Opinions, thoughts and commentary
The £2 fare cap was introduced by the UK Government at the beginning of 2023 as part of its Help For Households scheme. It was originally only planned to last …
OPINION: Beat the fare cap by using buses more! Read More
It’s that time of year again with glorious hot weather on the way, so I thought I’d take the time to answer a question that is often asked by bus …
Why don’t buses have air-conditioning? Read More
Since last year when changes were made to bus tickets that saw the removal of operator-only tickets/passes, I’ve been using my NX Direct Debit monthly pass on other operators’ services …
Problems using your NX Direct Debit Regional Travelcard on other services? Read More
The 27 route in south Birmingham is one of those odd routes that keeps getting chopped and changed, in its current form it runs between Yardley Wood bus garage (in …
What future for the 27 route in Bournville? Read More
The West Midlands Mayoral Election takes place next week (Thursday 2nd May 2024), and some of the candidates have been making their promises about buses and public transport in the …
Election promises and the sad reality of the Outer Circle Read More
On Sunday evening (7th January 2024), I heard that a bus had been set on fire and badly damaged in an arson attack at Solihull station interchange. The bus in …
OPINION: Why do people do this? Read More
In June 2023, I received an email invite from National Express to join their new ‘Viewpoint’ research community, as I’m sure other readers of this site did too. We’re really …
OPINION: What is the point of ‘Viewpoint’? 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
Hope everyone has had a great Christmas so far! OK, so this is just a bit of fun to end this year, but what could be in store for 2024? …
Predictions for 2024? Read More
When I heard that the Scania OmniLinks were set to be withdrawn from service next year, as well as feeling a sense of relief, I was also a little saddened. …
My love/hate relationship with the Scania OmniLink Read MoreProtected by Security by CleanTalk
