Service Updates
Tamworth Service Changes 25/06/2026 15:05:03
From 28th June 2026.
There will be some slight operational changes to Diamond Bus Services operating in the Tamworth area from 28th June 2026.
Services 20, 66, 76, 76A, 76B, 76C & 76S will be fully operated by our colleagues at Diamond Bus East Midlands from this date.
There will be no changes to the routes, and the timetables will remain the same as currently.
There will be some slight changes to ticketing options available on these services as our Diamond Network Zone B tickets will now be available, as well as the current Tamworth Zone tickets*, bringing some great benefits to Tamworth passengers.
Diamond Zone B tickets are available at a lower cost than our Zone A products, with an Adult Zone B day just £6.50 and a Child Zone B Day just £5.50. This change also provides additional travel benefits as Zone B products cover the whole of the Staffordshire Diamond network, including services in Lichfield and Burton upon Trent. Staffordshire Knot Multi-operator tickets will also be available and valid within the Staffordshire county.
Our Zone A tickets will be withdrawn from these services from 28th June. For passengers who have existing Zone A tickets and passes in use, these will continue to be accepted on the services until 26th July 2026, however after this date they will no longer be accepted and Zone B products should be purchased.
For passengers on Service 76 who cross over the West Midlands county boundary, Adult £3.00 and Child £2.30 singles will continue to be valid for the whole route. nBus tickets will continue to be valid between Sutton Coldfield and Wiggins Hill Rd, Minworth or Bassetts Pole only. Zone B tickets and passes will be extended to be valid for the full route of the 76 Services between Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield.
(*Tamworth Zone tickets are not valid on Service 20 - special fares apply)
RHU & RH2 Services end for Summer Break 19/06/2026 15:12:52
From 12th June until 21st September 2026
Please note that the RHU & RH2 services have now ended for the summer break.
Services will resume at the start of the new terms from 21st September 2026.
Empire Road, Winshill Road Closure 19/06/2026 17:20:11
From 18th June until 8th July 2026
Empire Rd/Bretby Ln will be closed between A511 and the Bretby Ln roundabout for approx 3 weeks. During this time services 8, 9 & 18 will be diverted as follows:
Service 8 & 9 towards Swadlincote will serve Hawfield Lane and Empire Rd, then turn at the Empire Rd/Bretby Lane island, coming back to Church Hill Street, taking High Bank Rd to rejoin Ashby Rd A511and resume normal route
Service 8 & 9 towards Burton will continue on Ashby Rd until High Bank Rd and divert in opposite direction of above.
Service 18 towards Burton will operate normal route until Melbourne Ave, then divert at Empire Rd/Bretby Lane island via Empire Rd, Hawfield Lane, Church Hill Street, taking High Bank Rd to rejoin Ashby Rd A511and resume normal route
Moat Lane & Bretby Lane/Ashby Rd bus stops will not be served.
Linton Heath Road Closure 16/06/2026 15:23:09
From 22nd June until 3rd July 2026
Linton Heath, Linton will be closed for upto 2 weeks. During this time Services 21 & 825 will be diverted.
The following bus stops will not be served:
Linton Heath - All Stops
Linton Main St - Linton School
Alternative bus stops will be:
Linton Main St - Post Office
High Cross A444 - Mount Pleasant
Changes to Service 26A, 57, 226/226A & 229 16/06/2026 10:03:26
From 19th July 2026
26A Wolverhampton to Stowlawn
Service 26A will now operate between Wolverhampton and Bilston only. The section of route between Bilston and Stowlawn will now be served by the 229.
New timetables will be here available shortly for this revised service.
Unfortunately, Marine Crescent will no longer be served. Alternative services are available on Camp Hill/High Street. All other parts of the 57 route already have or will have alternative services available.
In addition all journeys will serve Ashwood Park Estate via Bells Lane, Balmoral Road and Lawnswood Road to restore links to the service in this area.
In the Dudley area the service will be re-routed between Russells Hall Hospital and Dudley to operate via Ashenhurst Road.
In the Bromley area service 226 will be diverted and will serve Bromley Lane, Standhills Road, The Portway, Rowan Rise, Sycamore Road and Greenfields Road – partially replacing Service 57 in this area.
A new Monday-Friday off peak service 226A will be introduced, this will operate via Ashenhurst Road and Ashwood Park but will also serve Moss Grove, Dubarry Avenue, Buckingham Grove, Frayne Avenue, Berkeley Drive, Brinley Way, Maidendale Road and Swindon Road in the Wall Heath area – partially replacing Service 57 in this area. Unfortunately, these roads will no longer be served on Saturdays.76 Services - Hurley to Piccadilly Disruption 15/05/2026 14:22:55
From 19th May until 5th August 2026
Due to a road closure, the 76 services will be unable to serve between Hurley, Wood End and Piccadilly from 19th May until 5th August 2026.
Service will operate as normal to Hurley, However passengers for Wood End and Piccadilly should change at Kingsbury onto a temporary shuttle bus service provided by Warwickshire County Council for the duration of the works.
The shuttle bus has been timed to connect conveniently with Diamond Bus Service times, however please note this shuttle service is not operated by Diamond Bus. The shuttle is provided free of charge, therefore additional tickets are not required when connecting onto the shuttle.
Please find the shuttle connections listed on the pdf download here
Timetable Changes & Diversions affecting Services 12, 12E & X12 20/04/2026 14:20:39
until mid-October 2026
Phase 2 A38 Northbound Slip Road Closure. From 05:00 8th April until mid-October 2026.
The Streethay northbound slip road will remain closed from 8th April until October 2026.
Services 12, 12E & X12 towards Lichfield will operate normal line of route.
Services towards Burton will divert via Cappers Lane joining the A38 northbound at Swinfen Interchange and resuming normal routes from Fradley.
The temporary timetables for this phase can be found here:
12 & 12E From 08/04/26
X12 From 08/04/26