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circle

      circle is RossRail Midlands urban transport division, running light rail and guided bus transport in the Midlands.

circle derby

     The Mickleover Line is now open, a 10 minute interval enhanced bus service from Derby Midland station to Mackworth Kingsway. Phase Three will extend the line to Mickleover by mid 2004. The line will be developed as a track guided route and eventually will carry trams along the former railway formation to Mickleover.


 frequency (mins)
peak
daytime
early & late
night
Mickleover Line
DERBY MIDLAND - Derby Friar Gate - Victoria Street - Mackworth Kingsway
10
10
15
-
Airport Line
EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY - East Midlands Airport Terminal
10
10
15
30

      In 2004, there will also be an extension to Derby University's main campus.

flying fox

      flying fox is Leicester's guided transport system, and will develop over the coming years from the Fosse Line, currently operating as an enhanced bus route, into a network covering the city and connecting with heavy rail services.


frequency (mins)
peak
daytime
early & late
night
1 Fosse Line
Evington - SPINNEY HILLS - Leicester Haymarket - LEICESTER LONDON ROAD - Royal Infirmary - NARBOROUGH ROAD - Braunstone Town - Fosse Park
15
15
30
60
Thurnby - Scraptoft - SPINNEY HILLS - Leicester Haymarket - LEICESTER LONDON ROAD - Royal Infirmary - NARBOROUGH ROAD - Braunstone Town - Enderby - NARBOROUGH - Cosby
15
15
30
60
2 Parkway Line
 Leicester St. Margarets - Leicester Haymarket - LEICESTER LONDON ROAD - Highfields - Victoria Park - Stoneygate - Racecourse - Oadby
 15
 15
 30
 60

       In 2004, the Parkway Line will be extended to Ratby.

transnet milton keynes

      transnet milton keynes has been operating successfully for over 2 years, and combines trams with an enhanced bus link to connect Milton Keynes Central station, the main shopping centre and theatre district with the Open University, Newport Pagnell, Kingston, Shenley Wood and Bletchley.

      An extension from Kingston to Woburn Sands station is proposed, the purple line extension from Walnut Tree to Dragonswell via Bow Brickhill station is in progress, and the green line will see extensions in the future as well as conversion to a combination of track and optical guidance.


frequency (mins)
peak
daytime
early & late
night
blue
BLETCHLEY - COFFEE HALL & BOWL - MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL - Blue Bridge - Stantonbury - Great Linford - Newport Pagnell
10
10
30
60
red
BLETCHLEY - COFFEE HALL & BOWL - MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL - Blue Bridge - Stantonbury - Neath Hill - Milton Keynes Theatre District - City Hospital - Woughton Park - Brooksbank - Kingston
10
10
30
60
purple
Newport Pagnell - Great Linford - Neath Hill - Milton Keynes Theatre District - City Hospital - Woughton Park - Open University & De Montfort - Walnut Tree

extension to Bow Brickhill and Dragonswell due 2004
10
10
30
60
green
Shenley Wood - Great Holm & Loughton - MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL - Central Business Exchange - Midsummer Place - Food Centre - Milton Keynes Theatre District - Campbell Park South - Northfield (Milton Keynes) - Coachway
10
10
30
30
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL - Central Business Exchange - Midsummer Place - Food Centre - Milton Keynes Theatre District - Campbell Park South - Northfield (Milton Keynes) - Coachway
10
10
30
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The Daventry Connection

      The Daventry Connection is now part of circle, and operates a link service between Daventry and Long Buckby station, partly using track guidance. Services operate every 10 minutes, connecting with trains to Northampton and Rugby.


frequency (mins)
peak
daytime
early & late
night
D
Daventry Connection
LONG BUCKBY - Long Buckby Wharf - Daventry - Southam - LEAMINGTON SPA
30
30
60
60
LONG BUCKBY - Long Buckby Wharf - Daventry
7-10
10-20
15-30
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