 West Midlands Transport
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| Management | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Solihull Station | ||||
| Via | Meriden Balsall Common | ||||
| End | Coventry, (Pool Meadow) | ||||
| Length | 20 miles | ||||
| Service | |||||
| Level | Mon-Sat daytime | ||||
| Frequency | c. every 75 minutes | ||||
| Journey time | 67 minutes | ||||
| Day | 07:30 - 18:30 Mon - Fri 08:30 - 18:30 Saturdays No Sunday service | ||||
| Night | No night service | ||||
| † peak vehicle requirement | |||||
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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.