Monday 21 November 2011

Wolds Villager (Service 68)

Posted on VOSA today:

VOSA - Bus Registration Search Results: PB0004332/8 - NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL, HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORT, PO BOX 42, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 6XQ
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Kirmington, Chapel and Brigg Leisure Centre given service number 68 effective from 21-Nov-2011.

Seems odd since I have seen nothing on the North Lincolnshire Council website about any changes due, either in the public transport section or as a report to the responsible cabinet member. Could be reregistered I guess.

However to confuse things a bit more I checked the Traveline East Midlands website and found the 68 still running, complete with a new (to me) timetable, providing clockface departures from Brigg and a Tuesday/Thursday extension beyond Kirmington to Ulceby. The sort of extension that could replace the Thursday journey on the Stagecoach operated tendered 366 between Brigg and Ulceby. Except both Traveline East Midlands and Stagecoach show no changes to the Thursday 366. Surely there is not a 0920 68 followed by a 0925 366 from Ulceby to Brigg every Thursday?

So can anyone clear up what is going on?

1 comment:

David Barrett said...

Hornsby are now operating this service although they have been appearing from time to time in recent months. It seems that the timetable as shown on Traveline is a little premature as, from what I have seen, the existing arrangements still apply; eg. today, 24/11/11, the 09.32 Brigg to Barnetby and return 09.50 Barnetby to Brigg service 68 ran as usual with the latter following the 09.25 Stagecoach Ulceby to Btigg service 366.