New cross-city bus services

[2206]

Which other routes could become cross city routes?

Think a cross link between 94 and X20/X21/X22 would probably have been popular. As I see large numbers of people change from the 94 to the X20/X21/X22 to get to the QE and Uni. And would provide a link to the QE and Uni from East Birmingham. (Or maybe another East Brum route such as the 14 and X20/X21/X22).  And a direct East - West link across the City.
Though doubt it would work, without bus lanes, etc. Mainly because congestion would make it completely unreliable, and would probably need to make Edgbaston Park Road between Somerset Road and Church Road - bus and coach only. Otherwise it'd probably make the 94 very unreliable, when it usually seems to be very reliable at present.

Wander if a better links to Five Ways and Broad Street from East Birmingham would be popular as well?

[MasterPlan]

Christ, the Uni services struggle enough as it is without having to travel across City to Chelmsley Wood.

[sryan188]

I would think if it was Maypole to Dudley the 50 & 74 make more sense.
It can run straight through Snow Hill, The Priory Queensway then through Moor Street Queensway to join the 50 route.
Similar frequencies (albeit with half the 74's running short to West Bromwich)

[aSingh]

I would think if it was Maypole to Dudley the 50 & 74 make more sense.
It can run straight through Snow Hill, The Priory Queensway then through Moor Street Queensway to join the 50 route.
Similar frequencies (albeit with half the 74's running short to West Bromwich)

Thing with 82/87 is that it serves City Hospital and also the Midland Metropolitan Hospital (when it opens). The 74...

[Trident 4194]

Thing with 82/87 is that it serves City Hospital and also the Midland Metropolitan Hospital (when it opens). The 74...

Surely this is the whole reason the 11A/11C exists. If you need to go city hospital from maypole, would you not get a 50 to kings heath, then an 11A/11C. Regarding trying to put the uni services with something, I doubt even nx would be stupid enough to do such a thing

[Pat]

Thing with 82/87 is that it serves City Hospital and also the Midland Metropolitan Hospital (when it opens). The 74...

But if you lived in Maypole, Kings Heath e.t.c then surely you'd go to QEH as that is the nearest hospital?

[2206]

But if you lived in Maypole, Kings Heath e.t.c then surely you'd go to QEH as that is the nearest hospital?

But then again I see lots of people who change onto the X20 from the 94 and other East Birmingham routes to get to the Uni and QE.
And surely the people going to the QE, should be going to Heartlands, as that's their nearest hospital.
I would assume, that there must be things QEH do that Heartlands don't?

[Tony]

But then again I see lots of people who change onto the X20 from the 94 and other East Birmingham routes to get to the Uni and QE.
And surely the people going to the QE, should be going to Heartlands, as that's their nearest hospital.

You don't get sent to the 'nearest' hospital, you get sent to the one with the specialist best suited to your case.

My son has to go to Stoke for his appointments

[Mike K]

But if you lived in Maypole, Kings Heath e.t.c then surely you'd go to QEH as that is the nearest hospital?

As a patient yes, but significant numbers of people travelling to and from hospitals each day will be workers, not people with appointments or visitors. You don't necessarily work in the hospital closest to where you live.

[midlandred2003]

When I drove the no 7 port land road to Witton there were lots of people travelling across the city in both directions.

[monkeyjoe]

Does any one have a list of all the cross city routes I.e 16 hamstead to Garrett's green and 91 hall green to pheasey etc. just curious.

[Steve3229vp]

Does any one have a list of all the cross city routes I.e 16 hamstead to Garrett's green and 91 hall green to pheasey etc. just curious.

15/16 Hamstead to Yardley (later to be 16 and then 16/17 to The Radleys)
29/29A Hall Green to Kingstanding/Pheasey (later to be 29/30, 90/91, then 90/91/92 and finally 90)
5/7 Perry Common to Portland Road (later to include 6 to Sandon Road, then 6/7 then 7)
33/34 Kingstanding to Quinton (peak hours only)
43 Nechells - Soho/Londonderry (later to become 66 to Sutton)

[Mike K]

15/16 Hamstead to Yardley (later to be 16 and then 16/17 to The Radleys)
29/29A Hall Green to Kingstanding/Pheasey (later to be 29/30, 90/91, then 90/91/92 and finally 90)
5/7 Perry Common to Portland Road (later to include 6 to Sandon Road, then 6/7 then 7)
33/34 Kingstanding to Quinton (peak hours only)
43 Nechells - Soho/Londonderry (later to become 66 to Sutton)

Going back much further, and way before my time I hasten to add, apparently there was the 17/35 Maypole to Erdington.

[SO6597]

And in more recent times the 46 which was extended into the south of the city, terminating at Longbridge. It followed the old 44 route.

[Mike K]

And in more recent times the 46 which was extended into the south of the city, terminating at Longbridge. It followed the old 44 route.

Other more recent ones (and sometime short lived) included the 900 Halesowen (then Hasbury) to Coventry, 951 Bloxwich to Bearwood and 128/428 Hockey to Blackheath/West Brom via City