EYMS 220/221 February Change

EYMS are amending the 220/221 between Hull and Hornsea in February. From VOSA:

PB0000328/22 - EAST YORKSHIRE MOTOR SERVICES LTD, 252 ANLABY ROAD, HULL, HU3 2RS

• Variation Accepted: Operating between Hull and Hornsea given service number 220/220S/221/920 effective from 11-Feb-2013. To amend Route and Timetable.

First Christmas/New Year Services 2012-13

First have released details of their service plans for the Christmas and New Year period. The following covers both the Doncaster and York operations which both operate into the Humber region.

Christmas Eve - Saturday Service with early finish around 2000
Christmas Day - No Services
Boxing Day - No Services
Thursday 27th-Saturday 29th - Saturday Service
Sunday 30th - Normal Service
New Years Eve - Saturday Service with early finish around 2000
New Years Day - No Services

(NB some limited exceptions to the above apply for services not operating into the Humber region)

Transdev Christmas/New Year Service 2012-13

Transdev have released details of their Christmas and New Year period service plans, covering both the Yorkshire Coastliner and local York operations.

Christmas Eve - Saturday service with an early finish. No Transdev operated journeys on the 10 to Stamford Bridge
Christmas Day - No Service
Boxing Day - No Service
Thursday 27th-Saturday 29th - Saturday Service
Sunday 30th - Normal Service
New Years Eve - Saturday service with an early finish. No Transdev operated journeys on the 10 to Stamford Bridge
New Years Day - No Service

Arriva East Yorkshire Services Christmas and New Year 2012-13

Arriva Yorkshire have released their Christmas/New Year 2012-13 service plans. Below is the information relevant to East Yorkshire services (4, 8, 356, 400, 401):

Christmas Eve - Saturday service, so route 4 will not serve Howden or Goole. Additionally the 1810 service 400 from Selby to Goole will terminate at West Cowick, and the 1900 service 400 from Goole to Selby shall not operate.
Christmas Day - No Service
Boxing Day - No Service
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th - Saturday Service, so no route 4 serving Howden or Goole, and no route 8 serving Hook on the Friday.
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th - Normal Service
New Years Eve - As Christmas Eve
New Years Day - No Service

Stagecoach Scunthorpe Christmas and New Year 2012-13

Stagecoach have released details of their service plans in the Scunthorpe area over the Christmas and New Year period:

Christmas Eve - Normal Monday service with early finish (routes 31A/32A/350 affected)
Christmas Day - No Services
Boxing Day - Hourly daytime service on Scunthorpe town services 31A and 32A
Thursday 27th-Sunday 30th - Normal Services
New Years Eve - Normal Monday service with early finish (routes 31A/32A/350 affected)
New Years Day - No Services

EYMS 129 Revised Timetable

From Monday 6th January, EYMS are altering the 129 Withernsea to Hornsea timetable to address punctuality issues after the route was diverted to serve Sand Le Mere Holiday Park in July. Journey times are extended from 57 minutes to 64 minutes on the route which is operated under contract to East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The frequency remains two hourly Monday to Saturday daytimes (and Summer Sundays?).

Boxing Day Buses for North East Lincolnshire

Stagecoach in Grimsby Cleethorpes have released their service plans for the Christmas and New Year period:

Christmas Eve - Normal Monday service with early finish (1900-2000 ish)
Christmas Day - - No Service
Boxing Day - NEW for 2012, hourly daytime service on routes 9A (including New Waltham), 13, 14 and 46. Good to see North East Lincolnshire gain Boxing Day buses this year
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th - Saturday service except a weekday timetable on routes 1, 2 and 25
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th - Normal Service
New Years Eve - Saturday service, except weekday service on routes 1, 2, and 25, with early finish (1900-2000 ish)
New Years Day - No Service

Stagecoach in Hull Christmas/New Year 2012-13

Stagecoach in Hull have released details of services over the Christmas and New Year period. Below is a summary

Christmas Eve - Normal Monday service until 2000; no services will depart after this time
Christmas Day - No services
Boxing Day - Special Services (see below)
Thursday 27th-Saturday 29th - Saturday service including nightbuses on all three days
Sunday 30th - Normal Sunday service
New Years Eve - Saturday service until around 1800, then special timetables (see below)
New Years Day - No services
Wednesday 2nd - Back to normal

Boxing Day Services (all daytime only):
Hourly service on the 1, 2, 28b, 30, 32, 41a (via Holderness Road), 43 and 54
Half hourly service with 60 minute lunchtime gap on the 13, 14 and 15
Hourly service on the 51 all day, with extra short 51b journeys giving a half hourly morning service into Hull from Bransholme and return in the afternoon
Plus football buses 31F, 43F and 51F

New Years Eve Evening Services post-1800:
Hourly evening service on routes 1, 2, 15, 31, 43, 51 and 54
Limited Early Evening service on routes 13, 14, 28, 30, 32, 42 and 350
Half Hourly nightbus service on routes N2, N15, N31, N43 and N51

As far as I can tell the only Boxing Day changes this year are the withdrawal of the 42, and the 'downgrade' on the 51/51b from a 30 minute Hull-Bransholme service all day in both directions. On New Years Eve the evening 13 and 28, and nightbus N13, have been withdrawn, while the evening 32/N32 has been replaced by the 31/N31. The N31 is half hourly compared to an hourly N32 last year.

Overall it seems like Stagecoach in Hull have a stable Boxing Day/New Years Eve network (funded by Hull City Council???) and they are just making relatively minor tweaks this year, probably in response to usage last year. Of course it would be nice to see more services run on Boxing Day, and on New Years Eve evening, and to reintroduce New Years Day services. But things could be worse, or non-existant.

Arriva January Selby-Goole Changes

Arriva will be altering Selby-Goole services in late January. From VOSA:

 

PB0000582/73 - ARRIVA YORKSHIRE LTD, 24 BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5JX

• Variation Accepted: Operating between Selby and Goole given service number 4 effective from 28-Jan-2013. To amend Timetable.

 

PB0000582/75 - ARRIVA YORKSHIRE LTD, 24 BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5JX

• Variation Accepted: Operating between Selby and Goole given service number 8/356/400/401/628/629 effective from 28-Jan-2013. To amend Timetable.