Service Update – Route 24 (Frome - Warminster - Salisbury Monday 6 October – Friday 24 November 

Due to roadworks on Wallbridge (Frome) railway bridge bus service 24 will be diverted during this period.

BEELINE

Outbound towards Warminster:

 • Buses will serve the usual stop at Frome Market Place.

 • They will then turn around at the Coach Park, continue via North Parade, turn right into Rodden Road (under the bridge), and resume the normal route towards Warminster.

Inbound towards Frome:

 • From Warminster, buses will operate via Rodden Road (under the bridge), turn left by the Co-op, and return along North Parade.

 • They will serve the usual stop at Frome Market Place and turn around at the Coach Park.

Stops not served:

 • Gorehedge

 • Christchurch Street

( Frome bus will pick up and drop off in the same  areas when  they operate  the 24 service ) 

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding while these essential works take place.

FROME BUS

Westbury and Dilton Marsh buses 

Out bound 

Pick up at Gorehedge and New road

Head to Frome market place up  North parade  and turn into Rodden road and continue usual journey

Inbound journey will be the reverse of the above

Wallbridge roadworks

 Service Update – Route 24 (Frome - Warminster - Salisbury Monday 6 October – Friday 24 November 

Due to roadworks on Wallbridge (Frome) railway bridge bus service 24 will be diverted during this period.

Outbound towards Warminster:

 • Buses will serve the usual stop at Frome Market Place.

 • They will then turn around at the Coach Park, continue via North Parade, turn right into Rodden Road (under the bridge), and resume the normal route towards Warminster.

Inbound towards Frome:

 • From Warminster, buses will operate via Rodden Road (under the bridge), turn left by the Co-op, and return along North Parade.

 • They will serve the usual stop at Frome Market Place and turn around at the Coach Park.

Stops not served:

 • Gorehedge

 • Christchurch Street

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding while these essential works take place.

FROME BUS

Westbury and Dilton Marsh buses 

Out bound 

Pick up at Gorehedge , Frome Market place and New road

Head to Frome market place up  North parade  and turn into Rodden road and continue usual journey

Inbound journey will be the reverse of the above

Roadworks affecting Beckington

From Monday October 6th, 61 days of roadworks on Bath Road in Beckington means buses can’t follow their normal route through Beckington village.

First’s D2 can follow the proposed diversion which is along Frome Road into Beckington and then turning by the Woolpack up Warminster Road en route to Rode and onto Bath.

Because of low hanging trees on Warminster Road, Faresaver’s X34 can’t follow this diversion and so, for the 61 day road closure, Faresaver can’t serve Beckington. 

So after leaving Frome and after Oldford, the X34 will not go via Beckington at all but go along the A36 and A361 directly to Rode …. before proceeding to Trowbridge and onwards towards Melksham and Chippenham

We will post on Beckington Village how their residents can use the D2 to connect with the X34 at Rode.

New timetables for D2/D2x and X34 from 31st August

 Their are changes to the D2 /D2x timetable from the 31st August There will be minor changes to the timetable to improve punctuality on every day of the week. Some off-peak and evening journeys that currently run as a D2x will now instead run as a D2 via Beckington and Rode.   No changes to the D2x route which will stay on its current route use link below to see details 

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/plan-journey/timetables?search=D2&date=2025-08-31

New timetable for the x34 from the 31st August. Service X34 – Chippenham – Frome – additional trip between Frome and Trowbridge weekday mornings at 0815 to provide extra capacity for Wiltshire College students, extension of service through to Frome on 1730 departure from Chippenham.  use the link below for details 

https://faresaver.co.uk/forthcoming-timetables/

Beeline 24 Frome to Salisbury via Warminster details in link below 

https://bustimes.org/services/24-salisbury-warminster

Second civic award for the Favbug team

 Peter Travis chair of Favbug and Somerset bus partnership was presented with a civic award last week on the 3rd April 2024

For those who might not know Tracey Harding co founder of Favbug was presented with an award in 2016 

Issues over dates above bus timetables

 Someone complained to Frome town council about some bus  timetables up at the stops being out of date 

All bus timetables have a date above them saying valid from the date shown on them. In the case of some of the smaller operators who don't change as frequently the date can go back several years. The 162 has a date saying valid from 13/6/16 but is still in date as the service hasn't changed since that date.

If in any doubt about your bus timetables being in date check the bus operators website or give them a call. 

 BUS FARES TO BE CUT FROM JANUARY 1ST FOR 3 MONTHS

CHEAPER BUS FARES ON FIRST BUS, FARESAVER AND SELECTED FROMEBUS ROUTES

From January 1st it will cost £2 single fare on all Frome’s bus services operated by First Bus or Faresaver Buses. So, whether you travel between Frome Sainsburys and Bath bus station or between Frome Market Place and Chippenham, the single fare will only be £2.

In these times of prices always going up, it’s good that travelling by bus is going to be even cheaper!

Additionally, Wiltshire Council has decided the £2 flat fare will ALSO apply on bus services it supports. This means the FromeBus services from Frome to Westbury (47) and to Warminster (53), a single will only costs £2.

Somerset County Council has decided not to extend the scheme to services that Somerset supports so bus ticket prices to Radstock, Midsomer Norton and Shepton Mallet will be unchanged, at least for the time being. So Somerset County Council service 30, Libra Travel 184 and other Frome Bus service prices will also be unchanged.

It should be noted that coach operators aren't part of this scheme.

Dedicated school buses aren't part of the scheme either.

If travelling within Frome we believe the £1.50 single fare offered by First Bus won't change.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON £2 FARE SCHEME

The major fare cut is part of an initiative funded by the Government aimed at boosting bus use while helping passengers to save money as the cost of living crisis continues to hit.

The £2 single fare is available from all participating operators from 1st  January to 31st March. 130 bus operators across the country will introduce a £2 fare cap on single tickets. The initiative will apply to most routes in Somerset. You can check here https://www.somerset.gov.uk/busit  to see find out more about the scheme.

Other routes may be added to the above list during the period that the £2 fare cap is in force, and we will do our best to inform you promptly if and when that happens.