Whereas travel in Scotland or Wales is covered by a single Traveline region the arrangements in England mean that requests for longer distance local bus journeys cannot be delivered by reference to just one Traveline region.
It is not yet clear how many people will want to do very long journeys by local bus and how or whether Traveline should gear up to provide such information.
Long distance journeys by local bus can still be optimised for the fastest journey but it is likely that other objectives will need to be considered. These may be for example to take in the most scenic routes, to keep near the coast or to stop in interesting places.
Traveline is a source of impartial travel information. Attention may need to be given to ensure that in responding to increasingly varied travel objectives that impartiality is maintained.
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Richard Worral's Round England Bus Tour:
Thursday 7 February
13.22: Walsall - Wolverhampton 14.04 TWM 529
14.20: Wolverhampton - Telford 15.17 Arriva 891
15.30: Telford - Shrewsbury 16.03 Arriva X5
16.20: Shrewsbury - Whitchurch 17.45 Arriva 511
18.40: Whitchurch - Chester 19.50 Chester 41
Friday 8 February
10.02: Chester - Liverpool 11.13 Arriva 401
11.57 Liverpool - Preston 13.55 SC X5
14.10 Preston - Blackpool 15.35 SC 68
16.45 Blackpool - Lancaster 18.06 SC 42
18.20 Lancaster - Kendal 19.25 SC 555
19.30 Kendal - Staveley 19.47 SC 556
Saturday 9 February
09.02 Staveley - Keswick 10.06 SC 555
10.25 Keswick - Carlisle 11.35 SC 554
12.07 Carlisle - Newcastle 14.18 Arriva 685
14.30 Newcastle - Berwick-upon Tweed 18.43 ARN 501/505
18.47 Berwick-upon-Tweed - Alnwick 19.48 ARN 505
20.06 Alnwick - Morpeth 21.20 ARN 518
21.51 Morpeth - Blyth 22.27 ARN 447
22.34 Blyth - Whitley Bay 22.54 GNE 308
Sunday 10 February
08.49 Whitley Bay - Newcastle Haymarket 09.30 GNE 308
10.00 Newcastle Eldon Square - Middlesbrough 11.20 GNE X10
12.15 Middlesbrough - Scarborough 15.05 Arriva 56
15.25 Scarborough - Hull 18.15 EYMS 121
Monday 11 February
07.30 Hull Interchange - Grimsby Bus Station 08.44 SC X1
08.50 Grimsby - Louth Bus Station 09.43 SC 51
10.15 Louth - Mablethorpe10.50 SC 10
11.30 Mablethorpe - Skegness 12.40 SC 9
13.00 [13.30] Skegness - Boston 14.12 [14.40] SC [Brylaine] 7
15.00 Boston - Spalding 17.27 Brylaine 5
17.40 Spalding - Kings Lynn 18.52 Norfolk Green 505
19.37 King Lynn - Lowestoft 22.37 EC X1
Tuesday 12 February
08.08 Lowestoft - Beccles 08.45 First EC
09.02 Beccles - Diss 10.13 Anglian Coaches 580
10.24 Diss - Ipswich 11.34 Simonds 114
12.55 Ipswich - Colchester 14.12 Network Colchester 93
14.35 Colchester - Chelmsford 15.55 First 71
16.20 Chelmsford - Grays 17.56 First 100
18.16 Grays - Tilbury, Civic Square 18.27 Ensign Bus 73
18.32 Tilbury Civic Square - Tilbury Fort Road 18.38 Clintona Mini Coaches 99
18.45 Tilbury Fort Road - Gravesend 18.55 Walk, Ferry
1902 Gravesend - Bluewater 19.20 Arriva Medway 490
19.30 Bluewater - Chatham 19.56 Arriva Medway 781
20.38 Chatham - Maidstone 20.59 Arriva Medway 101
Wednesday 13 February
07.39 Maidstone - Faversham 08.40 Arriva KS 333
08.57 Faversham Rail Station - Court Street 0901 Chalkwell Garage 666
09.08 Faversham - Canterbury 09.33 SC 3X
10.23 Canterbury - Dover 10.58 SC 15
11.40 Dover - Camber 13.20 SC 711
14.23 Camber - Hastings 15.20 SC 100
15.35 Hastings - Eastbourne 17.00 SC 99
17.15 Eastbourne - Brighton 18.22 Brighton & Hove 12
18.36 Brighton - Shoreham 19.04 SC 700
Thursday 14 February
08.19 Shoreham - Arundel 09.53 SC 700
10.05 Arundel - Chichester 10.40 Compass 85
10.51 Chichester - Portsmouth 11.52 SC 70
12.25 Portsmouth - Southampton 13.15 Solent Blue Line X27
15.25 Southampton - Bournemouth 15.16 Wilts & Dorset X35
15.50 Bournemouth - Exeter 20.20 First Dorset X53
Friday 15 February
07.00 Exeter - Plymouth 08.25 SC X38
Alternative 1: loop from Truro via Helston to Penzance:
08.30 Plymouth - Liskeard 09.20 Western Greyhound 592
09.30 Liskeard - St. Columb Major 10.24 Western Greyhound 593
10.30 St. Columb Major - Truro 11.09 Western Greyhound 597
11.30 Truro - Helston 12.27 Truronian T2
13.10 Helston - Penzance 14.02 First Cornwall 2
Alternative 2: Truro - Penzance direct:
09.30 Plymouth - Truro 12.30 Western Greyhound 592/3/7
12.35 Truro - Penzance 14.14 First Cornwall 18
15.05 Penzance - Lands End 16.23 First Cornwall 1A
16.35 Lands End - Penzance 17.30 First Cornwall 1
17.33 Penzance - Hayle 17.50 First Cornwall 17A
17.56 Hayle - Threemilestone 19.08 First Cornwall 14A
19.23 Threemilestone - Newquay 20.16 Western Greyhound 587
Saturday 16 February
07.05 Newquay - Exeter 10.20 Western Greyhound 510
11.35 Exeter - Taunton 12.53 First 92
13.15 Taunton - Wells 14.25 First 29
14.41 Wells - Bristol 15.41 First 376
17.15 Bristol - Bulwark 17.40 First 10
18.05 Bulwark - Gloucester 19.25 SC 73
19.45 Gloucester - Hereford 21.20 SC 32
Sunday 17 February
09.45 Hereford - Ludlow 10.53 Whittle 492
11.10 Ludlow - Kidderminster 12.03 Central Connect 292
Alternative 1: direct back to Walsall via Birmingham
12.10 Kidderminster - Birmingham 12.55 Central Connect 192
13.10 [13.12] Birmingham - Walsall 13.45 [13.47] Travel West Midlands [A2Z]
Alternative 2*: round trip Kidderminster - Shrewsbury (start of the clockwise circuit of England on 7 February), then home
12.45 Kidderminster - Bridgnorth 13.45 Severn Valley Railway *
14.11 Bridgnorth - Shrewsbury 15.09 Choice 436
15.15 Shrewsbury - Bridgnorth 16.10 Choice 436
16.30 Bridgnorth - Kidderminster 17.42 Severn Valley Railway *
18.04 Kidderminster - Birmingham 18.55 Central Connect 192
19.13 Birmingham - Walsall 17.47 Travel West Midlands
* This alternative is subject to full re-opening of line at half-term, as announced, following last year's floods. As there are no Sunday buses between Ludlow and Shrewsbury, the SVR provides the missing link.
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