Saturday 25th October 2025 Tomorrow marks the exact day 39 years ago, Sunday 26th October 1986, when Britain’s buses were deregulated outside of London. To mark this anniversary - as by the time we get to the 40th next year, much of the country's buses in the large conurbations will be under a franchised regime... Continue Reading →
Thursday 2nd October 2025 There’s never a dull moment in Cornwall’s ever changing bus scene. In recent times we’ve seen……First Bus show no interest in its Cornish operations, running ageing second hand vehicles in a dreadful state transferred from other parts of the country... ... allowing the rising star that was Western Greyhound... ...to steal... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 19th August 2025 Kent's Thameside Fastrack quietly expanded at the weekend with the opening of a new section of bus only road extending westwards from the new Whitecliife development by Castle Hill to the Bluewater Retail Park. It's definitely a case of getting buses installed before residents move in. Other than a few houses... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 12th November 2024 Whichever way you look at it, from a passenger’s perspective, this week’s takeover of the Kent County Council funded Fastrack branded network in Dartford, Bluewater, Ebbsfleet and Gravesend is an unwelcome downgrade. I know there’s the promise of new electric powered Irizar built ieTram buses to come and note these are... Continue Reading →
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