Thursday 22nd August 2024 In DRT news ……. following last month’s blog about NottsBus On Demand expanding into West Rushcliffe comes the long awaited new scheme in Buckinghamshire. I paid a visit to Aylesbury on Tuesday to check out the town’s new Village Connect branded operation which began on Monday. There have obviously been issues... Continue Reading →
PickMeUp nearly didn’t pick me up
Sunday 4th June 2023 I’ve been out DRT riding again. This time in High Wycombe. Carousel’s PickMeUp, introduced last September as a three year scheme with £736,000 from the DfT’s Rural Mobility Fund and Section 106 funding, is being hailed as a DRT that’s working well and "going from strength to strength". A series of... Continue Reading →
Changes in the Chilterns
Thursday 25th August 2022 Firstly an update to Tuesday's blog regarding Kent's bus cull for blog subscribers and early morning online readers before the post was updated at 07:30. Thanks to reader Darryl I added an update after it had been published to confirm at a Kent County Council Scrutiny Committee meeting last Thursday the... Continue Reading →
Aylesbury to Milton Keynes by three different routes
Friday 14th February 2020 Three different bus routes link Aylesbury, the county town of Buckinghamshire, with the county's former largest town, Milton Keynes (once in Bucks but elevated to its own Unitary status in April 1997). Taking the train between the two towns isn't really a viable option as you have to go via London,... Continue Reading →
