THIS IS WANT THE TOP OFFICERS HAVE TOLD ME:
You've got to have Metro through Dudley first, as the catalyst for reopening the Worcester to Burton on Trent railway.
The construction for Metro has passive provision for commuter and regional trains to be added later. Yet, only some railway bridges are being strengthened to carry heavy railway trains at a later date!
THEIR INCOMPETENCE:
Building the Derby to Devon via Dudley railway line and then forgetting to finish it between Stourbridge and Burton on Trent with passenger and freight trains - and the stations, too!
Dudley/Sandwell to Brum buses get pushed out of Five Ways underpass and Broad Street to have a longer and slower diversion on narrow roads with parked cars. The "bus on rails" trams get the underpass and Broad Street, instead!
No money to correct the discrimination against "hard-working families" who don't get the regional Fare-Free Public Transport (FFPT) that old crocks like me have had for 13 years!
But, more money than sense for converting buses and trains to Metro "bus on rails" trams. At 10 x per Km more expensive to construct, than rebuilding the 50 Kms Borders Railway through the hills of southern Scotland.
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