Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

After considerable and controversial delays the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway was opened to the public on 7 August 2011. Services were operated by two different bus companies whose buses carried the same specific Busway livery but in late 2018 Whippet Coaches withdrew their service on the northern busway leaving Stagecoach East as sole operator. However, Whippet buses may still be seen on the southern busway operating Universal services U1/U2.

This album features photographs taken during construction and then over the years since the opening.

Following two unrelated off bus fatalities on the southern Busway in 2022, one involving a male cyclist and one involving a female pedestrian, the northbound track (running towards the city centre) was closed in early 2022 whilst the County Council and the Health & Safety Executive decided a course of action (that is perhaps to say faffed about). Temporary safety fencing was put in place to separate the track from the adjacent footpath/cycle path/maintenance track. Instead of positioning the fencing on the latter it was decided to use the northbound Busway track hence why it was closed and closed it was for two years re-opening at Easter 2024 after more permanent fencing had been installed. During the period of closure buses and their frustrated passengers had to face long delays each morning on the way to the city using already busy roads. Photographs of the new fencing are included in this album.

After considerable and controversial delays the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway was opened to the public on 7 August 2011. Services were operated by two different bus companies whose buses carried the same specific Busway livery but in late 2018 Whippet Coaches withdrew their service on the northern busway leaving Stagecoach East as sole operator. However, Whippet buses may still be seen on the south…  (read more)

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