Public Transport in the Community

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Welcome!

This page is dedicated to all things Public Transport in the Swindon Borough Community. You may already be a member of our Get Swindon Moving Community Group, who are our valuable stakeholders in Public Transport schemes.

The aim of this stakeholder group is to work alongside our Enhanced Bus Partnership, and other Public Transport partnerships, to gain insights from a diverse group of residents in Swindon Borough, to help us shape Public Transport developments and improve passenger experience.

If you wish to sign up for this, please register using the sign-up button on the right. You can find more information by downloading the 'Get Swindon Moving Community Group on a page' under Important Documents. Alternatively, please contact getswindonmoving@swindon.gov.uk via email if you would like to find out more.


Welcome!

This page is dedicated to all things Public Transport in the Swindon Borough Community. You may already be a member of our Get Swindon Moving Community Group, who are our valuable stakeholders in Public Transport schemes.

The aim of this stakeholder group is to work alongside our Enhanced Bus Partnership, and other Public Transport partnerships, to gain insights from a diverse group of residents in Swindon Borough, to help us shape Public Transport developments and improve passenger experience.

If you wish to sign up for this, please register using the sign-up button on the right. You can find more information by downloading the 'Get Swindon Moving Community Group on a page' under Important Documents. Alternatively, please contact getswindonmoving@swindon.gov.uk via email if you would like to find out more.


  • The DfT visit Swindon Borough’s Enhanced Bus Partnership Team

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    Under the Government Bus Back Better Initiative and the creation of a National Bus Strategy in 2021, Swindon Borough Council had a duty to put in place a Bus Service Improvement Plan by October 2021. Following the publication of the Bus Service Improvement Plan, an Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme was formed and agreed with local bus operators in line with Dept. for Transport requirements. The Bus operators and Swindon Borough Council became an Enhanced Partnership from September 2023 to plan short, medium and long term improvements to passengers' journey experiences in and around the Borough. Although the original bid

    Under the Government Bus Back Better Initiative and the creation of a National Bus Strategy in 2021, Swindon Borough Council had a duty to put in place a Bus Service Improvement Plan by October 2021. Following the publication of the Bus Service Improvement Plan, an Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme was formed and agreed with local bus operators in line with Dept. for Transport requirements. The Bus operators and Swindon Borough Council became an Enhanced Partnership from September 2023 to plan short, medium and long term improvements to passengers' journey experiences in and around the Borough. Although the original bid for funding for the Bus Service Improvement Plan was unsuccessful, funding of £415k has been awarded for two years as part of Bus Service Improvement Plan Phase 2 (BSIP2).


    The Enhanced Partnership consists of SBC’s Public Transport Strategy Team, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport Councillor Chris Watts, Swindon’s Bus Company, Stagecoach West and small operators including West Berkshire Council Transport Services, Coachstyle and Pulham & Sons.


    At the end of March, we had a visit from Dept. for Transport officers to look at the progress Swindon was making and the way in which the Partnership was working, before moving to the second stage of improvement planning called BSIP2. This provided an opportunity to highlight the successes and challenges faced by the Partnership in the Borough.


    The DfT visitors welcomed the way everyone was working together and our aspirations for future bus network planning. This included innovative news of the Community Forum developed within the Partnership called the Get Swindon Moving Community Group which is really unique in its whole journey approach. Most changes cannot happen overnight and by working with resident groups, we can make the decisions supporting longer term community plans, and enabling more groups of people to reach the places they need to sustainably and independently.


    If you or your existing community group/workplace would like to join the Get Swindon Moving Community Group, please contact us at getswindonmoving@swindon.gov.uk to find out more.

Page last updated: 05 Aug 2026, 08:54 AM