West Midlands

Travelling by bus just got greener.

As a part of a joint venture between National Express West Midlands, Centro and the Department for Transport we are proud to present our fleet of brand new Hybrid buses.

They have been a part of our fleet since the New Year, and are exclusively run on the following National Express West Midlands routes.

Routes 22 and 23

The new vehicles...

New Year - New Buses

National Express West Midlands and National Expresss Coventry are starting the new year with new buses on services in Birmingham, Walsall and Coventry.

New Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 double deckers are now out and about on bus routes in Walsall and Coventry and the fabulous new hybrid buses are in service in Birmingham on the 22 and 23 routes which run...

City Hop brings bright news - following Blue Monday

Following Blue Monday and the announcement at the start of this year that rail fares will increase, there is brighter news for travellers hopping across Birmingham city centre.

On Tuesday 17th January, National Express West Midlands launched the City Hop with a reduced £1 fare for any single journey around Birmingham city centre. The new £1 fare covers single journeys...

MD gets out and about with Christmas shoppers in Birmingham

Peter Coates, the Managing Director of National Express West Midlands, took the opportunity to talk to both staff and customers during a recent visit to bus services operating around the Birmingham City Centre.

The two-hour visit to the Carrs Lane area also enabled him to talk to some of our City Centre Inspectors who were supporting our drivers during the...

Don't be Bashful - go by bus

That was the message given by seven small, but very Happy, cast members of Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, when took a break from rehearsals to jump on a bus to help launch our evening saver fare promotion.

The Sleepy seven soon woke up when they heard of our amazing evening fare offer which...

Service changes from 29 January 2012

The following National Express services in Wolverhampton and Walsall and the Black Country are subject to minor changes from Sunday, 29 January 2012

Revised timetables will be available from this page shortly.

Service 1: Dudley - Tettenhall Wood via Wolverhampton

• Running time increased to improve reliability.

Service 2: Warstones - Bushbury via Wolverhampton

• Amended in Wolverhampton City Centre to

Wolverhampton Street (Dudley) FULL Closure

Between Friday 10 February (19:00 hours) and Saturday 11 February (06:00 hours),

Between Saturday 11 February (19:00 hours) and Sunday 12 February (06:00 hours),

Sunday 12 February (between 08:00 and 15:00 hours),

Between Monday 13 February and Thursday 16 February (daily between 19:00 hours and 06:00 hours),

Between Friday 17 February (19:00 hours) and Saturday 18 February (06:00 hours),

Holyhead Road Improvement Scheme

From Tuesday 7th February 2012 for approximately 7 weeks

Due to the severe congestion caused by the work being carried out on Holyhead Road, near to Alvis Retail Park the following diversions will take place.

Service 23 and 23C in both directions will divert via Allesley Old Road, Spon End and Ring Road.
Four Pounds Avenue and Holyhead Road will not

Gravelly Hill, Slade Road

Wednesday to Friday, 8-10 February 2012, between 19:00 and 06:00 (approx.) each night for 3 nights.
Slade Road will be closed between George Road and Fentham Road due to resurfacing.

Service 65:

Buses from City Centre: from Salford Circus buses will run via Gravelly Hill towards Erdington, continuing via Gravelly Hill North and Fentham Road to Slade Road and...

Hodge Hill, Coleshill Road (Hunters Moon Roundabout)

Monday to Wednesday, 6-8 February 2012, between 19:00 and 06:00 (approx.) each night for 3 nights.
The Hunters Moon roundabout will be closed (junction of Coleshill Road and Stechford Road) due to resurfacing.

Service 28:

Buses towards Heartlands Hospital: from Newport Road buses will run via Bradford Road, Heathland Avenue, Bucklands End Lane, Hodge Hill Road, Stechford Road and Stechford...

Worcester Street, Stourbridge

Between Monday 13 and Friday 17 February 2012 (between 09:30 and 15:00 hours each day) and

Between Monday 20 and Friday 24 February 2012 (between 09:30 and 15:00 hours each day)

Worcester Street (Stourbridge) will be closed one-way (towards Stourbridge) between the above dates and times.

Service 276 will be diverted as follows:

Towards Stourbridge / Dudley (from Norton):...