Small but positive additions to the 8

Circular service 8 in Hull gained some minor enhancements on Easter Sunday (31st March) as part of Stagecoach's service changes. The route operates from Paragon Interchange serving Beverley Road, Sutton Park, North Point, Spring Cottage, Salthouse Road and Holderness Road en-route back to the City Centre.

Monday to Friday, a one hour gap in anti-clockwise departures from Paragon Interchange between 1335 and 1435 has been filled with a new 1405 service. On Saturday mornings, the 0637, 0707, 0737 and 0807 journeys from North Point to Paragon Interchange via Salthouse Road now start back at Paragon Interchange to operate as a full clockwise circular. 

Finally on Sunday evenings there are new journeys from Paragon Interchange to North Point via Sutton Park at 1900, 2000, 2100 and 2200, previous last journey at 1747. In the opposite direction departures from North Point to Sutton Park and Paragon Interchange are added at 1926, 2026 and 2126, previous last journey at 1845. This restores a Sunday evening service back to the Sutton Park estate.

1C Split

As part of Stagecoach's Easter Sunday (31st March) Hull service changes, cross-city tendered service 1C between Mizzen Road in North Hull and Sibelius Road in West Hull was split into two; East Yorkshire's old service 21 returned for the Hull City Centre to Mizzen Road section and new service 61 for the Hull City Centre to Sibelius Road section.

On the 1C, the Hull City Centre to Mizzen Road section had four off peak departures each way Monday to Saturday mornings and early afternoons; 0900, 1000, 1200 and 1400 from Mizzen Road and 0935, 1135, 1335 and 1435 from Paragon Interchange. The new 21 operates hourly with departures from Mizzen Road between 0908 and 1408, and from Paragon Interchange between 0938 and 1438. A much better service at this time of day, albeit the through link to Hull Royal Infirmary that the cross-city 1C provided is lost.

Unfortunately though Mizzen Road has also lost it's peak time service. The 4A variant of service 4 between Hull Paragon Interchange and Orchard Park had operated hourly Monday to Saturday peaks, with two morning journeys from Mizzen Road and three late afternoon journeys in each direction. Since Easter Sunday, the 4A has been replaced by standard service 4's. It is worth noting that the Mizzen Road estate is within walking distance of Beverley Road for the able-bodied, from where frequent services from both East Yorkshire and Stagecoach can be caught. 

Turning to West Hull, and the 1C from Hull City Centre to Sibelius Road also had four journeys in each direction Monday to Saturday mornings and early afternoons; 0900, 1000, 1100 and 1300 from Sibelius Road and 0925, 1025, 1225 and 1425 from Monument Bridge in Hull City Centre. With the new 61, services now operate every 90 minutes; from Sibelius Road at 0935, 1105, 1235 and 1405, and from Paragon Interchange at 1025, 1155, 1325 and 1455.