Silver Rider (bus route)
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Silver Rider is a frequent bus service and railway station shuttle forming part of
Aylesbury's
rainbowroutes network of bus services,
currently operated by local independent operator Z&S Buses and previously by
Arriva Shires & Essex
. It is given service number 1.
to the south-west of Aylesbury
in Buckinghamshire
. Fairford Leys
was built in the late 1990s and the Silver Rider service commenced in January 2004 as a dedicated service for the village, after it had been served by the diverted route 4 up until this point. By September 2006, the route was carrying around 3,000 passengers per week, and new vehicles were introduced to increase capacity.
It was the first service in Aylesbury
to act as a dedicated railway station shuttle to Aylesbury Station, with a peak hour timetable designed to meet and wait for trains used by London
commuters. Silver Rider was the second of Aylesbury's
rainbowroutes to be launched, after redroute 9 commenced in the previous February.
Initially operated by Arriva Shires & Essex
for a period of 5 years, operations were taken over by Z&S Buses in February 2009.
, a new village built south-west of Aylesbury
, to the centre of Aylesbury
and also serves the housing development of Prebendal Farm. Buses start from Hampden Square in the village and proceeds through residential roads on a hail and ride basis, with no fixed bus stops or boarding points. It also utilises a dedicated bus-only link between Fairford Leys Way and Fowler Road on Prebendal Farm to provide a quicker alternative to private car journey on the same route.
The service runs every 15 minutes and is timetabled specifically for commuters to catch onward Chiltern Railways
services into London from Aylesbury station. Holders of monthly or longer season tickets with Chiltern Railways
travel for free on the service.
Aylesbury's
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
rainbowroutes network of bus services,
currently operated by local independent operator Z&S Buses and previously by
Arriva Shires & Essex
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
. It is given service number 1.
History
The service runs between the new village of Fairford LeysFairford Leys
Fairford Leys is a new high density housing estate of 1,900 homes west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It has its own village centre with a number of traditionally fronted shops, a small supermarket, two restaurants, a nursery, an ecumenical church and a community centre. It also has a...
to the south-west of Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. Fairford Leys
Fairford Leys
Fairford Leys is a new high density housing estate of 1,900 homes west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It has its own village centre with a number of traditionally fronted shops, a small supermarket, two restaurants, a nursery, an ecumenical church and a community centre. It also has a...
was built in the late 1990s and the Silver Rider service commenced in January 2004 as a dedicated service for the village, after it had been served by the diverted route 4 up until this point. By September 2006, the route was carrying around 3,000 passengers per week, and new vehicles were introduced to increase capacity.
It was the first service in Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
to act as a dedicated railway station shuttle to Aylesbury Station, with a peak hour timetable designed to meet and wait for trains used by London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
commuters. Silver Rider was the second of Aylesbury's
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
rainbowroutes to be launched, after redroute 9 commenced in the previous February.
Initially operated by Arriva Shires & Essex
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
for a period of 5 years, operations were taken over by Z&S Buses in February 2009.
Service
Silver Rider provides a frequent and direct link from the centre of Fairford LeysFairford Leys
Fairford Leys is a new high density housing estate of 1,900 homes west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It has its own village centre with a number of traditionally fronted shops, a small supermarket, two restaurants, a nursery, an ecumenical church and a community centre. It also has a...
, a new village built south-west of Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
, to the centre of Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
and also serves the housing development of Prebendal Farm. Buses start from Hampden Square in the village and proceeds through residential roads on a hail and ride basis, with no fixed bus stops or boarding points. It also utilises a dedicated bus-only link between Fairford Leys Way and Fowler Road on Prebendal Farm to provide a quicker alternative to private car journey on the same route.
The service runs every 15 minutes and is timetabled specifically for commuters to catch onward Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches...
services into London from Aylesbury station. Holders of monthly or longer season tickets with Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches...
travel for free on the service.
Route
- Fairford LeysFairford LeysFairford Leys is a new high density housing estate of 1,900 homes west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It has its own village centre with a number of traditionally fronted shops, a small supermarket, two restaurants, a nursery, an ecumenical church and a community centre. It also has a...
- Prebendal Farm
- Aylesbury CollegeAylesbury CollegeAylesbury College is a general further education college in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. It educates students in a broad range of vocational fields, including Creative Arts, Health and Social Care, Hair and Beauty, Hospitality and Catering, Construction, Business and IT in addition to A...
- Aylesbury town centreAylesburyAylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...