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I suppose this has been on the cards for some time as Halton just wasn't a big enough place to carve out a profitable niche, with Arriva surrounding in all directions and Stagecoach and Warrington circling. Pleased that it appears Warrington are going to cover the eastern end of the 62 and...

I agree that Stagecoach in Devon are a good company and the council has been much more supportive than most. Any cutback of the Exeter to Bude service would be a shame, this is a long established and very valuable service which I remember from W J O Jennings I think originally, then First then...

Thank you. I've changed at worse places than Wedmore - the village appears to boast two shopping malls, although more likely to be Farrow and Ball than Greggs (but I din't go in so don't quote me!). I thought one of the 21s was in full Atlantic Coast livery but it shot past at speed and I...

A rare trip to First West of England land on Monday and this is a ramble about it – with some bus content. A sunny day forecast and I had a number of possible destinations for a day out taking into account the short hours of daylight but I settled on a trip from Burnham on Sea. I arrived there...

Fair point on the timings with a turn at Portsmouth. On the current timetable the 589 arrives at Portsmouth at xx.55. With a minimum 5 minute turnround it would leave at xx.00 against the 592 which comes through at xx.15. But then it would arrive at Todmorden at xx.15 and the 589 needs to leave...

These West Yorkshire cuts are shocking and present First in a really poor light. Every 10 minutes is "turn up and go", anything less isn't and will drive people not to bother if they have a choice. I don't know all the routes but the 590/592 from Halifax to Todmorden is a good example. A decent...

I think this runs dead from Ashington to Belford in the morning - 38 miles per the AA - for a 07.07 start. Looking at "Bus Times" at this journey and what the vehicle did the day before looks like it could be any bus (usually a decker at least on schooldays) that finishes at Ashington depot the...

The 93 isn't being cancelled. It is the main route from Ipswich to Colchester. It is being reduced to about 2 hourly off peak, slightly better in peaks. Interesting that with the talk above about Galloways pulling out of everything they have now won the tender for the 118 and 119 and will...

Yes it was the 106. Now a college day only service to Kendal (506) plus a shopping service to Penrith three days a week (106). I remember doing this years ago on what was then a new Gardner-engined National 2. Which was an interesting contrast to a Leyland 510-engined Bristol RE on one of the...

Oh yes! So its not that. They must just be going to return empty. I don't think there's time to do that at all. Would add 5 minutes and there's not enough recovery time. Pass-holders could change to the 218 at Baslow without too much wait. Through fares for other passengers would be unlikely!

I am intrigued with the new 170/X70 timetable in that there are two later journeys from Bakewell arriving in Chesterfield at 19.00 and 19.30. They don't come back. Indeed the last journey from Chesterfield is earlier, at 18.40 instead of 18.50. Are these to appeal to the day-trip-to-the Peaks...

The decline of the Metropolitan was sudden and sad. I remember a line-up of accident damaged ones from New Cross in Kingston coal yard. Some of the drivers on the 53 had obviously enjoyed their performance too much! In some places, eg Manchester and Liverpool, they used them where they could...

Wasdale Head is a long way from a bus route (ignoring the 77!) and probably always has been. And its a long way from anywhere. Well worth going by car though, the valley and Wastwater and incredibly beautiful. I'd like to do the 77, its on my bucket list. Done the 78 to Seatoller and back -...

The moves in Suffolk look very bleak. Simons is taking over the 112-114 (adding a 110 variant) from Galloway but the services are cut back quite drastically. It's more like every 2 hours combined now instead of hourly. And fewer journeys from Diss - no journeys at all from Diss to Eye between...

I agree with much of what has been said about the Lake District. Very good public transport – in places. But tourist driven – where there is a market. I was lucky enough to do a trip up there last week - on Wednesday, the sunny day. I started in Grange over Sands, arriving around sunrise, to...

Been meaning to reply to this thread since I saw the changes announced. I do find this surprising. Yes its very clever how the routes tie up the various bits Stagecoach were left with when James Bevan gave up, such as Cinderford to Blakeney, Lydney to Chepstow, Chepstow to Beachley etc but it is...

Must try the 217 then. I've done the 219 - good but more of a main road route. Connects at Hartland with the 319 so it must be possible to make a decent circuit.

I agree with your earlier thoughts that Stagecoach have done a good job in Devon, probably assisted by the positive attitude of the county council. And they do have some scenic services with the 5A and 5B up through the wilds to Hatherleigh and Bideford just a couple. Great that they use double...

Details of the changes - but no timetables- on Stagecoach's website now. More far reaching than I first suggested with changes in Gloucester, Stroud, Cirencester and Swindon. Note that the Gloucester page says the new 64 is half hourly whereas the Stroud page says it is hourly. Traveline says...

Still nothing on Traveline or Stagecoach website about the 46/46A or 48/48A. The Traveline website does seem to show some changes in Gloucester, Stroud and Swindon from 9 August. There is a new route 64 every 30 minutes between Gloucester and Stroud. I'm not sure if this replaces the 66 and 66S...