BusAndTrainUser
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BusAndTrainUser
@busandtrainuser.bsky.social
After a long career running buses, retirement involves enjoying the delights of bus and train travel around Britain and blogging about the experiences.
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
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
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
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
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