No longer a bus stop in Osborne Road, Pontypool
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No longer a bus stop in Osborne Road, Pontypool
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 2 Jan 2014
I had seen no buses in Osborne Road for the 30 minutes or so that I had been in the area, so I was surprised to see this bus stop pole with a sign on it showing several bus routes. On closer inspection, I saw that there was a Stagecoach in South Wales customer information notice lower down the pole. It stated that from January 21st 2008, this bus stop is no longer in use. Buses operate via Riverside and Market Square instead. The bus stop pole is still here in early January 2014, nearly 6 years later...
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Image Location
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51.707221
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