Saturday 4th April 2026 This week has seen Go-Ahead owned Pulhams Coaches take over the lovely trans Cotswolds bus route linking Oxford,Witney, Burford, Northleach and Cheltenham. Going back in time Swanbrook ran the route as its service 853 but in more recent times Stagecoach had been operating it from its bus garage in Witney but... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 20th May 2025 I’ve been back on the DRT trail again, trying out the recently introduced geographic expansion of the Wiltshire Connect branded scheme to cover more of the county. I’ve previously praised Wiltshire Connect in a number of blogposts for showing how to do DRT properly. Until now their schemes have been built... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 18th June 2024 Taking a ride on Pulhams Coaches route 801 has been on my to do list ever since seeing buses on the route pass through the delightful Bourton-on-the-Water when trying out the Robin DRT in November 2022. Spurred on by further suggestions to take a ride after contact from blog readers Chris... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 5th December 2023 It’s not just Hertfordshire rolling out new bus routes as Bus Service Improvement Plan funds flow through local authority finances. Oxfordshire’s councillors have also had their crayons out adding country roads long devoid of buses back to the County's bus network. Three new Monday to Saturday bus routes with fairly limited... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 8th November 2022 It's time for another new DRT try out. This one's in Gloucestershire where £1.35 million from the DfT’s Rural Mobility Fund is paying for two schemes to operate in the county for a two year trial. One is in the southern part of the Forest of Dean... ... and the other... Continue Reading →
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