West Midlands Bus Users

Independent news/info website for bus users in the West Midlands. We don't operate any buses! (Not affiliated with the Bus Users UK charity)

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@lauracreaven @for_birmingham @TransportForWM I agree, it's pretty galling that the WMCA is spending so much, when it already has unified brand 'identities'. Rebranding the network won't improve things, just look at what happened when Hermes became Evri...

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@RichParkerLab Mr Parker, I'd like to know YOUR honest opinion, based on your own experiences of travelling by bus around the West Midlands

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

https://t.co/jIKCfKH7yO OPINION: What does WMCA's acquisition of NX Bus really mean for bus users?

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@RichParkerLab If Mr Parker caught a bus through Digbeth this evening then he'd know what needs to change - lanes coned off approaching Camp Hill Circus, with congestion and gridlock causing buses to be up to an hour late as a result 😠

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@MattMoore2025 @nxcoventry But the X1 is EXACTLY the same route as the 900 was (minus the new terminus at Albert Street)! So how would re-numbering it back make it any quicker than it is now?

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@MattMoore2025 @nxcoventry The train has always been faster and always will be, and yes the speed limit reduction in Bham hasn't helped the X1, but then neither has the endless series of roadworks along the A45

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@PhilTonks2 My other concern is that as a regular bus user, I'm happy to pay a fixed amount per month for unlimited bus travel, however 'digital pay-as-you-go' sounds like a move towards paying for each journey, which means regular bus users end up paying more!

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@PhilTonks2 As someone who has a Swift card with a monthly direct debit pass, I'd back smartcards over 'digital pay-as-you-go' every time

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@MattMoore2025 @nxcoventry Go on then, tell us how you can make the X1 faster than the train?

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@lauracreaven @limebike @TransportForWM @BhamCityCouncil Dumped and inappropriately parked bikes/scooters can also be reported using the form on their website https://t.co/OZkU9dU0qn - I had one left outside my flat building a few weeks ago and to be fair it was removed within 24hrs of being reported

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@BusUsersUK How is this being monitored and enforced though, and what are the consequences for operators still using non-compliant vehicles?

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@RichParkerLab Even under public control, buses will continue to be unreliable and late-running while there are roadworks and traffic congestion!

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

https://t.co/F06XdOQt2K From 1 to 31 August 2026, children and young people aged 5 to 15 can travel free on participating bus services across the West Midlands.
Whether you’re planning a family day out, heading into town or meetin…

[Birmingham Dispatch @brumdispatch]

The West Midlands is one of the most bus-reliant regions in England: 4/5 mass transit journeys are made by bus.

Commuting is bus-centric. When they're slow and unreliable, our economy suffers. Can bus franchising change that? Read on for answers.
https://t.co/pAprR2VtZj

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

https://t.co/46CnsdunTa This month, we have some changes to services operated under contract to TfWM, as well as two new special services for getting to two popular attractions during the summer, and the introduction of summer holiday timetables

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

https://t.co/S6KdgHfC6u Bus fares are set to increase from Sunday 28th June 2026, due to rising operational costs.
Please don't 'shoot the messenger', I don't set ticket prices or run any bus services!

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

https://t.co/nqkFBAXp0D For the past three weeks or so, I've been using the X2 to get to and from work, and its been remarkable to see the difference from when I previously used to travel that way, back in 2016-2018.

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

@MarkLeedham68 Hi Mark, trains from Leicester call at New Street, from where it is approx 10 minute walk to Centenary Square where the run starts. Or you can get a tram which takes 6 mins!

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

https://t.co/XdNgsOE1Qa We've all seen this happen - gone are the days when people would use 'dodgy' out-of-date tickets, people are more brazen now, and will just simply walk onto a bus, knowing full well that th…

[West Midlands Bus Users @WMBusUsers]

https://t.co/8TSPjAZm0d There will be changes to services 8A, 8C, 14, 94 & 95 from Sunday 10th May 2026 due to closure of Saltley Viaduct