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As of June 2024, National Express West Midlands operates a fleet of over 1,600 buses and coaches from eight garages in Acocks Green, Birmingham Central , Perry Barr, Yardley Wood, Pensnett, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. Perry Barr is the newest location, having opened in December 2022.
A National Express Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M Rapide coach A National Express MCW Metroliner Rapide double-decker bus. In April 2001 National Express phased out its on-board catering service, having already phased out its on-board television service in the 1990s. However, in late 2004 National Express launched NXTV or National Xpress ...
[10] [11] During April 1995, National Express purchased West Midlands Travel, the formerly council-owned bus network of Birmingham and the West Midlands; [6] it was rebranded Travel West Midlands in September 1996. This move began the brand family of Travel ... local bus operations. Bournemouth Airport was acquired in April 1995. [12]
National Express Coventry first took delivery of battery electric buses in the form of ten Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV double-decker buses built to 'Platinum' specification in August 2020, being delivered alongside a larger order for the West Midlands operation. These ten buses, as well as depot infrastructure to support them, were funded with ...
The shared West Midlands branding, here red for bus. On 19 August 2018 National Express West Midlands and Diamond launched a joint timetable on services 42 West Bromwich to Tipton/Dudley and 43 West Bromwich to Bilston and 31 Mossley to Walsall 32 Lower Farm to Walsall, with National Express and Diamond buses repainted in red liveries carrying ...
In November 2023, Chaserider replaced National Express West Midlands on service 5 (Wolverhampton to Codsall) on evenings and Sundays. Day time journeys are operated by Banga Buses. In June 2024, saw the extension of the 63 Cannock to Rugeley via Brereton linking onto Uttoxeter with some journeys subcontracted to Bus Link.
The route and bus pass operated in direct competition with National Express Coventry's 11, 11U and 12X services, which operated every 10 to 15 minutes with a fleet of similar-specification Enviro400 MMCs delivered during 2019, as well as their £125.90 term-long bus pass.
National Express West Midlands commenced operating a 24-hour service on the route on 20 July 2014. [8] [9] New Alexander Dennis Enviro400 were introduced on route 50 in February 2008, replacing Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2s. Route 50 is claimed by National Express to be one of the busiest routes in Europe.