- West Midlands bus routes 394 and 395
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10 / 10A
Overview Operator National Express West Midlands Vehicle Volvo B6LE & Volvo B10L Route Start Walsall End Burntwood (10)
Brownhills West/Ogley Hay Loop (10A)National Express West Midlands Routes 10 and 10A are two bus routes operated in West Midlands, England, also travelling into South Staffordshire.
Contents
History
- 1999 - National Express West Midlands, then Travel West Midlands operates several services along the Walsall/Brownhills corridor. These are services:
- 392: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Ogley Hay - Brownhills
- 393:Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Catshill
- 394: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Newtown - Chasetown - Burntwood
- 395: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Newtown - Burntwood
- 395A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay
- 396: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West - Norton Canes
The 392 runs hourly during Monday - Saturday Daytime, the 393 runs every 60 minutes all day every day including Evenings, as does the 394. The 395 runs hourly Monday - Saturday daytime, whilst the 395A runs half hourly. The 396 runs half hourly Monday - Saturday daytime, with irregular evening journeys everyday.
- 2001 - Travel West Midlands introduce new service 394A operating between Walsall and Burntwood Church. This service follows a very similar route to the then service 394 and replaces Evening and Sunday journeys operated by that service at an hourly frequency. Additionally weekday evening journeys are introduced on the 395 at an hourly frequency.
- 2005 - Travel West Midlands withdraw service 396 and replace it with new services, 396A and 396C. These services serve the same places as the existing 396 service.
- July 2007 - Travel West Midlands completely reroute services 394, 394A and 395. A new service, 394B is also introduced. As a result services 392, 393, 395A, 396A & 396C are withdrawn. The new services are as follows:
- 394: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills.
- 394A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West (The Rising Sun Pub)
- 394B: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West - Chasetown - Burntwood Church
- 395: Walsall - Rushall - Heath End - Pelsall - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Burntwood Church
The 394 and 394A run every 20 minutes Monday - Saturday daytime, whilst the 394B runs hourly on Evenings and Sundays. The 394 also runs hourly on Sunday Evenings only. The 395 runs half hourly Monday - Saturday daytime.
These changes resulted in Norton Canes no longer being served by Travel West Midlands, much to the annoyance of residents.
- Early 2008 - A2Z Travel start operating the 394 hourly Monday - Saturday. Also TWM becomes National Express West Midlands.
- Mid 2008 - A2Z Travel withdraw off the 394.
- April 2010 - As part of the North Walsall Network Review, National Express West Midlands once again completely amend the services along the corridor. Services 394, 394A, 394B & 395 are withdrawn and replaced by two new services:
- 10: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Streets Corner - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Chasetown - Chase Terrace - Burntwood
- 10A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Streets Corner - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Brownhills - Brownhills West - Ogley Hay - Brownhills - Catshill - Walsall Wood - Streets Corner - Shelfield - Rushall - Walsall.
The 10 runs every 20 minutes during Monday - Saturday daytime and half hourly during Evenings and on Sundays. The 10A runs every 20 minutes during Monday - Saturday daytime only, providing a combined 10 minute frequency between Walsall and Brownhills during this period.
Current
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) operate service 10, between Walsall and Burntwood and the 10A, between Walsall and Brownhills West/Ogley Hay at twenty minute frequencies, giving a combined frequency of every 10 minutes. The 10 is operated every day of the week, the 10A meanwhile only operates Monday - Saturday.
During evenings and Sundays, National Express West Midlands operate service 10 to a half hourly frequency.
Future
Due to the North Walsall Network Review on 25 April 2010, major changes are due to the corridor once again.
- 10 - New service. Will follow the route of service 394, but then extending to Burntwood. This will travel every 20 minutes and half hourly during the Evening & on Sundays via Rushall, Shelfield, Walsall Wood, Streets Corner, Catshill, Brownhills, Ogley Hay, Chasetown & Chase Terrace.
- 10A - New service replacing service 394A. This will travel from Walsall to Brownhills as per service 10, but will then loop around Brownhills West & Ogley Hay prior to returning back to Brownhills and returning to Walsall.
- 394 - Service withdrawn
- 394A - Service withdrawn
- 394B - Service withdrawn
- 395 - Service withdrawn
Current route
Service 394 - NXWM
Service 394A - NXWM
- Walsall
- Rushall
- Shelfield
- Walsall Wood
- Brownhills
- Ogley Hay
- Chasetown
- Burntwood
Service 394B - NXWM
- Walsall
- Rushall
- Shelfield
- Walsall Wood
- Brownhills
- Ogley Hay
- Chasetown
- Burntwood
Service 395 - NXWM
- Walsall
- Rushall
- Pelsall
- Walsall Wood
- Brownhills
- Ogley Hay
- Chasetown
- Burntwood
References
External links
- Official site (Only for National Express West Midlands)
- Network West Midlands
- West Midlands Buses (Only for National Express West Midlands)
Bus routes in the West Midlands Birmingham and Solihull 5 6 31 X20 Stratford Road • 7 • 8A 8C Inner Circle • 9 140 141 192 Hagley Road • 11A 11C Outer Circle • 28 28A 28B • Line 33 • 50 • 51 X51 Walsall Road • 58 60 900 957 Coventry Road • 61 62 63 Bristol Road • 82 • 82 87 89 Dudley Road • 144 • 451 • 'Sutton Lines'
Coventry 1 • 2 • 11 • 19 19W 19X • 21 21C 21W • 27 • 42 • 81 81E 81W • 82 • 801 • 900 • X17 • PRN PRS Park and Ride • U1 U2 U12 U17 Unibus •
Sandwell & Dudley Walsall 1 2 5 • 19 • 22 • 51 X51 Walsall Road • 77 • 332 549 • 369 370 370A • 404 • 529
Wolverhampton 79 126 529
Bus Stations Bearwood • Bilston • Halesowen • Coventry (Pool Meadow) • Cradley Heath • Digbeth (Birmingham National Express) • Dudley • Merry Hill • Walsall (St Pauls) • Wednesbury • West Bromwich • Wolverhampton (Pipers Row)
Categories:- National Express West Midlands bus routes
- Bus routes in the West Midlands (county)
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