New Stagecoach bus services faces cancellations in Birmingham - see routes affected here

Some bus routes in Birmingham are facing cancellations as a bus service provider is dealing with shortage of drivers.

Travel for West Midlands website said some of the new Stagecoach services may be subject to short notice cancellations due to driver availability. The bus operator took up the new routes in the New Year as major changes had been announced previously.

These are mostly affecting the A9, 41, 46, 169 routes in Birmingham and Solihull and the 7 and 51 in Coventry - with some routes to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital affected.

Stagecoach will be updating their social media channels regularly with the latest service updates. Please refer to their Twitter feed for the very latest information.

Stagecoach shared the following information on their social media:

Due to unforeseen circumstances the following will not run today:

1. 46 08.13 QE Hospital to Kings Heath

2. 46 09.10/11.10/15.10 Kings Heath to QE Hospital

3. 46 10.13/14.13 QE Hospital to Kings Heath

4. 41 10.00 Heartlands to QE Hospital

5. 46 at 9:13, 12:13, 16:13, 18:13 QE hospital to Kings Heath

6. 46 at 10:10, 13:10, 17:10, Kings Heath to QE hospital

The bus operator apologised for any inconvenience caused on social media.

A Stagecoach spokesperson said: “We are sorry for any inconvenience caused to passengers on these services. The routes were awarded to Stagecoach just before Christmas with a very short window for us to set them up. This has caused teething problems as we bring in and train the staff needed to run them. We are working hard to resolve these issues and hope to see improvements very soon.”