Dudley Bus Station

[Stu]

Was a bit surprised to see a notice up informing passengers about the forthcoming closure of Dudley bus station, inside one of Yardley Wood's vehicles!

[ellspurs]

2-3 years is being very optimistic!

[mesub]

Was a bit surprised to see a notice up informing passengers about the forthcoming closure of Dudley bus station, inside one of Yardley Wood's vehicles!

They're also in BC vehicles!

[SuperSonic07]

They're also in BC vehicles!

I saw one in a PB vehicle the other day

[Westy]

And Walsall!

[Rachvince53]

And need repairs/modifications almost immediately! 

[BMJ1970]

The information on TFWM is rubbish, it should be prominent on the buses section of the website. And then after hunting for it, all they provide Is a Web link a about the project and a map of the stops, but no details of what buses stop where?  The only decent info is on the NX site.  

[Stu]

The information on TFWM is rubbish, it should be prominent on the buses section of the website. And then after hunting for it, all they provide Is a Web link a about the project and a map of the stops, but no details of what buses stop where?  The only decent info is on the NX site. 

https://wmbu.org.uk/2023/12/bus-stop-changes-in-dudley-from-14th-january-2024

[karl724223]

Last day tomorrow 
Just a reminder 

[karl724223]

Well that's me last service bus out of Dudley after nearly 34 years 

[karl724223]

Shaplifters have complained about where the new stops are they are complaining they have further to run to get the buses to get away 

RSPCA been up Dudley concerned about where the rots are going to live after being evicted 

[Stu]

I took a trip to Dudley today to pay my last respects to the bus station.

I know I haven't been there for a few years now, but my, what a dump. I actually felt like I'd travelled back in time.

It was all the same as I remember from before, I even remembered where I needed to get buses back to Birmingham from. Even most of the signage was still in the old Centro/Network West Midlands style.

Only thing different I could see were the real-time displays at each stand, but even then the one at the 126 stop was wrong, stuck at 14:46 showing a 126 due in 3mins, although it was just past 3pm.

On arrival at the bus station, I was greeted by the sight of a police car and several officers blocking a 74, there were passengers on board and there appeared to be two officers on the bus talking to a man sat on the rear seats.

Went for a walk around the town centre while I was there, wasn't surprised to see cars parked on the tram tracks right next to the mosque. 

It's a real shame as I used to enjoy going into Dudley when I was younger, looks more like a warzone than a 'regeneration project'.

Travelled into Dudley hoping to feel a bit nostalgic, left there feeling glad that bus station is being demolished.

[Rachvince53]

Sadly the bus station has been neglected for years, mirroring much of the surrounding town. While the market continues,  most of the high street names (eg M&S) have long since moved to Merry Hill.  

[Mayfield]

Sounds like they need to widen the area of demolition 

[Stu]

RSPCA been up Dudley concerned about where the rots are going to live after being evicted

What about the poor pigeons?

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