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The 4A timetable on bustimes looks to be slightly glitchy, showing what I’d assume was an initially planned timetable for the Botley Road reopening - running to the JR via Marston Ferry as the 14 currently does, instead of Risinghurst as now planned.

More details from the Oxford Mail (LINK), also confirming tender losses for the 29/H5, 25 and 14 to Risinghurst. Key changes seem to be: - S1/S1A to run every 15 minutes between Oxford and Witney via Botley Road, with S1 continuing to Carterton and S1A serving Downs Road Industrial Estate...

Looks like a new livery is on the way for at least some of the Evoras? 80809 spotted this morning repainted in an orange and cream base

Also looks the the H5 may also be lost (or a part of wider changes to Bicester services), and that there will be S1A and S3A services as part of the changes? Certainly looks like it could be an interesting set of changes.

Agreed - but the time penalty of going via the Airport adds almost as long as waiting for the next service (even south of Alderley), and connecting at Wilmslow gets you to Central Manchester faster than staying via the Airport would. With pathing constraints between Alderley and Crewe there...

The Route One article linked above confirms these and the Streetdecks are intended for Longstone.

60 more electric double-deckers for Lothian announced through ScotZEB3, with 40 ADL/Volvo and 20 Wrightbus. Source: https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/45-million-for-zero-emission-buses/

ScotZEB3 funding announced, with an interesting snippet... it appears ADL will now be bodying Volvo electrics for Lothian, with 40 on order! Source: https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/45-million-for-zero-emission-buses/

Just wondering if anyone had information on some specific off-peak frequencies of services? I've tried looking through the Wayback Machine, but ideally looking for detail more than 'at least every 10 minutes' for the following routes and years - particularly for route 22 which I think I'm right...

It was road closures (possibly for the uni open day), with the 2, 23, 27 and 35 also on diversion. The diversion was planned at least - signs were up on the relevant stops a couple nights ago for it.

Completely agree with this - it's a very odd set of changes, and considering how closely the council has been working with both Stagecoach and Go Ahead recently, I do wonder why these changes have happened like this. Also agree - it's a very strange route. At the very least it gives a faster...

Clearly some of the plans in the report are recognise - but it does effectively consolidate some pretty realistic local/regional priorities such as the Cowley Branch Line (serving key employment sites), East West Rail, doubling services on the North Cotswold Line and establishing an...

I’d hope this signals a revival of the Handsacre to Manchester HS2 leg, alongside a higher-speed upgrade of the Fiddlers Ferry Line to Liverpool connecting into this. This certainly seems like the lowest-hanging fruit, with much of the rest of the Transpennine Route being upgraded for now with...

The 12 is always pretty busy on the central section between Haymarket and Cameron Toll from my experience, probably enough to justify an increase - although the numbers past Cameron Toll are usually pretty low. Agreed with the capacity issues on weekends though, especially in good weather buses...

Didn't some say that Arran was a mistype, with these buses intended for Arbroath?

As posted elsewhere, funding has been given for 319 more buses for the 2025/26 financial year. Breakdowns by operator aren't all confirmed yet, but so far we have: Diamond Bus - 8 buses Falcon Bus - 8 buses First - 160 buses (including 27 repowered) Go Ahead Group - 45 buses Reading Buses - 8...

The S2 trips appear to be positioning for the earliest runs on the S7, which looks to have 2 more diagrams moving to Witney to replace the H2?

I guess my question is whether the 67 provides this link effectively enough (alongside being a much more direct route), and whether an alternative link through to Media City and a different part of the city centre might be a more effective use of resources and offer new journey opportunities...

Would it make any sense to extend the X50 to replace route 100 west of the Trafford Centre? Certainly from an outsider perspective the 100 doesn't seem to make much sense for through journeys across the Trafford Centre, whilst an extension of the X50 would provide faster links from Cadishead and...

I'd argue it's clear that any short to medium-term decarbonisation strategies will be using discontinuous electrification - past this, it will be a case-by-case argument for lines which will justify electrification. Those most likely to pass this test will be higher-speed lines (above 100mph...