Carousel route A30 at Chesham Broadway
As well as its involvement in 'The One', which developed as a result of Carousel Buses and Arriva The Shires agreeing to coordinate their services between Chesham and High Wycombe, Carousel Buses has also developed a network of services from Buckinghamshire towns to Uxbridge and Heathrow Airport over the past decade.
Route A40 commenced in August 2003, providing an hourly link between High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, Uxbridge and Heathrow Airport. The route, initially using second-hand Leyland Olympians, was supported financially by BAA Heathrow and Buckinghamshire County Council, and was formally relaunched in January 2004 with brand-new Mercedes Citaros including 872, which has carried its cherished CB53 BUS registration since new.
In September 2009 route A40 was bolstered by the addition of route 740 between High Wycombe and Uxbridge, operating via the New Town area of Beaconsfield. At the same time a second Heathrow route was established, the A30 running from Chesham via Amersham, the Chalfonts, Gerrards Cross and Uxbridge. This provided many new links to Heathrow for the first time and also re-established the direct link from Chesham and Amersham to Uxbridge that had not existed for many years. The A30/A40/740 group of routes are now branded as 'Link to Uxbridge and Heathrow', as shown by 872 rounding the War Memorial at Chesham Broadway during the afternoon of Friday 19th April.
Carousel route A30 at Chesham Broadway
As well as its involvement in 'The One', which developed as a result of Carousel Buses and Arriva The Shires agreeing to coordinate their services between Chesham and High Wycombe, Carousel Buses has also developed a network of services from Buckinghamshire towns to Uxbridge and Heathrow Airport over the past decade.
Route A40 commenced in August 2003, providing an hourly link between High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, Uxbridge and Heathrow Airport. The route, initially using second-hand Leyland Olympians, was supported financially by BAA Heathrow and Buckinghamshire County Council, and was formally relaunched in January 2004 with brand-new Mercedes Citaros including 872, which has carried its cherished CB53 BUS registration since new.
In September 2009 route A40 was bolstered by the addition of route 740 between High Wycombe and Uxbridge, operating via the New Town area of Beaconsfield. At the same time a second Heathrow route was established, the A30 running from Chesham via Amersham, the Chalfonts, Gerrards Cross and Uxbridge. This provided many new links to Heathrow for the first time and also re-established the direct link from Chesham and Amersham to Uxbridge that had not existed for many years. The A30/A40/740 group of routes are now branded as 'Link to Uxbridge and Heathrow', as shown by 872 rounding the War Memorial at Chesham Broadway during the afternoon of Friday 19th April.