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Also the location of the ticket machine is different on the 07 batch, as well as the door vynils.

There used to be the 156 which ran to Cannock by Arriva, then BCC (now Diamond) operated the 156 between Birmingham - Brownhills, eventually Arriva withdrew the 156 leaving Diamond as the only operator. When go-ahed took over BCC they increased the frequency from every 30 to every 15mins. The 156 was renumbered to the 56 and the 56A (56A been the evening and sunday version of the route). However this didnt last to long and the 56 frequency was dropped to every 20 and the 56A was cut to evenings and sundays. When Rotala took over the frequency was redduced to peaks only, the X56 (limited stop between Birmingham and Kingstanding Road) was introduced mon - sat days. However this was also short lived and withdrawn. Now the 56 operates mon - sat days 30 mins and the 56A runs hourly evenings and sundays.

You do realise that Midland do not operate the X56 or is there another one to the diamond one??

The x56 is one journey in the PM peak ran by Midland, to Boney Hay from Birmingham. I don't know if there is a morning one in the other direction.

Yes theres a morrning journey into birmingham.

Also Diamond dont operate the X56 anymore, it was changed back to the 56 quite a while ago.

The 28E journeys that terminate at Dyas road are interesting as the buses literally just turn around in the road.

The 11 is quite a bad route for anti-social behaviour.

Bearwood does have a high street as well as a small bus station. On the topic of the Outer I was in Kings Heath (Friday 4th) around 1830, 4638 then 4658 turned up with a gap in between them both showing 11E Perry Barr. If the route is run by Acocks Green, whats the point in terminating the buses miles away

Some 11E's terminate at say Perry Barr and turn back as 11E's to Acocks Green. Whether all of the short journeys do that, I don't know.

A couple terminate at PB and run empty back to AG. At a guess, it may be to do with driver hours or to space buses out (i.e not have them all terminate at AG then giving pax travelling beyond AG a long wait).

Interesting to see what they use them on.

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It wouldn't surprise me if the route disappears as part of the Sandwell Review and gets replaced by something else. As it is now, it is a very long and convoluted route, and I can't imagine anyone ever travelling the full route to get from one major shopping centre (Merry Hill) to another one (Perry Barr One Stop).
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I've done it a few times  :D nice ride on a dart (as long as its not one of the ex london darts).

Was 52 reg Solo's from preston.

The 123.

Also Choice ran the 123 before using small MPD's and Petes operated before that.

the 68A/C, always late but very useful.

217, 221, 300 & 600 as well

Didnt know NXWM ever ran the 600? Diamond have competed on the 904.

What actully happended to the 904 blue diamond, quite a few Diaomd routes have gone without a replacement

Probably werent making a good (if any) profit, clearly some of the routes do i.e the 16, 50, 404E.

because they were un-reliable ex dealer stock, shame though as they were good buses and looked fab.

Dont PB operate certain 11 journeys

Belive they run the 11S

Quite possibally one of the West Midlands operators.