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apologies if this is a cross posting against topics 

Why as TfWM allowed Chaserider to stop services after 4pm on route 19 surely there are workers that would use bus services to get home from work.

Andy Street signed of the Wednesbury Dudley link when it could have easily have been a busway, wasted millions on rapid bus transit, which is no nearer to being operational than the day they started it.

Agree in principle, could have easily turned into guided busway for the old 311/313 Walsall - Dudley during the early days and used single deckers while funding for Tramway was there.

TfWM annnouces a joint venture with the Westfield group which sees the Pool Meadow station become enclosed station known as Midland Blue within the Sky Blue Arcade.

Plausible
The 9 into city will be diverted and will follow the tram via town hall stopping outside the government building on Stephenson St and the pulling into the layby by Urban Outfitters on Corporation St.

Way out there/on another planet
(1)  The Metro Mayor will trial, 'Boris Style buses' in the city centre.

(2a) Trams run 24/7 from first tram on Friday until the last tram on a Sunday evening.
(2b) Night trams continually after 23:00 until 04:00 trams will be every 35 mins throughout the night seven days a week

I heard houses are going to be built on the old kings cinema and indoor market,  Superdrug is moving to New Square and I heard Iceland is moving to the high street.

Due to the (kings square shopping centre) been demolished in West Bromwich, TfWm opens upto the idea of two bus stations.   
new square station 
5, 16, 40, 45, 66
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Diamond and NX have bus reviews
64 Wednesbury - West Bromwich (Dia)
66 West Bromwich - Stone Cross (Dia)
Merge and becomes 1 Wednesbury - Stone Cross 

40/47 merge to form a circular route
2A/2C West Bromwich - Wednesbury 

Agree bus franchising and the name Midland Red appears on buses late 2024 when Dudley/Wolverhampton becomes the first ares under franchise scheme, closely followed in the spring 2025 by Walsall/Sandwell. With Birmingham and Coventry coming online by the summer 2025.

Tram lines will be name branded and along with a system rebrand such as Midland Light Rail.

A new sleeper train service is introduced from. Birmingham Snow Hill to the south coast of England

Workers at Edgbaston terminus all the fencing been took down so maybe they are  finally finishing it

And the temporary stop is yards from the next stop on route.

Why as it taken a year and half to complete pavement, surely it should have been done before the stop opened.   

i noticed when i was down at Morrisons, it appears a Driver failed to observe the STOP sign at Morrisons not only did they knock it down, but there is a Tram shaped print in the flower bed were it finally stopped, no idea which Tram did it or when......

More likely a car as there have been tyre impressions in the grass

If the 74 is going to be sprint2 why not invest in bus lanes along the whole A41 surely this will speed up journeys 

There is supposed to be an ex Manchester tram arriving soon at Dudley 

Have you got a link to the post you've seen we can follow?

https://m.facebook.com/groups/799637203402450/

Not sure if this is true seen a post on facebook so taking it with a very large pinch of salt 

Someone posted about a bus driver been fined yesterday on the bus station for leave engine running on the bus.

I maybe in the wrong, this morning whilst on 16a, windows were already open down stairs on the bus.

I was sitting under a window, when a fellow passengers closed windows including the one under my head.

As soon as 'she' closed it, I reopened it and she was about to reclose again and didnt like it that I told it staying open as I wanted fresh air

The reason I could gather she wanted it closed was it was raining and rain coming in through the window and getting wet, 

I wouldn't have minded if they asked do you mind shutting the window plz, but to shut them while people are sitting next to open window is rude.  

I maybe in the wrong, this morning whilst on 16a, windows were already open down stairs on the bus.

I was sitting under a window, when a fellow passengers closed windows including the one under my head.

As soon as 'she' closed it, I reopened it and she was about to reclose again and didnt like it that I told it staying open as I wanted fresh air 

The reason I could gather she wanted it closed was it was raining and rain coming in through the window and getting wet,