History
- 1999 - National Express West Midlands, then Travel West Midlands operates several services along the Walsall/Brownhills corridor. These are services:
- 392: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Ogley Hay - Brownhills
- 393:Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Catshill
- 394: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Newtown - Chasetown - Burntwood
- 395: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Newtown - Burntwood
- 395A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay
- 396: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West - Norton Canes
The 392 runs hourly during Monday - Saturday Daytime, the 393 runs every 60 minutes all day every day including Evenings, as does the 394. The 395 runs hourly Monday - Saturday daytime, whilst the 395A runs half hourly. The 396 runs half hourly Monday - Saturday daytime, with irregular evening journeys everyday.
- 2001 - Travel West Midlands introduce new service 394A operating between Walsall and Burntwood Church. This service follows a very similar route to the then service 394 and replaces Evening and Sunday journeys operated by that service at an hourly frequency. Additionally weekday evening journeys are introduced on the 395 at an hourly frequency.
- 2005 - Travel West Midlands withdraw service 396 and replace it with new services, 396A and 396C. These services serve the same places as the existing 396 service.
- July 2007 - Travel West Midlands completely reroute services 394, 394A and 395. A new service, 394B is also introduced. As a result services 392, 393, 395A, 396A & 396C are withdrawn. The new services are as follows:
- 394: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills.
- 394A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West (The Rising Sun Pub)
- 394B: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Walsall Wood - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Brownhills West - Chasetown - Burntwood Church
- 395: Walsall - Rushall - Heath End - Pelsall - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Burntwood Church
The 394 and 394A run every 20 minutes Monday - Saturday daytime, whilst the 394B runs hourly on Evenings and Sundays. The 394 also runs hourly on Sunday Evenings only. The 395 runs half hourly Monday - Saturday daytime.
These changes resulted in Norton Canes no longer being served by Travel West Midlands, much to the annoyance of residents.
- Early 2008 - A2Z Travel start operating the 394 hourly Monday - Saturday. Also TWM becomes National Express West Midlands.
- Mid 2008 - A2Z Travel withdraw off the 394.
- April 2010 - As part of the North Walsall Network Review, National Express West Midlands once again completely amend the services along the corridor. Services 394, 394A, 394B & 395 are withdrawn and replaced by two new services:
- 10: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Streets Corner - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Brownhills - Ogley Hay - Chasetown - Chase Terrace - Burntwood
- 10A: Walsall - Rushall - Shelfield - Streets Corner - Walsall Wood - Catshill - Brownhills - Brownhills West - Ogley Hay - Brownhills - Catshill - Walsall Wood - Streets Corner - Shelfield - Rushall - Walsall.
The 10 runs every 20 minutes during Monday - Saturday daytime and half hourly during Evenings and on Sundays. The 10A runs every 20 minutes during Monday - Saturday daytime only, providing a combined 10 minute frequency between Walsall and Brownhills during this period.
Read more about this topic: West Midlands Bus Routes 394 And 395
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