ChaseLinx
Encyclopedia
ChaseLinx is the name given by Arriva Midlands
to buses in the West Midlands
and South Staffordshire
areas of the Arriva Midlands North bus division.
The name is derived from the 2007 purchasing of Chase Coaches by Arriva
.
the majority of services operated by the company were in the Wolverhampton
and Walsall
areas and were operated by Leyland National
s.
Shortly after the takeover and to minimise confusion a new ChaseLinx branding was introduced, not just to buses on the ex-Chase routes, but to all routes operating from the Cannock
depot (where Chase Bus Service operations also moved to after the takeover).
Delta Way garage. This was previously the Headquarters of the whole Arriva Midlands North operation which spans an area from Wrexham
to Birmingham
.
, Hednesford
, Walsall
, Wolverhampton
& Rugeley
areas:
Arriva Midlands
Arriva Midlands is a division of Arriva. It operates bus services around the Midlands area of England and is made up of various previous bus operators.-Arriva Midlands North:...
to buses in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
and South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south...
areas of the Arriva Midlands North bus division.
The name is derived from the 2007 purchasing of Chase Coaches by Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
.
History
In early 2007, Arriva Midlands North purchased an independent bus operator, Chase Coaches for a 'significant' sum of money. Despite being based in CannockCannock
Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England....
the majority of services operated by the company were in the Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
and Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
areas and were operated by Leyland National
Leyland National
The Leyland National is a British single-deck bus built in large quantities between 1972 and 1985. It was developed as a joint project between two UK nationalised industries - the National Bus Company and British Leyland. Buses were constructed at a specially built factory at the Lillyhall...
s.
Shortly after the takeover and to minimise confusion a new ChaseLinx branding was introduced, not just to buses on the ex-Chase routes, but to all routes operating from the Cannock
Cannock
Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England....
depot (where Chase Bus Service operations also moved to after the takeover).
Depots
Services using ChaseLinx branding are only operated from the Arriva Midlands North, CannockCannock
Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England....
Delta Way garage. This was previously the Headquarters of the whole Arriva Midlands North operation which spans an area from Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
to Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
Routes
The ChaseLinx branding is used on over 40 buses routes in the CannockCannock
Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England....
, Hednesford
Hednesford
Hednesford is a small town and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, within Cannock Chase District. It adjoins Cannock Chase to the north, and the town of Cannock to the south. It had a 2010 mid-year estimated population of 16,928.-History:...
, Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
& Rugeley
Rugeley
Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the northern edge of Cannock Chase, and is situated roughly midway between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield and Uttoxeter...
areas:
| Service | Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannock Cannock Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England.... - Great Wyrley Great Wyrley Great Wyrley is a parish and town in South Staffordshire, England, with a population of 11,236 at the 2001 census.-Etymology:The word "Wyrley" derives from two Old English words: wir and leah. Wir meant "bog myrtle," and leah meant "woodland clearing," suggesting that Great Wyrley was, at genesis,... - Bloxwich Bloxwich Bloxwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40,000 people.-Early history:Bloxwich has its origins at least as early as the Anglo-Saxon period, when the place name evidence suggests it was a small Mercian settlement named after the... - Walsall Walsall Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative... |
Monday - Saturday, Every 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Penkridge Penkridge Penkridge is a market town and ancient parish in Staffordshire, England with a population of 7,836 . Many locals refer to it as a village, although it has a long history as an ecclesiastical and commercial centre. Its main distinction in the Middle Ages was as the site of an important collegiate... - Brewood Brewood Brewood refers both to a settlement, which was once a town but is now a village, in South Staffordshire, England, and to the civil parish of which it is the centre. Located around , Brewood village lies near the River Penk, eight miles north of Wolverhampton city centre and eleven miles south of... - Brineton Brineton Brineton is a hamlet in Staffordshire, England. It is 3/4 mile north of the village of Blymhill, and is within the civil parish of Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard. Its name is derived from the Anglo Saxon term for "Bryni's settlement". The hamlet contains the 17th-century Brineton House, and... |
Saturday Afternoons Only. |
| 20 | Delta Way - ASDA - Cannock - Holder Drive | Monday - Saturday |
| 21 | Shoal Hill - Holder Drive - Cannock | Monday - Saturday |
| 22 | Huntington (Dog-in-Tree Estate) - Cannock | Monday - Saturday |
| 22A | Huntington (Dog-in-Tree Estate) - Cannock - Bridgtown | This Direction Only. 1 Early Morning Journey. |
| 23 | Pear Tree Farm Estate - Rugeley | |
| 24 | Brereton - Five Oaks Estate - Rugeley | |
| 25 | Cannock - Pye Green - Hednesford - Cannock | |
| 26 | Cannock - Hednesford - Pye Green - Cannock | |
| 26 | Springfields - Etching Hill - Rugeley | |
| 32 | Rugeley - Hednesford - Cannock - Norton Canes - Brownhills - Aldridge - Walsall | Monday - Saturday, Half Hourly |
| 33 | Hednesford - Cannock - Norton Canes - Brownhills - Pelsall - Walsall | Monday - Saturday, Half Hourly |
| 60 | Cannock - Heath Hayes - Norton Canes - Chase Terrace - Chasetown - Burntwood - Lichfield | |
| 61 | Lichfield - Burntwood - Boney Hay - Chase Terrace - Chasetown - Brownhills - Walsall | |
| 62 | Cannock - Hednesford - Chase Terrace - Burntwood - Lichfield | |
| 63A | Brownhills West - Brownhills - Pelsall - Walsall | Monday - Saturday Evenings & Sundays, Hourly |
| 70 | Cannock - Cheslyn Hay - Featherstone - Wolverhampton | |
| 74 | Cannock - Huntington - Stafford District General Hospital | |
| 75 | Cannock - Penkridge - Stafford - Stafford District General Hospital | |
| 76 | Stafford - Penkridge - Wolverhampton | |
| 351 | Hednesford - Cannock - Bloxwich - Walsall | Monday - Saturday Evenings, Hourly |
| 380 | Catshill - Brownhills - Walsall Wood | |
| 560 | Bloxwich - New Invention - Wednesfield - Wolverhampton | Monday - Saturday, Every 20 Minutes |
| 725 | Rugeley - Stafford | |
| 760 | Hednesford - Heath Hayes - Norton Canes Comprehensive | |
| 761 | Cannock - Heath Hayes - Chasetown High School | |
| 762 | Prospect Village - Hednesford (Cross Keys) | |
| 825 | Stafford - Rugeley - Lichfield | |
| 832 | Burntwood - Chasetown - Hednesford - Stafford | |
| 835 | Burntwood - Chasetown - Hednesford - Stafford | |
| 836 | Cannock - Huntington - Brocton - Stafford | |
| 837 | Great Wyrley - Cannock - Hednesford - Stafford | |
| 871 | Wolverhampton - Featherstone - Brinsford | |