Old Bullring bus station services in the 1990s

[fleetline6477]

Other MRW routes operating from the Bus Station were

123/124

460 (replaced by 445)

453/454

642 or 643

[Crosville]

I have a MRW Birmingham & Black Country timetable book from 1997, MRW services using the Bull Ring bus station then in the book were 83/84/85/123/124/142/143/144/146/176/177/178/179/192/292/443/X93, Sunday services on 65 & 114

[WMT3000]

I have a MRW Birmingham & Black Country timetable book from 1997, MRW services using the Bull Ring bus station then in the book were 83/84/85/123/124/142/143/144/146/176/177/178/179/192/292/443/X93, Sunday services on 65 & 114

I've just had a look through the January 1991 edition of the area bus and coach guide and have identified the following as serving the bus station:

59, 76(Sun), 83, 84, 85, 85A, 99, 99A, 114(Sun), 123, 124, 128, 129, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 166, 177, 178, 179, 292, 293, 443, 459, 460, X6, X43, X44, X92, X93, X94, X95.

One or two of these only ran once a day each way and interestingly the 99/99A called there as opposed to terminating.

[windy miller]

 I can remember the old entrance/exit to the bus station in the early eighties but I don't recall seeing any BCT (yellow) buses in there?  Back in the Sixties I used to
catch a service from Birmingham to Nottingham (X99) which took over 3 hrs. This was a journey of at least 50+ miles and was a Midland Red service costing around 8/6d each way. I would then run over to Nottingham Victoria to catch a train to grantham chasing steam engines.I would need to leave at 4.30pm to catch the last return bus to Birmingham which left at 7.15pm I was wondering what is presently the longest service bus route currently operating from central Birmingham?  Poss Worcester? or Stratford on Avon?  I was a regular patron/ passenger on the Midland red service 150 which departed from St Martins church to Stratford in the early sixties.

[markcf83]

I'd think it would be the 144 Windy. The 110 would run it fairly close though....

[2206]

I'd think it would be the 144 Windy. The 110 would run it fairly close though....

X50 to Chipping Norton (Sunday's only) probably.
https://www.johnsonscoaches.co.uk/contentfiles/files/X50%202nd%20September.pdf

[Crosville]

I can remember the old entrance/exit to the bus station in the early eighties but I don't recall seeing any BCT (yellow) buses in there?  Back in the Sixties I used to
catch a service from Birmingham to Nottingham (X99) which took over 3 hrs. This was a journey of at least 50+ miles and was a Midland Red service costing around 8/6d each way. I would then run over to Nottingham Victoria to catch a train to grantham chasing steam engines.I would need to leave at 4.30pm to catch the last return bus to Birmingham which left at 7.15pm I was wondering what is presently the longest service bus route currently operating from central Birmingham?  Poss Worcester? or Stratford on Avon?  I was a regular patron/ passenger on the Midland red service 150 which departed from St Martins church to Stratford in the early sixties.

One of the Midland Red heritage sites has the X99 timetable from May 68
http://midlandred.net/service/timetable/display.php?routeID=243

[sonic84]

X50 to Chipping Norton (Sunday's only) probably.
https://www.johnsonscoaches.co.uk/contentfiles/files/X50%202nd%20September.pdf

What about the through journeys on the 150 which run Birmingham- Redditch - Worcester

[richardjones210368]

When First Midland Red withdrew from The Black Country The Birmingham Coach Company took over the 123 and ran it from the Bull Ring Bus Station initially.

[winston]

When First Midland Red withdrew from The Black Country The Birmingham Coach Company took over the 123 and ran it from the Bull Ring Bus Station initially.

BCC also took over the 443 Birmingham - Brandhall from MRW at the same time.

[richardjones210368]

Yes again this was also did not last long either like the 123 part of the route ended up as an Centro tender with Petes Travel who ended up in the Bull Ring Bus Station on the Sunday WCC X50 tender. West Midlands Travel also ended up back in the Bus Station with the X92 tender later passing to Whittles as 292 after a period of operation with Stevensons of Utoxeter.

[sonic84]

Yes again this was also did not last long either like the 123 part of the route ended up as an Centro tender with Petes Travel who ended up in the Bull Ring Bus Station on the Sunday WCC X50 tender. West Midlands Travel also ended up back in the Bus Station with the X92 tender later passing to Whittles as 292 after a period of operation with Stevensons of Utoxeter.

My memory is a little hazy but after BCC came off the 123 and the 124 was cut to Cradley Heath to Dudley, didn't TWM extend the 236 and 237 which ran Gornal Wood to Cradley Heath to Bearwood via the 123 route possibly under tender.

Then when later when Pete's travel took over the merry hill to Bearwood section as 123 they merged it with the 440 to create the Merry Hill to Perry Barr route.

[richardjones210368]

Spot on mate but there was a Travel Merry Hill 123 tender before the 236 & 237 most notable for having Stagecoach style Alexander single deckers I am not a mean person but it was a sight seeing Blackheath folks getting up what seemed like the south face of the Eiger with thier shopping trolleys!

[the trainbasher]

Spot on mate but there was a Travel Merry Hill 123 tender before the 236 & 237 most notable for having Stagecoach style Alexander single deckers I am not a mean person but it was a sight seeing Blackheath folks getting up what seemed like the south face of the Eiger with thier shopping trolleys!

Ah yeah, the 123 with the Alexander ALX100s. Near enough a mystery tour!