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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Sep 6

North #Cornwall & Bude is the region’s largest community without direct railway access. Suffers from the poorest bus connections to any rail station. +20k residents, +250k visitors, only 3 times daily to the local hospital, university, jobs & rail. Similar sized towns - it's hourly!
#RailDesert

2024 AGM Review & That Bus 'Connection' - Connect Bude

We were delighted to see so many familiar and new faces at this year’s Connect Bude Annual General Meeting. It’s always a pleasure to bring our community together, and this year was no exception. Our ...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Sep 6

Catch the Bus Month ! We're lobbying to get an hourly bus to the nearest city, where there is university, jobs & hospital, and of course to reconnect to the #rail station.
+20k residents & +250k visitors in #Cornwall #RailDesert
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@bususersuk.bsky.social #CTBM25

Catch the Bus Month & Needing Better - Connect Bude

September is Catch the Bus Month, a national campaign celebrating the benefits of bus travel. For many people, buses are a lifeline—offering affordable, sustainable, and accessible transport. Here in ...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Sep 2

It's #CatchTheBusMonth !
if only #Bude had a #bus to catch.. !
Bude is #Cornwall largest community without direct #railway access, also suffers from the poorest bus connections to any #rail station in the county. 6hr gaps vs. hourly is unacceptable. #RailDesert ➡️ connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/2024...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Jul 15

Lets hope new #Bude Park & Ride pilot gets used a lot in the summer so it can return! #busservice #publictransport
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Summer Park & Ride Pilot Launches in Bude - Connect Bude

Connect Bude welcomes the launch of a new Park and Ride pilot service in Bude, running from 19 July to 30 August 2025—a project led by Cornwall Council as part of the Future Coast Bude programme, fund...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Jul 2

Game-Changer for #Cornwall ’s Railways?
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Anything that reduces the cost to the #rail and #trains will make the business case for a return of the branch to #Bude much easier to justify.

Thanks to @jagohazzard.bsky.social for highlighting

GWR Proves Battery Trains Work - Connect Bude

Game-Changer for Cornwall’s Railways? Great Western Railway (GWR) has just released the results of a year-long trial that could transform how railways operate across Cornwall – and beyond. In their ne...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Mar 26

- 99.3% in favour of rail restoration
- 20% cited medical appointments as their primary reason for travel
- over 80% currently drive
connectbude.co.uk/2025/03/surv...
Largest #Cornish Community not on the Railway
has the worst bus connections to a station!
#RailDesert #PublicTransport

Survey Reveals Overwhelming Support for Bude Rail Restoration - Connect Bude

A newly conducted survey by Connect Bude in Winter 2024 has revealed overwhelming public support for the return of passenger rail services to Bude, with an astonishing 99.3% of respondents in favour. ...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Dec 2

Congrats! It'll be great to work with you to help a cross border bus issue we have in Cornwall-Devon here, with our +40k residents and +250k visitors all having to drive due to bus services being stripped to 6hr gaps now to the local train station (a 2hr trip away).

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Dec 2

The Dartmoor Line’s success showcases the power of grassroots action and collective lobbying. Over 550,000 passenger journeys have been made in just 2 years, proving just how vital #rail connections are for #rural areas.
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#RailDesert #RestoreYourRailway #ConnectBude

Celebrating Two Years of the Dartmoor Line - Connect Bude

This month marks the Second Anniversary of the Dartmoor Line’s reopening, a triumph for rail enthusiasts, local communities, and sustainable transport advocates alike. Since the line’s restoration in ...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Dec 1

Great to have you @heidialexander.bsky.social!
We hope you can fix our #raildesert! North Cornwall has no railway access, also suffers from the poorest bus connections to any rail station in the county. 6hr gap between buses for +40k residents & +250k visitors!

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2024 AGM Review & That Bus 'Connection' - Connect Bude

We were delighted to see so many familiar and new faces at this year’s Connect Bude Annual General Meeting. It’s always a pleasure to bring our community together, and this year was no exception. Our ...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Nov 25

The Passenger #Rail Services (Public Ownership) Bill has successfully passed and now awaits only royal assent. For #RailDesert unconnected communities like #Bude #Cornwall & West #Devon, we hope for a powerful opportunity to reconnect to the national rail network.
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A New Era – The Passenger Rail Services (Public Ownership) Bill - Connect Bude

Big news for rail campaigners and communities like ours! The Passenger Rail Services (Public Ownership) Bill has successfully passed through the House of Lords and now awaits only royal assent to beco...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Nov 21

See that big empty patch of #Cornwall there?
The #RailDesert 🚄🌵
+40k residents and +250k visitors with #Bude being the largest town without even a #bus connection.
“Not just another community aspiration but about righting a wrong.”
Rectifying a systemic inequality
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2024 AGM Review & That Bus 'Connection' - Connect Bude

We were delighted to see so many familiar and new faces at this year’s Connect Bude Annual General Meeting. It’s always a pleasure to bring our community together, and this year was no exception. Our ...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Nov 21

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Now to only hope that North #Cornwall 〓〓‬ ‪may get some rail connectivity investment!

...or just any #rail connectivity would be nice...

Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · Nov 20

Railways set to come back into public ownership after Lords pass nationalisation bill

The rail networks will now come into public ownership under the new body Greater British Rail as private sector contracts come to an end

The railways are expected to be renationalised by the next election

Railways set to come back into public ownership after Lords pass nationalisation bill

Labour’s first big reform in reversing the 40-year legacy of Margaret Thatcher is set to come into place with the legislation to renationalise the railways passing through parliament

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Nov 20

Doesn't matter where you live - if you want to improve #PublicTransport in North #Cornwall or North-West #Devon in the #UK for any reason at all - then we would love you to become a free Supporter or a paid Member. You can subscribe to our free newsletter here too;
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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Nov 20

By creating links between isolated areas & job hubs, #publictransport becomes more than a convenience—it transforms lives, opening pathways to employment, education & vitality. Rural residents struggle to find reliable, frequent & affordable ways to reach jobs connectbude.co.uk/2024/10/publ...

Public Transport and Job Accessibility Study – Insights - Connect Bude

Published in May 2021, a study in Urban Studies continues to shed light on how improving public transport access can increase employment opportunities, especially in underserved areas. While urban are...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Nov 20

Our #publictransport has been stripped over the years. From a train, to a regular coach, to a somewhat regular bus, and now what was once a two-hourly service has been reduced to a mix of three-hourly and six-hourly services - to the nearest train, hospital and city
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Bude-Okehampton Timetable (September 2024) - Connect Bude

As of September 1st, new timetables for the 6/6A bus service have been introduced, resulting in significant changes to the frequency of bus services connecting Bude and Holsworthy to train stations. U...

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Connect Bude @connectbude.co.uk · Nov 20

#ConnectBude exists to lobby, advocate & research to reconnect #Bude, #Holworthy & North #Cornwall to the rest of the country via #rail, #bus & active travel. We believe North Cornwall and North-West #Devon should have fair and equal access to education, jobs, heath and culture.
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Our Goals - Connect Bude

Connect Bude exists to lobby, advocate and research to reconnect Bude, Holworthy and North Cornwall to the rest of the country via rail, bus, and active travel. We believe North Cornwall and North-Wes...

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