Bus service changes are coming to residents in Rushcliffe thanks to funding from the county council.
On Sunday 27 October, the 866 bus between Sutton Bonington and Loughborough relaunched as CT4N’s 66 service, offering an hourly service along the existing route.
The service runs alongside the West Rushcliffe Nottsbus On Demand zone to offer passengers fixed, peak time journeys between Sutton Bonington and Loughborough and the increased frequency has been funded by Nottinghamshire County Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).
From Sunday 3 November passengers travelling on trentbarton’s mainline between Nottingham City Centre, Radcliffe on Trent and Bingham will be able to travel up to every 30 minutes in the evening, with extra journeys also running early in the morning. These changes are also part-funded by BSIP funding in partnership with trentbarton.
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “Many of you may have heard over the last few years about our Bus Service Improvement Plan, which is as it says – our plan to improve bus services across Greater Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
“These service improvements in Rushcliffe are a great example of how we are using this funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) to make bus services better for local people.
“Since the launch of the West Rushcliffe Nottsbus On Demand zone in May 2022, residents in Sutton Bonington have been served by a fixed route offering peak time journeys towards Loughborough.
“Due to the demand for this service, we have worked with CT4N to part-fund the launch of the new service and offer passengers and increased frequency.
“Similarly, passengers travelling between Bingham, Radcliffe on Trent, West Bridgford and Nottingham City Centre will now be able to travel more frequently in the evenings which is great news for those wanting to travel to visit friends and enjoy all that local towns have to offer.
“Alongside these two changes funded by BSIP money, trentbarton will be making changes to their Villager and Cotgrave services from Sunday 3 November.
“These commercial changes mean that passengers in Newton will benefit from improved connections, while bus passengers in Cotgrave will soon be able to enjoy new evening journeys.
“We’re proud to continue working closely alongside bus operators in Nottinghamshire and Greater Nottingham to bring about improvements for the benefit of local people.
More information about the service changes can be found on operator websites:
trentbarton: https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/news-and-media/our-news/article/timetablechanges3November2024
CT4N: https://www.ct4n.co.uk/all-aboard-route-66
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