General bus-related news and articles
Two years ago, I published the below article about how TfWM were removing a large number of Swift collectors installed at bus stops, while leaving a select few at strategic …
TfWM removing all on-street Swift collectors from 1st June 2024 Read More
The wait is almost over! I have been informed that brand new electric buses are set to begin hitting the streets of north Birmingham from Monday 27th May 2024. Following …
North Birmingham buses going electric from end of May 2024 Read More
I wrote a brief piece last year about new laws that the Department for Transport were planning to introduce which would require all buses to provide audio and visual route, …
“The next stop is…” – new Accessible Information Regulations effective from October 2024 Read More
Diamond Bus’ parent company Rotala Plc recently announced it is planning to invest in zero-emission vehicles for the West Midlands if it is successful in bidding for ZEBRA funding from …
Diamond Bus planning to invest in new zero-emission buses Read More
It might be likely that many passengers are unaware of this already, but NX Bus are no longer offering free Wi-Fi on its buses. According to NX Bus, despite having …
End of free Wi-Fi on NX buses Read More
Following the completion of the task of replacing all of NX Coventry’s double-decks with brand new electric buses a couple of months ago, attention now returns to the West Midlands …
More electric buses coming in 2024… and fewer single decks Read More
Dudley Bus Station will be demolished early next year ready for building work to start on the new £24 million interchange. The out-of-date bus station is being replaced with a …
Work on £24 million Dudley Interchange to begin in new year Read More
In July 2023, changes were made to bus tickets in the West Midlands, which has made travelling much easier and less confusing for bus passengers. Operator-only day tickets and season …
Travelling by bus has never been easier thanks to nBus! Read More
UPDATE: Planned industrial action has now been called off and services will operate as normal. Here we go again! Stagecoach drivers are due to commence all-out industrial action from Tuesday …
Stagecoach drivers to strike from 5th September 2023 – (Cancelled) Read More
The current West Midlands bus network operated by National Express will be ‘preserved’ until the end of the 2024 financial year, despite NX Bus and its parent company Mobico recording …
NX Bus network ‘preserved’ until 2024 despite losses Read MoreProtected by Security by CleanTalk
