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Travel West Midlands is the current trading name for all
West Midlands Travel Ltd bus services operating from their depots in the
city of Birmingham and
Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, Sandwell, and
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the
West Midlands (region) region of England. The Birmingham depots also operate routes in the adjoining borough of
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. They are the largest bus operator in the West Midlands (county).
West Midlands Travel Ltd also has one depot in the city of Coventry which currently trades under the name Travel Coventry.
TWM's head office is:{{cite web | title=TWM Head Office | work=nationalexpressgroup.com | url=http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx/oc/ourcompanies/uk/buses/#twm| accessdate=2007-09-27-->
51 Bordesley Green
Bordesley
Birmingham
B9 4BZ
0121 254 7200
History
Travel West Midlands and
Travel Coventry are the current trading names of
West Midlands Travel Ltd which is owned by the National Express Group, who also own sister operators Travel London and
Travel Dundee. The company stems from the 1986 Bus deregulation of the bus industry in
England and
Wales. The company evolved out of what was previously the bus operations of the
West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) and had originally been the separate operations of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich and Coventry Corporations.
Fares
The adult fare on Travel West Midlands routes (within the West Midlands (county) county) is £1.00 for a
short hop (up to about 2km) and £1.40 for any distance beyond that.An all day adult
Daysaver ticket for all routes is £3.00, this includes Travel Coventry routes as well as routes running outside the
West Midlands (county) county where single fares are sometimes much higher.
Routes
For a list of routes operated by TWM, see List of Travel West Midlands bus routes.
Safer Travel
Safer Travel (formally known as Operation Safer Travel - OST) is the award-winning partnership between Travel West Midlands, Travel Coventry,
West Midlands Police and
Centro. Safer Travel aims to deter and detect crime, vandalism and graffiti on TWM's buses. It has been highly successful in doing this with over 211 joint 'gateway checks' carried out in 2005.
In order to help combat crime on TWM services, Safer Travel inspectors and officers conduct "Gateway" checks up and down the West Midlands, looking out for fare evaders, drugs via a special OST dog unit and people who are wanted for arrest within the West Midlands.
The Safer Travel team also have presentations for local schools through the award-winning 'SMART Schools project' educating children about how to respect their buses. Advertising campaigns such as the "Yes they do work", referring to the Closed-circuit television cameras fitted to many vehicles, as well as "Crystaleyes" TV sets on selected fleet, also help to spread the constant message.
The team is also located within
Travel Dundee working in partnership with Tayside Police.
Safer Travel has recently expanded into it's
Travel London subsidiary with various Safer Travel 'code of conduct' contracts signed between the operator and various schools within the Travel London area.
Fleet
(This list also includes Travel Coventry vehicles. Driver trainers, withdrawn buses and those out on loan aren't included.)
References
External links
- Travel West Midlands
- Travel Coventry
- Safer Travel
- West Midlands Buses
Travel West Midlands is the current trading name for all
West Midlands Travel Ltd bus services operating from their depots in the
city of
Birmingham and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, Sandwell, and
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands (region) region of
England. The Birmingham depots also operate routes in the adjoining borough of Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. They are the largest bus operator in the
West Midlands (county).
West Midlands Travel Ltd also has one depot in the city of
Coventry which currently trades under the name Travel Coventry.
TWM's head office is:{{cite web | title=TWM Head Office | work=nationalexpressgroup.com | url=http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx/oc/ourcompanies/uk/buses/#twm| accessdate=2007-09-27-->
51 Bordesley Green
Bordesley
Birmingham
B9 4BZ
0121 254 7200
History
Travel West Midlands and
Travel Coventry are the current trading names of
West Midlands Travel Ltd which is owned by the
National Express Group, who also own sister operators Travel London and
Travel Dundee. The company stems from the 1986 Bus deregulation of the bus industry in
England and Wales. The company evolved out of what was previously the bus operations of the
West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) and had originally been the separate operations of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich and Coventry Corporations.
Fares
The adult fare on Travel West Midlands routes (within the West Midlands (county) county) is £1.00 for a
short hop (up to about 2km) and £1.40 for any distance beyond that.An all day adult
Daysaver ticket for all routes is £3.00, this includes Travel Coventry routes as well as routes running outside the
West Midlands (county) county where single fares are sometimes much higher.
Routes
For a list of routes operated by TWM, see List of Travel West Midlands bus routes.
Safer Travel
Safer Travel (formally known as Operation Safer Travel - OST) is the award-winning partnership between Travel West Midlands, Travel Coventry, West Midlands Police and
Centro. Safer Travel aims to deter and detect crime, vandalism and graffiti on TWM's buses. It has been highly successful in doing this with over 211 joint 'gateway checks' carried out in 2005.
In order to help combat crime on TWM services, Safer Travel inspectors and officers conduct "Gateway" checks up and down the West Midlands, looking out for fare evaders, drugs via a special OST dog unit and people who are wanted for arrest within the West Midlands.
The Safer Travel team also have presentations for local schools through the award-winning 'SMART Schools project' educating children about how to respect their buses. Advertising campaigns such as the "Yes they do work", referring to the
Closed-circuit television cameras fitted to many vehicles, as well as "Crystaleyes" TV sets on selected fleet, also help to spread the constant message.
The team is also located within Travel Dundee working in partnership with Tayside Police.
Safer Travel has recently expanded into it's Travel London subsidiary with various Safer Travel 'code of conduct' contracts signed between the operator and various schools within the Travel London area.
Fleet
(This list also includes Travel Coventry vehicles. Driver trainers, withdrawn buses and those out on loan aren't included.)
References
External links
- Travel West Midlands
- Travel Coventry
- Safer Travel
- West Midlands Buses
Travel West Midlands
Contains bus timetables, frequency guides, travel card information, ticket details and prices. Also includes a customer services area.
Travel West Midlands - jobs at TWM
Travel West Midlands - jobs with twm. ... Driving Careers at Travel West Midlands We are always recruiting both trainee and fully PCV licensed drivers for careers with the Travel ...
Safer Travel - Home page
Safer Travel. ... The Safer Travel Police team are a group of officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) who work on the bus network and associated ...
Safer Travel - Links
Safer Travel. ... Centro www.centro.org.uk. Crimestoppers www.crimestoppers-uk.org/westmidlands/
Network West Midlands: Timetables
Information on bus, rail and metro in the West Midlands region of UK plus information about Centro (West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.)
Network West Midlands: Partnership Routes - Home Page
Information on bus, rail and metro in the West Midlands region of UK plus information about Centro (West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.)
Travel Coventry - bus service information
Travel Coventry - Bus service information including timetables, frequency guides, service changes, and more...
Traveline - Public Transport Info
Timetable planner ... Time: Hrs:Mins: Date: Enter a date between 06/08/2008 and 06/09/2008
Network West Midlands: Mobility
Information on bus, rail and metro in the West Midlands region of UK plus information about Centro (West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.)
Travel Midland Metro
Maps, photos, ticket prices, timetables and news about trams and light rail system in West Midlands, United Kingdom.
