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
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
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
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
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
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
A number of bus service changes took place on Sunday 29th August 2021, and here at WMBU we’re keen to understand passengers opinions and feelings as well as finding out how well informed West Midlands bus passengers are when it comes to such changes. We have created a short simple survey to gather information, which … Read more
Swift Go, the flexible travel smartcard from TfWM, is now even more flexible with the introduction of 3 and 7 day fare capping. Reasons to choose Swift Go Even better than the flexible ticket you’ve been asking us for New! Great value for your travel with 3 & 7-day capping Multi operator use (All trams … Read more
It has previously been announced that the current West Midlands Bus partnership between NX West Midlands and DIamond Bus will be coming to an end this Sunday (29th August 2021). However Diamond Bus have announced today that following discussions with both NX Bus and TfWM, the current ticketing arrangements will remain in place for a … Read more
On a well deserved break from the day job, and with an appetite for bus travel returning, following the restrictions of the last 18 months or so, I decided to enjoy an afternoon out on a service I’ve been meaning to sample for some time, as well as visit a place I’ve never been to … Read more