R2

Main Street, Greetham

Road Closure: Main Street, Greetham
Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th November 2023
Service R2 and 29

Due to a closure on Main Street, Greetham, the Wheatsheaf stop will not be served and both the R2 and 29 will be diversion for the duration of the closure. To accommodate the School movement on the 29, we will be operating a temporary timetable on those days. 

R2 Service

The R2 will operate as normal on Greetham Road into Greetham, but will be unable to operate on Main Street to serve the Wheatsheaf, it will turn around near Church Lane and head back out of Greetham. 

Passengers are advised to use the bus stop opposite Locks Close instead. 

29 Service

Temporary Timetable can be found here.

In summary the morning journey will commence 5 minutes earlier and will follow a diversion route between Greetham and Cottesmore.

AM journey Essendine to SMB Brooksby

· Follow usual route from Essendine to Greetham (Wheatsheaf)

· Turn around and exit Greetham the same way back along the B668

· Turn left at the roundabout onto Hoby Lane

· Continue onto New Road

· Turn left onto Witham Road and enter Thistleton

· Exit Thistleton and turn left onto Thistleton Road

· Enter Market Overton and turn left onto Main Street

· Exit Market Overton and drive through Barrow

· Enter Cottesmore where passengers can alight and board at the Ashwell Triangle

· Continue to Oakham as normal and continue to final destination

PM journey SMB to Essendine

The return journey will arrive at its final destination approx. 3 minutes later than usual.

· Follow usual route from SMB Brooksby to Oakham Bus Station

· Continue to Cottesmore and turn left onto Ashwell Road where passengers can alight and board

· Continue to and through Barrow

· Enter Market Overton on Main Street

· Turn right onto Thistleton Road

· Turn right onto Main Street and enter Thistleton

· Exit Thistleton on Witham Road

· Turn right onto New Road

· Continue onto Hooby Lane

· Turn right at the roundabout onto the B668 and enter Greetham (Wheatsheaf)

· Turn around and exit Greetham

· Continue to final destination as normal

Affected Services:

• 29/29A
• 29/29A
• 29/29A
• R2
• R2