It has been announced today that Thandi Buses have ceased trading and are no longer operating their two routes in the Walsall area.
37 – Walsall to Willenhall
NX West Midlands have stepped in at short notice to introduce an hourly daytime ‘shuttle service’ operating between Wilenhall and Darlaston only.
From today, Friday 26th August 2022, we will be running an hourly shuttle service between Darlaston and Willenhall to replace the cancelled Thandi 37 service.
The shuttle will run for the next 2-3 weeks, whilst we work to fully incorporate the 37 service into our current network.
https://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands/service-updates/new-37-shuttle-service
There is no change to the evening or Sunday journeys currently operated by NX West Midlands.
New 37 timetable available here
334 – Bilston to Walsall
This service is withdrawn with immediate effect and will not be replaced, NX West Midlands’ 34 service covers much of this route already.
Despite what many people might think, it is never ‘good news’ to hear that a small local company has gone out of business, and I feel sorry for the employees who now find themselves out of a job, this has happened to me twice in the past so I know what it is like.
And I feel sorry for any regular passengers who use and rely on these services, and I hope they can quickly adjust to the new arrangements.
I only learned recently that another smaller operator Discount Travel Solutions had also ceased trading a while back.
These are troubling times, and I expect there are a few other local operators that might be nervous right now.
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