Sunday 7th September 2025 Blog reader Natasha recently got in touch to suggest I visit Chartwell House in Kent and sample the options to travel there by bus. Situated down a country lane (called Mapleton Road) off the B2026, Hosey Hill, south of Westerham, the National Trust property, famous for being the home of Sir... Continue Reading →
Thursday 21st November 2024 Earlier this month media outlets in London and Surrey ran a story about an "isolated Surrey village" "urgently needing" a bus service. The village is Netherne-on-the-Hill. I'd never heard of it so decided to investigate and verify claims elderly residents may be "forced to leave" for the lack of a bus.... Continue Reading →
Friday 30th August 2024 Welcome to an extra unscheduled bonus blog which I promised all the regulars on Carlone’s Thursday only route 525 I’d write and upload when I took a ride on the route yesterday. It was the very last journey ever of this much loved and well used once-a-week shoppers’ bus that’s been... Continue Reading →
Sunday 8th October 2023 Surrey County Council greatly expanded its DRT operations at the beginning of last month vying with neighbours East Sussex to be the second placed local authority wasting the most public funds on these money draining schemes (West of England Combined Authority is firmly in the top spot with its multi vehicle... Continue Reading →
Sunday 16th July 2023 This week’s Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) journey experience comes courtesy of Surrey County Council (which pays for it) and Mole Valley District Council (which operates it). The ‘Connect’ branded DRT drifted into service as a trial in four micro areas close to Leatherhead in 2021 with a public launch in November... Continue Reading →
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