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Post by sharksmith on Nov 26, 2009 21:37:16 GMT 1
The Metro website has said for some time that the details of all Christmas, New Years and Boxing Day services will be published there today.
Only four hours of today left and I would image they have all gone home for the day. Nice to see that it is not just the operators who are guilty of running late!!
Am looking forward to seeing the plans for my local 760 route this year, hope it's going to be run by First Leeds on Boxing Day again.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Nov 27, 2009 17:24:52 GMT 1
Details of West Yorkshire’s Boxing Day services are now on Metro’s website www.wymetro.com/TravelNews/christmas.htmThey are exactly the same as last year except that service 72 will run instead of service X6 operated by First Huddersfield New for 2009 are the following services: 81 Huddersfield – Clayton West (every hour) operated by Huddersfield Bus Company 82 Huddersfield – Denby Dale (every hour) operated by Huddersfield Bus Company 508 Halifax – Leeds (every 30 mins) operated by First Huddersfield First Leeds will be operating service 760 Leeds – Shipley again on an hourly basis |
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Post by SF07 on Nov 28, 2009 13:17:14 GMT 1
Judging at the times of the buses, the 503 will continue as the 508 from Halifax to Leeds and vice-versa.
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Post by Craig on Nov 28, 2009 23:40:27 GMT 1
Of note the 40 will be Leeds to Seacroft only and interwork with the 50/50A as it used to. I guess the West Leeds section is sufficiently covered by the 72 and 4 to Pudsey.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Nov 28, 2009 23:53:40 GMT 1
Of note the 40 will be Leeds to Seacroft only and interwork with the 50/50A as it used to. I guess the West Leeds section is sufficiently covered by the 72 and 4 to Pudsey. and er 508... |
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Post by revol on Dec 17, 2009 4:37:30 GMT 1
Of note the 40 will be Leeds to Seacroft only and interwork with the 50/50A as it used to. I guess the West Leeds section is sufficiently covered by the 72 and 4 to Pudsey. and er 508... Not forgetting the 16 and 42! |
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Post by Matty on Dec 26, 2009 14:50:51 GMT 1
I can't believe it, I boarded the bus with my mum today to do some Boxing Day shopping and I got on the bus in Halifax and said "2 Day tickets please" so what did he do... he printed out 2 £4 First Day's so after seeing my £2 change I read the ticket and it said First Day so I went and told the driver about the £3 ones and he didn't have a clue, he said "I've been on holiday and I don't know about them, I haven't been told" so we let it go. When we got back to getting on the bus in Leeds 32509 with an Halifax driver arrived and we showed our ticket and the driver said "We don't accept any day tickets, all we are doing is flat fare's of £1 for Children and £2 for adults and everyone started having a go at him then he said to us "You 2 are alright because you have £4 ones" but charged everyone else with £3 ones the flat fare of £2 or £1 for half fare. I think some sorting out needs doing next year!
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Post by www.buseireann.ie on Dec 26, 2009 18:47:25 GMT 1
I can't believe it, I boarded the bus with my mum today to do some Boxing Day shopping and I got on the bus in Halifax and said "2 Day tickets please" so what did he do... he printed out 2 £4 First Day's so after seeing my £2 change I read the ticket and it said First Day so I went and told the driver about the £3 ones and he didn't have a clue, he said "I've been on holiday and I don't know about them, I haven't been told" so we let it go. When we got back to getting on the bus in Leeds 32509 with an Halifax driver arrived and we showed our ticket and the driver said "We don't accept any day tickets, all we are doing is flat fare's of £1 for Children and £2 for adults and everyone started having a go at him then he said to us "You 2 are alright because you have £4 ones" but charged everyone else with £3 ones the flat fare of £2 or £1 for half fare. I think some sorting out needs doing next year! Have bus drivers never heard of reading the staff notice board? The communications book at my place of work is a mandatory must see. Failure to do so results in muck ups, which then leads to justified warnings. 'I haven't a clue, I've been on holiday' should result in 'I haven't a clue, I should resign immediately cos I can't do my job properly'. The final wage of this idiot should have the money he overcharged passengers by deducted from it and refunded to all those who complain. |
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Post by striderlad on Dec 26, 2009 20:04:02 GMT 1
well in leeds in £3 and halifax £2 :S
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Post by Matty on Dec 26, 2009 21:31:36 GMT 1
The Day tickets were meant to be £3 with a free child but they were saying we don't do any Day ticket, just a flat fare of £2
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Post by SF07 on Feb 27, 2010 14:28:15 GMT 1
WYITA have published a route on the performance of the Boxing Day services. From it, it said that Leeds services (93% cost recovery) were more popular than the Huddersfield services (65%). The most successful services in Leeds were the cross-city services (1, 2, 3, 3A, 4, 12, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 18, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 55, 56) plus the 110 and 202/203, while Huddersfield Bus's 81/82 services also did well. The poorer performing services include the 444 between Leeds, Rothwell and Wakefield and the 760 between Shipley and Leeds. www.wyita.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/88834690-A147-4541-9B0A-9BFDF61DE4E3/0/TSWG3MARCH2010ITEM6.pdf |
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Post by sharksmith on Nov 10, 2010 23:18:51 GMT 1
Arriva Yorkshire's Facebook site has basic details for the Christmas period. In respect of Boxing Day 2010 they will be running a service on the 110, 136, 166, 202/203, 229, 254, 268 & 444.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Nov 11, 2010 23:30:50 GMT 1
Metro have also announced that it is quite likely that this year will be the last for Boxing Day services as budgets won't be able to run to something that is nice to have rather than being essential.
They also hope, operators may run them commercially, but we all know how likely that is.
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Post by SF07 on Nov 12, 2010 20:05:17 GMT 1
Details of Boxing Day (plus other days of Christmas) services will be announced on the Metro website in mid-December, according to their website. Would have thought the December Changing Times booklet would be an ideal time though.
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Post by SF07 on Nov 15, 2010 21:13:20 GMT 1
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Post by SF07 on Nov 16, 2010 19:42:34 GMT 1
One change from Boxing Day last year is Centrebus running the 760 instead of First between Shipley and Leeds
PB0004441/23 - WHITE ROSE BUS CO LTD T/A White Rose Bus Co, 102, CANNOCK STREET, LEICESTER, LE4 9HR
Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Leeds City Bus Station
Finish Point: Shipley, Market Place
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Service Number: 760
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 26-DEC-2010
Other Details: 26/12/10 only.
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Post by fwybuses on Nov 16, 2010 20:21:45 GMT 1
They won't open up a garage for ONE service only so i think there maybe more to come.
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Post by Craig on Nov 16, 2010 20:26:55 GMT 1
The Airport 757 bus normally operates so that makes 2 routes at least. Still though it wouldn't be a massive surprise if Metro chooses Centrebus to run some of First's routes perhaps.
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Post by SF07 on Nov 16, 2010 22:13:34 GMT 1
Metro website has a list of Boxing Day services with timetables being finalised. Think there's one error with the 185 Huddersfield service being listed as an Arriva serivce rather than First (unless Arriva are running to Marsden). The only changes to last year are 37/37A is now 5, 96 re-numbered 6, 18/18A now 19/19A, 508 re-routed to Kirkstall, Centrebus running 757/760 and Dales & District running 767. *1 Beeston-Leeds-Headingley-Holt Park (First) *2 Middleton-Leeds-Roundhay Park (First) *3/3A Cottingley-White Rose Ctr-Leeds-Brackenhall/Gledhow (First) *4 Pudsey-Leeds-Seacroft-Whinmoor (First) *5 Halton Moor-Leeds (First) *6 Holt Park-Cookridge-Headingley-Leeds (First) *12 Middleton-Leeds-Roundhay Park (First) *13/3A Middleton-Leeds-Brackenhall/Gledhow (First) *16/16A Pudsey-Bramley-Leeds-Seacroft (First) *19 Ireland Wood-Leeds (First) *19A Tinshill-Leeds-Colton-Garforth (First) *33/33A Otley-Menston-Guiseley-Horsforth-Leeds (First) *40 Seacroft-Cross Gates-Leeds (First) *42 Old Farnley-Leeds-Fearnville (First) *49 Monkswood Gate-Leeds-Kirkstall-Bramley (First) *50/50A Seacroft-Leeds-Horsforth (First) *51/55 Moor Allerton-Leeds-Morley (First) *56 Whinmoor-Cross Gates-Leeds-Moor Grange (First) *71 Wigton Moor-Primley Park-Leeds (First) *72 Bradford-Thornbury-Armley-Leeds (First) - connects with 363 *81 Huddersfield-Highburton-Clayton West (Centrebus) *82 Huddersfield-Highburton-Denby Dale (Centrebus) *110 Kettlethorpe-Wakefield-Leeds (Arriva) *136 Castleford-Junction 32 Outlet-Pontefract (Arriva) - connects with 166 *166 Castleford-Kippax-Garforth-Leeds (Arriva) - connects with 136 *185 Huddersfield-Slaithwaite-Marsden (First) *202/203 Huddersfield-Dewsbury-White Rose Ctr-Leeds (Arriva) *229 Batley-Birstall-Leeds (Arriva) *254 Cleckheaton-Birkenshaw-Leeds (Arriva) - connects with 268 *268 Cleckheaton-Heckmondwike-Dewsbury (Arriva) *301 Huddersfield-Milnsbridge-Golcar (First) *306 Huddersfield-Newsome-Taylor Hill (First) *314 Huddersfield-Holmfirth-Holme (First) *324 Huddersfield-Netherton-Meltham (First) *328 Balmoral Avenue-Huddersfield-Bradley (First) *363 Huddersfield-Brighouse-Bradford - connects with service 72 *370 Rawthorpe-Huddersfield-Lindley (First) *372 Almondbury-Huddersfield-Lindley (First) *444 Wakefield-Rothwell-Leeds (Arriva) *503 Huddersfield-Elland-Halifax (First) - connects with service 508 *508 Halifax-Odsal-Farsley-Kirkstall-Leeds (First) - connects with service 503 *757 Leeds Bradford Airport-Horsforth-Kirkstall-Leeds (Centrebus) *760 Shipley-Greengates-Kirkstall-Leeds (Centrebus) *767 Harrogate-Leeds Bradford Airport (Dales & District) Apart from 767, standard fares apply, along with £3 day ticket (£1 for kids or free when travelling with adult). Metro and operator tickets will be valid (weekly, monthly, annual tickets), although operator tickets only valid on relevant operator. www.wymetro.com/travelnews/special.htm#BD2010www.wymetro.com/NR/rdonlyres/679E28FE-5848-47ED-85EE-317475D62B57/0/BoxingDayList2010.pdfOther days during Christmas/New Year sees Saturday services on Christmas/New Year Eves and 29th/30th December, Sunday services on bank holidays Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th December and Monday 3rd January plus Sunday 2nd January, no service Christmas Day and only 747 (? - thought it was 757), 883 and 884 running New Years Day. Normal services resume 4th January |
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Nov 16, 2010 23:30:48 GMT 1
With 508 now having it's new route, this will lead to the unusual sight of a First Huddersfield bus running in Kirkstall
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Post by rst1987 on Nov 16, 2010 23:51:48 GMT 1
its more likely that this 508 service will be run by clippys so they probably won't tell difference between halifax and huddersfield buses.
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Post by Matty on Nov 17, 2010 10:39:40 GMT 1
As enthusiasts though, it will be strange seeing a Huddersfield bus in Leeds & surrounding areas, it was strange seeing 363 branded Gemini's on the Headrow last boxing day.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Nov 17, 2010 12:51:39 GMT 1
With 508 now having it's new route, this will lead to the unusual sight of a First Huddersfield bus running in Kirkstall yeah I was wondering why the 72's running this year. |
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Post by Matty on Nov 17, 2010 18:50:12 GMT 1
It was running last year instead of the X6
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Nov 17, 2010 19:43:07 GMT 1
It was running last year instead of the X6 Sorry forgot. |
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