National Express West Midlands routes 16 and 16A

Infobox West Midlands Buses
number=16/16A


operator=National Express West Midlands, Diamond Bus, Redwing Contracts| garage=Perry Barr Depot/ Tividale
vehicle=Scania OmniLink, MCW Metrobus, Alexander Dennis Enviro400/ Wright Cadet & Dennis Dart/ Ford Iveco
pvr=13
start=Birmingham
end=Hamstead (16), Scott Arms - Great Barr (16A)
length=About 7-8 miles
level= 04:30 - 00:00 Monday - Saturday, 07:00 - 00:00 Sunday
frequency=Service 16 every 5-6 minutes Monday - Saturday and every 7-8 minutes Sunday.Service 16A run every 10 minutes Monday - Friday peak only.
time=30-35 minutes
day=Starts 04:30
night=Ends 00:00
ibus=

The 16 and 16A are bus routes in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Service 16 links Birmingham with Hamstead and peak hour service 16A links Birmingham to Scott Arms, Great Barr.

History

* 22nd June 2008 - Travel Express withdraw operations on this service.

* 07th May 2008 - Diamond Bus slightly reduce the overall frequency on service 16 and withdraw the evening service.

* 27th April 2008 - Diamond Bus night service 16N is withdrawn.

* December 2007 - National Express West Midlands Scania OmniLink start appearing on the route. These will replace the MCW Metrobus and Volvo B7TL Alexander ALX400 16 branded vehicles.

* 30th July 2006 - Diamond Bus introduce a evening and Sunday service.

Present

Service 16 currently serves Birmingham, Hockley, Handsworth Wood and Hamstead whilst service 16A does not serve Hamstead but goes off to serve Scott Arms, Great Barr. National Express West Midlands currently runs every 6-10 minutes daytime Monday - Saturday, every 20 minutes evenings and 12 minutes Sunday. The service is usually run by Scania OmniLink (two of which are branded for the 16), however, when needed the service will usually experience MCW Metrobuses, Enviro400s or Volvo B7TL Alexander ALX400s on it. Very rarely will an appearance by Volvo B10Bs be seen. Both services are run commercially.

Service 16 also experiences some competition from Diamond Bus who run every 7-9 minutes during the day and 8 minutes on Sundays with later starting and earlier finishing times. There is no longer a evening service or late night service run by Diamond or National Express West Midlands.

National Express West Midlands & Central Connect currently charge a maximum fare of £1.50 on both services.

Future

National Express West Midlands service 16/16A will experience a general increase in frequency with additional services added during the peaks from 31st August 2008.

Current route

;Service 16
*Birmingham
*Hockley Interchange
*Hamstead Road
*Handsworth Wood
*Hamstead Train Station
*Hamstead;Service 16A, NXWM
*Birmingham
*Hockley Interchange
*Hamstead Road
*Handsworth Wood
*Hamstead Train Station
*Scott Arm's, Great Barr

External links

* [http://www.diamondbus.co.uk Diamond]
* [http://www.travelwm.co.uk Travel West Midlands website]
* [http://west-midlands-buses.fpic.co.uk West Midlands Buses (Photographs)]