Bus transport in Bromsgrove
Current routes

Bus transport in Bromsgrove

Section Title: Current routes
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Number	From	To	Via	Current Operator	Image

39B	Bromsgrove	Longbridge	Catshill, Barnt Green, Alvechurch	WMSNT

The 39B route was launched in September 2012 to link the town to Bournville College in Longbridge.

90	Bromsgrove	Catshill	MRD Travel

The current incarnation of the 90 route is operated by MRD Travel. It is an infrequent service, interworked with services 91 and 322.

91	Catshill	Lickey End	MRD Travel

The history of this service dates back to when it was a short working of the 90/91 Bromsgrove - Catshill circulars, and it has also been numbered as a short working of the 143.

93	Bromsgrove	Charford	Clearway, MRD Travel

This route was operated by First Midland Red until end of service on 1 September 2008 when First de-registered the route; two days later it was taken over by Clearway of Catshill.

97 98	Bromsgrove	Sidemoor / Foxwalks	Cofton Coaches

These routes were taken over from Rover Coaches by Redline on 3 September 1990, though Rover Coaches continued to operate in competition.

99	Bromsgrove	Charford	Clearway

When first registered, the 99 route was Catshill - Bromsgrove - Charford, though it was later curtailed to run Bromsgrove - Charford only.

141	Bromsgrove	Droitwich	Stoke Prior, Wychbold	Diamond Bus

This route was operated by Midland Red West until 31 August 1996 when the contract was lost to the Little Red Bus Company.

142 143	Marlbrook Princess of Wales Hospital	Redditch	Tardebigge, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove	Diamond Bus

The first incarnation of the 143 route ran from Birmingham - Bromsgrove - Charford, eventually being changed to run Birmingham - Bromsgrove - Redditch - Alexandra Hospital, though the hospital extension was withdrawn in the late 1990s.

144	Birmingham	Worcester	Rubery, Marlbrook, Catshill, Bromsgrove, Droitwich	First	-

Main article: Worcestershire bus route 144 Services on the 144 corridor running between Droitwich and Great Malvern go back to 1913, eventually being extended to Birmingham in 1914.

145	Bromsgrove	Longbridge	Lickey End, Burcot, Barnt Green	Diamond Bus

The 145 is an infrequent route operated by Diamond Bus. In the past it has been operated by Travel West Midlands and First Midland Red.

147	Catshill	Halesowen	Romsley	Worcestershire County Council

The 147 was introduced from 1 September 2014 as a replacement for the 007 route which had been withdrawn by Central Buses.

182 183	Lickey Bromsgrove	Redditch	Barnt Green, Alvechurch	Johnsons

Each service operates once a day in each direction.

202 204	Bromsgrove	Halesowen	Marlbrook, Lickey, Rubery	Diamond Bus

The 202/204 originally operated by Stevensons was transferred to Ludlows in 1992 and runs an hourly frequency. Briefly in the late 1990s this route was extended to run to Merry Hill; however this was short-lived and within a year the route was curtailed to run between Halesowen and Bromsgrove once again.

322	Bromsgrove	Catshill	Dodford, Bournheath, Fairfield	MRD Travel

Clearway originally operated the 322 route between Bromsgrove and Fairfield once a week; however it was withdrawn on 24 December 2003, to be taken over by MRD Travel on 30 December 2003.

X7	Bromsgrove	Merry Hill shopping centre	Fairfield	MRD Travel

MRD introduced this service as a 1 journey each direction running between Bromsgrove and the Merry Hill centre. This service only runs Tuesday and Thursdays.

X3	Redditch	Areley Kings	Bromsgrove, Kidderminster	Diamond Bus

The X3 originally started life as the X33. It first ran from 3 September 2000 as part of a scheme to connect the 3 main hospitals in Worcestershire.

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The 007 was replaced from 1 September 2014 by route 147.
The 007 was ceased and replaced from 1 September 2014 by the 147 route.
The 007 route was replaced from 1 September 2014 by the 147.

final_sentence: The 007 was replaced from 1 September 2014 by route 147.
final_sentence: The 007 was ceased and replaced from 1 September 2014 by the 147 route.
final_sentence: The 007 route was replaced from 1 September 2014 by the 147.