Buses and routes of old

[Dom]

The 58 just followed the 900A route today to the Airtpot (through Small Heath), using Tridents. The 38 went through Acocks Green and Olton

It used Volvo B6LE.
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/0501-0830/525.html

Another example here:

http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/0501-0830/524.html - bottom picture

[Stuharris 6360]

The 58 just followed the 900A route today to the Airtpot (through Small Heath), using Tridents. The 38 went through Acocks Green and Olton

It used Volvo B6LE.
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/0501-0830/525.html

Ah right, I was thinking further back than that, when it was operated by early Fleetlines with a 10 minute frequency, must be 1970/80s

[Mike K]

The 38 was Birmingham to Airport as far as I remember. Ran by B6LEs weren't it? Or was it B10s?

Showing my age here but I remember the 38 as being City to Yardley Wood (Slade Lane) via Stoney Lane. Ran in conjunction with the 13 (Ravenshill Rd) and 24 (Warstock via Showell Green Lane) along Yardley Wood Rd. Always thought that was a strange group of route numbers. Now the 2 and 3.

[sonic84]

@Chris

The 236/7 is only related to the 297 for the High Oak to Gornal bit. The 236/7 used to run out of Brierley Hill down Bank Street, Commonside, High Oak to get to High Oak.

Ironically the 139 did a trip in TMH colours from High Oak, but who can guess what the TWM High Oak terminators were numbered...

If I remember correctly I am sure the 139s which extended to Pensnett or Brierley Hill were numbered 139E

[Dom]

If I remember correctly I am sure the 139s which extended to Pensnett or Brierley Hill were numbered 139E

IIRC it was 138

[BK63 YWP]

IIRC it was 138

Before the 138 it was the 139E

[the trainbasher]

@Dom the 138 was when it got extended to the hospital (before the dudley network review which replaced it with the 141 merry Hill - Blackheath - City)

[iansdavies]

did lea hall garage ever operate certain runnings on the outer circle back in the 1960s / 70s

[ARBB]

When did the 126S stop running?

A driver at Pensnett was telling me about how he used to drive it before.

[Justin Tyme]

did lea hall garage ever operate certain runnings on the outer circle back in the 1960s / 70s

The answer is no, unless LH did any schools or works short workings.  The Outer Circle was mainly run by Acocks Green, Perry Barr and Harborne, with Quinton sometimes also involved.

Other garages could appear on short workings for schools and works.

[Pete50492]

Back in 1986 there use to be a bus service from Oldbury bus station that used part of 120 route towards Langley it then proceeded up moat rd where I would alight outside Langley high school
This service was,nt available after school though not good had to walk to the merrivale to get 120/128/129 service. I remember 41? As the service number always had leyland nationals, I did enjoy traveling on these lots of character. 

Any info would nice.

Believe this was the 461