“West Midlands Bus Users” (WMBU) is an independent website providing news, information and links to general resources for the purpose of assisting and informing bus users throughout the West Midlands area.
We do not operate any bus services and do not represent any particular bus operator or transport authority in the region.
The website was originally created in 2013 as westmidlandsbususers.co.uk before moving to the present domain name wmbu.org.uk in 2021. While earlier iterations of this website are now lost, this current website has been in operation since April 2017.
I created ‘West Midlands Bus Users’ after identifying a need for bus users (passengers and enthusiasts alike) to have a place outside of social media where ideas and suggestions could be discussed. While previous attempts at establishing a ‘community’ for like-minded bus users didn’t really take off, I’m not averse to trying again if a need is identified.
I do not work for Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) nor any bus operator in the region, I am just a ‘regular’ bus user like the rest of us, and I have always advocated for bus travel.
I have recently completed an ‘overhaul’ of the website, with a new identity and colour scheme that aligns more closely with TFWM’s’ “West Midlands Bus” modal branding, which I think we’ll start seeing more of in the next few years once the franchised network is up and running, however this should not be seen as any ‘endorsement’ by TfWM or the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), which this site remains independent of.
I must also point out that I have no involvement with the ‘Bus Users UK’ charity organisation, though I do broadly support their aims and ambitions.
Disclaimer
WMBU is a fully independent website, the costs of running it are met privately by myself, it is not funded by any sponsorship, user data is not shared with or sold to any third-party, and I am not remunerated for any articles or submissions posted here, and likewise contributions from other authors are submitted on a voluntary basis and not remunerated in any way.
Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed in articles on this website are either my own, or those of the relevant author, and article submissions are in no way sponsored by or an endorsement of any bus operator or transport organisation body.
From October 2023 news articles and press releases reproduced on this site from other sources will be attributed/credited to the original author with a link to the source, no copyright infringement is intended. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any media releases you’d like to be circulated.
