Perry Barr Former express routes

[Steve3229vp]

The 998 became an all day service in 1989 as part of the Pheasey revisions every 20 mins (10 mins peaks).
The 155 and 157 became 995 and 997 respectively and the 996 introduced in 1990 operating "Limited Stop" via 998 route from City to Kingstanding, this network worked fairly well until January 1995 when they messed it up completely. They reduced the 995 to run hourly all day and both 996 and 997 were both increased to every 30 mins all day (996 didn't need this at all, 997 was re-routed  via Pheasey to combine every 15 mins with 998)

[PB2938]

I think they all ran well out of PB the 30 min 996 daytime frequency in 1995 was shortlived with the 913 Introduced in 1996replacing 118 city section and providing a daytime service for Chester road.

In my opinion the mess of the network began when WA took them over.

In February 2002 997 reduced to Hourly re-routed Hundre acre road and Foley arms instead of Pheasey. Re-routed again in November 2003 via Pheasey and Aldridge road not serving Kingstanding. Became Premiere 997 in January 2005.

995 withdrawn apart from single peak hours journey. The return of the route began in June 2013 with 936 connecting Birmingham Kingstanding Aldridge Brownhills now served full by today's 937 similar route to 995.

May 2002

913 withdrawn replaced by an increase 996 frequency. North Birmingham bus ways serve Chester road as 113X until 2007.

May 2006

Service 996 withdrawn replaced by Service 993 Birmingham Streetly and 196 Sutton Streetly both to be operated by PB garage. All stops until Perry Barr UCE then non stop to City.

September 2006

Service 158 withdrawn replaced by 958 which will follow 995 route to Brownhills then Via Lichfield road to Bloxwich.
Service 995 completely withdrawn.

January 2007

Short lived 958 withdrawn due to complaints not serving Pelsall village. New service 997B starting from Bloxwich operating via 158 route to Aldridge then 997 route to Birmingham. New service 997A starting from Brownhills 995 route to Aldridge then 997 route to Birmingham.

January 2008

New buses for 934 993 and 997.
934 extended to Streetly Foley arms
New scanias leather seated 1844-1847 for 934. New leather seated Enviro 400 4763-4767 for 993 and 4768-4776 for 997. New red white NX livery introduced February 2008.

2009

Different variations introduced of 993 including 992 via Chester Road and 994 via Warren Farm. Service 934 put back to Pheasey with 934 terminating at Deers leap and 934A Queslet Asda using double deck enviro 4718-4737. Scanias deployed to 52 later 952.

April 2010

New service 935 introduced running Birmingham Streetly Walsall replacing 992/993/994 operated by Walsall.
997A/997B variations with drawn.
Service 997 rerouted via Dawn End Lane instead of Barns Lane every 20 minutes to Walsall . New service 997A Birmingham Pheasey Kingstanding every 20 minutes.
Operates by PB garage and some 997 peak journeys to Walsall. WA so some peak journeys on 997A. 10 min service Birmingham Pheasey.

September 2010

997A withdrawn replaced by 997E journeys and solely operated by WA.

2012

New evening Sunday service 935A introduced connecting Birmingham Streetly Aldridge Brownhills replacing 56A.

June 2013

934 variations withdrawn to be extended to Walsall replacing central buses 76 to be operated by WA.
Service 997 rerouted via Deers leap and pheasey instead of Beacon Road every 30 minutes to Walsall. Birmingham to Pheasey every 10 minutes.
New service 936 as 934 to Pheasey church then Via beacon road servicing Aldridge and Brownhills every 30 minutes.

August 2015

New platinum buses introduced on 934/5/6 and 997
October  2015

Diamond withdraw service 56. New service 937 introduced replacing 156 and 936 operating via 56 route. Service 936 retained peak times only.

[PB2938]

The Timesaver network began to die in 1992 with

901/A withdrawn November 1992 replaced by 102A/105A Birmingham-Sutton-mere green. Stevensons provide a peak hour service on 901 until at least 2001.

963 withdrawn July 1992 replaced by peaks only service 64 which later became 961/964 which ran until at least 2003.

1995

saw the 962 re-numbered 994 in 1996 the service was slowed down to serve Castle Vale and Lichfield road Aston. The route was put back originally as 994 September 1997 cut down to peaks only in 2001 and completly withdrawn in May 2005.

1999

service 979 was withdrawn and replaced by all stop 80 between Birmingham Wednesbury.
In 2000 951 was cut down to Half hourley. In 2005 ran Birmingham bloxwich in. In 2006 cut back to peaks only. X51 introduced during Mon- Fri off peal gradually replacing the 951 slowly. X51 Sucessful route now runnuing all day and saturdays and sunday daytime.

2001

966 revised to operate Sutton Coldfield Solihull operated by PB.

[Jack]

New platinum buses introduced on 934/5/6 and 997
October  2015

Diamond withdraw service 56. New service 937 introduced replacing 156 and 936 operating via 56 route. Service 936 retained peak times only.

Also in October 2015: 935A got renumbered to 937A.

[Justin Tyme]

The 998 became an all day service in 1989 as part of the Pheasey revisions every 20 mins (10 mins peaks).
The 155 and 157 became 995 and 997 respectively and the 996 introduced in 1990 operating "Limited Stop" via 998 route from City to Kingstanding

I think Scania double decks 3201-3247 may have been originally intended for Perry Barr for these services, but were sent to Birmingham Central instead to upgrade the 50 (as Your Bus had mainly new buses on its competing 50Y at the time).

Can anyone confirm?