National Express West Midlands routes 16 and 16A

The 16 and 16A are bus routes in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Service 16 links Birmingham with Hamstead and peak hour service 16A links Birmingham to Scott Arms, Great Barr.

History

 * 07th May 2008 - Diamond Bus slightly reduce the overall frequency on service 16 and withdraw the evening service.


 * 27th April 2008 - Diamond Bus night service 16N is withdrawn.


 * December 2007 - National Express West Midlands Scania OmniLink start appearing on the route. These will replace the MCW Metrobus and Volvo B7TL Alexander ALX400 16 branded vehicles.


 * 30th July 2006 - Diamond Bus a evening and Sunday service is now introduced.

Present & the Future
Service 16 currently serves Birmingham, Hockley, Handsworth Wood and Hamstead whilst service 16A does not serve Hamstead but goes off to serve Scott Arms, Great Barr. National Express West Midlands currently runs every 6-10 minutes daytime Monday - Saturday, every 20 minutes evenings and 12 minutes Sunday. The service is usually run by Scania OmniLink (two of which are branded for the 16), however, when needed the service will usually experience MCW Metrobuses, Enviro 400's or Volvo B7TL Alexander ALX400's on it. Very rarely will an appearance by Volvo B10B's be seen. Both service's are run commercially.

Service 16 also experiences some competition from Diamond Bus who run every 7-9 minutes during the day and 8 minutes on Sundays with later starting and earlier finishing times. There is no longer a evening service.

From 22nd June 2008 Travel Express will withdraw their service on the 16.

National Express West Midlands currently charge a maximum fare of £1.50 on both services.

Current route

 * Service 16
 * Birmingham
 * Hockley Interchange
 * Hamstead Road
 * Handsworth Wood
 * Hamstead Train Station
 * Hamstead


 * Service 16A, NXWM
 * Birmingham
 * Hockley Interchange
 * Hamstead Road
 * Handsworth Wood
 * Hamstead Train Station
 * Scott Arm's, Great Barr