Service Updates

Changes to 57, 226, 229 11/06/2026 10:00:27

From 19th July 2026

57 Stourbridge to Wall Heath
This service will be withdrawn following the end of service on Saturday 18th July. Partial replacements will be provided by services 226 and 226A. 
226/226A Merry Hill to Dudley
There will be changes to the timetable of service 226 throughout the day/week to improve reliability and offer more consistent journey times for passengers.
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.
New timetables will be here available shortly for this revised service.
229 Bilston to Dudley
There will be changes to the timetable of service 229 during Monday to Friday peak periods to improve reliability and offer more consistent journey times for passengers. There will be no changes to the timetable at other times of the day/week.
Affected Services: 57 226 226A 229
Affected Regions: West Midlands

West Midlands Timetable Changes 19/05/2026 15:20:24

From 31st May 2026

There will be some minor timetable changes to the following services from 31st May 2026.

13 - Merry Hill to Halesowen - New Timetable available here
14 - Dudley to Blackheath - New Timetable available here
40 - West Bromwich to Wednesbury - New Timetable available here
66 - Stone Cross to West Bromwich - New Timetable available here
202 - Halesowen to Bromsgrove - New Timetable available here

Affected Services: 13 14 40 66 202 202S
Affected Regions: West Midlands

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

Affected Services: 76S 76C 76B 76A 76