1. Claire Perry MP helps to promote the Connect 2 Wiltshire bus service for Pewsey and Devizes
Claire Perry MP was at Pewsey Station to open the new footbridge on Friday March 4th
2016.
Network Rail and GWR also invited the volunteers from Devizes and Pewsey Community Area
Partnershipsthathave beenworkingwithWiltshire Council Passenger Transport Unit over the past
18 months to revise the C2W bus service that serves the villages between Devizes and around the
Pewsey Vale.
Two newtimetableswere launchedonFebruary1st
thisyear. The 100 and 101 servicesfromDevizes
that now link to trains at Pewsey Station with a cost cutting £1 fare (T & Cs apply); and the 102, 103
and 104 services across Pewsey Vale. This includes a night bus service Wed to Sat. The timetables
are available to download here.
Given the congestion around Devizes during rush hour the volunteers are keen to promote an
alternative to taking the car to meet trains at Pewsey Station. The new Express 100 service from
Devizes to Pewsey and back affords a realistic alternative to the car.
Funding from the Community Transport Fund has contributed towards the costs of producing the
newtimetable andtowardspromotional umbrellasforcustomersusingthisservice,now available at
the Station and on the buses, to help them stay dry!
At a time whenthe county’sbus consultation appears to be nothing but doom and gloom, here is a
demonstration of what can be achieved if we all work together. Cllr Philip Whitehead who is
responsible for Passenger Transport has been reported as saying the cuts will NOT take place this
year, but will inform plans for sustainable public transport for the future.