https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/no11/Recent content in no11 on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 25 Apr 2026 05:14:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/iconic-birmingham-bus-route-marks-100-years-of-service/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:14:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/iconic-birmingham-bus-route-marks-100-years-of-service/As quintessentially Brummie as the Bullring bull, Ozzy Osbourne, and the Rotunda, Birmingham’s famous National Express West Midlands No.11 bus route is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Sunday, April 26. Established in 1926, the No.11 route is one of Europe’s longest continuous bus services, tracing a 27-mile circuit around Birmingham’s outer city. It operates both clockwise and anti-clockwise, covering more than 260 bus stops along the way. This iconic route serves an estimated 36,000 journeys daily, linking key locations including 233 schools, colleges, and universities, 40 pubs, 19 retail centers, six hospitals, and one prison.