National Express West Midlands Route 51

The 51, X51 and 951A are three National Express West Midlands bus services in the West Midlands, England. The services all link Walsall with Birmingham, with the 951A extending to Cannock via Bloxwich. They all follow the same route from Walsall to Birmingham.

Service 51

 * March 30 2008 - A2Z Travel withdraw their Sunday service on the 51
 * November 25 2007 - A2Z Travel increase their Sunday frequency on service 51
 * October 28 2007 - National Express West Midlands experiences an increase in its Sunday frequency.
 * July 22 2007 - Diamond Bus withdraw night service 51N
 * June 3 2007 - Diamond Bus withdraw off the 51
 * October 22 2006 - National Express West Midlands has a timetable variation in place on service 51

Service X51

 * April 27 2008 - Service X51 is extended and operates during week-day peak hour and on Saturdays. As a result, the 951 will be withdrawn in place of the extra X51 journeys. Service 951 extended from Walsall to Bloxwich.

Service 951A

 * April 27 2008 - Service X51 is extended and operates during week-day peak hour and on Saturdays. As a result, the 951 will be withdrawn in place of the extra X51 journeys. Service 951 extended from Walsall to Bloxwich.
 * November 11 2007 - Service 951A is curtailed to run only between Birmingham and Cannock, from the terminus at Hednesford which was served by services 952 & 953 as these are now withdrawn.

Present
Service X51, which was only recently introduced on Saturdays and weekday peaks, and service 951A are both limited stop services, whereas service 51 stops at all stops en route to Walsall. The 951A only operates during peak times, three trips in each direction.

Service 51

 * Birmingham
 * Newtown Interchange
 * One Stop Shopping Centre
 * Great Barr interchange
 * Walsall

Service X51

 * Birmingham
 * Great Barr interchange
 * Walsall

Service 951A

 * Birmingham
 * Great Barr interchange
 * Walsall
 * Bloxwich
 * Cheslyn Hay
 * Cannock