Forecaster warns heavy snow to return

 

HEAVY snow will hit Buckinghamshire again next week with temperatures plummeting as low as minus six degrees Celsius, a forecaster has warned.

Jim Dale, a senior risk meteorologist at High Wycombe based British Weather Services, said there could be as much as seven to ten days of ice and snow, as the current mild conditions quickly disappear.

Initially there will be hard overnight frosts at the beginning of the week, with a noticeable drop in temperature on Sunday or Monday.

Mr Dale said: “At the moment we are expecting snow showers in the Eastern counties, not us to begin with, but London, East Anglia and so on.

“As the week progresses particularly as we go towards next weekend we are expecting the return of significant snow for this area.

"We are looking at much colder regime of weather so winter is not finished with is yet.”

He said it was important for commuters to be prepared to de-ice their cars and watch out for worsening road conditions.

"The country can again expect disruption to it’s infrastructure, especially travel, with widespread school closures and possible power outages likely to add to the overall misery,” Mr Dale said.

The return of the cold snap would add further weight to the case that the Met Office’s mild winter predictions were “completely and utterly bogus”, he added.






Amfibus

‘Amfibus’ gets tryout on the Clyde

AmfiBus

On the road the amfibus operates like a standard coach, but its chassis incorporates a hull, allowing the vehicle to float

 

James Bond might think it old hat, but a vehicle that can travel across both roads and water is proving to be something of a licence to thrill for Brian Souter, the boss of Stagecoach.

The £700,000 “amfibus”, borrowed by Stagecoach from a Dutch company that plans to operate five of them around Rotterdam, begins tests next week as a possible replacement for the Clyde ferry in Glasgow.

Based on a bus chassis, the amfibus incorporates a hull to allow the vehicle to float.

On the roads, it operates like a standard coach, but in the water it is driven by twin water jets and can reach up to 8 knots.

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An excited Mr Souter said: “Passengers can use the amfibus to travel over road and water without having to leave the comfort of their seat to change from a bus to a ferry.

“It shows the potential of Scotland’s rivers and estuaries to be links rather than barriers to travel.”

Stagecoach’s larger-than-life founder and chief executive might well be excited by it all, but for him it will not be a hands-on project.

Mr Souter, who has a PSV licence and has been known to drive Stagecoach’s buses, would not be able to drive the amfibus until he has a boatman’s licence.

A Dutch driver has been recruited for next week’s trial.






Revised services during roadworks in Aylesbury

Major Roadworks in Aylesbury commencing 11th January 2010

BUS SERVICE CHANGES DUE TO MAJOR ROADWORKS IN AYLESBURY

Due to major roadworks at the Horse & Jockey Junction in Aylesbury, we have had to make some changes to the rainbowroutes network.  These changes will be in effect from Monday 11th January, 2010, for at least ten weeks.  Please check back for updates.

ORANGE ROUTE 3

Elmhurst Road or Weedon Road will be closed for the duration of the works, meaning orangeroute 3 needs to be diverted.  This service will no longer be able to serve the Horse & Jockey junction or Dunsham Lane.  The route will be unchanged in the Quarrendon and Haydon Hill area.

Passengers wishing to travel to Dunsham Lane or Elmhurst can instead use Water Rider 6, and passengers for the Horse & Jockey can use purpleroute 7.

GREEN ROUTE 4

Arriva have split this service in the bus station, so that passengers wishing to travel from the Coppice to Walton Court will need to change in the bus station.  Shuttles from Coppice/Walton Court to the town centre will continue to run to the current timetable.  Through tickets are available.

WATER RIDER 6

This service will run a special peak time duplicate service from Watermead to Aylesbury to give more capacity on the busiest journeys.

PURPLE ROUTE 7

This service is running normally, but may be subject to delays due to traffic congestion.

RED ROUTE 9

Arriva have split this service in the bus station, so that passengers wishing to travel from the Hospital to Bedgrove will need to change in the bus station.  Shuttles from Stoke Mandeville Hospital/Bedgrove to the town centre will continue to run to the current timetable.  Through tickets are available.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please check back to this website for updates.






Possible Snow for the Aylesbury Area

 

 

Possible Snow around midday till around three has been forecasted  for Wednesday  20 Jan in and around the Aylesbury area

 

Any services which are disrupted by snow will be posted at the following link

Services levels reported here






weather report for Wed 20th Jan in and around Aylesbury

06:00
(Wed) Sunrise
07:58

Grey Cloud

Grey Cloud

2°C 36°F
East South Easterly 10mph 16km/h
92% 1010mB Moderate

09:00
(Wed)

Sleet

Sleet

2°C 36°F
East South Easterly 12mph 19km/h
95% 1010mB Good

12:00
(Wed)

Heavy Snow

Heavy Snow

1°C 34°F
Easterly 8mph 13km/h
98% 1010mB Very poor

15:00
(Wed) Sunset
16:30

Light Snow

Light Snow

1°C 34°F
Easterly 6mph 10km/h
95% 1010mB Good






Services for 15th Jan 2010

Arriva Aylesbury

2 Aylesbury – Haydon Hill Normal service

4 Walton Court – Aylesbury – Coppice  Normal route

9 Bedgrove – Aylesbury – Stoke Mandeville Normal route

16 Aylesbury – Bicester Main Roads only but not Quainton

18  NO SERVICE

50 Aylesbury – Halton not serving Elm Farm

60 Aylesbury – Buckingham Main road only

61 Aylesbury – Luton Normal service

100 Aylesbury – Milton Keynes normal service

110 Aylesbury – Thame – Worminghall Main Roads only

150 Aylesbury – Milton Keynes normal service

280 Aylesbury – Oxford normal service

300 Aylesbury – Wycombe Normal Service

500 Normal service






Thursday’s Services availability

Arriva High Wycombe

Only the following running at the moment but with reduced frequencies

31 Wycombe – Penn via Amersham Hill and not serving Rose Ave

31 Wycombe – Downley NOT Operating

32 now running Wycombe – Booker but not serving Bookerhill Road

32 Wycombe – Micklefield Now operating

39/33 service operating in both directions Wycombe – Amersham Hill – Tyzak Road – Hatters Lane – London Road – Bus Station

33 extra service Bus Station – London Road – Gordon Road – Bowerdean Xroads – (one way system) – Bus station -  One way loop

37 – Wycombe – Bourne End  – Maidenhead not serving Whitelaydes Lane and Spencers Estate

40 Wycombe – Stokenchurch  – Chinnor – Thame Not serving New Road Stokenchurch or Towersey

45 Wycombe – Great Missenden via Hughenden Valley and Cryers Hill not serving Great Kingshill

52 Wycombe – Amersham – Chesham – Hemel Hempstead – not serving Holmer Green or Pond Park

62 Wycombe – Amersham – Chesham now operating but not serving Holmer Green and terminating at Chesham Broadway

74 Wycombe – Beaconsfield – Slough – not Maxwell Road Beaconsfield

331 Wycombe Chinnor will operate

800 Wycombe – Marlow – Henley -Reading not serving Binfield Heath

850 Wycombe – Marlow – Henley – Reading not Twyford

353 Slough – Amersham Service Suspended

Park and Ride –  Now Running normal route

NO OTHER SERVICES CURRENTLY OPERATING

Arriva Aylesbury

2 Aylesbury – Haydon Hill running along Bicester Road, not serving Haydon Hill

4 Walton Court – Aylesbury – Coppice only operating Bus Station to Schweppes Roundabout

9 Bedgrove – Aylesbury – Stoke Mandeville  not Serving NArbeth Drive, Welbeck Ave, or Hawkslade and terminating At the Ambulance Station at Stoke Mandeville

16 Only operating between Aylesbury and Westcott via main roads

18  NO SERVICE

50 Aylesbury – Halton not serving Weston Turville or Elm Farm

60 Aylesbury – Buckingham Main road only and terminating at Buckingham Tesco

61 Aylesbury – Luton only operating Aylesbury – Tring

100 Aylesbury – Milton Keynes normal service

110 no service

150 Aylesbury – Milton Keynes normal service

280 Aylesbury – Oxford normal service but not serving Haddenham and Thame Parkway Station forecourt

300 Aylesbury – Wycombe main roads only not serving Butlers Cross, Lacey Green, Walters Ash or Naphill

500 Normal service

Carousel Buses

1 Wycombe – Bourne End Normal service

36 Wycombe – Flackwell Heath – Bourne End Now operating but terminating at Flackwell Heath

2A/2C  Wycombe – Lane End – Stokenchurch – West Wycombe – Wycombe Normal service but not serving Piddington, New Road in Stokenchurch or Frieth on the school journey

4 Normal service but not serving Holmer Green and terminating at Chesham Broadway

A40/740 Wycombe – Uxbridge – Heathrow Normal service not Maxwell Road, Beaconsfield

A30 Chesham – Amersham – Uxbridge – Heathrow Normal Service

ALL OTHER SERVICES SUSPENDED

Redline Buses

164 Aylesbury – Leighton Buzzard still operating but very delayed

6 Water Rider Aylesbury – Watermead runing with delays

335 Slough – Chalfont operating with delays

Evening 321 and 52 will operate but the 52 will not serve Holmer Green and will terminate at Chesham Broadway

No other sevices running

Z&S buses

Service 7 now operating limited service on main roads only

Service 1 (Silver Rider) now operating but not serving Fowler Road

No other services operating

Jason Tours

Operating 305 and 583 but with long delays

No other reports received






Well done to Arriva in the snow

Well done to Arriva in the snow

    I HAVE often written to your letters page complaining about the bus service so I think it only fair to give them a bit of praise when it is due. On Monday, December 21, the driver of the Arriva 300 bus from Aylesbury at 5pm to Wycombe drove the bus in dreadful conditions with amazing skill and patience, finally getting us all to Wycombe safely at 11pm.

    Thank you again driver.

    Mrs Audrey Gellen , High Wycombe






    Your peak hour buses availability 13-1-10

     

    Wednesday 13th January 1430

    All roads are very Icy following overnight snow All bus services are subject to delay, diversion and cancellation at short notice

    Arriva Aylesbury

    2 Aylesbury – Haydon Hill running along Bicester Road, not serving Haydon Hill

    4 Walton Court – Aylesbury – Coppice only operating Bus Station to Schweppes Roundabout

    9 Bedgrove – Aylesbury – Stoke Mandeville  not Serving NArbeth Drive, Welbeck Ave, or Hawkslade and terminating At the Ambulance Station at Stoke Mandeville

    16 Only operating between Aylesbury and Westcott via main roads

    18  NO SERVICE

    50 Aylesbury – Halton not serving Weston Turville or Elm Farm

    60 Aylesbury – Buckingham Main road only and terminating at Buckingham Tesco

    61 Aylesbury – Luton only operating Aylesbury – Tring

    100 Aylesbury – Milton Keynes normal service

    150 Aylesbury – Milton Keynes normal service

    280 Aylesbury – Oxford normal service but not serving Haddenham and Thame Parkway Station forecourt

    300 Aylesbury – Wycombe main roads only not serving Butlers Cross, Lacey Green, Walters Ash or Naphill

    500 Normal service

    Arriva High Wycombe

    Buses not serving Castle Street, High Street and Oxford Street in High Wycombe

    Only the following running at the moment but with reduced frequencies

    31 Wycombe – Penn via Amersham Hill and not serving Rose Ave

    31 Wycombe – Downley NOT Operating

    32 now running Wycombe – Booker via West Wycombe Road – Mill End Road – New Road

    32 Wycombe – Micklefield Now operating

    39/33 service operating in both directions Wycombe – Amersham Hill – Tyzak Road – Hatters Lane – London Road – Bus Station

    33 extra service Bus Station – London Road – Gordon Road – Bowerdean Xroads – (one way system) – Bus station -  One way loop

    37 – Wycombe – Bourne End  terminating at Bourne End not serving Maidenhead

    40 Wycombe – Stokenchurch –  (no service Stokenchurch – Thame)

    45 Wycombe – Prestwood via Hughenden Valley and Cryers Hill not serving Great Kingshill or Great Missenden

    52/62 Wycombe – Amersham – Chesham now operating but not serving Holmer Green and terminating at Chesham Broadway

    74 Wycombe – Beaconsfield – Slough – not Maxwell Road Beaconsfield

    800 Wycombe – Marlow – Henley  Now terminating at Henley no service Henley – Reading

    850 Wycombe – Marlow – Henley – Reading not Twyford

    353 Slough – Amersham NOW Suspended

    Park and Ride –  Now Running normal route

    NO OTHER SERVICES CURRENTLY OPERATING

    Carousel Buses

    Buses not serving Castle Street, High Street and Oxford Street in High Wycombe

    1 Wycombe – Bourne End Normal service

    36 Wycombe – Flackwell Heath – Bourne End Now operating but terminating at Flackwell Heath

    2A/2C  Wycombe – Lane End – Stokenchurch – West Wycombe – Wycombe Normal service but not serving Piddington, New Road in Stokenchurch or Frieth on the school journey

    4 Normal service but not serving Holmer Green and terminating at Chesham Broadway

    A40/740 Wycombe – Uxbridge – Heathrow Normal service not Maxwell Road, Beaconsfield

    A30 Chesham – Amersham – Uxbridge – Heathrow – Normal Service

    ALL OTHER SERVICES SUSPENDED

    Redline Buses

    164 Aylesbury – Leighton Buzzard still operating but very delayed

    6 Water Rider Aylesbury – Watermead runing with delays

    335 Slough – Chalfont operating with delays

    No other sevices running

    Z&S buses

    service 7 now operating limited service on main roads only

    No other services operating

    Jason Tours

    Operating 305 and 583 but with long delays

    No other reports received






    Wedneday latest service update

    Arriva Aylesbury

    All Services all being started again 1230 latest update

    Limited town services ( main Roads only ) have already been re introduced..with urban services  being started as well

      More details to follow

    Arriva High Wycombe

    Buses not serving Castle Street, High Street and Oxford Street in High Wycombe

    Only the following running at the moment but with reduced frequencies

    37 – Wycombe – Bourne End  terminating at Bourne End not serving Maidenhead

    52/62 Wycombe – Amersham – Chesham NOW SUSPENDED

    74 Wycombe – Beaconsfield – Slough – not Maxwell Road Beaconsfield

    800 Wycombe – Marlow – Henley  Now terminating at Henley no service Henley – Reading

    850 Wycombe – Marlow – Henley – Reading not Twyford

    353 Slough – Amersham NOW Suspended

    40 Wycombe – Stokenchurch –  (no service Stokenchurch – Thame)

    32 now running Wycombe – Booker via West Wycombe Road – Mill End Road – New Road

    32 Wycombe – Micklefield NOW SUSPENDED

    39/33 service operating in both directions Wycombe – Amersham Hill – Tyzak Road – Hatters Lane – London Road – Bus Station

    33 extra service Bus Station – London Road – Gordon Road – Bowerdean Xroads – (one way system) – Bus station -  One way loop

    45 Wycombe – Prestwood via Hughenden Valley and Cryers Hill not serving Great Kingshill or Great Missenden

    Park and Ride –  Now Running normal route

    NO OTHER SERVICES CURRENTLY OPERATING

    Carousel Buses

    Buses not serving Castle Street, High Street and Oxford Street in High Wycombe

    1 Wycombe – Bourne End Normal service

    A40/740 Wycombe – Uxbridge – Heathrow Normal service not Maxwell Road, Beaconsfield

    A30 Chesham – Amersham – Uxbridge – Heathrow – SERVICE SUSPENDED

    ALL OTHER SERVICES SUSPENDED

    Redline Buses

    164 Aylesbury – Leighton Buzzard still operating but very delayed

    6 Water Rider Aylesbury – Watermead runing with delays

    335 Slough – Chalfont operating with delays

    No other sevices running

    Z&S buses

    service 7 now operating limited service on main roads only

    No other services operating

    Jason Tours

    Operating 305 and 583 but with long delays

    No other reports received