Monday 28 August 2023

Improved Weekday Service for the Isle of Axholme

The Hornsby Travel part-subsidised service 399 between Scunthorpe, the Isle of Axholme and Doncaster, operating Monday to Friday, will be revised and improved from next Monday, 4th September.

From Scunthorpe:

  • The 0645 'fast' from Scunthorpe to Graizelound is diverted to Westwoodside.
  • The 0830 from Scunthorpe to Doncaster will operate at 0900.
  • The 0910 from Belton to Westwoodside will operate at 0920.
  • A new 1100 'short' from Scunthorpe to Epworth is added.
  • The 1230 from Scunthorpe to Westwoodside is amended to become a 1300 from Scunthorpe to Doncaster.
  • The 1605 (College Days)/1620 (College Holidays) from Scunthorpe to Graizelound is terminated at Westwoodside.
To Scunthorpe:
  • The 0725 from Graizelound to Scunthorpe becomes a 0728 from Westwoodside to Scunthorpe.
  • The 0930 from Westwoodside to Scunthorpe will operate at 0938.
  • A new 1136 from Epworth to Scunthorpe is added.
  • The 1215 from Doncaster to Scunthorpe will operate at 1245, and also incorporates the withdrawn 1335 Westwoodside to Scunthorpe.
  • A new 1545 Doncaster to Scunthorpe is added.
  • The 1730 Graizelound to Scunthorpe becomes a 1725 Westwoodside to Scunthorpe.
Overall there is an extra journey to/from Doncaster, an extra journey between Scunthorpe and Epworth each way, simplification from removing the Graizelound extension and at certain times, a move towards an even interval frequency.

To cover Graizelound, a new 499 from Misterton to Scunthorpe is added on college days, operating from Misterton via Graizelound and Low Burnham to Epworth and then acting as a duplicate on the 399 to/from Scunthorpe. There is no replacement to Graizelound during college holidays, and I suspect Graizelound may have only been served by the 399 during college holidays to avoid too much variation to the timetable.

There are no changes to Stagecoach journeys for now, but redacted decision records on North Lincolnshire Council's website indicate that amendments maybe coming, and also to service 291.

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