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Looking at actual UK traffic count data, the average number of daily car journeys between Knutsford and both Altrincham and Warrington is consistently over 6,000 per day, while driving time is about 20 minutes to Altrincham and 30 minutes to Warrington (according to Google Maps). Those figures...

Some are being stabled at Aldershot - usually at the bus station and the railway station car park, although this evening some may be at the depot as some local single deckers have been relegated to the railway station car park instead.

Reading Buses are now advertising for drivers for the 702 - full details here: http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/jobs/

According to Google Maps and Streetview, both arms of the A34 at the roundabout have traffic light controlled pedestrian crossings, so it should be relatively safe to walk that route.

What about the 347 (Chorley-Rufford-Southport), operated by Holmeswood Coaches on behalf of Lancashire County Council? http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/public-transport/bus-timetables/bus-timetable-service.aspx?service=LAAO347

There were passing loops at Brading, Sandown and Shanklin when the line originally opened in 1864. The Brading and Sandown loops were connected to form a section of double track in 1927, which was removed in 1988.

Indeed, something like that would still be useful today. I've found an old Island Line Replacement Review report from 2001 which recommended track improvements and acquiring newer cascaded LU stock, ideally leading to a 15-minute frequency throughout the line...

Looking at the OS map, all the current locations seem fine, and no more than half a mile from the various town/village centres. There were plans to replace the signalling with a cheaper token-based system, and to reinstate the Brading passing loop, thus locking the line into a half-hourly...

Changing the status quo is to improve public transport. Why keep things the same if they can be made better? A re-opened railway would not serve Newport, but would be an extension of the Ryde-Shanklin service, which is somewhat faster than the parallel bus service (also the 3). It would also...