West Midlands bus routes 394 and 395
| 10 / 10A | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | National Express West Midlands |
| Vehicle | Volvo B6LE & Volvo B10L |
| Route | |
| Start | Walsall |
| End |
Burntwood (10) Brownhills West/Ogley Hay Loop (10A) |
National Express West Midlands Routes 10 and 10A are two bus routes operated in West Midlands, England, also travelling into South Staffordshire.[1]
History
- 1999 - National Express West Midlands, then Travel West Midlands operates several services along the Walsall/Brownhills corridor. These are the services:
- 392: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Ogley Hay - Brownhills [2]
- 393:Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Catshill
- 394: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Newtown - Chasetown - Burntwood[3]
- 395: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Newtown - Burntwood[4]
- 395A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay[5]
- 396: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West - Norton Canes[6]
The 392 ran hourly during Monday - Saturday Daytime, the 393 ran every 60 minutes all day every day including Evenings, as did the 394. The 395 ran hourly Monday - Saturday daytime, whilst the 395A ran half hourly. The 396 ran half hourly Monday - Saturday daytime, with irregular evening journeys everyday.
- 2001 - Travel West Midlands introduce new service 394A operating between Walsall and Burntwood Church. This service follows a very similar route to the then service 394 and replaces Evening and Sunday journeys operated by that service at an hourly frequency. Additionally weekday evening journeys are introduced on the 395 at an hourly frequency.[7]
- 2005 - Travel West Midlands withdraw service 396 and replace it with new services, 396A and 396C. These services serve the same places as the existing 396 service.[8]
- July 2007 - Travel West Midlands completely reroute services 394, 394A and 395. A new service, 394B is also introduced. As a result, services 392, 393, 395A, 396A & 396C are withdrawn. The new services are as follows:[9]
- 394: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills.
- 394A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West (The Rising Sun Pub)
- 394B: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West - Chasetown - Burntwood Church
- 395: Walsall - Rushall - Heath End - Pelsall - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Burntwood Church
The 394 and 394A ran every 20 minutes Monday - Saturday daytime, whilst the 394B ran hourly on Evenings and Sundays. The 394 also ran hourly on Sunday Evenings only. The 395 ran half hourly Monday - Saturday daytime.
These changes resulted in Norton Canes no longer being served by Travel West Midlands, much to the annoyance of residents.
- Early 2008 - A2Z Travel start operating the 394 hourly Monday - Saturday. Also TWM becomes National Express West Midlands.
- Mid 2008 - A2Z Travel withdraw off the 394.
- April 2010 - As part of the North Walsall Network Review, National Express West Midlands once again completely amend the services along the corridor. Services 394, 394A, 394B & 395 are withdrawn and replaced by two new services:[10]
- 10: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Streets Corner - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Chasetown - Chase Terrace - Burntwood[11]
- 10A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Streets Corner - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Brownhills - Brownhills West - Ogley Hay - Brownhills - Catshill - Walsall Wood - Streets Corner - Shelfield - Rushall - Walsall.[12]
The 10 runs every 20 minutes during Monday - Saturday daytime and half hourly during Evenings and on Sundays. The 10A runs every 20 minutes during Monday - Saturday daytime only, providing a combined 10-minute frequency between Walsall and Brownhills during this period.
Current
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) operate service 10, between Walsall and Burntwood and the 10A, between Walsall and Brownhills West/Ogley Hay at twenty-minute frequencies, giving a combined frequency of every 10 minutes. The 10 is operated every day of the week, the 10A meanwhile only operates Monday - Saturday.[13]
During evenings and Sundays, National Express West Midlands operate service 10 to a half hourly frequency.
Due to the North Walsall Network Review on 25 April 2010, major changes were made to the corridor once again.
- 10 - Current service that now follows the route of service 394, but then extending to Burntwood. This now operates every 20 minutes and half hourly during the Evening & on Sundays via Rushall, Shelfield, Walsall Wood, Streets Corner, Catshill, Brownhills, Ogley Hay, Chasetown & Chase Terrace.
- 10A - Current Service that replaced service 394A. This service travels from Walsall to Brownhills as per service 10, but will then loop around Brownhills West & Ogley Hay prior to returning to Brownhills and returning to Walsall.
- Services 394, 394A, 394B and 395 have since been withdrawn
Current route
Service 10 - NXWM
Service 10A - NXWM
- Walsall
- Rushall
- Shelfield
- Walsall Wood
- Brownhills
- Brownhills West
- Brownhills
- Walsall Wood
- Shelfield
- Rushall
- Walsall
References
- ↑ http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/XSLT_SELTT_REQUEST?sessionID=0&requestID=0&language=en&anySigWhenPerfectNoOtherMatches=1&locationServerActive=1&stateless=1&locationInfoActive=1&coordListOutputFormat=string&coordOutputFormatTail=0&privateTransport=1&privateTransport=2&hideBannerInfo=1&convertStopsPTKernel2LocationServer=1&convertAddressesITKernel2LocationServer=1&convertCoord2LocationServer=1&convertCrossingsITKernel2LocationServer=1&convertPOIsITKernel2LocationServer=1&w_regPrefAl=6&coordOutputFormat=MRCV&mergeDir=1&deleteAllLines=1&selTTODVActice=1&selTTLineByNameActice=1&selTTAllOperators=1&mergeOpName=1&useAllStops=1&outputFormat=0&excludedMeans=checkbox&exclMOT_0=1&exclMOT_4=1&lineName=10&type_seltt=any&typeInfo_seltt=invalid&useHouseNumberList_seltt=1&nameState_seltt=empty&nameInfo_seltt=invalid&itdLPxx_nameText_seltt=City%2C+Town%2C+Postcode%2C+Address%2C+Station%2C+Airport+or+Place+of+Interest&nameDefaultText_seltt=City%2C+Town%2C+Postcode%2C+Address%2C+Station%2C+Airport+or+Place+of+Interest&name_seltt=walsall&anyObjFilter_seltt=0&opName=
- ↑ West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, the once existence of route 392
- ↑ West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, the one existence of bus route 394
- ↑ West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, the once existence of bus route 395
- ↑ WMPTE, the once existence of bus route 395A
- ↑ WMPTE, the once existence of bus route 396
- ↑ NXWM, starting of route 394A in 2001
- ↑ NXWM, review of bus route 396 in 2005
- ↑ National Express West Midlands, review of routes 394, 394A, 395, 392, 393, 395A, 396A and 396C in 2007
- ↑ West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive and National Express West Midlands, North Walsall Network Review and simplifying of routes in the Walsall and Brownhills area
- ↑ National Express West Midlands, http://nxbus.co.uk/search/west-midlands/?show%5Broutes%5D=1&tab=%23service_timetable_tab&site%5Bsearch%5D=10&site%5Bfind%5D=FIND
- ↑ NXWM, http://nxbus.co.uk/search/west-midlands/?show%5Broutes%5D=1&tab=%23service_timetable_tab&site%5Bsearch%5D=10&site%5Bfind%5D=FIND
- ↑ National Express West Midlands, http://nxbus.co.uk/search/west-midlands/?show%5Broutes%5D=1&tab=%23service_timetable_tab&site%5Bsearch%5D=10&site%5Bfind%5D=FIND
External links
- Official site (Only for National Express West Midlands)
- Network West Midlands
- West Midlands Buses (Only for National Express West Midlands)
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