Bus station app for visually impaired a first in Surrey
Surrey County Council is now the first UK local authority to provide a new app to help guide blind and partially sighted passengers around bus stations across the county. The … Read More
Category: Transport
Victory for parent power after axed bus route is replaced
Campaigning parents whose children were told to bring torches and walk across unlit heathland by Surrey County Council have won a long-fought victory after it was announced that axed school … Read More
The Surrey school run or walk?
Parents want their children to walk to school, but what holds them back? Children are the power brokers that can shift parents’ habits on the school run – and could … Read More
Surrey examines a plea for a 20mph road
A campaigner says a Surrey council is “missing the point” about safety as hopes for a 20mph speed limit on a rural road have been scuppered. Surrey County Council (SCC) … Read More
Redesigning the Surrey skyways?
Quicker, Quieter Flights on the Horizon for Heathrow and Gatwick Passengers and Neighbours Passengers at Heathrow and Gatwick are set to enjoy quicker flights and fewer delays under new government … Read More
Surrey sink-hole major incident
A significant sinkhole has emerged on Godstone High Street in Surrey, leading to evacuations and widespread disruptions. The incident began on Monday night when a section of the road collapsed, … Read More
Surrey’s new rail link to Heathrow?
Plans for a new railway connecting Surrey to Heathrow and beyond have resurfaced as the track’s backers welcomed government support for a third runway at the airport. The line, called … Read More
Heathrow expansion reaction
Heathrow has been given the go ahead to press forward with plans for third runway that will bring in hundreds of thousands of extra flights to the West London airport … Read More
Surrey Uni making self-driving cars safer
With self-driving cars expected to hit British roads next year (2026), a new motion forecasting framework developed by the University of Surrey and Fudan University, China, promises to make autonomous … Read More
Check your Epsom and Ewell train journeys January weekends.
Residents of Epsom and Ewell are advised to prepare for disruptions to South Western Railway (SWR) services due to essential engineering works in the Wimbledon area. Bus replacement services will … Read More
Going South from Epsom for Xmas? Check your trains
Epsom residents are being urged to check before travelling as South Western Railway (SWR) services to Guildford face significant disruption due to emergency engineering works. The works will take place … Read More
Surrey: Free school buses withdrawn
Free school buses are being axed after a cross-country route was judged safe by Surrey County Council. Parents say the letter outlining the new walkable route explicitly states that the … Read More
Epsom and Ewell to be served by publicly owned trains
The government has announced that South Western Railway (SWR), which serves commuters from Epsom, Ewell West, Stoneleigh and Worcester Park to London Waterloo, will be the first train operator to … Read More
Planning buses not missing them says Epsom’s MP
Dear Editor, Thank you to Stuart Gosling for his contribution and for highlighting the important issue of transport links in relation to the new hospital development. Has Epsom’s new MP … Read More
Surrey showing true grit for winter roads
Surrey’s team of gritter drivers are now available 24/7 to help keep residents moving during the colder months. Our 39 state-of-the art gritting vehicles are ready to grit the county’s … Read More
Has Epsom’s new MP missed the bus to a new hospital?
Dear Editor, Our new MP Helen Maguire has supported the construction of a new hospital, complete with an accident and emergency (A&E) department, near the Royal Marsden Hospital in the … Read More
Surrey school kids’ country walk saving money
Children have been told they can walk 4.9km through fields and over an unguarded railway line by Surrey County Council bureaucrats who cancelled their free bus passes. The decision has left their … Read More
Epsom High St in need of more love?
Driving safely, parking appropriately. Romy Sustar reports: This is the second article in my series following on from “Epsom town as a safe place to Live”. It seemed to me … Read More