What would put me off the most would be having to book in advance, interested to see that this is the most chosen response, admittedly from a small number of responses.
Apart from the hassle factor, I would be concerned that the system would not work.

Despite some problems, I consider national rail services to be generally more professionally run than local buses.  I have nevertheless experienced numerous booking failures on trains.
If the railway cant manage reliable bookings, then I very much doubt that a bus operator could cope with such.

Variable fares would not worry me directly, but I consider them to be an undesirable complication with risk of doubt and dispute delaying the bus.
If I could pay on the bus and it sometimes cost £4.60, and at other times cost £7.11, that is acceptable provided that even the higher fare was a lot cheaper than a taxi, and not significantly more than the train fare if there is a train.
If however I had to buy the ticket in advance from a third party, then I would be pretty disgusted if the £4.60 ticket already paid for, was ruled invalid due to some subtle change in rules.
Especially if I had to throw away the first ticket and buy another, missing several buses whilst so doing.

Before considering adding any complications to bus travel, get the basics correct first.
Put up clearly visible bus stop signs.(no more "stops outside the pub that was knocked down years ago")
Display timetables that are in date. (and guaranteed to remain valid until the expiry date printed thereon)
Run a reliable service.

"Modular isolation" does not alter the fact that a lethal voltage is exposed at ankle height. If a graffiti "artist" is electrocuted then the horrific task of collecting the charred remains is made a bit easier, but they are still just as dead, and their relatives could still sue.

Network rail contractors have previously been prosecuted for some quite large scale thefts of railway property, so a few benches sounds easy enough.

Still seems an odd thing to steal, not that expensive, worth very little for scrap metal, limited alternative uses.

Possibly removed by mistake ? Contractors went to the wrong station ? someone in an office sent the order out wrongly ?

I recall years ago a considerable quantity of railway equipment being delivered to Nunhead station in south east London.
It should have been sent to Nuneaton !

Any significant extension of third rail is effectively prohibited by the health and safety industry. Whilst there are various ways in which conductor rails can be made less dangerous, I cant see any way of significantly reducing the risks AND remaining compatible with existing routes and existing rolling stock.

I am not aware of any specific law or regulation that says "no more conductor rail" but someone somewhere will have to "sign off" a proposed new installation as being as safe as is reasonably practical.
Whom is going to declare a new installation as being safe as reasonably practical, whilst knowingly rejecting a readily available and safer alternative. 
Remember that the person approving the installation could face prosecution, perhaps decades later when a trespasser is killed.

Eventually 25Kv trains will reach Exeter, either from Paddington, or by use of duel voltage stock from Waterloo. Doubt that it will be within 15 years though.
Better get a move on, before the health and safety ban 25Kv overhead.

Yes, if possible hang on to the magazines for now, until lockdown eases, and then donate to a preserved railway.

I agree, regrettably. The main priority of HMG seems to be getting airlines operating again, with subsidy if needed, and allowing people to fly abroad, with de facto optional/voluntary quarantine on their return.

Spain and Italy will no doubt be pleased to welcome holidaymakers.
Meanwhile in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom), people sunbathing at a south coast resort is a "major incident" and public toilets are locked at holiday resorts.

I cant support any form of booking for local buses. One merit of bus travel is simplicity, requiring use of a smart phone or PC to make a local bus journey, no way!
The railway industry has done its best to overcomplicate fares, ticketing, and validities. It would be most regrettable if buses follow this trend.
And even on the railway, local services still operate a turn up and go service without reliance on apps, smartphones or the internet.

When the bus fails to turn up, whom gets priority on the following bus ? Those who had booked on the cancelled bus, or those booked on the next one ?

And what about those working in Mcjobs who are expected to work "voluntary" overtime at the last minute ? I doubt that employment would last long if they declined on the grounds of missing their booked bus.

Ultimately, restrictions on buses will have to be lifted if any semblance of normal life, including travelling to work is to return. The wearing of face coverings and better cleaning of vehicles would seem prudent at least until the end of the year.

I feel that in many respects we spend far too much time and money on analysing, studying, consulting, and reporting, rather than getting on and actually doing something.

HS2^▸ (The next High Speed line(s)) is a good example, decades of study which is still ongoing.

And this culture is not confined to the railways, but is a national disease. As an example there is a fairly general acceptance that climate change is a serious problem, yet actual action is rather lacking.
How many electric tram schemes have been studied and reported upon, and how many have been built.
How many reports into zero carbon housing, and how many such homes have been built.

If anything looks like getting built, time to call for reports on a more radical alternative that pushes actual construction further into the future.

As beaches and the like are now re opened, the relevant local authorities should do their bit and re open public toilets.
Reports of people defecating in the gardens of local residents are disgusting, but a foreseeable consequence of opening public spaces but refusing to open toilets.

Holidays within the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) should be encouraged, both to support the UK economy and to reduce the environmental harm from flying overseas.
So local authorities really need to their bit, and I don't believe the claims that opening existing facilities will be hugely expensive.

As seen on TV news, the beach at Weymouth was very crowded in the recent hot weather. I have received ANECDOTAL reports that the public toilets were only opened after the police threatened to arrest council officials.
The police received many complaints about urination and defecation in unsuitable places. Some of those caught by the police so doing said "I am so sorry, have never done this before, but was desperate after finding the toilets locked"

"Hydrogen mania" may be the new equivalent of the old "tulip bulb mania"

Back in the old days, Minehead had a local gas works located near the RNLI station. It closed when natural gas displaced coal gas, though the gas holders survived until recently.
The coal came from south Wales in small ships, and these used to carry the odd passenger, or items of luggage, or the odd animal in addition to coal. AFAIK^▸ (as far as I know) this was strictly unofficial being a bit of "beer money" for the crew.

Returning to the present, hydrogen fuel cells seem a very odd way to power a small ferry.
Hydrogen is inherently expensive, explosive, bulky and awkward to handle. Fuel cells are also bulky and expensive.
Batteries seem more sensible, charged from the existing PV modules or from a shore supply if the PV is not sufficient.

Even here out in deepest Somersetshire, the mail coach brings papers from the Metropolis in but a few days, under normal conditions. There have been a few delays of late, due to an outbreak of the pox.
Pack horses are now little used, being confined to byways and bridle paths that serve hamlets away from the post coach route.

Bulky and heavy loads may be conveyed at low rates via the canal system, and passengers are sometimes carried, this mode of transport is very slow and competes on price, not speed.
The canal boats use but a single horse, plodding slowly. The same horse is used throughout the journey, with many overnight stops whilst the animal is rested and fed.
The mail coaches are pulled by four or more fine horses, these animals trot briskly, or are even urged to a gallop. The rapid tiring of these horses being of no consequence as they are frequently changed for fresh animals.

Experiments are underway with steam power, unlikely to succeed due to the risk of explosion or other accident.

I am not convinced that airlines should be bailed out, even with "green strings"
Air travel burns a great deal of fossil fuel.

Let most of the airlines go bust, and many of the less used airports.
The surviving airlines would then have to charge higher fares that better reflected the true and not subsidised costs of running the operation.

I would consider subsidy of a handful of individual routes, but only in exceptional circumstances when air transport is the only viable link to remote communities.
I see no merit in subsidising popular routes within mainland Europe, let the market decide WITHOUT subsidy.

Spend the money saved by not bailing out airlines on railways.
More trains.
Faster trains.
Longer trains.
Battery trains, where 25 KV not viable.

Mail and express parcels should go by rail whenever possible. Urgent and perishable freight also.

A cynic like me would suspect that GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) want to get rid of the sleeper.
It is a franchise requirement and cant be dropped on a whim, but a prolonged closure for safety reasons should reduce patronage and assist in negotiating away any future obligation to provide the service.

Re-opening a "sleeper" service but without sleeping accommodation is no doubt a good start.

Perhaps the survey to prove that it is no longer wanted has already been done.

Yes but they seem less of a problem.
Badgers are less numerous than rabbits.
Badgers seem to favour farms, rather than open country.
And anyway badgers are protected and in general cant be shot, unlike rabbits.

Rabbits eat grass and other green stuff, Stonehenge is surrounded by grass.
Badgers are carnivorous and perhaps find little prey around Stonehenge.