Thursday 23rd October 2025 West of England Combined Authority's WESTlink branded DRT was in the news again earlier this week after the local BBC news featured a locally based transport campaigner, David Redgewell of the South West Transport Network, who'd worked out it must be costing the Authority around £40-£50 per passenger to fund. It... Continue Reading →
Thursday 16th October 2025 West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA) extensive WESTlink branded DRT scheme saw an interesting new development last month - the addition of a fixed bus route with a fixed timetable. Quite a novelty for a DRT obsessed Authority. Being on the WESTlink database from my previous rides, I was intrigued to... 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 →
Saturday 22nd July 2023 It's another new rail station - one of seven opening this year (we've had Inverness Airport, Reading Green Park and Marsh Barton and have got Thanet Parkway later this month with Headbolt Lane on Merseyside and Brent Cross West in the Autumn ... and not forgetting East Linton and White Rose... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 4th April 2023 This week sees the controversial withdrawal of many tendered bus routes within the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) area and their replacement with an extensive DRT operation. It's been a rocky road to implementation and I've got a feeling it'll be an even rockier road now it's up and running.... Continue Reading →
Sunday 12th March 2023 You’re never far away from a DRT experience these days. Those living in the West of England region will soon be subjected to multiple schemes by the Combined Authority so I thought I’d relate my latest experiences on the off chance someone responsible at that Authority might come across this blog... Continue Reading →
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