Routes
Routes of significance include:
Route 11 which forms the Birmingham Outer Circle is a roughly circular, 27 mile (43 km) bus route in Birmingham, England (a small section crosses into Sandwell). It mainly follows the city's outer ring road, the A4040. Operating as routes 11A and 11C, it is the longest urban bus route in Europe.
Route 50 which is one of the most frequent bus services in the UK outside London and it is often suggested that it is one of the most frequent in Europe. Britain's first low floor double decker bus operated on this route.
Route 65 was the first bus route in the UK to operate on a Guided busway.
Route 97 which now operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - the night service began on the 24th March 2013 making it the first regular night bus service in Birmingham for several years. Previously Birmingham had been one of the largest cities in Europe without a night bus operation.
Many routes can be traced back to the days of municipal operation but network reviews have resulted in major changes to the route numbering in recent years.
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