National Express West Midlands routes 192 and 194

Infobox West Midlands Buses
number=192 / 194


operator=National Express West Midlands
garage=Acocks Green
vehicle=Usually Volvo B10L / Wright Liberator, but sometimes Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini or Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban
pvr=2
start=Solihull Station
via=Meriden
Balsall Common
end=Coventry, (Pool Meadow)
length=20 miles
level=Mon-Sat daytime
frequency=c. every 75 minutes
time=67 minutes
day=07:30 - 18:30 Mon - Fri
08:30 - 18:30 Saturdays
No Sunday service
night=No night service

National Express West Midlands routes 192 and 194 is a bus route corridor operating between the town of Solihull and the city of Coventry.

History of route

*1984 - came into existence, the areas which the route covers was previously served by a mixture of several WMPTE and Midland Red routes.
*24 Oct, 1994 - service was transferred to Your Bus, a subsidiary of West Midlands Travel.
*4 Feb, 2001 - service was amalgamated to the Acocks Green garage of Travel West Midlands (It was operated by West Midlands Travel's Coventry garage prior to 24 Oct 1994).

Current route

*Solihull Railway Station
*Solihull Town Centre
*Catherine-de-Barnes
*Hampton-in-Arden
*Meriden
*Berkswell
*Balsall Common
*Balsall
*Burton Green (192) or Carol Green (194)
*Tile Hill South
*Torrington Avenue
*Hearsall Common
*Spon End
*Coventry, Pool Meadow Bus Station

N.B. : First trip towards Coventry starts from Acocks Green bus garage and operates via Olton Station before commencing from Solihull, likewise last trip towards Solihull extends via Olton Station to Acocks Green bus garage.

External links

* [http://timetables.centro.org.uk/showtimetable.asp?file=3_a192WMT Service timetable]
* [http://www.travelwm.co.uk Travel West Midlands website]
* [http://west-midlands-buses.fpic.co.uk West Midlands Buses (Photographs)]