Every route 99. 14 of 25.

Sunday 12th July 2026 I’ve ticked off Britain’s 13 bus routes numbered 99 in the South East, South West, Wales and East Anglia so it’s now time to head to the Midlands and my expectations of receiving a top quality travel experience on this latest route 99 exploration were sky high having avidly read the undiluted praise heaped upon Rotala owned Diamond Bus in the West Midlands by one of this blog’s dedicated readers and regular commentator. It’s the only route 99 in the Rotala owned empire as well as being the only route 99 in the West Midlands conurbation. It runs between Solihull and Kingshurst via Yardley and Lea Hall and. along with sister route numbered 99A. provides a half hourly frequency as far as Lea Hall railway station (where journeys numbered 99A terminate about two thirds of the full route) with an hourly frequency from there to Kingshurst for the final third of the route. End to end journey time is just under an hour with a span of day from 06:30 to 19:30 with,…