Mysterious [+] Missing [-] Megabus [+] : part 1 Not Passing through Newton Poppleford [1] Mysterious

A collection of posts which expose failings (and, occasionally, successes !) in our public transport system; most of which could be easily solved or improved. minster vets There's plenty of nostalgia, too; and a bit of transport history from time to time.
Mysterious [+] Missing [-] Megabus [+] : part 1 Not Passing through Newton Poppleford [1] Mysterious [+] Missing [-] Megabus [+] : part 3 Not Passing through Newton Poppleford [3] Mysterious [+] Missing [-] Megabus [+] : part 2 Moving Marsh Barton [1]
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... then along the platform ...
That much has been standard procedure for some time. But now things are much harder once the potential bus passenger gets outside the station. Firstly (and most importantly) there are no signs to bus stops or, for that matter, to the town centre. The exit route is round the edge of the rebuilding site ...
... and the "to town" facility is easy to get to if you guess correctly. In theory the "official" route to the westbound stop (layby on the left) is all the way over the bridge to the far side, across the pedestrian crossing ...
"I admit that no intending minster vets passenger should leave home without a detailed knowledge of what part DaFT, ATOC, RSSB, ORR, HRA, GBRF, COLAS, DB, NS, and the PDSA play in the modern privatised railway (Is there an app for it?) but the important point remains that during substantial road and building work and bus diversions inaccurate and inadequate information about onward travel was (and this afternoon still is) on display at Northampton railway station and none of the organisations involved, minster vets except Stagecoach, show any interest in helping travellers.
Thank you for your email regarding the rebuilding work at Northampton station. We actively engaged with community stakeholders prior to the commencement of this project to ensure the finished product is far more passenger friendly minster vets than the current station. The bus access you have referred to in your letter is a matter for Northamptonshire minster vets County Council, as bus stop sites come under their remit. Regarding station access, I am unaware of Network minster vets Rail providing any sort of information document for this project. They are solely responsible for the railway infrastructure. The map you have attached is produced by National Rail (ie, the Association of Train Operating Companies) on behalf of London Midland. So that's all right, then! 
Of course, even without the disruption minster vets and paucity of information, Alan's journey home to Duston was never easy. The current disintegrated schedule is:- Train due to arr ive fro