Birmingham bus route 49 is a bus route between Solihull and Northfield in Birmingham/Solihull running via Shirley, Maypole, Druids Heath, Cotteridge, Longbridge, Rubery and Frankley. The service is operated by National Express West Midlands and runs between Solihull and Longbridge every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes with every other service running through to Northfield. All journeys run the full route on Sundays (half hourly) and evenings (hourly). The service is almost exclusively operated by Dennis Trident ALX400 double decker buses and is operated by NXWMs Yardley Wood garage.