Sunday, 31 December 2017

Hornsby 35 Timetable Change

Hornsby Travel service 35 between Scunthorpe, Gunness, Keadby and Amcotts, operated under contract to North Lincolnshire Council, has a new timetable from 2nd January. The service, which operates Monday to Saturday off peak daytimes, had been providing six journeys between Scunthorpe Bus Station and Amcotts, along with two Scunthorpe to Keadby 'shorts' (one on Saturdays), giving an overall frequency of every 55 to 80 minutes.

From Tuesday only four journeys will run to Amcotts, omitting the Queens Crescent area of Keadby, but there will be five Keadby shorts, that will serve the Queens Crescent area of the village. Combined there will be an hourly service from Scunthorpe Bus Station to Keadby Primary School. In the return direction services will be every 50 or 70 minutes from Keadby Primary School into Scunthorpe. 'Turnaround time' will be either 2 or 12 minutes at Scunthorpe Bus Station if the same vehicle is used on the service all day.

Winners and Losers with this timetable; the core section between Scunthorpe and Keadby Primary School gains an additional service each way and a far more memorable timetable, even allowing for the uneven interval going into Scunthorpe (at least it's the same repeating pattern every two hours). On the other hand Amcotts and the Queens Crescent areas of Keadby have a slightly reduced service.

Weekday peak services for Amcotts, Keadby and Gunness are provided by EYMS service 360, and residents of southern Keadby are within walking distance of Althorpe Station, which aside from an hourly rail service to/from Scunthorpe and Doncaster, is also served by Hornsby service 90 between Scunthorpe and Crowle (one journey to Luddington on Saturdays), EYMS service 361 between Scunthorpe, Crowle and Goole and Isle Coaches/Stagecoach service 399 between Scunthorpe and the Isle of Axholme; all the bus services mentioned also serve Gunness.

Monday, 25 December 2017

Stagecoach takeover service 60 from Hornsby

On January 2nd, Stagecoach takeover operation of North Lincolnshire Council tendered service 60 from Scunthorpe to various villages north of the town. The route has been operated by Hornsby since April 2012 when they took over from Stagecoach. Traveline East Midlands shows the timetable remains unaltered with the operator change. Monday to Friday six journeys operate between Scunthorpe and Whitton with two additional 'shorts' between Scunthorpe and Thealby; Saturdays have a slightly reduced frequency off five Whitton services and two Thealby 'shorts'.

Saturday, 23 December 2017

Christmas and New Year Bus Services 2017/2018

Here is the annual round-up of Christmas and New Year bus services across the Humber region, covering Arriva Yorkshire, EYMS, First York, Hornsby Travel, Stagecoach, Transdev (York and Yorkshire Coastliner) and York Pullman. 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. Please check exact details before travelling as this is only a summary.

Christmas Eve - A normal Sunday service will be provided, but with an early evening finish around 1800-1900.
 
Christmas Day - No Services
 
Boxing Day - Limited daytime services on certain routes only in the Hull Area (the same provision as 2016):
 
EYMS:
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 (circular with 154)
154: Hull-Willerby-Castle Hill Hospital - Hourly (circular with 115)
Stagecoach:
1: Hull-Boothferry Estate - Hourly
2: Hull-Boothferry Estate - Hourly
3: Orchard Park-Hull-Greatfield - Half Hourly
4: Orchard Park-Hull-Bilton Grange - Hourly
5: Hull-Orchard Park-Kingswood - Half Hourly
8: Hull-Sutton Park-North Point - Hourly
10: Hull-North Point-North Bransholme - Hourly
11: Hull-North Point-Kingswood - Hourly
12: Hull-North Point - Hourly
13: Hull-North Point - Hourly
14: Hull-Greatfield - Hourly
Plus Football Buses to/from the KC Stadium

Wednesday 27th - A Saturday service will be provided, except Hornsby Travel and York Pullman who will provide a normal Wednesday service. There are exceptions as follows:
  • EYMS services 124, 360 and 361 will operate a normal Wednesday service (service 124 is a Wednesday and Thursday only service)
  • EYMS service 64 will have an extra journey from Hull to Castle Hill Hospital at 0615, returning at 0701
  • EYMS Saturday only services Beverley Town Shopper Shuttle and Nightbus 106 will not operate.
  • EYMS Friday and Saturday evening only journeys on routes 18, 45, 46, 75, 121 and X47 shall not operate (i.e. a normal Wednesday evening service will operate)
  • Stagecoach service 25 in North East Lincolnshire will operate a normal Wednesday service (this ensures a peak time service is provided)
  • No Stagecoach Saturday night/Sunday early morning only 'N' prefixed services will operate in Hull (departures from Hull City Centre after 2330)
Thursday 28th - A Saturday service will be provided, except Hornsby Travel and York Pullman who will provide a normal Thursday service. There are exceptions as follows:
  • EYMS services 124, 134, 195, 196, 360 and 361 will operate a normal Thursday service (service 124 is a Wednesday and Thursday only service, services 134 and 195 are Tuesday and Thursday only services and service 196 is a Thursday only service)
  • EYMS service 135 will have normal Thursday departures from Driffield at 0910 and 1140, however the 0655 and 1710 journeys will not operate
  • EYMS service 64 will have an extra journey from Hull to Castle Hill Hospital at 0615, returning at 0701
  • EYMS Saturday only services Beverley Town Shopper Shuttle and Nightbus 106 will not operate, nor will Monday, Wednesday and Saturday only service 143.
  • EYMS Friday and Saturday evening only journeys on routes 18, 45, 46, 75, 121 and X47 shall not operate (i.e. a normal Thursday evening service will operate)
  • Stagecoach service 25 in North East Lincolnshire will operate a normal Thursday service
  • Stagecoach service 161 from Market Rasen to Scunthorpe Lakeside will operate a normal Thursday service (this is a Thursday only service)
  • No Stagecoach Saturday night/Sunday early morning only 'N' prefixed services will operate in Hull (departures from Hull City Centre after 2330)
Friday 29th - A Saturday service will be provided, except Hornsby Travel and York Pullman who will provide a normal Friday service. There are exceptions as follows:

  • EYMS services 198, 360 and 361 will operate a normal Friday service (service 198 is a Friday only service)
  • EYMS service 64 will have an extra journey from Hull to Castle Hill Hospital at 0615, returning at 0701
  • EYMS Saturday only services Beverley Town Shopper Shuttle and Nightbus 106 will not operate, nor will Monday, Wednesday and Saturday only service 143.
  • Stagecoach Service 25 in North East Lincolnshire will operate a normal Friday service
  • No Stagecoach Saturday night/Sunday early morning only 'N' prefixed services will operate in Hull (departures from Hull City Centre after 2330)
Saturday 30th - A normal Saturday service will be provided.

New Years Eve - A normal Sunday service will be provided, but with an early evening finish around 1800-1900.

New Years Day - No Services; last year’s services in the Hull area were in connection with the launch event for City of Culture.