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BusAndTrainUser
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After a long career running buses, retirement involves enjoying the delights of bus and train travel around Britain and blogging about the experiences.
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Riding the M40 (and DB1).

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A ride on the M40 (not the motorway) and the DB1
Thursday 20th November 2025 You don’t have to spend long in Bury St Edmunds bus station to appreciate the variety of bus operators serving the town. Stephensons and Mulleys are frequent visitors…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Charging ahead in Oxford.

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Oxford’s bold Congestion Charge move
Tuesday 18th November 2025 Oxfordshire County Council took the bold step of introducing a three month “Temporary Congestion Charge” for motorists who drive through six camera points in …
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November 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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One of this station pair is a true hidden gem.

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25 Places with two stations: 23 Farnborough
Saturday 15th November 2025 Farnborough’s another station pair I hadn’t included in my original list for this series, thinking that with North Camp close to Farnborough Main and Farnbor…
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November 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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It’s all change outside York railway station.

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York Station Gateway is coming soon
Thursday 13th November 2025 It’s not just Great British Railways (GBR) “coming soon”, so too is a “Gateway” scheme to improve access to York railway station. Whereas n…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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How rapid is Reading’s “Bus Rapid Transit”?

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BusAndTrainUser Verify
Tuesday 11th November 2025 It’s been a while since I looked into the veracity of media reporting but recent positive headlines extolling the completion of a ‘Bus Rapid Transit’ sc…
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November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Reading between the lines of new routes in Reading.

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Thames Valley toe treading
Saturday 8th November 2025 Earlier in the year I reported on interesting developments in the Thames Valley bus network some of which arose following tender contracts won by Go-Ahead owned Carousel …
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November 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Let’s talk rail fares.

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The Price Is(n’t) Right
Thursday 6th November 2025 Taking day trips by train north from London always brings home the huge inconsistency of rail ticket pricing, especially if you want to leave the capital around 09:00 to …
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November 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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A selection of recent emails blog readers have sent in.

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In my InBox
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Welcome to a new blog feature where from time to time I’ll share some messages and emails readers have kindly sent me so they benefit from a wider audience. Good new…
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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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More month end miscellany.

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Seen Around
Thursday 30th October 2025 Another end-of-the-month round up of unblogged observations from October’s travels. More from Kernow First up are a couple more observations from Cornwall. It was great t…
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October 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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VIP spotting at Beaulieu Park.

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Beaulieu Park: Britain’s newest railway station
Tuesday 28th October 2025 2025’s been a fairly quiet year for new station openings – only Newsham and Blyth Bebside on the Northumberland line have been unwrapped for passengers –…
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October 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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It’s not ‘private’ or ‘public’ that matters, it’s ‘dedication’ and ‘passion’.

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Deregulated buses anniversary weekend: Part 2
Sunday 26th October 2025 Today’s the day. Imagine the excitement exactly 39 years ago today, Sunday 26th October 1986, as the new deregulated regime for Britain’s buses outside of Londo…
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October 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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As the sun sets on the deregulated era ….let’s take stock to mark this anniversary weekend.

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Deregulated buses anniversary weekend: Part 1
Saturday 25th October 2025 Tomorrow marks the exact day 39 years ago, Sunday 26th October 1986, when Britain’s buses were deregulated outside of London. To mark this anniversary – as by the t…
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October 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Doubts about DRT?

No surprise there.
WESTlink’s back in the news
Thursday 23rd October 2025 West of England Combined Authority’s WESTlink branded DRT was in the news again earlier this week after the local BBC news featured a locally based transport campai…
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October 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Taking a look at TrawsCymru with those involved in running it.

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24 hours with TrawsCymru
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Transport for Wales (TfW) staff invited me to speak at the TrawsCymru Operator Forum held in Wrexham on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. It was the second year such an eve…
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October 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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The novelty of this city having two stations very close together got a mention on Radio 4 this week.

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25 Places with two stations: 21 Wrexham
Saturday 18th October 2025 Wrexham is another place with two stations that initially didn’t make it on to my list of intended visits for this fortnightly series. Along with Colchester, which also h…
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October 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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The DRT that runs to a fixed route and timetable.
Now that’s a novelty.

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Route 768 makes a comeback
Thursday 16th October 2025 West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA) extensive WESTlink branded DRT scheme saw an interesting new development last month – the addition of a fixed bus route …
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October 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Meeting the staff who determine Delay Repay.

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Behind the scenes at Northern’s Customer Contact Centre
Tuesday 14th October 2025 Knowing the frustrations I’ve experienced claiming Delay Repay over the years with Avanti West Coast and GWR, when I met up with Alex Hornby during the summer he kindly of…
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October 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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It’s the second most unusual bus route to be found in Britain.

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Britain’s Top Ten Quirky Bus Routes 2: West Ferry Point to Cape Wrath
Saturday 11th October 2025 Now, this route really is a Bucket List Must Do. Except it’s probably one of Britain’s most challenging bus routes to take a ride on. The service only runs in…
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October 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Welcome to the B23s (in 2025).

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New DLR trains – at last
Thursday 9th October 2025 The two words “at last” have become all too familiar in a heading when it comes to blogging about new trains entering service in Britain, and these latest CAF …
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October 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Comparing and contrasting two new express bus routes.

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Compare and contrast: two new express bus routes
Tuesday 7th October 2025 Both TfL and Brighton & Hove Bus Company introduced a new high profile express bus route last week. It was interesting to take a ride on both to compare and contrast. T…
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October 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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A town with two stations that’s located right next to a town with two stations.

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25 Places with two stations: 20A Epsom and 20B Ewell
Saturday th October 2025 Here’s something a little different for this fortnightly series. A place which has two names with each enjoying the presence of two stations. As you can see from the …
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October 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Developments in Cornwall.

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Go-Ahead goes in for the kill in Kernow
Thursday 2nd October 2025 There’s never a dull moment in Cornwall’s ever changing bus scene. In recent times we’ve seen……First Bus show no interest in its Cornish operations, running ageing second …
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October 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Another month’s worth of miscellany.

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Seen Around
Tuesday 30th September 2025 Another month end so here’s more miscellany I’ve spotted on my travels over the last few weeks but not blogged about. Gatwick Express takes over Eastbourne I…
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September 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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A wonderful day, full of nostalgia.

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Recreating London’s country bus routes 464, 465 and 485
Saturday 27th September 2025 The London Transport Museum Friends held another country bus route recreating day on Tuesday and I was lucky enough to get a sought after ticket and take a ride on boar…
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September 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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NCT’s expanded territory sees an extended route 11.

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Two very different route 11s: part 2
Thursday 25th September 2025 Welcome to another blog about another bus route numbered 11 and where we head to Nottingham. Interesting developments at award winning bus company Nottingham City Trans…
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September 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM