Bus service changes are coming for 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 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 an 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.”
- An improved evening service Monday – Thursday to increase frequency to half-hourly.
- Changes to early morning timetables Monday – Sunday to offer an ideal arrival of 6.23am in Nottingham for those travelling to the QMC.
- Restoring an hourly evening service to Cotgrave on Monday – Thursday
- Improvements to evening peaks to improve reliability
- A revised route around Newton to take in a new housing development
- A revised route around Bingham to take in the Bingham Gate development
- An alteration to the route in Gunthorpe to reverse the direction of the current loop
CT4N
From Monday 28th October 2024, its all change as Service 866 becomes Route 66.
Working in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, a new timetable will be introduced providing more journeys between Sutton Bonington and Loughborough Monday to Saturday.
Route 66 will provide connections to shopping, markets, doctors and onward journeys from Loughborough, so a perfect opportunity to join us on board.
Departures from Sutton Bonington to Loughborough
07:10, 07:50, 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 14:20, 15:20, 16:25, 17:25
Departures from Loughborough to Sutton Bonington
07:30, 08:30, 09:55, 10:55, 12:15, 14:45, 15:45, 16:50, 17:50
