Recent content by wiltshirebloke

A rather lengthy piece on the Saltford Parish Council Website regarding the recent roadworks in the village, which caused the main X39 to be diverted away from the A4 due to delays of an hour being suffered. Many villagers not happy with the bus missing out many stops, and having to wait for...

Helped it seems by Andy & Doug being old university chums :D

Does anyone know if Diamond Bus South East - based in Heathrow, are winding down operations ? Born out of Rotala/Hallmark/Surrey Connect, the number of public routes have been dwindling over the years with the loss of routes such as 458 Staines-Kingston to other operators, leaving a handful of...

With the Great Bristol Run due on Sunday, First are trying something different this year than previous in order to minimise delays, the following has appeared on the First website : Great Bristol Run diversions - 2026 On 10th May 2026 the Great Bristol Run will mean many roads across Bristol...

Changes are being made to the Slough/Windsor short runs in favour of extending daytime journeys to Reading on the 'London Line' routes. This will change from next weekend 28th March 2026. As announced on the Reading Buses Website :

A good write up of the new M40 and extended X74 trips just published on BusAndTrainUser today The write-up describes both journeys sampled on it's first day, the competition arising between the local companies, and hopes and fears for the future of these services, between both competing...

Although nearing 30 years of it's opening, before the MOD opened at Abbey Wood, most of the previous offices for the MOD that moved were based in various offices around Bath, so that may explain some of the journeys.

Isn't the point of the shuttle to connect with the Inspiration Exhibition at Bishops Lydeard, rather than the actual WSR services?, which is probably why it's not been integrated into that timetable. If the exhibition was at Minehead or elsewhere along the line then I would probably agree

The train is only open to those holding tickets for the WSR event, and tickets needed to have been bought at least 12 hours in advance, so unless you've booked ahead, you won't be allowed on-board.

I know it's a very Marmite subject but in my view Go South Coast (including OBC) handle the short notice or temporary covers well with buses at least being re-logo'd - examples being moves between More and Swindon Bus, where yes, the base livery remains the same, but the logos replaced. On the...

The withdrawal of the 13 through the middle of the Slough Trading Estate is quite a loss for those working within the central corridor which it provided a direct link to the Central railway station via the Three Tuns/Bath Road rather than via the northerly suburbs, and also as 'Non Multi' noted...

The future doesn't look bright ..... BBC News : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07mkd3005xo The article reveals how at points it costs £40-£50 per passenger per trip to operate the service, and the funding runs out in March 2026, leaving WECA to find a way of paying for it.

To my knowledge, there aren't any red light cameras on this crossing. The cameras on the surrounding towers appear to be set at a side angle to the crossing which leans me to think that they are for rail use checking that the crossing is clear etc. I would have thought any cameras would have...

As @Barclay has stated, westwards can only extend so far as the Dobbies Garden Centre in terms of public accessibility, any further past Fosse Lane has been built on by housing and industrial until you reach Whitstone Road where the trackbed has been turned into a footpath near enough all the...

This will be FromeBus running their 57 Warminster to Mere service. Looks to have been using VU06 KFC which carries the "Melksham Metro" livery. Fromebus also took over more Trowbridge Town Services today from Faresaver, so no doubt their Melksham and Westbury liveried Solo's will have plenty...