Town Talk
Feeder routes for rural areas
TWOproposed pilot schemes for major changes to rural bus serv- ices in Maidstone and West Malling are under consultation. Kent County Council currently
supports services 13 and 59 in Maidstone, and says these serv- ices will become feeder buses, running more frequently to the villages currently served, but there is a catch - passengers will have to change, rather than travel directly into or out of the county town. South of Maidstone, cus-
tomers will change at Morrisons on the Sutton Road. InWestMalling, the public are
being consulted on two plans: a short feeder service where pas- sengers transfer at Martin Square, Larkfield; and a long feeder service, where passen- gers transfer at Maidstone Hos- pital, Barming. A statement said: “It is hoped
the trial will prove to be a more sustainable model that can be used elsewhere in the county.” The consultation finishes on
February 19. Details can be found at KCC’s website.
Local news for Snodland and Halling
Bus timetables ‘tweaked’ to improve the service
BUSservices affecting theMalling area have been changed in an ef- fort to "improve reliability". Routes 71, 71A and 72 will not
see a change to the number of buses, just to the times. The changes came into force
on February 3. A spokesman for Arriva Kent
and Surrey claimed the tweaks would improve the "customer travel experience". An announcement on January
30 said: Services 71 and 71A: Maid- stone, London Road, Larkfield, Lunsford Park, Snodland/ Leybourne Park: "The timetable will be revised to improve reliabil- ity but there will be no change to frequencies. Additional time will be allowed over sections of the route to match the scheduled time more closely to the actual time taken.” Service 72:Maidstone, Lon-
minor changes to the services in the Maidstone and Malling areas to make the journeys more reli- able, as well as improving our customers’ travel experience. "We hope our passengers in the
area will benefit from these changes and can continue to rely on the Arriva services.” Passengers with queries can
call Arriva on 0344 800 4411 Passengers unhappy or con-
donRoad, Larkfield,Clare Park, West Malling – Kings Hill: "The timetable will be revised to im- prove reliability, but there will be no change to frequencies." Lauren Edmonds, marketing
manager for Arriva Kent and Sur- rey, said: “We have made these
cerned about the changes being made can call on the pressure group Bus Users UK, which aims to help communication between customers and bus service providers. Members organise bus users'
surgeries around the country, set up local passenger groups and campaigns on behalf of cus- tomers. Write to Bus Users UK at: Bus Users UK, PO Box 119, Shepperton, TW17 8UX Tel: 01932 232574.
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