The major roundabout of tyres in 1976 was changed to tarmac but still no landscaping. Still the ugliest in the UK, after 50 years. Grange roundabout on Halesowen bypass, A456/A459.
Reinstatement of landscaping on central reservation of Halesowen bypass (after "carriageway restructuring" 30 years ago) was not completed.
Halesowen railway was built on in the 60s and 70s. The trains will never be seen again.
Stourbridge railway used for freight only to Waterfront, next to Merry Hill. WASTED line, waiting for trains which will be delivered by trams. This is why billions are planned for Metro trams!
Merry Hill was built but the nearby railway for shoppers was never considered and the monorail soon closed.
In the 90s the Dudley Freightliner depot closed. Metro was to take it over.
1981: Metro trams started but it took 18 years to build Metro One on the first mainline railway; destroyed when it was meant to enable its reopening for trains!
This was the first tramway opened in 1999 from Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level station - now a conference and events centre.
Two Dudley railways turned into a path in Kingswinford/Pensnett in the 70s or 80s but not touched since! This is the Dudley Mudway, now worse than ever!
3 Kms Brierley Hill to Pensnett railway still not turned into a cycle-walkway.
It took many years to get the Stourbridge Shuttle on the world's shortest branch line.
An extension to get shoppers from the Transport Interchange and car parks to the shops was never wanted.
I'm proposing the Stourbridge ring road to Merry Hill/Waterfront cycle-walkway should be part of the 25 Kms Black Country Cycle-Walkway to NW Wolverhampton.
This week's announcement of the Dudley Dasher dashes all hopes of the railway getting its national, regional and commuter trains back on the UK's forgotten mainline railway, when Metro was supposed to do that!
Monday, 24 August 2026
Dud, Deadly, Dire Dudley - catalogue of disasters and destruction!
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