- National Express West Midlands routes 66 & 66A
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66
Overview Operator National Express West Midlands Vehicle Mercedes-Benz O405 Route Start Ladywood Via Five Ways, Birmingham, Digbeth, City Centre, Nechells and Star City, Birmingham End Erdington Length 15 Miles 66AOverview Operator National Express West Midlands Vehicle Mercedes-Benz O405 Route Start Ladywood Via Five Ways, Birmingham, Digbeth, City Centre, Nechells and Star City, Birmingham End Sutton Coldfield Length 21 Miles 66EOverview Operator National Express West Midlands Vehicle Mercedes-Benz O405 Route Start Ladywood Via Five Ways, Birmingham, Digbeth, City Centre and Nechells End Star City, Birmingham Length 12.5 Miles Contents
The 66, 66A and 66E
The 66 and 66A are one of then most notable bus routes in the West Midlands, as it is the only Cross City bus route, which is operated by National Express West Midlands in the West Midlands of England.
Following service revisions on 28th March 2010 this route is no longer a Cross-City service. The section between City Centre and Five Ways / Ladywood is now covered by a revised Service 80 running City Centre - West Bromwich via Five Ways, Ladywood, Cape Hill and Smetwick
The 66 is now City - Erdington every 15 mins Mon - Sat and 66a City - Sutton Coldfield every hour evenings / Sundays and a 66e City - Star City on the alternate hour during evenings.
History
Back in the day the route was operated with the last journey departing Sutton Coldfield at 18:30, the last journey into Sutton departed Ladywood at 1750 and ran into Sutton, arriving at 1845, however this returned to the garage empty. The route at the time was operated by twelve two-step entrance single decks, E F G and H registration plate 'Leyland DAF Lynx's' Around 2000 the 'Lynx's', were gradually phased out and National Express West Midlands invested in low-floored single decks, using around eighteen on the route at one stage. In the later years route 66 was simplified and now used just ten low-floor Mercedes-Benz O405 single decks.
Present
Currently National Express West Midlands (NXWM) operate the 66, Monday - Saturday at a 15 minute frequency during daytime hours (0700-1800). On weekdays, Saturday and Sunday evenings, NXWM operate the service at an hourly frequency (only to Starcity).
Service 66A operates Monday - Saturday evenings operate an hourly frequency, making a half hourly timetable with the 66E. Sunday daytime half-hourly, with the evening services from 1800 being every hour.
Routes
- Service 66 (Monday to Saturday Daytime)
- Service 66A (Evenings and Sundays)
- Service 66E (Early Morning, Evenings and Sundays)
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
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