Prior to the Covid Pandemic, there was always a number of passengers who were somehow averse to the idea of having to sit down next to another fellow passenger while travelling by bus. You’ve seen them all the time, and even more so now; that person who feels so disgusted at the prospect of sitting […]
I’m sure we’ve all experienced this situation when a bus pulls up at a stop, and then proceeds to wait for a few minutes, while some impatient/frustrated passenger starts repeatedly pressing the ‘Stop’ button, sometimes accompanied by some “colourful” language. While I appreciate that many of you do understand why this happens, I thought I’d […]
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The following is reproduced from the Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) website. In February 2019 a consultation took place to help us understand the views of people across the West Midlands regarding anti-social behaviour on buses, at bus station premises, bus stops and shelters. The consultation was to review the proposal of new byelaws that […]
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I originally launched the WMBU Community in 2020 on the back of having a vision of an open platform for bus users to come together and share opinions, and discuss various issues with bus services in the West Midlands region. The timing was perhaps not that convenient, and I closed it all down earlier this […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Through the course of the previous lockdown, bus operators received grant funding from the UK Government in order to keep services running while passenger numbers were down. Fewer passengers were making journeys, as they were either working from home, unable to work, or unable to travel to see friends/family or shop at ‘non-essential’ retail stores […]
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I understand that there are going to be a number of service changes taking place from Sunday August 29th 2021, across Birmingham, the Black Country and Coventry, as well as services reverting to pre-summer holiday timetables. While no details have yet been officially announced, eagle-eyed enthusiasts at the WM Buses In Photos forum have already […]
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