Two new route 26s

Thursday 15th October 2026 Continuing this year’s exploration of the many new bus routes introduced around the country this year, saw me recently visit Peterborough and Southampton, as both cities have coincidentally just added a route numbered 26 to their local networks. And in both cases part of the route serves new residential developments so I’m guessing Developer Section 106 funding, as well as Local Authority Bus Grants, has helped kick start the services. Peterborough’s route 26 began almost four months ago, at the end of June. Operated by Central Connect it comprises a circular route serving the Thorpe Meadows/Thorpe Road area to the west of the city centre as well as Old Fletton and Farcet to the east before continuing on a loop of the southern half of the city, including the Serpentine Green shopping centre and Yaxley where the new residential development is located at Lodge Way, known as Lakewood Meadows to the west of Yaxley. Indeed, it’s so new the Ordnance Survey map…