I was in Swanley earlier today to attend the launch of Go-Coach's new and improved 429 bus service. Councillors and officers from the County, District and Town Councils joined Go-Coach staff and residents at the formal launch of the new service, which started running on Tuesday.
The new 429 supersedes both the earlier service under that number and the previous 478 service. Starting in West Kingsdown, the service runs through Farningham and Swanley in my Darent Valley Division before heading up through other parts of Swanley, Wilmington and Dartford. It will offer, among other things, very good access to a number of secondary schools in the area.
David Brazier, County Councillor for Sevenoaks North East, has provided support for the West Kingsdown part of the service, while the Sunday service (which runs from West Kingsdown to Darent Valley hospital and Bluewater, taking in Eynsford, Farningham and Swanley) has had support for some years from County Councillor Ann Allen (Wilmington), the late Councillor Robert Brookbank and me. For all of us, this has come from our Combined Member Funds.
The more southerly-facing Go-Coach services, such as the various 409 services and the 421 are currently unchanged, though Go-Coach continues to examine its services to schools and the town of Sevenoaks to see if there is scope for enhancement.
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