Friday and Saturday Evening Withdrawals in the Bridlington Area

Friday and Saturday evening services were cut in Bridlington from the start of June, with the withdrawal by East Riding of Yorkshire Council of Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for the evening services on routes 504 and 513 due to "low" usage. Both services are operated by East Yorkshire Buses. The affected journeys operated for the last time on Saturday 30th May 2026, having commenced on Friday 2nd February 2024.

On service 504 from Bridlington to Bempton via Queensgate, Marton Road, Bempton Lane, Darwin Road and Buckton, this meant the cessation of the 1900 from Bempton to Bridlington and the 2310 from Bridlington that extended beyond Bempton to Flamborough village, Thornwick Bay Holiday Village and North Landing. Daytime journeys, including the weekend Bus Service Improvement Plan funded services, were unaffected.

The last service 504 departure from Bempton is now at 1600 Friday or 1512 Saturday and from Bridlington Bus Station at 1530 Friday or 1640 Saturday. Marton Road and Bempton Lane have departures from Bridlington Bus Station up to 1930 with service 12, and in Summer Marton Road also has service 13 operating until 2105. The last service from Bridlington to Flamborough is at 2135 on route 14. From Bridlington to Bempton, the last Northern Rail service departs at 2103. So whilst alternatives exist for early and mid evening travel, not so for the withdrawn late evening journey.

Service 513 previously provided an hourly evening circular service from 1830 to 2230 from Bridlington Bus Station via the West Hill Estate, New Pasture Lane, Bridlington Old Town, Westgate and Brett Street back to the Bus Station. The two hourly Sunday daytime service continues to operate.

Limited early and mid evening alternatives remain via 'main road' services that go close to the West Hill and New Pasture Lane estates. For West Hill, service 41 has departures from Bridlington Bus Station at 1845 and 1955 on Fridays, and at 1825 and 1950 on Saturdays. Services 12 and 13 mentioned above serve Scarborough Road by the entrance to the New Pasture Lane estate,

No more Saturdays to Sledmere

Another casualty of East Riding of Yorkshire Council removing Bus Service Improvement Plan funding from a small number of services due to "low" usage, was the Saturday service on route 535. The 535 links Driffield to Sledmere, also serving Garton, Wetwang, Fridaythorpe and Fimber. Two circular journeys from Driffield had been provided at 1040 and 1549, operated by East Yorkshire Buses. The Saturday 535 had commenced on 19th April 2025 and operated for the final time on 30th May 2026. The Tuesday and Thursday service on route 535 operated by East Hull Community Transport was unaffected.

594 ends after 18 Months

Due to "low" usage, East Riding of Yorkshire Council removed funding for some Bus Service Improvement Plan funded services at the end of May 2026. This included service 594 which provided a Tuesday market day link from Fridaythorpe to Pocklington via Millington, with one journey in each direction. The 594 was introduced on 3rd December 2024, operated by York Pullman, before passing to East Yorkshire Buses from 2nd September 2025. The final day of operation was 26th May 2026. Fridaythorpe, Millington and Pocklington remain linked on Summer weekends via seasonal service 200.

21 Transport 60 Revised

21 Transport operated North Lincolnshire Council tendered service 60 between Scunthorpe, Burton Upon Stather, Thealby and Whitton was revised on 27th April 2026. The 1000 and 1100 journeys from Scunthorpe to Thealby were consolidated into a single 1045 departure, whilst the 1026 and 1126 from Thealby to Scunthorpe were similarly consolidated into a single 1112 service. Other daytime journeys were slightly retimed, with increased layover between services in Scunthorpe. All changes applied Monday to Saturday.

Back to Stagecoach after 7 Months

Tuesday 2nd September 2025 saw Grayscroft Coaches take over Lincolnshire County Council tendered service 25 between Market Rasen, Binbrook and Grimsby from Stagecoach. On Tuesday 7th April 2026, the service returned back to Stagecoach operation. It continues to operate Tuesday and Friday only, departing Market Rasen at 0930 and Grimsby at 1330. although as per bustimes.org it appears to have been rerouted in Grimsby via Weelsby Road and Hainton Avenue; the section of Weelsby Road served is otherwise served on school days only.

Significant Improvements to Saturday 399

On Monday 7th April 2025 service 399 between Scunthorpe, the Isle of Axholme and Doncaster became an even interval two hourly service Monday to Friday, including peak services to/from Doncaster replacing weekday extensions of First's 357. From Easter Saturday 2026 - 4th April - almost identical changes occurred on Saturdays (when the whole service is tendered).

Previously on Saturdays - when all service 399 journeys are operated by Stagecoach - there were two full route journeys between Scunthorpe and Doncaster and four extra 'short' journeys between Scunthorpe and Westwoodside, of which the first two 'shorts' from Scunthorpe omitted Althorpe, Derrythorpe, West Butterwick, Beltoft, Owston Ferry and East Lound. Spacing between journey's wasn't good, for example three out of the six journeys from Westwoodside to Scunthorpe operated between 1626 and 1847. There was also First's 357 between Finningley and Doncaster which had one journey extended to start in Epworth in the morning peak, and one journey extended to/from Epworth in the evening peak, serving Haxey and Westwoodside en-route.

Now it's five full route Scunthorpe to Doncaster 399 journeys, including a brief diversion via Yorkshire Wildlife Park, plus two Scunthorpe to Westwoodside 'shorts' in each direction. All journeys serve all Isle of Axholme villages. The frequency is every two hours, with some variation at the start and end of the day. The Saturday 357 extensions to Epworth are withdrawn, with the 357 now operating wholly within South Yorkshire. 

As well as the frequency enhancement and general simplification, the Saturday service is now almost identical to the weekday college holiday service, when most journeys are operated by Hornsbys. The exception is in Westwoodside, where the 'college time' service on college holiday weekdays follows the same route as the college day service via Newbigg. The equivalent Saturday journeys however follow the evening peak time loop via Newbigg, Doncaster Road and Westwoodside Pond, giving greater penetration of the village. For everywhere else though, Monday to Friday and Saturday timetables are now identical providing further simplification of the service.

No more early morning 11 in Scunthorpe

North Lincolnshire Council tendered Scunthorpe Early Morning Town Circular Service 11, operated by Stagecoach, was cancelled after operation on Tuesday 31st March "as funding has been withdrawn". Presumably the unusual midweek finish date was due to the financial year. No usage details for the 11 are known.

The 11 operated two journeys Monday to Saturday, departing Scunthorpe Bus Station at 0625 and 0705 and returning to the Bus Station at 0700 and 0740. From the Bus Station, service 11 operated via Ashby Road, West Common Lane, Plymouth Road, Bristol Road, Scotter Road, Lichfield Avenue, Dryden Road, Enderby Road, Willoughby Road, Chancel Road, Grange Lane South, Ashby High Street and Ashby Road back to the Bus Station. 

In terms of alternatives, Ashby High Street and Ashby Road are catered for by Hornsby's service 4 Monday to Friday with 0640 and 0713 arrivals into Scunthorpe Bus Station. There is also a Stagecoach 100 Monday to Saturday along Ashby Road arriving at 0722. Plymouth Road, Dryden Road and parts of Enderby Road can access Scunthorpe Bus Station by 0727 on service 2 Monday to Saturday, whilst Grange Lane South has an 0742 first arrival Monday to Saturday on service 6. The first service from West Common Lane, Lichfield Avenue and parts of Chancel Road into Scunthorpe Bus Station now arrives at 0840 on service 3 Monday to Saturday (or 0827 using service 90 from the John Leggott College stop on West Common Lane on college days). 

The sections of Bristol Road and Willoughby Road served by the 11 are now unserved, as are parts of Enderby Road. One stop on Enderby Road and a pair of stops of Chancel Road are now served only by the evening and Sunday 1A/2A.

As can be seen by the above, other than Ashby High Street and Ashby Road Monday to Friday, no replacement exists for the 11's first journey, but more areas have an alternative for the second journey.

The history of the 11 can be traced back at least 39 and a half years. As of 26th October 1986, the 340 operated from Lichfield Avenue to Scunthorpe Bus Station via the same route (other than approaching the Bus Station), with a single 0635 departure Monday to Saturday. The same timetable was still in place in the 1995, 1999 and 2000 timetables I have. By 31st March 2003 the service started back at High Street East with two departures at 0625 and 0705. The 340 was renumbered to the 13 on 24th April 2006. The starting point changed to Scunthorpe Bus Station by 1st June 2015 and the renumbering to the 11 occurred as part of the Simplibus network on 29th October 2018.

M1 now operating on Saturdays

The East Yorkshire operated M1 Moorsbus service from Hull to Pickering via the University of Hull, Cottingham, Beverley, Driffield and Malton has returned for Summer 2026. One journey in each direction continues to be provided, this year departing Hull Paragon Interchange at 0845 and Pickering at 1645. The big improvement for 2026 is that the service now operates on Saturdays as well as Sundays and Bank Holidays. 

Within Hull the route has been slightly revised to serve Princes Avenue and Newland Avenue rather than Beverley Road. It is also worth noting that the M1 resumed on Easter Saturday - 4th April, rather than the early May bank holiday weekend as occurred in 2025. The season ends on September 27th.

Extended Sunday service for Flamborough

East Yorkshire service 14 between Bridlington and Flamborough gained extended Sunday operational hours from 29th March, starting two hours earlier in the morning - 0720 rather than 0920 from Bridlington Bus Station - and running one hour later - 1820 rather than 1720 last departure from Bridlington Bus Station. The 14 operates every hour daily daytimes with a Summer Monday to Saturday early and mid-evening service.