Sunday April 21st
A number of changes will be taking place for services in the Black Country area from this date.
Service 5 – Stourbridge to Dudley via Kingswinford
Service 5A – Wall Heath to Dudley
NX’s existing 5 service will be extended from Kingswinford high street to Stourbridge, replacing the route served by the current Diamond 267 service. Buses will run via Lawnswood and Ashwood Park, providing new links to Dudley and Russells Hall Hospital.
A new service, the 5A will run from Wall Heath to Dudley.
Services 10A & 10C – Stourbridge to Pedmore & Oldswinford Circulars
The 10A & 10C are new services replacing the exisiting Diamond 288 routes.
Buses will run at an improved frequency of up to every 30 minutes combined but will no longer serve Stourbridge high street directly.
Norton will no longer be served by this route, however NX’s 7 service will continue to provide a link to Stourbridge, running up to every 20 minutes.
View the new 10A & 10C timetable
Service 11C – Birmingham Outer Circle
Discount Travel will no longer operate journeys on this service. No change to NX timetables.
Service 14 – Dudley to Halesowen
Service 14A – Dudley to Merry Hil
New service 14A will be introduced to replace the Diamond 208 service, as well as part of their 24 route.
The 14A will run between Dudley, Elm Terrace, Portway Road, Blackheath, Waterfall Lane, Codsall Road, Cradley Heath and Merry Hill, providing a much requested replacement the old 129 service between Merry Hill and Blackheath that was withdrawn in September 2018.
These services will combine to run up to every 30 minutes between Dudley and Blackheath.
Halesowen and Merry Hill will each be served every hour.
View the new 14 & 14A timetable
Service 17A – Stourbridge to Wall Heath
This new service will replace the current Diamond 657 route and extend beyond Kingswinford to Wall Heath.
Service 22 – Oldbury to Bearwood
This new service will replace the existing Diamond 122 service between Oldbury, Langley, Warley and Bearwood.
Service 24 – Foxyards & Dudley to Merry Hill
This new service will replace the current Diamond 24 and 124 routes.
Between Foxyards and Dudley, buses will run along Priory Road and Forest Road, replacing the 81 service on Forest Road.
The 24 will now serve Blackheath town centre directly.
Between Blackheath and Merry Hill, the 24 will change to serve Rowley Regis Hospital, Copse Road in Saltwells and Cradley Heath Interchange.
Service 61 – Wolverhampton to Goldthorn Park
This new service will replace the existing Diamond 61 service.
Service 81 – Wolverhampton to Dudley and Merry Hill
Minor route changes will be made to this service, with Forest Road no longer be served by the 81. The new 24 service will instead cover Forest Road.
In Netherton, buses will run along Cradley Road and Marriott Road, replacing the Diamond 124 service.
Sunday 28th April
The following service changes are implemented from this date:
3 – Brownhills to Walsall
- The 3 will be renumbered service 8 and will run additional services on Monday – Saturday daytimes, up to every 30 minutes.
- Monday – Saturday journeys will extend beyond Brownhills Parade to Brownhills West, The Rising Sun.
- The current service 8 between Walsall & Pelsall, Shortlands Lane will be renumbered service 8A and operate every 30 minutes.
- Combined, the new 8, 8A & 9 services will provide buses to from Walsall to Pelsall up to every 10 minutes.
8 & 8A – Brownhills / Pelsall to Walsall
- The current service 8 between Walsall & Pelsall, Shortlands Lane will be renumbered service 8A and operate every 30 minutes.
- Combined, the new 8, 8A & 9 will provide buses to from Walsall to Pelsall up to every 10 minutes.
NEW 9 – Bloxwich to Walsall
- The current 89 route between Walsall & Bloxwich will be replaced by a new service 9, running up to every 30 minutes.
10 & 10A – Brownhills / Lichfield to Walsall
- Revised timetables in the week.
View the new timetable for 10 & 10A
10, 10A & 10B – Perton / Pattingham / Codsall to Wolverhampton
- Revised timetables throughout the week.
- More buses will serve at peak times, up to every 15 minutes (up to every 20 minutes off-peak) between Wolverhampton and Perton.
- From this date, Arriva will no longer run on the 10.
View the new timetable for 10, 10A & 10B
10 – Birmingham to Quinton
10S – Quinton to Selly Oak
- Service 10 will have some timetable changes.
- Service 10S will be extended from Selly Oak to Northfield via Swarthmore Road and Black Haynes Road.
View new timetable for 10
View new timetable for 10S
17 – Birmingham to Tile Cross
- Buses in the evenings will run to new times.
22 – Wednesbury Circular
Diamond’s current 22 service between Wednesbury and Tipton is revised to become a circular service.
35B – Lichfield to Walsall
36 – Aldridge to Lichfield
35B service withdrawn by Diamond Buses due to loss of Staffordshire CC contract, partially replaced with new 36 service operated by Select Buses.
45 & 47 – Birmingham to Longbridge
- New timetable to help buses run more reliably.
View the new 45 & 47 timetable
46 – Birmingham to Perry Barr
- Service is renumbered 52 and extends from Perry Barr to Perry Beeches estate.
49 – West Bromwich to Bearwood
- Revised weekday morning timetable to improve reliability.
- The current 08:25 journey from West Bromwich to Bearwood on Saturday mornings will be retimed to 08:20.
NEW 52 – Birmingham to Perry Beeches via Lozells and Perry Barr
- The new 52 will run every 15 minutes between Birmingham and Perry Barr.
- Buses will extend from Perry Barr about every 30 minutes to Perry Beeches estate during Monday – Saturday daytimes.
- At busier times on weekdays extra buses will run to and from Perry Beeches estate.
- In the evening, buses will run hourly.
- On Sunday daytimes, buses will run about every 30 minutes.
53 – Wolverhampton to Rocket Pool
This service will be operated by Banga Buses following end of temporary contract awarded to Diamond Buses.
55 – Birmingham to Chelmsley Wood
- New timetable to help buses run more reliably.
NEW 60 – Wolverhampton to Bloxwich
- New service 60 will be introduced to replace the current 89 service between Wolverhampton and Bloxwich.
- Buses will continue to run up to every 20 minutes.
80 & 80A – West Bromwich to Birmingham
- Revised Monday – Saturday timetable.
View the new 80 & 80A timetable
89 – Walsall to Wolverhampton
- Service withdrawn, the current 89 route between Walsall & Bloxwich will be replaced by new service 9, running up to every 30 minutes.
- The current 89 route between Wolverhampton and Bloxwich is replaced by new service 60.
94 – Birmingham to Chelmsley Wood
- New timetable to help buses run more reliably.
97 – Birmingham to Chelmsley Wood
- New timetable to help buses run more reliably.
529 – Wolverhampton to Walsall
- A revised weekday timetable, with an additional bus in the morning peak period to improve reliability.
- Following customer requests additional journeys will run just after the evening peak period.
952 – Birmingham to Perry Beeches
- The 952 is to be withdrawn – the new 52 will run between Birmingham, Perry Barr and Perry Beeches, partly replacing the section between Perry Barr and Perry Beeches estate, also giving passengers the option to change onto the faster X51 to and from Birmingham city centre.
X3 – Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield, Hill Hook and Lichfield –
- Buses will extend from Hill Hook to Lichfield (replacing Midland Classic X12 which will be curtailed to operate between Burton and Lichfield).
- The route will serve the Bishops Way stop on Lichfield Road in both directions instead of Shelley Drive.
- Buses will run about every 30 minutes during Monday – Saturday daytimes with a new hourly Sunday daytime service.
- During the day, Monday – Saturday, the X3 and X5 provide a direct link between Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and Mere Green about every 15 minutes.
X4 – Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield, Falcon Lodge and Minworth
- Buses will run more often, about every 15 minutes during Monday – Saturday daytimes, between Birmingham and Falcon Lodge.
- Buses will continue beyond Falcon Lodge, about every 30 minutes, to Minworth.
- In the evening buses will run hourly.
- On Sunday daytimes buses will run every 30 minutes between Birmingham and Minworth.
X5 – Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield and Roughley
- Buses will run every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes and every hour evenings and Sundays.
- During the day on Mondays to Saturdays, the X3 and X5 provide a direct link between Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and Mere Green about every 15 minutes.
X20 – Birmingham to Rednal
- The route will change between Longbridge Island and Rednal to run via Lickey Road and Groveley Lane, terminating instead at Cofton Hackett, Parsonage Drive.
- Buses will turn at Parsonage Lane and return the same way back to Longbridge Island.
- All bus stops on Lickey Road and Groveley Lane will be served. This means that the X20 will not run along Ashill Road, Cliff Rock Road, Edgewood Road or Lowhill Lane. The nearest alternative stops will be on Lickey Road.
- Buses will also stop at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.
- Buses will run more often in the evening.
X21 – Birmingham to Woodcock Hill
- Buses will run every 20 minutes during Monday – Saturday daytimes.
X22 – Birmingham to Woodgate
- Buses will run more often in the evening.
X51 – Birmingham to Walsall and Cannock
- Buses will extend to Cannock every 20 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on Saturdays.
- At peak times, buses to and from Cannock will run up to every 15 minutes.
- The route buses take between Walsall and Cannock will change. Buses will run along Bloxwich Road, instead of Green Lane, and along Holly Lane, Gorsey Lane and Hilton Lane in Great Wyrley.
- This means that Cheslyn Hay will not be served by the X51. In Bridgtown, buses will run along Watling Street, Delta Way and Walsall Road in both directions.
- (Between Birmingham and Walsall, the route will not change, and buses will run as often as now.)
X70 – Birmingham to Chelmsley Wood
- New timetable to help buses run more reliably.
There are some changes to school services as follows:
829 – Birmingham Colmore Row to St Paul’s School
- Only one bus will run in the morning from Birmingham Colmore Row departing at 08:05.
- The afternoon buses will not change.
889 – Heartlands and Yardley to CTC Kingshurst Academy
- One bus will run in each direction.
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