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 ...

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

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 ...

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
connectbude.co.uk/2025/09/catc...

@bususersuk.bsky.social #CTBM25

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...

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. ...

- 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

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 ...

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.
connectbude.co.uk/2024/12/cele...
#RailDesert #RestoreYourRailway #ConnectBude

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 ...

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!

connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/2024...

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...

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.
connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/a-ne...

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 ...

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
connectbude.co.uk/2024/11/2024...