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The route was introduced in 2016 as a replacement for route 141. It operated between the same terminuses, Birmingham and Merry Hill Shopping Centre, but runs as an express service with a frequency of one bus every 20 minutes. National Express stated that this was in response to customer feedback. [1]
The Platinum brand further expanded again in 2018 with the delivery of 72 more Enviro400 MMCs, some of which were delivered to National Express Coventry for the city's first Platinum services, while the West Midlands buses operated on routes connecting Stourbridge, Druids Heath and Chelmsley Wood with central Birmingham.
A national network links more than 550 routes, including many of the UK mainland's cities, with 11,000 cross-country journeys every week as of 2022. [16]Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M at Manchester Airport in April 2003 Stagecoach Yorkshire Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12B in the 2003 livery at Southampton in 2008 Selwyns Travel's Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B9R in Liverpool
A full circuit can take up to three hours to complete, with the service carrying 50,000 passengers each day. [4] There are 266 bus stops on the route. [6] The route serves 233 schools, colleges or universities, 69 leisure and community facilities, 40 pubs, 19 retail centres, six hospitals, and one prison. [17]
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The new network is colour coded and the colours of routes are displayed on the network map and on timetables, the buses themselves are being route branded to match these colours. Route 21 was the first route to have the new route branding applied, with routes 9, 9A, 20, 20A & 20E receiving their branding in April 2013 as well as routes 8/8A ...
Route 50 is claimed by National Express to be one of the busiest routes in Europe. [10] [11] This, however has been disputed, with some claiming that the Greater Manchester bus route 192 is more frequent. [12] [13] In early 2015, route 50 received new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC buses. In late 2018, the route was upgraded to the Platinum ...
In 2009, National Express East Anglia received 17 Class 321s transferred from London Midland. Another franchise commitment was the procurement of new stock for the Stansted Express service. This resulted in 30 four-carriage Class 379 Electrostars being ordered; the first entered service in March 2011. [20]