Saturday 22nd June 2024 We’re at the halfway stage on this fortnightly odyssey of all Britain’s 26 bus routes numbered 100 so I thought I’d celebrate by taking a ride on my local route 100 in West Sussex. It’s a fascinating route connecting many small and mid sized towns and villages as it criss-crosses the... Continue Reading →
Sunday 6th August 2023 Readers will know I cite the semi-fixed arrangements on long standing bus route 99 between Chichester and Petworth and route 101/102 between Devizes and Pewsey as examples of best practice in combining a timetable with times at fixed points with flexibility to serve hamlets and villages on a semi-flexible route in... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 25th July 2023 When it comes to DfT's funding allocations to local authorities for Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) the difference between the Winners and the Losers is certainly starting to show around the country. The Guardian - Wednesday 19th July 2023 As those that lost out in the postcode funding lottery struggle to... Continue Reading →
Saturday 15th October 2022 Tunbridge Wells is situated on the south western fringes of Kent just over the border from East Sussex. The town has a population of around 56,000 which is roughly half the number living in the wider Tunbridge Wells Borough Council area including Paddock Wood, Goudhurst, Cranbrook and Benenden. Like Leamington Spa,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 20th September 2022 Last Thursday was a sad day for Lewes, the county town of East Sussex. The town’s centrally located bus station closed its non existence gates after 68 years of service. Southdown first opened the bus station in March 1954 with the adjacent garage building coming on stream a few months later.... Continue Reading →
Thursday 30th June 2022 Long term blog readers may recall I paid a visit to Wiltshire's very successful 'on-demand' rural bus route 101/102 running between Pewsey and Devizes back in April 2019. I was concerned to read recent reports Wiltshire County Council are consulting on changing this highly successful arrangement to an app based fully... Continue Reading →
Sunday 27th February 2022 In last Tuesday's blog about the Brighton Main Line blockade I mentioned a rail replacement bus was providing a direct journey between Seaford and Uckfield. As that seemed an unusual link - something not normally possible either by bus or train without changes and extended journey times - I thought I'd... Continue Reading →
Friday 7th February 2020 Public transport provision in Epsom is somewhat anomalous. Along with neighbouring Ewell it was keen to stay on the Surrey side of the new Greater London boundary back in 1965 and TfL’s Zone 6 boundary is tantalisingly close to the town running between the previous stations to the north at Ewell... Continue Reading →
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