Saturday 14th December 2024 Sometimes it's just nice to take a leisurely three bus excursion around a lovely rural part of the country with no tight connections and some attractive scenery to enjoy on an unhurried itinerary. Norman Kemp, part owner and top man at Aylesford based Nu-Venture bus company, recently gave me a set... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 8th October 2024 Apparently I’ve become renowned for being “anti-DRT”. I can’t think why! Let me clarify. From a professional standpoint, DRT is a complete waste of public money - almost always costing more in subsidy than axed traditional bus routes due to them needing too much subsidy. Operationally, it’s hugely inefficient. From a... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 1st October 2024 Thanks to £72.6 million funding, Bristol is well on course to benefit from reinstated passenger trains in a couple of years on what is currently a freight only rail line together with the construction of three new stations. The first of these, Ashley Down, opened on Saturday. It's nothing special. Located... 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 →
Thursday 11th May 2023 Not to be left out of the firmly rolling bandwagon of local authorities expending vast sums of public money from Government on Demand Responsive Transport (DRT), East Sussex County Council joined in the fun on Tuesday with a “soft launch” of five of ten designated zones covering the entire county. The... 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 →
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