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- Opinion: TfWM Community forum removes those who dare to criticise
Editor’s Note: Richard is a former TfWM Bus Passenger Champion and former advisor to the West Midlands Mayor Andy Street The TfWM COMMUNITY FORUM is an interesting concept. It is designed to be a forum for bus, train & Metro users in the West Midlands. However you can only contribute if you are invited to … Read more - Opinion: New look Broad Street doesn’t look too “bus-friendly”?
Having caught a brief glimpse of Broad Street a few weeks ago from the top deck of the 12, I decided to go back today to have a good look round. I started off at what will be the new terminus on Hagley Road. Still looks some way off being finished at this point, but … Read more - NX Travelshops closing from 29th October
National Express will be permanently closing their Travelshops after Friday 29th October 2021, due to the changing ways that passengers are buying tickets and passes and accessing travel information. Over the past few years the retail landscape on the high street has changed dramatically with more and more people buying online or through mobile apps. … Read more - Timetable changes from Sunday 3rd October 2021
National Express West Midlands have announced that from Sunday 3rd October 2021, a number of routes will have new timetables introduced. The changes mainly affect high frequency routes which will see a slight frequency decrease. The main reason for the changes is to ensure ‘consistency and reliability’. While traffic congestion is much increased, causing delays … Read more - Perry Barr One Stop bus station to close until April 2022
As part of the wider Perry Barr regeneration project, the bus station at the One Stop Shopping Centre will be closing from this Sunday (26th September 2021). New temporary stops will be installed on Walsall Road. Stop T1 Will be located in the layby next to Perry Barr rail station. Services 52 (shorts to Perry … Read more - Survey Results: August 29th Service Changes Awareness
A number of bus service changes took place across the West Midlands on Sunday 29th August 2021, and here at West Midlands Bus Users we are keen to understand passenger opinions and feelings as well as finding how well informed they felt about the changes. A concise online survey was conducted to gauge the sentiments … Read more