ChaseLinx

ChaseLinx was the name given by Arriva Midlands to buses in the West Midlands and South Staffordshire areas of its Arriva Midlands North division.
The name was derived from the 2007 purchasing of Chase Coaches by Arriva.
History
In early 2007, Arriva Midlands North purchased an independent bus operator, Chase Coaches for a 'significant' sum of money. Despite being based in Cannock the majority of services operated by the company were in the Wolverhampton and Walsall areas and were operated by Leyland Nationals.
Shortly after the takeover and to minimise confusion a new ChaseLinx branding was introduced, not just to buses on the ex-Chase routes, but to all routes operating from the Cannock depot (where Chase Bus Service operations also moved to after the takeover).
As vehicles branded were repainted into a newer livery or replaced the chaselinx branding was phased out and was completed once twelve Wright Streetlites were purchased for services 1, 2, 2A and 2E that run between Walsall and Cannock, these routes were upgraded to Sapphire routes at the time but have since been converted back to standard routes with the newer vehicles moving elsewhere within Arriva Midlands
Depots
Services using ChaseLinx branding were only operated from the Arriva Midlands North, Cannock Delta Way garage which at the time was the Headquarters of the whole Arriva Midlands operation but it has moved to the Thurmaston depot in Leicester.

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