Old Hednesford routes (950/951/952/953)

[Alex]

Bit off a question here, but from what i can see on maps, was the 952 the B'ham to Hednesford to only one way and the 953 did the return journey or did both go from B'ham-Hednesford and back?

[Westy]

953 was a one way journey from Rugeley.

Think 952 only went as far as Hednesford on the return journey.

How come there wasn't a return journey to Rugeley?

[Bob]

Ahhhh the days before arriva had their crap monopoly

[Tony]

953 was a one way journey from Rugeley.

Think 952 only went as far as Hednesford on the return journey.

How come there wasn't a return journey to Rugeley?

There was. There was a forth variant right up until at least 2001, the 950, which carried on right past Rugeley and terminated in Brereton

[Westy]

953 was a one way journey from Rugeley.

Think 952 only went as far as Hednesford on the return journey.

How come there wasn't a return journey to Rugeley?

There was. There was a forth variant right up until at least 2001, the 950, which carried on right past Rugeley and terminated in Brereton

Ah the 950.

That was supposed to stop at every stop north of Walsall into Staffordshire unlike the other 95* services,  as it replaced the 350 during the peaks & continued to Birmingham.

I remember making several complaints to West Midlands Travel as was about it not stopping at my stop at Nursery Road despite it being advertised to do so on the timetable leaflet!

Even got a headed letter back from someone apologising!

As an aside,  anyone remember a few years back the brief diversion of the X51 down through Leamore shops / Bloxwich Road rather than Somerfield Road / Green Lane?

[Wumpty]

Can we include the old 301 Hednesford - Walsall - Dudley?

Whilst the Timesavers served the second city, the 301 was one of the best multi-town cross county routes around linking the heart of the Black Country with the top of Cannock Chase.

[Bob]

Didnt the 301 have its routes in the first ever walsall corporation motor bus route between walsall and Hednesford?  Sad that patronage has been decimated by the train to the point where there is no bus apart from sundays!