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Connect Bude
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 26 พ.ย. 2021
Connect Bude exists to lobby, advocate and research to reconnect Bude, Holworthy and North Cornwall to the rest of the country via rail, bus, and active travel. We believe North Cornwall and North-West Devon should have fair and equal access to education, jobs, heath and culture.
UK's Forgotten Rail: Relaxing Drone Flyover (Okehampton - Bude)
Gently unwind as we soar above the stunning English countryside, following the forgotten path of a bygone era. Lush greenery, quaint villages, and whispers of history unfold beneath our tranquil drone footage. Immerse yourself in a calming soundscape, perfectly complementing the serenity of the journey.
Connect Budes mission is to reconnect Bude and Holsworthy to the National Rail Network, initially via Okehampton. We believe a restored railway will provide significant benefits to the region. We believe North Cornwall and North-West Devon should have fair and equal access to education, jobs, heath and culture.
Check out more at connectbude.co.uk
The Past
For 68 years, from 1898 to 1966, Bude and Holsworthy were linked by rail to Okehampton, Exeter, London and beyond. Direct trains sped from the water’s edge to Waterloo in under five hours.
Remote communities were prevented from becoming isolated. Rail brought prosperity through economic activity and gave people a sense of wellbeing through connectivity.
Once the branch lines were closed by the Government in 1966, following therecommendations included in the earlier Beeching Report, North Cornwall became arail desert. Bude earned the dubious accolade of being the furthest town in England from a mainline railway station.
The Present
The campaigning of Okerail led to the line from Okehampton to Exeter being reopened in 2021. The new hourly service is already a major success with passenger numbers 250% of the anticipated use.
Devon County Council has financially supported an integrated direct bus link from Tavistock to the new station at Okehampton. Connect Bude is lobbying to achieve a similar integrated direct bus link from Bude & Holsworthy to Okehampton, rather than the existing 2.5hr bus journey to Exeter.
The lack of regional connectivity inhibits access to work, education, health, leasure, and culture; especially for those without private transport. This is evidenced by the
fact that Bude suffers a net loss of young people (15 to 24), with those staying more likely to be on benefits than the average.
The Future
Compared to England as a whole, Bude has a much higher reliance on cars with 11% more car ownership, rising to 24% more for +65yr olds, because of limited transport
options. When fast and reliable public transport arrives in Bude then residents can make the green choice and help the Climate Emergency.
Businesses & residents across the region are demanding fast, efficient, integrated, accessible and green public transport options for North Cornwall and West Devon - serving +30k residents and +285k visitors a year.
Connect Bude has garnered the active support of local people, businesses, politiciansand M.P.s. It believes that if enough people support its aims then with your help the next train will be to Bude. Build it and they will come!
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With thanks to Trevor Streeter for most of the video capture, Katie Goode for the edit. Video through Okehampton captured when station was still closed and no trains were running.
Connect Budes mission is to reconnect Bude and Holsworthy to the National Rail Network, initially via Okehampton. We believe a restored railway will provide significant benefits to the region. We believe North Cornwall and North-West Devon should have fair and equal access to education, jobs, heath and culture.
Check out more at connectbude.co.uk
The Past
For 68 years, from 1898 to 1966, Bude and Holsworthy were linked by rail to Okehampton, Exeter, London and beyond. Direct trains sped from the water’s edge to Waterloo in under five hours.
Remote communities were prevented from becoming isolated. Rail brought prosperity through economic activity and gave people a sense of wellbeing through connectivity.
Once the branch lines were closed by the Government in 1966, following therecommendations included in the earlier Beeching Report, North Cornwall became arail desert. Bude earned the dubious accolade of being the furthest town in England from a mainline railway station.
The Present
The campaigning of Okerail led to the line from Okehampton to Exeter being reopened in 2021. The new hourly service is already a major success with passenger numbers 250% of the anticipated use.
Devon County Council has financially supported an integrated direct bus link from Tavistock to the new station at Okehampton. Connect Bude is lobbying to achieve a similar integrated direct bus link from Bude & Holsworthy to Okehampton, rather than the existing 2.5hr bus journey to Exeter.
The lack of regional connectivity inhibits access to work, education, health, leasure, and culture; especially for those without private transport. This is evidenced by the
fact that Bude suffers a net loss of young people (15 to 24), with those staying more likely to be on benefits than the average.
The Future
Compared to England as a whole, Bude has a much higher reliance on cars with 11% more car ownership, rising to 24% more for +65yr olds, because of limited transport
options. When fast and reliable public transport arrives in Bude then residents can make the green choice and help the Climate Emergency.
Businesses & residents across the region are demanding fast, efficient, integrated, accessible and green public transport options for North Cornwall and West Devon - serving +30k residents and +285k visitors a year.
Connect Bude has garnered the active support of local people, businesses, politiciansand M.P.s. It believes that if enough people support its aims then with your help the next train will be to Bude. Build it and they will come!
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With thanks to Trevor Streeter for most of the video capture, Katie Goode for the edit. Video through Okehampton captured when station was still closed and no trains were running.
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Whilst I would love to see Bude reconnected to the railway network, I don't think it would have enough usage to ever justify the cost of rebuilding the line, upgrading structures and demolishing buildings such as Waitrose in Holsworthy. The North Cornwall lines to Bude and Padstow via Launceston should have never been closed by BR. I do believe the best option would be restore the railway to Launceston and Padstow instead and have a connecting bus from Bude to Wadebridge.
Great Video, I have driven the route (ish) a few times just can't see Waitrose letting trains down the fruit and veg isle at Holsworthy! LOL Halwill Junction looks possible with a loop around but who actually owns the land the houses are built on, the railway or original land owner? anyway great video Thanks!
I live at the other end of Dartmoor near Shaugh Prior and we have several of the stone viaducts along the old Plymouth to Tavistock railway, now for the most part a cycle way and they are just gorgeous feats of engineering as are the tunnels. This one would make a great cycle way but I guess the money will never be found for all parts as is the same at my end. If only the old steam trains still thundered along these beautiful railways.
Great video but dreadful music
Yhis is a beautiful video, i travel from bude to oke quite a lot, its a lovely dtive but i bet an even more beautiful train journey
Great video man
Brilliant video, thank you so much, going to walk some of this now, just awesome. 👍👍👍
Ah the Meldon viaduct..will the track ever go further...?
Is Connect Bude thinking there might be a need to buy up all the property built on the line of the original route, or is the idea to find an alternative way round that property ? Just so you know, I support the idea.
It's a nice idea but it'll never happen unfortunately. The properties and businesses alone would cost billions to purchase and bulldoze, let alone the billions needed to actually build the infrastructure for a railway which wouldn't see all that much use.
@@algill89 they said that about the Waverley route and reopening Okehampton, to name but two. Determination and persistence. Money too, of course, but that comes with determination and persistence.
I think this beautiful video shows how much of the track bed has been taken back by nature and human property building. One can and should dream. Bude, Holsworthy and Launceston too need reconnection to the rail network. Perhaps when electricricty an petrol eventually become too expensive for private car use ...
'Living sleepers breathe forever, Under the earth like hidden treasure, Waiting...sleeping...lucid dreaming, For a time of people streaming Through a station all renewed, As they arrive, once more......in Bude.' (lyric from 'The Last Train to Bude' by Bude Youth Theatre March 2016) Let's reverse Beeching, reconnect this disconnected community, and 'level up' all the way to Bude! Join Connect Bude and this can happen sooner than you might think....
Connect- professional , 😈