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BBC News
02-08-2025
- BBC News
On-demand bus service to expand across Rutland after trial scheme
An on-demand bus service trialled in Rutland will be rolled out across the whole county from County Council launched Callconnect minibuses serving a zone between Oakham and Melton in said the buses had carried 3,000 passengers since the service began and would remain free to use until March Wise, council cabinet member for transport, environment and communities, said: "Once we complete the rollout, a number of small villages located away from main routes will have access to a public bus service for the very first time." She added: "It's a new way of travelling that requires a change to how we use public transport, but the benefits are significant and I hope many more people will get on board."Journeys can be booked using an app or by phone, the council said. The council said changes would also be made to the R1 fixed-route service between Melton, Corby, Oakham and Uppingham, after money had been secured from the government to add additional hourly council said the R5 service, between Uppingham and Stamford, would be paused from Saturday to Thursday 28 resumed service will have a new school term-time only timetable including a direct bus service between North Luffenham, Edith Weston, Ketton and Tinwell to both Stamford and Uppingham.
BBC News
01-07-2025
- BBC News
Rutland on-demand bus service to roll-out to entire county
An on demand bus service is to be rolled out across Rutland following a Callconnect service launched for towns and villages in north-west Rutland and north-east Leicestershire on 31 County Council said the currently free scheme - which sees passengers able to book journeys on a phone app or by calling, with at least an hour's notice - had led to a 20% increase in public transport scheme will now be rolled out across all of Rutland in August, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service, alongside the introduction of a £1 charge for the service. In June the council said 1,500 passengers had used the service since leader Gale Waller told a scrutiny meeting on Thursday: "The joy of the demand response system is when it is rolled out in August every single villager in Rutland will have the opportunity to have a bus to go somewhere, whereas at the moment, in an awful lot of our villages, you cannot get a bus, as there isn't one." But the meeting was told there had been "teething issues" with the Ray Payne said some people had been booking a bus in advance and then deciding not to travel without cancelling - preventing other users from ordering added in one instance a villager had booked the whole bus for their community but been the sole person wanting to travel.
