Service W9: Service History
Service W9 (1928–1979)
Operated by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited
Service W9 was introduced at the formation of the network, running between Worcester City Centre (The Cross) and Tolladine Road, terminating at the Virgin Tavern. With very little housing along the Tolladine Road during this period only four return journeys a day operated during the week, departing The Cross at 09:40, 11:40, 14:40, and 18:40. Journeys towards the City Centre departed the Virgin Tavern 10-minutes later.
On Saturdays six return journeys operated, departing The Cross at 09:40, 12:40, 14:40, 17:40, 19:40, and 21:40. Buses also ran on Sundays, with four return journeys departing The Cross at 14:40, 16:40, 18:40, and 20:40.
By December 1930, an additional Monday to Friday journey at 12:35 had been added, plus a “Theatre Bus†on Mondays and Saturdays only, departing The Cross at 22:40.
With the building of new housing estates the service frequency increased and the route was also extended, first to Windermere Drive terminating at the junction with Grisedale Drive (by 1961), and later to Cranham Drive (c. 1966). Initially, the terminus in Cranham Drive was the junction with Sheepscombe Drive, but this later moved to the junction with Tetbury Drive.
The terminus in the City Centre also moved to Sansome Street (by 1955), Queen Street (by 1961), and later to The Trinity.
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Timetable Archive
| December | 1930 | Worcester ↔ Tolladine | |
| March | 1972 | Worcester ↔ Warndon |