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Post by teapot42 on Sept 16, 2023 11:08:00 GMT
If you live in the north of Sheffield, you have the 18, 95,95a and Yellow Supertram all taking you to Meadowhall but in the South West there is just the 65. Let's face it the city centre isn't up to much these days so most people go to Meadowhall. You know, I hadn't thought of it that way. To me it seemed daft for the 65 to extend to Meadowhall and the time would be better used giving a more frequency service to Buxton. There are plenty of options to change on to at the Interchange, I guess the question is whether a direct service trumps a more frequency option that needs a change of bus.
A lot of the cuts in Chesterfield seem to be on routes that duplicate a main road then split to serve smaller areas. The focus seems to be on not over-providing on the busy corridor at the expense of reduced frequencies away from that corridor. Personally, I'd rather have a more frequent local bus that meant I had to change in to another, but maybe someone has done market research to the contrary?
I almost wonder if we'd be better going back to the days of a minibus running around the estates feeding in to longer distance routes on the main roads. Heck, even add an element of DRT where it can be diverted to areas off-route. Would save on vehicle and fuel costs but not on driver costs, but might get passenger numbers up as it would be more visible in more areas?
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Post by crossscythe on Sept 16, 2023 13:08:16 GMT
If you live in the north of Sheffield, you have the 18, 95,95a and Yellow Supertram all taking you to Meadowhall but in the South West there is just the 65. Let's face it the city centre isn't up to much these days so most people go to Meadowhall. You know, I hadn't thought of it that way. To me it seemed daft for the 65 to extend to Meadowhall and the time would be better used giving a more frequency service to Buxton. There are plenty of options to change on to at the Interchange, I guess the question is whether a direct service trumps a more frequency option that needs a change of bus. A lot of the cuts in Chesterfield seem to be on routes that duplicate a main road then split to serve smaller areas. The focus seems to be on not over-providing on the busy corridor at the expense of reduced frequencies away from that corridor. Personally, I'd rather have a more frequent local bus that meant I had to change in to another, but maybe someone has done market research to the contrary? I almost wonder if we'd be better going back to the days of a minibus running around the estates feeding in to longer distance routes on the main roads. Heck, even add an element of DRT where it can be diverted to areas off-route. Would save on vehicle and fuel costs but not on driver costs, but might get passenger numbers up as it would be more visible in more areas?
I wrote out a detailed reply to this but I refreshed the page, by accident and lost it! The business model for buses in our area is generally ok. But the finer details need looking at. Flagship services that mainly stick to main roads: we have and have always had these and they work well, but some need to be extended to Meadowhall, as the city centre is rubbish these days, Meadowhall sees high footfall all days of the week for shopping, dining and leisure. Here, there and everywhere services: We have the 18, which is a great circular and business wise, ticks many boxes whilst being sparing on resources. We need some more services like these, and ones that provide direct links from all areas of the city to parkland and hospitals. We need more buses using the on site bus stops at Hallamshire and NGH. Feeder Services: Something that has been established with servies such as the 55 to Crystal Peaks from Frecheville. These are useful links to areas that don't warrant a direct service to the city centre and provide the customer with a wider choice of destination. Because of the short distance nature of these services, they can be provided using minimal resources (usually only one bus and one driver all day) and can bring footfall to busier flagship services. As I said on another thread, a minibus from Killmarsh to Halfway P&R and then Morrison's would give Killamarsh an indirect link to Sheffield, but also a handy one for the Supertram and 120. Other places this could be rolled out would be a direct service from Hunter's Bar to Hillsborough Interchange, via Brocco Bank, Hallamshire Hospital round about, Nile Street, Crookesmoor Road, all areas of the Upperthorpe/Langsett Estate and Morrison's Car Park. One Minibus, perhaps a Wheel Forward Streetlite per hour would do it and with it linking major attractions, such as Morrison's, Hillsborough Exchange, Endcliffe Park and serving the densely populated Upperthorpe Estate, I can see them creating a niche for high patronage and a considerable profit. |
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Post by alemaster on Sept 17, 2023 12:18:54 GMT
Meadowhall isn't as busy as it used to be and is linked with Sheffield City Centre by the tram as well as buses like the X1, X17 and X78 which provides very frequent connections at both Arundel Gate interchange and Sheffield Interchange for those arriving from the other side of the city and Derbyshire. Bus operators are short of drivers without wasting that resource on running even more buses to Meadowhall.
The 218 has two jobs really - linking Sheffield with Bakewell and Chatsworth (which is where the money is made) and also providing the alternative route to Totley - on parts of this route it is the only bus service - for example on Psalter Lane and Abbey Lane. The half hourly service is quite tightly and Cleverley scheduled to make the most of the buses available for this route and ideally needs a spare bus and driver to jump in when delays occur either due to traffic congestion or large numbers of passengers boarding slowly! Unfortunately the reality of late is what actually happen is trips get cancelled or turned short because like most operators they simply don't have enough drivers available. An extension of the route to Meadowhall would make these problems worse and in reality attract very few additional passengers to justify it.
I'm afraid where we are right now is one where we've seen First cut their network back quite ruthlessly to a level that they can run reliably with the resource available, other operators quite cautious about taking on extra work given resourcing issues and tendered evening services about to be decimated due to the available funding not being able to stretch far enough, especially with the skyrocketing cost of operating buses. We need to be protecting the existing network first and foremost - although perhaps reflecting changes in demand post-covid - and restoring services to areas with no coverage - for example Loxley and Wisewood have no Sunday service, Bradway no evening service etc - rather than fantasy new routes or extensions in areas that already have buses that cater for the proven demand.
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Post by chapeltowncallum on Sept 17, 2023 12:31:51 GMT
A service from Chapeltown to Meadowhall would be nice without having to change in firth Park or relying on the train the last direct route I can remember was the 72m with tates travel.
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Post by alemaster on Sept 17, 2023 12:34:31 GMT
I thought it might be useful to summarise what we know so far ahead of the official announcements:
SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYORAL COMBINED AUTHORITY TENDER CHANGES POSTED BY Rothlad
All evening and Sunday services are up for renewal. Some of the main highlights that I've noticed are:
- 1 High Green to Jordanthorpe. Curtailed to operate High Green to Sheffield only.
- 1A Chapeltown to Herdings. Services introduced between Sheffield and Herdings late evenings to partially replace service 1. Old 47/48 loop with hourly co-ordinated departures from Sheffield and Herdings on services 1A/11.
- 7 Ecclesfield to Woodhouse. Withdrawn. Replaced with 8 in North Sheffield and 42 in South Sheffield.
- 8 Sheffield to Birley. Extended through to Ecclesfield every 2hrs.
- 18A Sheffield to Hillsborough. Diverted to Cloonmore Drive (not seen a bus since 2012 when TM 43 was withdrawn?) to partially replace service 1.
- 20 Ecclesfield to Hemsworth. Split into two routes. 20A in North Sheffield. 25A in South Sheffield.
- 20A Sheffield to Ecclesfield. Hourly service running the old 79/89 loop in Parson Cross. Serves Holgate Avenue/Colley Crescent towards Ecclesfield and Yew Lane/Chaucer Road towards Sheffield. Circular service.
- 25A Woodhouse to Hemsworth. 2hr service running as an extension to service 25 from Sheffield through to Hemsworth via the current 20 service. Every 2hrs.
- 42 Sheffield to Woodhouse. 2hr service running as an extension to service 41 from Dyke Vale Road to Woodhouse Village. Partially covers service 7 in Normanton Springs and Woodhouse.
- 83 Chapeltown to Fulwood. Curtailed to operate Chapeltown to Sheffield only. Every 2hrs.
- 86 Chapeltown to Lowedges. Curtailed to operate Chapeltown to Sheffield only. Every 2hrs.
- 108/109 Rotherham to Rawmarsh. Reintroduced former circular services, 2hr each way around with hourly co-ordinated departures from Rotherham Interchange.
- 207 Sheffield to Rotherham. As service 208 currently to Whiston, then via Spinneyfield and Rotherham Hospital (like service 21). Looks to be co-ordinated with both the 21 and 73 to provide a hourly combined service to Whiston/Brinsworth.
- X1 Sheffield to Maltby. Curtailed to operate Sheffield to Rotherham only. Service X10 introduced evenings and Sundays every 2hrs from Sheffield through to Maltby.
DERBYSHIRE BUSES SERVING SOUTH YORKSHIRE
43 - even half hourly frequency Mon-Sat daytime (currently 20/40)
43a - new hourly Mon-Sat daytime service Sheffield-Lowedges. combined with 43/44 there will be a bus every 15 minutes on joint sections.
44 - evening and Sunday buses extended to Chesterfield
50/50a - route change, some buses extended Birk Hill to Chesterfield, extra Sunday morning journeys
80/80a - change of operator to Hulleys. To operate Holymoorside to Crystal Peaks to a revised route. Crystal Peaks/Halfway-Sheffield withdrawn.
X17 - later evening services introduced Sheffield-Chesterfield
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Post by crossscythe on Sept 17, 2023 13:13:16 GMT
A service from Chapeltown to Meadowhall would be nice without having to change in firth Park or relying on the train the last direct route I can remember was the 72m with tates travel. There used to be the 37 Yorkshire Terrier, it ran from Burncross right through to Meadowhall. I do think there is a market for a direct service between there, especially if they can undercut train fares for that journey. |
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Post by crossscythe on Sept 17, 2023 13:45:00 GMT
Meadowhall isn't as busy as it used to be and is linked with Sheffield City Centre by the tram as well as buses like the X1, X17 and X78 which provides very frequent connections at both Arundel Gate interchange and Sheffield Interchange for those arriving from the other side of the city and Derbyshire. Bus operators are short of drivers without wasting that resource on running even more buses to Meadowhall. The 218 has two jobs really - linking Sheffield with Bakewell and Chatsworth (which is where the money is made) and also providing the alternative route to Totley - on parts of this route it is the only bus service - for example on Psalter Lane and Abbey Lane. The half hourly service is quite tightly and Cleverley scheduled to make the most of the buses available for this route and ideally needs a spare bus and driver to jump in when delays occur either due to traffic congestion or large numbers of passengers boarding slowly! Unfortunately the reality of late is what actually happen is trips get cancelled or turned short because like most operators they simply don't have enough drivers available. An extension of the route to Meadowhall would make these problems worse and in reality attract very few additional passengers to justify it. I'm afraid where we are right now is one where we've seen First cut their network back quite ruthlessly to a level that they can run reliably with the resource available, other operators quite cautious about taking on extra work given resourcing issues and tendered evening services about to be decimated due to the available funding not being able to stretch far enough, especially with the skyrocketing cost of operating buses. We need to be protecting the existing network first and foremost - although perhaps reflecting changes in demand post-covid - and restoring services to areas with no coverage - for example Loxley and Wisewood have no Sunday service, Bradway no evening service etc - rather than fantasy new routes or extensions in areas that already have buses that cater for the proven demand. I wouldn't call them fantasy routes. Does Killamarsh have a bus service running to Morrison's and the park and ride, ameneties that are close by? Does Holbrook have a service? The way you describe Meadowhall makes it sound like it's in the decline, quite the opposite. In recent years, the centre has expandes with the new climbing exhibition, the outdoor attractions in the summer and high end jewellers such as Breightling and Omegle taking up residence there. Do you really think the residents of Tinsley or Wincobank can afford to shop there? The 218 runs through upper Totley, Beauchief, Parkhead, some of the most affluent parts of the city. The X17 has already proven that there is a demand from southern suburbs to Meadowhall. If you have a network that provides a convenient, direct service, people will come and use it and spend their cash. If you have to walk/change at bus stops etc, then you may as well get a taxi and it won't be much dearer if there is more than one of you. I agree that the 31 to Wisewood and Loxley should run on Sundays. Every area should have a bus service 7 days a week. They are cutting their nose off to spite their face as a dependable service that runs every single day will get people out of their cars and get coins in the cash register of the buses. |
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Post by alemaster on Sept 18, 2023 9:13:56 GMT
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Post by teapot42 on Sept 18, 2023 12:24:23 GMT
The 'other' Stagecoach Yorkshire have revised some of the registrations they submitted just over a week ago, to withdraw some Sunday services. I wonder if that means there were errors, or if funding has been cut...
Is the timetable data available for services that have been registered? Bustimes only seem to go a couple of weeks ahead.
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Post by crossscythe on Sept 18, 2023 12:35:14 GMT
Strange that the 52a is down as running to Wisewood & Loxley. And apparently, Sheffield is in the North East of England, howaay pet! |
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Post by rhole on Sept 20, 2023 14:12:54 GMT
Some Stagecoach changes from the 29th of October from Blink.
Chesterfield
Following a last minute change by Derbyshire County Council, the extra Sunday journeys we intended to introduce on a number of routes will now not happen.
1/1a – Timetable revised. Service 1a rerouted to serve Markham Vale Industrial Estate via Enterprise Way and Markham Lane. Layover added on service 1 journeys at Bolsover and Shirebrook to improve punctuality. Inbound timing point at Arkwright Town changed to Community Centre.
2/2a/2b – Services withdrawn and replaced by revised services 5, 90 and 90a.
5 – Monday to Saturday service extended from Chesterfield to Green Farm via Ashgate, returning to Chesterfield via Winnats Close and Newbold Back Lane, partially replacing services 2/2a. Buses will run hourly. Service 5 will no longer serve Elder Way, but will use Rose Hill, Knifesmithgate and Cavendish Street in both directions. On Sundays, service 5 will continue to run between Chesterfield and Newbold only, starting at Rose Hill and terminating at Cavendish Street.
15 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
16 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
25 – Frequency increased from every 60’ to every 30’ Monday to Saturday daytimes, funded by DCC BSIP. Additional Monday to Saturday early morning and Sunday daytime journeys introduced, replacing service 25a. Following driver feedback, inbound timing point at Whittington Moor changed to Pro Act Stadium. Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
25a – Service withdrawn and replaced by additional service 25 journeys, see above.
39 – Following customer feedback, early morning timetable revised to improve connections with services 1/1a for customers travelling to Royal Hospital. Additional daily later evening journeys introduced, funded by DCC BSIP.
43 – Monday to Saturday daytime frequency changed from every 20/40’ to every 30’ to give more consistent departures. Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following driver feedback, inbound timing point at Whittington Moor changed to Pro Act Stadium.
43a – New Monday to Saturday daytime service introduced between Sheffield and Low Edges via Low Edges Road, Meadowhead, Woodseats and Heeley, running hourly.
44 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. The evening and Sunday journeys that start/finish at Dronfield Station are extended to/from Chesterfield. Following driver feedback, inbound timing point at Whittington Moor changed to Pro Act Stadium.
43/43a/44 will combine with Sheffield service 25 to give 8 buses per hour between Sheffield, Heeley, Woodseats and Meadowhead during Monday to Saturday daytimes.
50/50a – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Service 50 will be extended from Birk Hill Estate to Chesterfield on Monday to Saturday daytimes. Following driver feedback, the 50 will run via West Street instead of Ravencar Road (service 50a provides an alternative) and via Sheffield Road instead of Windmill Greenway (service 120 provides an alternative). In Old Whittington, service 50a will operate direct via High Street rather than Burnbridge Road, Ashcroft Drive and Station Lane to reduce journey times and to give parts of High Street a service. Following driver feedback, inbound timing point at Whittington Moor changed to Pro Act Stadium.
25/50/50a will combine to provide 4 buses per hour between New Whittington and Chesterfield during Monday to Saturday daytimes.
51/51a – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Double deckers will be used on some journeys. The Monday to Saturday evening journeys on service 51a are replaced by later journeys on services 39 and 51.
54/54a – Timetable revised with combined Monday to Saturday daytime frequency reduced from 12’ to 15’. Double deckers will be used on daytime journeys.
74/74a – Service 74 will no longer serve Duckmanton and Poolsbrook (replaced by services 90/90a) but will run to Mastin Moor Community Centre and Woodthorpe instead, every 60’ Monday to Saturday daytimes. Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Some early evening journeys are withdrawn and partially replaced by service 77a. Service 74 extension to Woodthorpe is funded by DCC BSIP.
74/74a will provide a combined 30’ between Chesterfield, Inkersall and Staveley on Monday to Saturday daytimes.
77/77a – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. The Monday to Saturday journey at 1823 hrs from Chesterfield will run as a service 77a and operate via Inkersall and Mastin Moor. Minor timetable changes on Sundays, when Worksop depot will provide two buses and Chesterfield will provide one, in line with weekdays where Chesterfield provide one third of the resource.
Services 80/80a – All Stagecoach journeys are withdrawn, partially replaced by Hulley’s of Baslow. We understand Hulley’s will link their Holymoorside service with a revised 80 running as far as Crystal Peaks. There will be no service to Sheffield.
90/90a/90b – Completely revised with new service 90a/90b variants as follows: -
Outbound service 90 will operate every 60’ Monday to Saturday daytimes from Walton Shops to Creswell via Hunloke Avenue to Chesterfield (replacing services 2/2a), then current service 90 route to Staveley, then via Duckmanton, Markham Vale, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Clowne to Creswell. In Creswell will run via Sheffield Road and Elmton Road which are currently unserved.
Inbound, service 90 will operate every 60’ Monday to Saturday daytimes from Creswell to Yew Tree Estate via current 77 route to Clowne, Stanfree, Shuttlewood, Markham Vale, Duckmanton to Staveley, then current service 90 route to Yew Tree Estate via Chesterfield, Chatsworth Road, and Walton Shops.
Certain journeys will still serve Fan Road for Netherthorpe School on schooldays.
Outbound service 90a will operate every 60’ Monday to Saturday daytime from Yew Tree Estate to Staveley via current service 90 route including Walton Shops, Chatsworth Road, and Chesterfield, then via Poolsbrook to Markham Vale.
Inbound service 90a will operate every 60’ Monday to Saturday daytime from Markham Vale to Walton Shops via Poolsbrook to Staveley, then current service 90 route to Chesterfield, then via Hunloke Avenue to Walton Shops (replacing services 2/2a).
Services 90/90a will together provide a bus every 30’ between Chesterfield, Staveley, and Markham Vale during Monday to Saturday daytimes.
On Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays, service 90a will operate from Chesterfield to Yew Tree Estate via Hunloke Avenue and Walton Shops, replacing service 2b.
Service 90b will operate evenings and Sundays only between Chesterfield and Markham Vale via current evening service 90 to Duckmanton then extended to Markham Vale in both directions. The extension from Staveley to Markham Vale and Creswell is funded by DCC BSIP.
583 - Schooldays service introduced between Long Duckmanton and Bolsover School via Shuttleworth and Bolsover. Funded by DCC BSIP as part of the package with service 90.
X17 – An hourly daily evening service is introduced between Chesterfield and Sheffield, with the last bus from Sheffield leaving the Interchange at 2330 hrs. An additional Monday to Friday journey is introduced at 0556 hrs from Chesterfield to Sheffield. Following driver feedback, additional running time is added between Matlock and Matlock Bath on outbound journeys.
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Post by rhole on Sept 20, 2023 14:20:22 GMT
Barnsley and Rawmarsh. Barnsley
1 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Evening and Sunday buses will still run hourly. Some evening and Sunday journeys will be funded by SYMCA. Following driver feedback, timing point at Four Lane Ends removed.
6 – Timetable changed to improve punctuality. Evening and Sunday buses will still run hourly. Some evening and Sunday journeys will be funded by SYMCA.
11 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Evening and Sunday buses will still run hourly. Some evening and Sunday journeys will be funded by SYMCA.
12 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Evening and Sunday buses will still run hourly. Some evening and Sunday journeys will be funded by SYMCA.
20/21 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. From Penistone, service 20 will run to Millhouse Green, replacing service 21. Service 21 will terminate at Penistone. Cubley will no longer be served (South Pennine service 26 provides an alternative).
21a – Timetable revised following SYMCA tender award. Evening and Sunday journeys will operate every two hours.
22 – Service withdrawn, replaced by new services 22a/22c.
22a/22c – New services introduced, replacing service 22, 43 and 44. The 22a will follow the 43 route from Barnsley via Barnsley Hospital and Pogmoor Road to Penny Pie Park, then Dodworth, Gilroyd, Keresforth Hill Road, Park Road, then following the 43 route via Worsbrough Common and Morrisons to Barnsley. The 22c will follow the 44 route from Barnsley via Worsbrough Common, then Keresforth Hill Road, Gilroyd (serving the estate in the opposite direction), Dodworth, Penny Pie Park, Barnsley Hospital and Summer Lane to Barnsley.
27/27a/27b – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Service 27b will only serve Stacey Crescent or Brierley Park on alternate hours. Evening journeys will generally be two hourly but with extra journeys at GXO Logistics shift change times. Some evening and Sunday journeys will be funded by SYMCA.
28/28c – Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
32 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
43/44 – These services will operate evenings and Sundays only, with Monday to Saturday daytime journeys replaced by new services 22a/22c (see above). Service 43 will run every two hours each evenings. On Sunday daytimes, the 43 and 44 will each run every two hours. Evening and Sunday journeys will be funded by SYMCA.
57/59/59a – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. The 00:03 hrs journey from Royston to Carlton is withdrawn. Buses will depart from stand 10 at Wakefield Bus Station.
66 – Monday to Saturday daytime frequency increased from 20’ to 15’. There are also timetable changes to improve punctuality. Some evening and Sunday journeys will be funded by SYMCA.
67/67a/67b/67c – Timetable revised following SYMCA tender award. During Monday to Saturday daytimes, services 67 and 67a will generally operate every two hours, combining to provide an hourly frequency on common sections of route. All journeys will serve Aldham House Estate. All evening journeys will serve Cortonwood. On Sundays, services 67a and 67c will combine to provide a bus every two hours on common sections of route. All journeys will be funded by SYMCA.
93/95/95a – Following SYMCA tender award, all evening and Sunday journeys will operate as service 95a every 60’. All journeys on service 93 will be funded by SYMCA. All journeys will be operated by Barnsley depot.
94a – Timetable revised following SYMCA tender award.
203 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
219/219a/219e – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, evening and Sunday journeys will generally run every two hours, but with additional daily journeys at 22:16 hrs from Grimethorpe to Goldthorpe and 22:12 hrs from Grimethorpe to Barnsley to cater for GXO Logistics shift change times. The section of route between Goldthorpe and Doncaster will be funded by SYMCA. All departures after 17:30 hrs will be numbered 219e and no longer serve Thurnscoe due to persistent attacks on buses and anti-social behaviour.
X19 - Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
Rawmarsh
8/8a/9 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Evening and Sunday services replaced by services 108/109 (see below).
21 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, daily evening and Sunday daytime journeys are added, running every two hours.
22x – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, evening journeys will run every two hours.
108/109 – Following SYMCA tender award, new services introduced replacing services 8/8a/9 in the evenings and all day Sundays. 108 will operate a clockwise loop from Rotherham to Rotherham via Parkgate, Rawmarsh Hill, Upper Haugh, Kilnhurst Road and Rawmarsh. 109 will operate an anti-clockwise loop from Rotherham to Rotherham via Parkgate, Rawmarsh, Kilnhurst Road, Upper Haugh and Rawmarsh Hill. Both services will operate every two hours, combining to provide an hourly service.
135 - Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
136 - Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, Sunday journeys will operate all day every 90’.
137 - Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
208 - Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
218/218a - Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, daily evening journeys and Sunday early morning journeys will operate every two hours. SYMCA will fund some Sunday daytime journeys.
221 - Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, daily evening journeys will operate every two hours. SYMCA will fund some Sunday daytime journeys.
226 - Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, daily evening journeys will operate every two hours. SYMCA will fund some Sunday daytime journeys. Evening journeys will no longer serve Thurnscoe but terminate at Goldthorpe, Asda. This is due to persistent attacks on buses and anti-social behaviour.
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Post by rhole on Sept 20, 2023 14:23:28 GMT
Sheffield
1 – Minor timetable changes. Evening and Sundays withdrawn following SYMCA tender award to First South Yorkshire.
2/2a – Timetable changed to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender award, evening and Sunday journeys on service 2 will operate, but infrequently.
7 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Evening and Sunday journeys withdrawn and partially replaced by service 8 between Ecclesfield and Sheffield and service 42 between Sheffield and Woodhouse. Following SYMCA tender award service 8 will be operated by First South Yorkshire and service 42 by TM Travel. Following driver feedback, the terminus at Ecclesfield is changed to High Street.
10/10a – Route revised to operate via Donnington Road rather than Essex Road.
25 – Timetable revised to provide a coordinated 8 buses per hour with services 43/43a/44 between Sheffield, Heeley, Woodseats and Meadowhead. Evening journeys on all days of the week are withdrawn following SYMCA tender award to First South Yorkshire. These journeys will operate as service 25a.
52 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following driver feedback, the timepoint at Broomhill in both directions is changed.
57/57a – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following SYMCA tender evening and Sunday journeys will operate every 120’.
83 – Certain late afternoon journeys on Monday to Saturday extended to Chapeltown. Evening and Sunday journeys withdrawn following SYMCA tender award to First South Yorkshire.
86 – Evening and Sunday journeys withdrawn following SYMCA tender award to First South Yorkshire.
88 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
120 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality. Following driver feedback, additional journeys introduced on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings between Fulwood and Sheffield during Sheffield University term times only to provide a 15’ minute frequency between these points. Following driver feedback, layover time introduced at Crystal Peaks.
783 – Timetable revised to improve punctuality.
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Post by simonk82701 on Sept 20, 2023 16:25:29 GMT
Good grief 21, (a hospital route) down to every two hours evenings and Sundays
22X Every 2 hours, interesting when the 136 is every 1.5 hours
Service 2 linking Sheffield and Barnsley will run evenings and Sundays but infrequently. Does that mean every two hours or less? anyone know?
Any news on the 22 Doncaster. I am assuming the 19A Worksop to Rotherham is staying hourly in the evenings and Sundays?
Parts of this are not as bad as I feared and others are much worse! Very interesting to see the 22X cut back in the evenings and Sundays. I think it had be hoped that SSY would run one and SYMCA the other. I really does put Sheffield city centre to shame doesn't it? A city that size, a theatre complex that is quite large, and a student population and we can only manage a two hourly evening and Sunday service. People cannot give up their cars with this service provision, it's impossible. I tell you, I shall be annoyed if First start having resource issues. You bid for the work, after leaving passengers in some areas with no service, They'd better run.
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Post by alemaster on Sept 20, 2023 18:02:42 GMT
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