This morning Ben caught for the first time the bus into Ashbourne, for an 11.30 appointment. I checked the timetables & assured him he could catch the 13.10 to Carsington Water & then onto Parwich arriving about 13.57. When he alighted in Ashbourne he asked the driver about the return journey & was told that the next bus going to Parwich was 15.50. Not wanting to stay in Ashbourne for that long, he walked home – ask Ben about the litter and any details that you want to know about the road slippage – he’s seen it all. Thanks Nia for rescuing him just past Bradbourne Mill.
The big question is – with these new timetables, how come the drivers do not know about all the services, expecially when it appears that the same company is operating them. I have yet to speak to TM Travel on this matter.
Has anyone else experienced similar problems.
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Ben if you are looking to do the walk again, leave Ashbourne on the Mappleton road, then you can pick up the Tissington Trail, much safer and pleasanter than the A515 and the B5056.
Looking at the Parwich-Ashbourne timetable which I put together a couple of weeks ago (click here to see it), it is clear that Ben was misinformed. There’s a TM Travel service at 14:47, as well as the 15:50 Glovers service that he was told about. (Presumably he couldn’t have made the 12:00 TM Travel service after the 11:30 appointment?)
It would have been slightly more understandable if the TM driver didn’t know about the Glovers bus, but it’s downright weird that he didn’t know about the other TM bus.
Also, were there no timetables posted in the bus station that could have given the correct information?
I didn’t know about the option of returning by changing buses at Carsington Water. I’ll take a look into it and will add the info to our Ashbourne timetable page.
OK, I’ve added the service via Carsington Water to the Ashbourne timetable page. Good spot there, Jane!