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40 The Link Magazine • April 2006
Brunel leads broad guage bus fleet
Thamesdown Transport took possession of ten new state-of-the-art buses at the end of February - all
named after railway locomotives built in the Swindon works like most of the vehicles in the fleet.
All carry the Brunel 200 logo to ex-railwayman Dave Ellis who decline outside London meant we
tie in with the celebrations mark- said, "The new buses are wider needed larger buses on the busiest
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ing the great engineer's birth, and longer than others in the routes. These new buses have a
I `PA$1-PLUf' REGI(TERED ) The names were put forward by Thamesdown fleet so I suggested 'wow' factor about them; our aim
the names of broad guage locomo- is to entice more people out of
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from Brunel's designs." friendly public transport."
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Calls for investigation into accidents
Tel: 875468 or An increasingly busy road in North Swindon has been the scene of
07775 954 351 six accidents involving vehicles leaving the road in the last 15 months.
TadpoleLaneon _ I xt lr ,
the northern edge c_ t;:` fl
of Priory Vale has
become a popular __--.
short cut to access ,•"
Oakhurst Way and
get round conges- _
F
tion in West Swin-
don and the A419
only junction at
Blunsdon. The ac-
cidents have take place on the bend and the police to investigate the
east of the junction of Tadpole Lane site. "I am liaising with the traffic
and Mayfly Road. police with a view to recommend-
9 cerns local councillor Justin overhangs the road is to be cut
ing a scheme for urgent action. In
In response to residents' con-
the short term, the hedge which
Tomlinson has asked Swindon
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back."
Council's highwa s department
MP queries delays in underpass action
WHATEVER MAKE OF CAR YOU DRIVE; Residents living near the Rushmere underpass in Haydon Wick who
have been plagued by young people congregating in the subway
SKURRAYS CAN SERVICE IT WITH PRICES using foul and abusive language, spraying grafitti and leaving rub-
FROM ONLY £99 ° mod, bish have been calling for it to be closed.
Plans to fill in the subway were list of possible Highways Depart-
- I I discussed in March last year and ment projects for 2006 / 7, but road
North Wilts MP Michael Wills has safety schemes are likely to take
I} written to Swindon Council ask- priority.
^J I II . I N ing for a progress report. At the end of January, youths
Any vehicle over 3 years old.
Includes oil/air filters, oil, plugs, However local borough coon- alleged to have been causing the
labour and VAT. (Fuel injection cillor David Renard says that fill- problems in the underpass were
models — fuel fitter extra if required.)
skurrays ing in the underpass might be a caught by police. Councillor
.1., velitl until 30.04.ofi (ex<.0
spe 11, plugs;
solution, but a very expensive op- Renard said, "I am pleased that
tion. As gas, electricity and tel- the police have finally been able to
windon d, Drove Road, George Lace, ephone lines run through the tun- catch theseyouths'in the act'. They
windon Swindon Marlborough nel, the council estimates the costs have made local people's lives a
L'' (01793)520971 (01672)513535
at between £200,000 and £250,000. misery and we are all hoping that
The work has been added to the this will be an end to the matter."