A new bus with the eye-catching logo of Kent’s Plan Bee, the county’s strategy to help pollinators, has just joined the fleet of Kent Thameside’s rapid transit service, FastTrack. The double-decker, operated by Go Coaches, is promoting Kent County Council’s Plan Bee pollinator action plan as it runs between Dartford and Gravesend. Pictures of the…
A plan for the future of bus services in Kent is being created by Kent County Council which is asking the public for its help. In March, the government published a new National Bus Strategy which set a framework for recovery for the pandemic and a vision for future bus service improvement across the UK.…
Parents and carers are being encouraged to let Kent County Council help them ‘share the fare’ by halving the costs of getting to school by bus. KCC provides the Kent Travel Saver scheme on a discretionary basis, with a £10 million subsidy for families to help reduce the costs of travel for students. For the…
Work on a new £2.5 million bus interchange in Gravesend will start this month. Kent County Council has revealed its plans to improve the transport connections between rail, bus and bike and link-in with the Rathmore Road scheme. The improvements in Barrack Row and Garrick Street include: four new bus stops in Barrack Row more…
Direct Debit payments for the Kent Travel Saver Card and its 16+ equivalent will be cancelled in January and February due to the national lockdown. Vulnerable children and those of critical workers will still be able to use their pass to travel to school. A refund for those that have paid upfront will be made…
Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport Michael Payne said: “We know parents need certainty on transport arrangements for schools returning in September and as soon as government gives us that detailed guidance, we will advise on how it will work. “You can be assured that there will be capacity on our hired…
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Sevenoaks bus services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, operated by Go-Coach, will temporarily be replaced by an on-demand service from next week. The three-month trial period is taking place because of falling passenger numbers and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The protection of bus services for…
Two new rural transport schemes have been launched in Maidstone. The new 13 and 59 feeder bus services began running on February 17, with the 13 serving Hollingbourne, Leeds, Langley Heath, and Otham. The 59 serves Grafty Green, Ulcombe, Kingswood, Chart Sutton and Boughton Monchelsea. Kent feeder buses link into the commercial network and are…
Hundreds of children were at risk of not getting to school next term when services to Lenham School and Homewood School in Tenterden were cancelled. The services, provided by Carr’s Coaches and by Lenham School itself, cease in September and could have left students with no means of getting to and from school. Public transport…
KCC, in partnership with bus operators, has introduced a revised timetable for the start of the new school year. As well as renumbering the services to make it easier to identify which bus offers shorter journeys to your child’s school, timings have been revised to better meet school start and finish times and to speed…
Kent County Council will be discussing plans for a £12.2 million tunnel linking the bus route between Ebbsfleet Garden City and Bluewater for the Fastrack service. It comes as construction continues on a housing development of 6,250 homes at Eastern Quarry, now known as Whitecliffe, bordered by Bean Road/Bluewater to one side and Ebbsfleet International…
A whopping £68,000 has been given to Hadlow Parish Council to help fund two new minibuses in the village. The money has been given by the KCC community transport scheme which funds parishes, charities and community groups to allow them access to a bus or car service if public transport isn’t easily accessible. It allows…