Wednesday 31 December 2014

City of York Proposed Tendered Bus Cuts

Next week, the City of York Council cabinet will be asked to approve cuts to supported bus services in the city, including two services which also serve the East Riding of Yorkshire. Two criteria are used by the City of York to decide when to provide financial support for a bus service, a maximum subsidy of £2 per passenger and a minimum number of 9 per passengers per bus hour operated (there is an option to tighten these criteria to £1.60 per passenger maximum subsidy and 13 bus passengers per bus hour but this would not impact any cross boundary services into the East Riding of Yorkshire).

The Sunday to Thursday evening service on route 10 between Stamford Bridge, Dunnington, York and Poppleton, currently operated by Transdev York, is proposed for withdrawal. This would deliver £36,057 in annual savings as part of a target £200,000 annual saving. The current passengers per bus hour are 7 and the per passenger subsidy is £2.92.

The withdrawn journeys would be the 2023 York-Stamford Bridge, 2100, 2200, 2300 Poppleton-Stamford Bridge, 2353 Nether Poppleton-Upper Poppleton, 2029 York-Poppleton and 2100, 2200 and 2300 Stamford Bridge-Poppleton. If approved the last journey from York Railway Station to Stamford Bridge would be provided commercially by First at 1931 (Mon-Thu)/1925 (Sun) and from Stamford Bridge to York by First at 2015 (Mon-Thu)/2010 (Sun). In fairness this is quite a late finish for the daytime only provision provided by First, compared to some other areas. Dunnington also has a 2305 service from York provided by EYMS on route 45A. Transdev provide the Friday and Saturday evening service ommercially so it is not proposed for withdrawal.

City of York Council also are proposing the entire withdrawal of service 36 between Sutton upon Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Elvington, Wheldrake and York. Currently 5 journeys from Sutton upon Derwent at 0900, 1015, 1215, 1415 and 1615 are provided on Monday to Saturdays, along with 3 journeys from York at 1105, 1305 and 1505. Associated peak service X36 is not proposed for withdrawal, and passenger numbers on the X36 are described as "reasonable". The current combined 36/X36 service, which also receives a small contribution from East Riding of Yorkshire Council, has a subsidy of £3.46 per passenger and 7.5 passengers per bus hour. The annual saving from withdrawing the 36 would be £40,000. The 36 only started serving Sutton upon Derwent in April.

As a result Sutton upon Derwent and Elvington's only daytime services would be on EYMS operated, East Riding of Yorkshire Council subsidised services 195 and 196. Elvington residents would have 3 buses to York on Tuesday daytimes, and one on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday daytimes, along with one return service from York on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays (extra journey options are available by travelling into York on the 195 and returning on the X36). Sutton upon Derwent has one less Tuesday service into York compared to Elvington provided by the 195/196, but also has a return service to Pocklington on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Wheldrake is also served by part-subsidised service 18, which hopefully would see a small boost from the 36's withdrawal.

While on the per passenger subsidy measure, the 36 performs very poorly, the service reduction proposed is very severe, and Elvington goes from a two hourly Monday to Saturday daytime service to not even having a daytime service on Mondays and Fridays.

As a final note, City of York Council fund 4 (one-way?) journeys on the 18 between York and Holme Upon Spalding Moor Monday to Thursday, 8 on a Friday and 7 on a Saturday at an annual cost of £26,813, to which both North and East Riding of Yorkshire Council's also contribute. This covers some daytime journeys plus the Friday and Saturday evening service. There are 15.7 passengers per bus hour with a £1.46 subsidy per passenger.

Tuesday 30 December 2014

Humber Flyer - Temporary re-routing delayed?

Last month I posted about Traveline East Midlands showing a revised timetable for Stagecoach's Humber Flyer between Hull, Barton, Grimsby and Cleethorpes, and the associated College Flyer, from Monday 5th January, with the service diverted away from Humberside Airport to operate via Barrow and Wootton instead. Comments posted stated this was a temporary diversion due a weight restriction on a bridge close to Humberside Airport which is requiring a very inefficient temporary timetable. There was then a response from Stagecoach posted stating it was "an ongoing issue that may change".

Today Stagecoach have tweeted "there NO changes to the current route or times of the from 5th January".

However Traveline East Midlands has the following notice:

"HF changes to timetable now from 19th Jan 2015
Valid from 0000 on Monday 5th January until 2359 on Monday 19th January

Affected Services
Stagecoach Grimsby service CF
Stagecoach Grimsby service Humber Flyer
Traveline timetables show a service change for the Humber Flyer from 5 Jan 2015 - please continue to use the current printed timetable times when journey planning - the change in times will now be from 19 Jan 2015."
 
 

Sunday 21 December 2014

Christmas and New Year services 2014/15

Below is a summary of Christmas/New Year services in the Humber region provided by Arriva Yorkshire, EYMS, First South Yorkshire, First York, Stagecoach, Transdev York and Transdev Yorkshire Coastliner. Services provided by these operators outside of the region are not covered. If anyone has information for other operators, please post a comment and I will update this post.

Christmas Eve - Normal service with early evening finish. Arriva Yorkshire, First South Yorkshire, First York, Transdev York and Transdev Yorkshire Coastliner will be operating a Saturday service. Transdev York service X36 will operate to it's normal weekday timetable.
Christmas Day - No services

Boxing Day - Special daytime services on certain routes only:

Stagecoach are the following routes:
3: Cleethorpes-Grimsby-Laceby Road Morrisons - hourly
4: Cleethorpes-Grimsby-Laceby Road Morrisons - hourly
5: Cleethorpes-Grimsby-Immingham - hourly
10: New Waltham-Cleethorpes-Grimsby-Grimsby Hospital-Waltham - hourly

1: Hull-Boothferry Estate - hourly
2: Hull-Boothferry Estate - hourly
13: Hull-Orchard Park - half hourly (with lunch break)
14: Hull-Orchard Park - half hourly (with lunch break)
15: Hull-Avenues-Orchard Park - Kingswood - half hourly (with lunch break)
28b: Hull-Sutton Park-North Point - hourly
30: Hull-Leads Road-North Point-North Bransholme - hourly
32: Hull-Sutton-North Point - hourly
41a: Hull-Greatfield - hourly
43: Hull-Greatfield - hourly
51: Hull-Ings Estate-North Point-Kingswood - hourly with some extras
54: Hull-Bilton Grange - hourly

EYMS are operating the following routes:
34: Hull-Willerby - hourly
56: Hull-Longhill-Asda Bilton - hourly
64: Hull-Cottingham-Castle Hill Hospital - hourly
66: Hull-Hessle - hourly
115: Hull-Avenues-Cottingham-Castle Hill Hospital - hourly, operates as a circular with service 154
154: Hull-Willerby-Casle Hill Hospital - hourly, operates as a circular with service 115

Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th - Normal service

Monday 29th - A Saturday service in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire, with a normal Monday service in North Lincolnshire. Helpfully the main 'cross-boundary' routes between North Lincolnshire and Hull/North East Lincolnshire (350, 450, Humber Flyer) have identical school holiday weekday and Saturday timetables. There are exceptions as follows:
  • EYMS services 143, 241, 360 and 361 will operate to a normal Monday timetable
  • EYMS services X36, 106, 107, 160, 173 and 195 will not operate (these services would not normally operate on a Monday)
  • EYMS Friday and Saturday only evening journeys on routes 18, 75, 121 and X47 will not operate (i.e. a normal Monday evening service will operate)
  • Stagecoach services 1, 2, 20 and 25 in North East Lincolnshire will operate to a normal Monday timetable
  • The First South Yorkshire morning peak service from Epworth (North Lincolnshire) to Doncaster shall be provided by service 91 operating on a Saturday timetable, rather than usual weekday service 57
  • Transdev York service X36 will operate to a normal Monday timetable
Tuesday 30th - A Saturday service in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire, with a normal Tuesday service in North Lincolnshire. There are exceptions as follows:
  • EYMS services 195, 196, 198, 199, 360, 361, S1 and S2 will operate to a normal Tuesday timetable
  • EYMS service 135 will have normal Tuesday departures from Driffield at 0910 and 1140, however the 0655 and 1710 journeys will not operate
  • EYMS services X36, 106, 107, 160 and 173 will not operate
  • EYMS Friday and Saturday only evening journeys on routes 18, 75, 121 and X47 will not operate (i.e. a normal Tuesday evening service will operate)
  • Stagecoach services 1, 2, 20 and 25 in North East Lincolnshire will operate to a normal Tuesday timetable
  • It may be an oversight in EYMS's publicity but it appear Monday, Wednesday and Saturday service 143 will be operating on Tuesday 30th to a Saturday timetable
  • The First South Yorkshire morning peak service from Epworth to Doncaster shall be provided by service 91 operating on a Saturday timetable, rather than usual weekday service 57
  • Transdev York service X36 will operate to a normal Tuesday timetable
New Years Eve - A Saturday service in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire, with a normal Wednesday service in North Lincolnshire. There will be an early evening finish in all areas. There are exceptions as follows:
  • EYMS services 195, 241, 360 and 361 will operate to a normal Wednesday timetable
  • EYMS services X36, 106, 107 and 173 will not operate
  • Stagecoach services 15 and 51 in Hull will have an evening service
  • Stagecoach services 2, 15, 43 and 51 will have a nightbus service
  • Stagecoach services 1, 2, 20 and 25 in North East Lincolnshire will operate to a normal Wednesday timetable
  • The First South Yorkshire morning peak service from Epworth to Doncaster shall be provided by service 91 operating on a Saturday timetable, rather than usual weekday service 57
  • Transdev York service X36 will operate to a normal Wednesday timetable
New Years Day - No services

Friday 2nd - A Saturday service in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire, with a normal Friday service in North Lincolnshire. There are exceptions as follows:
  • EYMS services 360, 361, S1, S2  and S3 will operate to a normal Friday timetable
  • EYMS services X36, 106, 107, 143, 160 and 173 will not operate
  • Stagecoach services 1, 2, 20 and 25 in North East Lincolnshire will operate to a normal Friday timetable
  • The First South Yorkshire morning peak service from Epworth to Doncaster shall be provided by service 91 operating on a Saturday timetable, rather than usual weekday service 57
  • Transdev York service X36 will operate to a normal Friday timetable
Overall services patterns across the region are unchanged from last year (allowing for network revisions during the past 12 months).

Monday 1 December 2014

First Doncaster-Thorne-Goole Changes

First South Yorkshire are heavily revising their services from Doncaster to Edenthorpe/Hatfield/Thorne/Moorends and surrounding areas in January. How this impacts the link between Doncaster and Goole is unclear, with the 88 that currently links the two towns having it's registration with VOSA cancelled, and no replacement service shown as terminating with Goole.

A health warning should be applied that further registrations could yet be made with VOSA, and that details in registrations are not always totally accurate.

PB0002307/54 - FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD, MIDLAND ROAD GARAGE, MIDLAND ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1TF
Variation Accepted: Operating between Doncaster, South Bus Station and Moorends, Winning Post Hotel given service number 87 effective from 25-Jan-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PB0002307/55 - FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD, MIDLAND ROAD GARAGE, MIDLAND ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1TF
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Doncaster, Frenchgate Interchange and Hatfield, Westfield Green given service number 83/84/85 effective from 25-Jan-2015.

PB0002307/83 - FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD, MIDLAND ROAD GARAGE, MIDLAND ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1TF
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange and Goole Interchange given service number 88/88A effective from 25-Jan-2015.

PB0002307/136 - FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD, MIDLAND ROAD GARAGE, MIDLAND ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1TF
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange and Moorlands Prison given service number 67 effective from 25-Jan-2015.

PB0002307/342 - FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD, MIDLAND ROAD GARAGE, MIDLAND ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1TF
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: DONCASTER INTERCHANGE
Finish Point: DONCASTER INTERCHANGE
Via:
Service Number: 89
Service Type: Normal Stopping/Hail & Ride
Effective Date: 25-JAN-2015
Other Details: MONDAY TO SATURDAY

PB0002307/344 - FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD, MIDLAND ROAD GARAGE, MIDLAND ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1TF
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: DONCASTER INTERCHANGE
Finish Point: BARNBY DUN
Via:
Service Number: 84
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 25-JAN-2015
Other Details: MONDAY TO SUNDAY

PB0002307/345 - FIRST SOUTH YORKSHIRE LTD, MIDLAND ROAD GARAGE, MIDLAND ROAD, ROTHERHAM, S61 1TF
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: DONCASTER INTERCHANGE
Finish Point: MOORENDS
Via:
Service Number: X8
Service Type: Limited Stop
Effective Date: 25-JAN-2015
Other Details: MONDAY TO SUNDAY