Before the Second World War, Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO—Midland “Red” Motor Services) operated Service 146 between Birmingham, Redditch and Evesham. This service was one of many “Temporarily Suspended” due to fuel rationing shortly after the outbreak of war in 1939. The June 1940 timetable advised passengers to use Service 342 as and alternative, but this only ran between Evesham and Redditch, so people wishing to travel to Birmingham would need to change buses in Redditch.
This version of Service 146 was not reinstated once the war ended.
New Service 146 was introduced by Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited (BMMO—Midland “Red” Motor Services) in the late 1940s, running between Birmingham, West Heath and Rednal, as a short-working variation to Service 145.
Service 146 was withdrawn in c. 1971[Exact Date Needed]
| 1 | 4 | 6 |
| October | 1949 | Birmingham ↔ West Heath ↔ Rednal |