26-631: Outer Circle may refer to: Birmingham Outer Circle , West Midlands bus route 11, a 27-mile route around Birmingham, England Outer Circle (London) , a railway route in London 1872–1908, and the related Super Outer Circle Outer Circle railway line , a steam-era suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia now the Outer Circle Trail one of Kachru's Three Circles of English one of
52-437: A 11A service to Acocks Green. The route is operated by National Express West Midlands . Since bus deregulation in 1986, several companies have competed on sections of this route. Falcon Travel, Serverse Travel, Birmingham Motor Traction , AM PM Travel, Joe's Travel, GRS Travel and Discount Travel Solutions have traversed the entire route. Route 11 was Europe's longest urban bus route after Coventry 's route 360 until it
78-499: A calendar dedicated to the anti-clockwise portion of the route. The Outer Circle has also been the inspiration for a Scottish Country Dance. Devised by Kenneth Reid from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society's Birmingham Branch, it is regularly featured on dance programmes all over the world. The 48 bar reel represents the circuit of route 11, with the diagonal corner chain formations inside, and
104-745: A day on route 11A, later launching on route 11C. Discount Travel ceased operation in July 2022. The route was temporarily split into two in July 2021 owing to road works. Some media interpreted it as being a permanent end of the route. A full circuit can take up to three hours to complete, with the service carrying 50,000 passengers each day. There are 266 bus stops on the route. The route serves 233 schools, colleges or universities, 69 leisure and community facilities, 40 pubs, 19 retail centres, six hospitals, and one prison . It also links some 15 commercial centres, and passes Cadbury's in Bournville , one of
130-470: A relatively small fleet of trolleybuses and the design of all except the first series ran parallel to the contemporary motor-buses. Birmingham City Transport seems to have inspired remarkable loyalty amongst its officers and troops – even if they did not feel it at the time, their pride is unmistakable now Birmingham City Transport has gone. Birmingham City Transport was a conservative operator will well-established principles – too conservative, some would say. In
156-733: The Birmingham Outer Circle , is a 27-mile (43 km) route that circumnavigates Birmingham via the A4040 apart from a small deviation via the B4182 and A4030 in Bearwood. It is operated by National Express West Midlands . It operated in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions as routes 11C and 11A, however since July 2021 the service was split so 11A buses would terminate at Perry Barr and then return as an 11C to Acocks Green, with 11C buses terminating at Erdington, returning as
182-455: The Three circles , an exercise/diagram used by recovering addicts Inner–outer directions , labels that identify the direction of travel on opposing lanes of traffic See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing outer circle Outer Ring (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
208-477: The 1920s, Birmingham led the way with closed top double-deck buses. When Birmingham City Transport did evolve its "New Look" bus in 1950, it took the British bus industry by storm. Many operators saddled themselves and their passengers with unreliable standee single-deckers but Birmingham City Transport exercised caution and then were the first city with one-man double deckers. Birmingham City Transport's reputation
234-630: The Birmingham Corporation Act, 1903, but these powers restricted the running of such vehicles to periods during the construction, alteration or repair of tramways, or in prolongation of any tramway route, the extension of which might be contemplated. By November 1913 two motor omnibus routes were running from Selly Oak (tram terminus), one to Rednal and the other, overlapping the first route between Selly Oak and Longbridge but then striking west to Rubery. Ten Daimler 40 h.p. buses with 34-seat bodies, numbered 1–10, were purchased to operate
260-588: The Second World War), and all except 40 or so of its pre-War fleet. The last tram ran on 4 July 1953. Birmingham City Transport placed a turban ban on all employees in 1960, which led to Sikhs going on strike. The ban was lifted in 1962. From the earliest days of motorbus operation the Corporation adhered to an agreement with the Midland Red bus company that routes would not operate beyond
286-492: The city The route was operated by Birmingham City Transport until the formation of West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) on 1 October 1969. In 1986, WMPTE's bus operations were taken over by West Midlands Travel who now operate as National Express West Midlands . The route is traversed annually by a cavalcade of vintage buses. Run by the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum ,
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#1732773117994312-411: The city boundary. In return, Midland Red services from outside of the city would charge fares above that levied on the Corporation buses to discourage 'local' passengers. The only exceptions were jointly operated routes to Soho, Bearwood, Oldbury / Dudley and West Bromwich / Wednesbury (the latter with West Bromwich Corporation). Birmingham City Transport survived until 1969 when it became incorporated in
338-466: The event began in 1977 and has continued each year since with the exception of 2000, in which it was cancelled due to a national fuel shortage. The route was upgraded in 2004 by Centro . Over £25 million was spent on CCTV coverage, bus priority measures, new shelters with electronic information displays and new low-floor buses. AM PM Travel began operating on the service in October 2009, increasing
364-562: The frequency of their route in December. Six re-furbished Volvo Olympians entered onto the new service fitted with Wi-Fi technology. AM PM Travel later ceased operating. The 11A was one of the routes chosen for service extras when National Express West Midlands withdrew their MCW Metrobus vehicles on 24 July 2010. In 2012 Joe's Travel began operating on the service using step entrance Dennis Darts , but withdrew its services on 20 May 2014. In September 2014, GRS Travel began operating
390-399: The service with two buses on route 11C and two on route 11A. However, in July 2015 they ceased operation following a Public Inquiry. In March 2015, Social Travel commenced operating eight weekday services a day on route 11C. In April 2018 this was reduced to just four weekday services a day on route 11C. In April 2017, Discount Travel Solutions commenced operating eight weekday services
416-466: The services and were thus the first buses to carry the Corporation blue and cream livery. The country was soon plunged into the Great War (1914–18), and many operators were faced with the commandeering of their motorbus chassis. Services had to be pruned as a result, and because BCT was unable to provide any "extras", Austins at Longbridge ran some 15-20 of their own buses which were the origin of
442-510: The title Outer Circle . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outer_Circle&oldid=1047414725 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Birmingham Outer Circle West Midlands Bus route 11 , also known as
468-474: The track "Outer Circle", a tribute to the bus route. In 2001 a group of musicians from Birmingham created a concert based on the route. On 11 November 2008, (starting at 11:00), humourist Jon Bounds spent eleven hours travelling the route, documenting his journey online, using Twitter , Facebook and a blog, elevenbus.co.uk. In October 2009 Kevin Beresford, a 57-year-old resident of Birmingham, created
494-512: The travelling couple outside of the set highlighting the fluctuation speed and congestion within the route. The route has also been the inspiration for a collection of short stories, written by Birmingham-based writers and edited by Jay Barton. Birmingham City Transport Birmingham City Transport was the local authority-owned undertaking that provided road-based public transport in Birmingham , England , between 1899 and 1969. It
520-415: The various independent services to works that are still a feature today. However more problems were on the way; in mid-1917 services were again drastically cut due to the acute shortage of petrol. By February 1926 the tramway route from Selly Oak had been extended to both Rednal and Rubery, so the Corporation decided to replace the two motor bus routes with tramways routes. In 1937 Birmingham City Transport
546-616: The world's largest chocolate factories. The outer circle is the traditional route for the Free Radio Birmingham Walkathon, a sponsored walk which raises funds for charity. Route 11 operates with an off-peak weekday frequency in each direction. As a temporary measure introduced on Sunday 4 July 2021, the service was split in two due to lengthy delays caused by roadworks at Perry Barr. Route 11 operates via these primary locations (running clockwise): The Birmingham band Woodbine's eponymous 1999 album features
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#1732773117994572-485: Was acknowledged as one of the country's finest transport undertakings. An employee of a neighbouring undertaking once said enviously that one could eat off the floor of a Birmingham bus. Birmingham City Transport ceased to exist at midnight 30 September 1969 when it became the largest component of the new West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, which at the same time took over the municipal undertakings of Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. Birmingham also possessed
598-496: Was created out of Birmingham Corporation Tramways . The name reflected the fact that there was now a mixture of trams, trolleybuses and motorbuses operated in Birmingham. In 1945, to celebrate VE Day , an illuminated tram ran in the city. Between 1947 and 1954, Birmingham City Transport purchased 1,748 new buses to replace its entire fleet of trams and trolleybuses, along with utility buses (built to inferior standards during
624-443: Was founded on quality and attention to detail. In 1899 Birmingham Corporation decided to follow the example of municipalities elsewhere and operate its own tramways upon expiry of the various leases granted by the corporation to private companies. Powers to operate and electrify its own tramways were sought, resulting in the Birmingham Corporation Act 1903. The Corporation possessed limited powers to operate its own motorbuses under
650-706: Was locally known as the Corporation Buses. Initially, it was called Birmingham Corporation Tramways , and, after the first motor bus services started in July 1914, it became Birmingham Corporation Tramways and Omnibus Department in 1928. Finally, in November 1937, it was renamed "Birmingham City Transport", though Birmingham itself had been a City since 1889. It was incorporated into the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive in 1969. Birmingham City Transport
676-462: Was withdrawn in 2016. It first came into existence as two routes in 1923: route 10 ran from King's Heath to the King's Head ( Hagley Road ) via Cotteridge , and route 11 from Six Ways Erdington to Acocks Green and Moseley . The route was first operated as a complete circuit on 26 April 1926, the idea being to better link the suburbs of Birmingham, as most routes at that time travelled in and out of
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