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TWM Bus Stops - a dying breed

Started by the trainbasher, July 25, 2014, 04:04:39 PM

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It seems that Centro have replaced the travel west midlands stop on Cinder Bank with their new style pole and temporary bus stop flag.

Is there any left in the area?


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Quote from: the trainbasher on July 25, 2014, 04:04:39 PM
It seems that Centro have replaced the travel west midlands stop on Cinder Bank with their new style pole and temporary bus stop flag.

Is there any left in the area?

I will be stopping at a few of them on Sunday

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Gareth

I think there's still a few on the 70 route around Water Orton and Coleshil. Are they still showing 590? They were  up to about a year ago at least.

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Tony

Quote from: Gareth on July 26, 2014, 01:02:12 PM
I think there's still a few on the 70 route around Water Orton and Coleshil. Are they still showing 590? They were  up to about a year ago at least.
Those are the ones I Will be stopping at tomorrow

Stu

I took a trip myself on the 70 a while back now (beautiful route by the way!) and yes its the part of the route between Coleshill and Water Orton where you'll see the old 'neglected' bus stops still showing 590.

As they're outside the NWM area, they're not the responsibility of NWM to maintain, interestingly though as you pass through Coleshill itself, the stop flags don't even show the 70 service (or 90 as it used to be), but Warwickshire CC do have the 70 timetable information on the stops alongside the other services.
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Im sure there's still a handful of navy blue West Midlands ( pte days ) ones surviving in the cannock area lol

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Quote from: the trainbasher on July 25, 2014, 04:04:39 PM
It seems that Centro have replaced the travel west midlands stop on Cinder Bank with their new style pole and temporary bus stop flag.

Is there any left in the area?

Theres a yellow and green one by goodies chippy, where the 205 goes

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Well, what do you know. The 8A stop on Heaton Street still stands tall, no, i'n not talking of the Centro shelters. I mean the stand. Bent slightly diagionally, but it's all still there. Severely faded in the sunlight though, but the shaded side seems fine!
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We still have 1 in Willenhall, saying, if i remember because it is quite faded, 525, 525A, 527 and i think that there's still one on the 6/7/7A  route towards Aldridge, with 366, 367 and 368 on, but i'm not sure if that's still there 
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I'm not familiar with bus stops by era, but there is a very old bus stop on The Crescent in Willenhall (just across the junction from McDonalds).

I'd be interested to know if anyone knows exactly how old this stop is. On streetview it is not that clear to see, but it is just outside the first house nearest the Wolverhampton Road West/Shepwell Green junction.


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