 and 99 were both part of the 109/139 corridor, with alterations.The route originally formed part of Midland Red's Service 130/132/133/137/138/192 network operating between Birmingham and Stourbridge, Kidderminster and Brierley Hill. Service 9 was originally Birmingham City Transport's City Centre-Quinton service, extended to Halesowen and Stourbridge by West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive in 1983 to replace Service 130. Midland Red Services 132/133 were replaced by limited stop Services X92/X93 in 1972, which were subsequently extended to serve Hereford and Worcester during the early 1980s.
Service 9
This route used to experience major competition from Diamond BusDiamond Bus
Diamond is a bus operator in the West Midlands, formed in 1986 as The Birmingham Coach Company.-Birmingham Coach Company:The company was created in 1986 as the Birmingham Coach Company operating a single route, 16, in competition with West Midlands Travel....
. Competition was very intense between both National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...
and Diamond Bus, however over the past 2 years, Diamond has withdrawn operations on this route slowly withdrawing services 9, 9A, 9B and 9N, although they have re-commenced this service via their Ludlows VOSA Licence using Diamond branded buses.
On 22 June 2008, Travel Express also withdrew all operations on service 9.
Commencing 25th July 2010, Diamond will again withdraw their journeys on the route. This is due to insufficient loadings.
Services 99, 109 and 138
In 2007 the 109 was withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. Because of this several changes occurred.- Cradley - Colley Gate - Halesowen was no longer served as well as Mucklow Hill being longer served in the daytime (daytime services serve Spies Lane, 636 serves Mucklow Hill during the daytime)
- 139E was re-numbered 138 and extended to Russels Hall Hospital after 18:00 hrs and the early morning Saturday journey (renumbered 138) was no longer operated by Pensnett Depot instead it was transferred to Birmingham Central Depot. This means that Birmingham Central Depot have several dead miles to get to Pensnett High Oak.
- The timetable was revised on both the 9, 138 and the 139 (Now Withdrawn)
In 2010, the 99 was withdrawn and replaced by the 141 between Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
-Quinton
Quinton
Quinton may refer to:*Quinton Andrews, American football player*Anthony Quinton, a philosopher*A. R. Quinton, an English watercolour artist*Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, an American Mixed Martial Artist*René Quinton, a French naturalist...
, from Quinton and Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
is still operated by the 9 and from Halesowen and Merry Hill
Merry Hill
Merry Hill may refer to:*Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands*Merry Hill Shopping Centre, near Brierley Hill, West Midlands*Merry Hill, North Carolina, a town of Bertie County...
was replaced by the extended 222. However, service 138 continued after Merry Hill Centre (which has been served by bused since its original phase was completed in 1986) towards Russells Hall Hospital. National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...
service 99 ran in the weekday daytime every 15 minutes, with service 138 taking over in the evenings running every 30 minutes and on Sundays every 20 minutes, only as far as Merry Hill
Merry Hill
Merry Hill may refer to:*Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands*Merry Hill Shopping Centre, near Brierley Hill, West Midlands*Merry Hill, North Carolina, a town of Bertie County...
.
Recent History
- In 2008, Hasbury peak variant Service 19 was withdrawn when the Dudley Network Review occurred.
- Service 139 was then renumbered 99 from May 31 2009 and no longer served Five Ways, insteading going under this junction
- Service 99 was then withdrawn in March 2010, and was replaced in part by the 141 and the 222.
Present
Services 9, 140 and 141 all currently serve Birmingham city centre, Five WaysFive Ways, Birmingham
Five Ways is an area of Birmingham, England. It takes its name from a major road junction, now a busy roundabout to the south-west of the city centre which lies at the outward end of Broad Street, where the Birmingham Middle ring road crosses the start of the A456 .-History:The name of Five Ways...
, Bearwood and Quinton
Quinton
Quinton may refer to:*Quinton Andrews, American football player*Anthony Quinton, a philosopher*A. R. Quinton, an English watercolour artist*Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, an American Mixed Martial Artist*René Quinton, a French naturalist...
. From here, service 9 goes off to Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
, Lye
Lye
Lye is a corrosive alkaline substance, commonly sodium hydroxide or historically potassium hydroxide . Previously, lye was among the many different alkalis leached from hardwood ashes...
and Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
whilst service 140, goes to Blackheath
Blackheath, West Midlands
Blackheath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.-Establishment:Before 1841, Bleak Heath or Blake Heath was a small group of farm houses and inns on the turnpike road from Oldbury to Halesowen, within Rowley Regis...
, Springfield
Springfield, Birmingham
Springfield is a ward in south east Birmingham, England, created in 2004 from much of the old Sparkhill ward. It is a part of the formal district of Hall Green.-Places of interest:...
, Dixons Green and Dudley
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
. Service 141 goes to Blackheath
Blackheath, West Midlands
Blackheath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.-Establishment:Before 1841, Bleak Heath or Blake Heath was a small group of farm houses and inns on the turnpike road from Oldbury to Halesowen, within Rowley Regis...
, Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to...
Hospital, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath is a town in the Black Country, located in Sandwell metropolitan borough, England. The name is usually pronounced "Craid-ley", not "Crad-ley", but in the Black Country accent, it may even sound like "Craig-ley Aith"...
, Saltwells and then Merry Hill
Merry Hill
Merry Hill may refer to:*Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands*Merry Hill Shopping Centre, near Brierley Hill, West Midlands*Merry Hill, North Carolina, a town of Bertie County...
.
All services are operated by Pensnett. Service 9 is operated with Enviro400's with services 140 and 141 operated with Mercedes-Benz O405N buses. Service 9, and now withdrawn 109 and 139, both were operated with Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian...
/Plaxton President
Plaxton President
The Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
s route branded 'Hagley Road' (named after the major corridor it served), however these have since been de-branded and painted into the National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands
National Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...
livery. From June 2009 services started being operated by a fleet of new Enviro 400 double-deckers based at Birmingham Central garage and these vehicles carry Hagley Road branding, but without mentioning Halesowen.. Some have also been branded to promote special £2 day return tickets on service 9, an Easter special offer, but now some of the Enviro 400 double-deckers have moved to Pensnett and carry a new green 'Every 8 minutes along the Hagley road' branding, with few Enviro 400s still carrying the old branding.
Frequencies
Service 9 runs every 9 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes during evenings, Saturday mornings and Sundays.Service 140 runs every 30 minutes during the day and hourly during evenings and Sundays, with Diamond taking over the last two journeys Monday - Saturday evenings and mornings and evenings on Sundays.
Service 141 runs every 30 minutes during daily and hourly every evening.
Service 140 & 141 create a 15 minute Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between Quinton
Quinton
Quinton may refer to:*Quinton Andrews, American football player*Anthony Quinton, a philosopher*A. R. Quinton, an English watercolour artist*Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, an American Mixed Martial Artist*René Quinton, a French naturalist...
& Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.