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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

National Express West Midlands fare changes from 2 Jan 2012

National Express West Midlands is changing its fare structure in line with inflation from 2 Jan 2012 and trialing a new £1 city hop ticket.

The new trial city hop fare will allow people to get around Birmingham city centre using the bus for a...

Birmingham hybrid buses launched

ADL and Volvo hybrid double deck buses enter service in UK's second city

National Express West Midlands (NXWM) and Centro have unveiled their new state of the art hybrid buses that will be on the streets of Birmingham early in the new year.

To be

Get Creating to WIN an original watercolour by Turner Prize Nominee George Shaw

World-renowned, Coventry born artist George Shaw is giving away one of his amazing original watercolours in a bid to get people creating in conjunction with the George Shaw: I woz ere exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.

Shaw's work utilises ordinary scenes and...

National Express West Midlands hope to reunite family with soldier's will on 67th anniversary of death

National Express West Midlands have launched an appeal to return a Last Will and Testament (Will) written by a local solider in WWII to his family.

The will was discovered during a recent refurbishment of the bus operator’s lost property office at their Acocks...

Military Angels Sell Poppies on World Famous Number 11

Launching a new service on the world famous 11

National Express West Midlands are delighted to announce that , for one week only, Royal British Legion veterans and volunteers will be selling poppies for the first time ever on buses operating on Birmingham’s world famous Number