NX freeze cash fares again for 2020
Welcome news for passengers as NX Bus announce that cash fares will once again stay the same price in 2020 and there will be no increase. NX West Midlands From …
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OPINION: Getting the best value for money for bus travel
One of the common complaints from people I see in comments on social media posts and news articles is that ‘buses are too expensive’ and that its ‘cheaper to get …
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Concessionary Travel Passes now include Swift Pay As You Go
The West Midlands Older Person’s Free Travel Pass gives people free travel by bus anywhere in England during ‘off-peak’ times (between 9.30am and 11.59pm Monday to Friday and all day at weekends …
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Get ready for Back To School!
It’s time to start thinking about the new school term, with just over two weeks to go until the kids are back at school, college or sixth form. With NX …
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The Knot – new multi-operator ticket for Staffordshire
Perhaps of interest to some bus users in the West Midlands looking for ideas on days out by bus, Staffordshire County Council have introduced a new multi-operator day ticket, giving people the flexibility to use any bus, any time, anywhere across the county of Staffordshire
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Good news for hard-up passengers trying to beat the financial squeeze, National Express Bus have announced that most cash fares will remain at their 2018 rates, while some contactless fares …
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Changes to 42 and 43 services from Sunday 19th August
From Sunday 19th August 2018, National Express and Diamond Bus will work together with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to provide a new joint timetable on the 42 (West Bromwich …
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Contactless payment now available on all NX buses in the West Midlands
UPDATE: Contactless payment is now available on all National Express buses in the West Midlands and Coventry areas. This week National Express will be rolling out contactless payment on their buses in …
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NX Bus Travelcard add-on offers
This offer doesn’t appear to have been widely publicised, apart from on a few notices I have seen inside buses, so I thought I’d share some of this information here. …
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Mobile Ticketing…Diamond Style
As a new contributor to WMBU, I am quite intrigued in how online payment systems, Real Time and Freedom of Information can affect how the bus industry operates, especially as …
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