Service Updates
Burton High St Christmas Lights Switch On 18/11/2025 15:19:28
Sunday 23rd Nov from 06:00 until 23:30
Burton High St will be partially closed on Sunday 23rd November for the Christmas Lights Switch On.
This will affect Service 9 & 7A only. No Stops on High St will be served during this time, alternative stops will be:
New Street, Bay 9 (Route 9) towards Winshill, Swadlincote , Airport.
New Street, Bay 4 (Route 7A ) Towards Horninglow & Hospital
Bearwood Hill Road, Newton Mews
Hopley Rd, Anslow Road Closure 18/11/2025 10:24:59
Friday 21st November 09:30-15:30
There is a one day road closure on Hopley Rd, Anslow, on Friday 21st November between 09:30-15:30.
Service 403 will be affected and will not be able to serve Rough Hay, Acorn Inn during this time.
Acorn Inn will continued to be served by Service 10 during this time, therefore Passengers requiring the 403 will need to catch service 10 into town and then transfer onto 403 in Burton.
Church St, Melbourne 17/11/2025 12:23:39
From 18th until 21st November 2025
Church St, Melbourne will be closed from 18th until 21st November 2025.
Service 9 towards Airport is unaffected and will operate normal route & stops.
Service 9 towards Burton will not be able to serve the following stops:
Castle Street; Jubilee Close & Potter Street
Church Street; Church Hall & Market Place
Alternative stops towards Burton are:
Station Road, Blakemore Avenue & Derby Road/High Street, nr Market Place
Clays Lane, Branston Road Closure 18/11/2025 10:35:14
Between 09:30 – 15:00 Mon 17th till Fri 21st November 2025
There is an expected emergency closure of Clays Lane, Branston at sometime during the above period.
Once the closure has been put inplace, Service 12 will follow the X12 route via Branston Church.
The following stops will not be served: All Stops on Clays Lane & Centrum East Retail Park
Nearest alternative stop is Branston Main St - St Saviours Church.
Branston Rd Closure 13/11/2025 15:06:50
From 17th - 21st November 2025
Branston Rd is expected to be closed from 0800 17th Nov until 1700 21st November
Service 11 will be affected, and the following stops will not be served:
Anglesey Rd; Anglesey Court, South Oak St, South Broadway St, Branston Rd
Branston Rd; Anglesey Rd & Leicester St
Alternative stops are: Anglesey Rd, Cambridge St & Branston Rd, All Saints Rd
Branston Rd Closure 13/11/2025 15:04:52
From 17th - 21st November 2025
Branston Rd is expected to be closed from 0800 17th until 1700 21st November
These routes will be affected: 12, 12E, X12, 10 JTFS, 827, 812, 831.
All these services will divert via Anglesey Rd. All stops on Branston Rd will not be served.
Alternative Stops are: Lichfield St, Anglesey Rd, Burton Rd.
Cumberland Rd, Stapenhill Road Closure 13/11/2025 15:02:27
From 17th-21st November 2025
This will affect Service 2 & 22
Service 2 these stops will not be served: Short St (Shops), Somerset Rd, Cumberland Rd
Alternative stops: Short St, Heathlands Grange & Rosliston Rd
Service 22 these stops will not be served: Norfolk Rd & Cumberland Rd
Alternative stops are: Bedford Rd & Rosliston Rd
Service 66 Timetable Change 31/10/2025 10:37:55
From 2nd November 2025
There will be some changes to weekday times to improve reliability on some of the peak time journeys.
New timetable available to download here
West Midlands Service Changes 10/10/2025 17:08:19
From 2nd November 2025
The following service changes will take place from 2nd November.
| Service | Destination | Change | ||
| 5/5A | Dudley - Kingswinford | Service will be operated by another operator | ||
| 57 | Wolverhampton - Bilston | Service will be operated by another operator | ||
| 18 | Dudley - Merry Hill | Service will be operated by another operator | ||
| 81 | Wolverhampton- Dudley | Service will be operated by another operator | ||
| A9 | Solihull - Fordbridge |
New Service in Solihull. |
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| 76/76A/76B | Sutton Coldfield - Tamworth | Some service enhancements including the introduction of a Service 76C & 76S to improve connections for students and to the Colsehill / Curdworth areas. Some 76 journeys will terminate in Coleshill rather than Kingbury. New Timetable Available Here. |
For those service no longer operated by Diamond, please visit the Transport for West Midlands website for alternative operators details: https://www.tfwm.org.uk/
Changes to Services 8 & 9 13/11/2025 16:12:45
From 9th November 2025
From 9th November we are changing the way we operate Services 8 and 9, in order to improve reliability on both of these services.
Both 8 & 9 services will terminate at Burton New St, with onward travel to Queens Hospital available with the introduction of a new 7 & 7A service to the Hospital.
Service 7 will operate Monday to Saturday. Service 7A will operate Monday to Sunday.
The buses will change service number at Burton New St, however passengers are permitted to stay on the bus* and travel through from Service 8 to the 7A or, from service 9 to the 7 (On Sundays Service 9 will change into a Service 7A). The way these services will interwork is shown in the table below.
Passengers do not need to disembark* or re-scan a ticket at Burton New St for onward travel towards the Hospital or vice versa.
* Some connections may require transfer of buses
The services will change as shown in the table below:
New Timetables & 7/7A Route Map available to download below:
Combined 7 & 7A Timetable
Combined 7, 7A & 8 Timetable
Combined 7, 7A & 9 Timetable
