West Midlands bus route 8
Route 8, also known as the Birmingham Inner Circle, is a roughly circular bus route in Birmingham, England. It follows the city's middle ring road with some small deviations on parts of the route. The service dates back to the days of Birmingham City Transport.Present
Like the Outer Circle service 11, buses on the 8 travel both anti-clockwise and clockwise. The service is operated by National Express West Midlands with Scania OmniLink single deck buses, and was formerly operated by Mercedes-Benz O405N buses, several of which were branded for the Inner Circle.
In 2004, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre staged the musical "Ridin' The Number 8" by Laurie Hornsby and Euan Rose, in which a cast of 'Brummie' characters board an Inner Circle bus and reminisce about the people and places they encounter along the route.Route
