The draft consultation is now on its way and seems to offer pretty bad news for bus users in Rotherham.
A summary of proposals is below. Make up your own minds.
1 - no change
1a - no change
2 - no change
3 - withdrawn
4 - withdrawn
7 - re-routed vis Ferham Road and extended to Meadowhall
8 - re-routed via Ferham road
10 - rerouted via Flanderwell as per old 10a
11/2 no change
13 revised route via Fitzwilliam road and Dalton Magna instead of hospital and Brecks.
13a no change
14 increased frequency (every 15 minutes)
15 increased frequency ( every 10 minutes)
18 unchanged
18b unchanged
19/a/b unchanged
20 unchanged
22/22x route unchanged - possible frequency changes
25 new route replacing current 34 between Rotherham and Whiston every 30 minutes
26 Barnsley - Westfield - unchanged
27 route curtailed to Rotherham - Crystal Peaks only with revised route in Aston. (Current route then from Lodge lane via mansfield road to a57 to Beighton then current route)
27a withdrawn
29/ 29a withdrawn
31 timetable revisions
32 - current route to Handsworth then via Parkway to Sheffield.
33 - revised route in Brinsworth, serving Whitehill Lane instead of Howarth Road, then extending to Harthill via Swallownest , Wales, and Kiveton. Hourly.
33a as 33 to Kiveton then looping round Todwick and returning via outward route. Hourly.
33b evening variant as 33 to kiveton then serving Todwick and Harthill then back as outward route.
34 - withdrawn
34 - new service replacing 35 but serving Howarth road then whitehill lane, whitehill road, Bonnet Lane then to Meadowhall as per 31 route. every 30 minutes
35 withdrawn
37 extended from Thrybergh to Ravenfield Via Silverwood every 20 minutes
39/40/41/42 - unchanged
43 withdrawn
44 unchanged
45 unchanged
46 new service replacing current 32 between Sheffield and Richmond Road then via Richmond Park Road, Parkway Catcliffe, Treeton every 30 minutes
56/7 unchanged
66 unchanged
67 Barnsley - Brampton unchanged
69 - missing Arunde Gate but serving Meadowhall Way and Weedon street. every 30 minutes
72 - unchanged
78 New route Rotherham - Meadowhall Via X78 route to Pitt Street then via old 34 Route to Meadowhall
87 unchanged
108/9 unchanged
216 unchanged
217 unchanged
218/ 220/ 221 / 222 / 226 / 227 / 228 unchanged
271 revised route via Wales and Kiveton partly replacing 27 links from Crystal Peaks to Kiveton Possibly terminating at Thorpe Salvin due to NCC funding Loss. Not serving Woodal village. every 2 hours.
A1 unchanged
Freebee under review
M92 revised route Foxhill - Chapletown only. No longr serving Harley
x5 unchanged
X7 unchanged
X13 withdrawn
X14 Peak Hour commuter trips only. All other trips withdrawn.
X22 unchanged
X78 unchanged
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