New bus routes and timetables announced in Slough

Changes to Slough bus services are providing alternatives for those affected by London's ULEZ extension.  

A number of bus routes in Slough have changed since August 27 and many of the improvements are funded by Heathrow Airport to support their workers. 

Route 4 has been renumbered to A4 and will see more frequent buses and an extension of Chiltern Hundreds route 103 to Windsor.

Cippenham residents will benefit from buses every 15 minutes on First Beeline route A4 along the A4 Bath Road, and a new hourly all night service, running to Slough town centre and Heathrow Central Bus Station.

Route A4 buses will now serve St Andrew’s Way in both directions, no longer serving Cippenham Lane or Cippenham Green.

Other improvements funded by Heathrow Airport include more frequent buses on Sundays on First Beeline route 8 and an additional early morning journey on route 7 from Britwell to Slough.

Farnham Road residents have direct buses to Windsor as well as more buses at peak travel times, following improvements to Chiltern Hundreds route 103 by Carousel Buses.

Route 83 has been recombined and is now run by Carousel Buses as route 583, supported by Buckinghamshire Council, with some journeys extending beyond Wexham Park Hospital and Langley to Richings Park, Iver and Uxbridge. 

Timetable changes to improve reliability include: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12 (evenings and Sundays), 15, 83, 103, 106 and 107. 

Councillor Puja Bedi, lead member for transport, housing, highways, the environment, and environmental services, said: “I very much welcome these improvements to Slough’s extensive and growing bus network.

"With the climate emergency we need more than ever to travel sustainably, and these improvements make it easier for residents and commuters to get around by bus in the town and to neighbouring areas including Heathrow Airport, and the current £2 maximum single fare on most routes makes bus travel cheaper too.

"We welcome the continued support of Heathrow Airport, and are working with them and with our bus operator partners to continue to progress our Bus Service Improvement Plan.”

More details are available at www.slough.gov.uk/buses