Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on Today at 04:27:08 PMWA 8 is a long route takes an hour or over depending on traffic from Walsall to Lichfield as it goes through Rushall, Pelsall, Clayhanger, Brownhills, Chasetown and Burntwood there was many signs that say Lichfield A461 the 8 turns off down Back Streets.A lot of routes do that you know... to serve estates and streets that are further out from the main road and where's there is more passengers waiting in these area's that have a far walk to a main route.
The WB 45 is another example it completely goes off the main route to Walsall (4 follows) to serve estates and back streets that are a very long walk for some to the main road. Any passengers wanting to get from Walsall to West Brom would get the 4's, wouldn't be sitting on the 45 etc which takes double the time. Same with the West Brom to Wednesbury services, people catch the 79, whereas the 40 and 47 cater for the estates and keeping them linked...