Bristol Road bus corridor, Birmingham

Previously operated between Birmingham and Gannow as part of the South Birmingham Bus Review in October 2010 the service was extended from Gannow to Rubery Great Park. However from July 2010 the service has been cutback to operate from Birmingham to Frankley (Holly Hill Shops).

Diamond Bus operated short journeys on the 64 route between Birmingham and Rubery, later renumbered to 63 on 22 July 2007. Diamond Bus ceased operation on the 63 route on 10 November 2007. Diamond Bus also operated a commercial 63N night service between September 2007 and April 2008. From 25 October 2009 the terminius of this service was changed from Rubery Great Park to Frankley as part of the South Birmingham Bus Review.

The first incarnation of the 143 route ran from Birmingham - Bromsgrove - Charford, eventually being changed to run Birmingham - Bromsgrove - Redditch - Alexandra Hospital, though the hospital extension was withdrawn in the late 1990s. 18 April 2004 saw the first of many changes to the route, it being re-routed in the Catshill area to replace the withdrawn 94 service. A year later on 12 June 2005 the 143 route was cut back to run Catshill - Bromsgrove - Redditch only, with its frequency halved. 4 September 2005 saw the route further cut back to run Bromsgrove - Redditch; an increase in the frequency of the 144 route made the Bromsgrove - Catshill section redundant.

From 5 January 2009 many journeys were once again extended to Birmingham, though now operating via Lickey End, rather than Catshill.^[2] This is in competition with Diamond Bus, who shortly after dropped their fares to match those of First.

Services on the 144 corridor running between Droitwich and Great Malvern go back to 1913, eventually being extended to Birmingham in 1914. At that time the route was numbered 25, and later 125. The 144 number came into use on 11 February 1928. The Malvern - Worcester section was withdrawn in 1976.^[3] Diamond Bus had a brief stint operating part of the route in competition with First.^[4]

Crosses the Bristol Road in Edgbaston and the Priory Road Crossroads.

Birmingham Outer Circle Route meets the Bristol Road at Selly Oak

Uses the Bristol Road through Northfield Centre

Uses the Bristol Road in Northfield Centre

Uses the Bristol Road through Northfield Centre and between Rubery and Longbridge.

Uses the Bristol Road between Bournbrook and Selly Oak.

Crosses the Bristol Road in Selly Oak

This route was operated by Travel West Midlands weekday peak time only. This route followed the 62 out of Birmingham, though Selly Oak, Northfield and to Longbridge traffic island. From here the 62A bus route used to run as far as Lickey Road, then turning onto Low Hill lane, Groveley Lane, circling the traffic island to join Lickey Road from the top end and traveling as far as the Old Hair and Hounds Pub. This route consisted of a 40 minute frequency at peak times with the interlinking journeys being 62 journeys.

This route was operated by Travel Your Bus Monday - Saturday daytime. This route was a circle route which followed the service along Pursuer Road, Lee Bank Mebbil Mill and onto the Bristol Road where it the service would service Selly Oak, Weoley Castle, Northfield and Longbridge. Service was withdrawn when the company was absorbed into the main Travel West Midlands networks.

This route was operated by Travel West Midlands on a Sunday evening. The 63A ran at every 30 minute intervals from 6pm until the last departures at midnight (00:00). This variant ran from The Great Park though Rubery onto the Bristol Road South to the Bristol Road South traffic island at Longbridge, turning onto Lickey Road to via Rednal before circling the traffic island and then continuing back on itself to Longbridge island and then following Bristol Road South and Bristol Road into the City Centre. Served the following areas: Northfield, Selly Oak, Edgbaston and Lee Bank.

This route was operated by Diamond Bus in competition with First Midland Red on services 143 and 144 and was introduced when First Midland Red diverted the 144 route away from Lickey End. The 64 served the following areas: Birmingham, Lee Bank, Selly Oak, Northfield, Longbridge, Rubery, Marlbrook and Bromsgrove.

A Midland Red 142 service was operated along this corridor, on roughly the same route as the 144, though never more than a handful of journeys. On 18 April 2004 this service was withdrawn.^[5]

These school day routes were operated by a company called 'Travel South Birmingham' with weekday peak time only journeys only. With the exception of the service 149 journeys, which ran from Erdington in North East Birmingham though Gravelly Hill and The Aston Expressway into Birmingham City Centre. All other services in this route group started in Birmingham and followed the 62 out of Birmingham, though Selly Oak, Northfield and to Longbridge traffic island. From here they all split with 149X bus route used to run as far as Lickey Road, then continue to the traffic island at Rose Hill turning onto Rose Hill and Twatling Road, Linthurst Road, Spirehouse Lane into Blackwell, Alcester Road into Lickey End, Birmingham Road and Market Street to Bromsgrove Bus Station. Where Service 149M and 149A split and ran via Barnt Green Kendal End Road (service 149M ran via Fiery Hill Road, then Linthurst Road) Where service 149A ran via (Hawell Road, Blackwell Road, Linthust Newtown, Green Hill and Alcester Road then as 149 route to Bromsgrove Bus Station) The frequencies on these services at peak times ran irregular, however accordung to the Centro Guide the services ran every 30 minutes on the main sections of the route (Birmingham - Barnt Green) with services interlinking with journeys being the three routes.

NOTE: 'Travel South Birmingham' cased to exist after June 2004, to this day few people know what happened to the company, but it was known that one of the manger directors of Your Bus had something to do with these service operations.

Until 25 February 2007, Travel West Midlands operated a limited stop express service numbered 964 as far as Longbridge, but was withdrawn on this date.