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  1. wiltshirebloke

    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

    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...
  2. wiltshirebloke

    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

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

    Diamond Bus South East

    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...
  4. wiltshirebloke

    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

    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...
  5. wiltshirebloke

    Reading Buses and Thames Valley

    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 :
  6. wiltshirebloke

    First Berkshire & Thames Valley

    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...
  7. wiltshirebloke

    Bristol Temple Meads - finally emerging from its wrapper.

    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.
  8. wiltshirebloke

    West somerset railway Taunton to Bishops Lydeard shuttle trains

    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
  9. wiltshirebloke

    West somerset railway Taunton to Bishops Lydeard shuttle trains

    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.
  10. wiltshirebloke

    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    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...
  11. wiltshirebloke

    First Berkshire & Thames Valley

    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...
  12. wiltshirebloke

    Westlink - Demand Responsive Transport (West of England Combined Authority)

    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.
  13. wiltshirebloke

    Cars jumping Red Lights

    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...
  14. wiltshirebloke

    East Somerset Railway

    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...
  15. wiltshirebloke

    Wiltshire Connect (Demand Responsive Transport)

    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...
  16. wiltshirebloke

    Trivia: Buses that serve out of town prisons

    HM Prison Erlestoke, located between Devizes and Westbury in Wiltshire, is served by Service 87, currently operated by Faresaver.
  17. wiltshirebloke

    West Country Independents

    Lordy! That 60A makes no sense. Going to Studley Green first, then circling back through College Road then into North Bradley (all request stops of course, so may not actually run the full route!) I can't see that its covering off any deficit, as the D1 would still be running at that point...
  18. wiltshirebloke

    West Country Independents

    In the latest round of timetable changes, effective from 31st August 2025, Faresaver look to have lost all Trowbridge Town Services to Frome Bus. FromeBus currently operate 60 & 65 services in the town, but will also be taking the 63, 65A, 66, 67/67A, 68A, X47. West Wiltshire Shopper buses...
  19. wiltshirebloke

    Carousel Buses (Go-Ahead group)

    So along with the 6, it will be interesting to keep an eye on the X74. Is the clock ticking to it's demise ?
  20. wiltshirebloke

    First Group: General Discussion

    It's been a couple of weeks now since First withdrew from Social Media, which was a handy outlet for local control centres to issue current service issues etc. The First website has always been useless pretty much in conveying such information, which some OpCos using their websites quite...

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