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Post by humberside on Aug 15, 2008 17:03:49 GMT 1
Its a Wakefield to Barnsley service operating weekday daytimes only
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Post by glennh2 on Aug 20, 2008 19:43:58 GMT 1
The August issue of Changing Times says that the 679/810 are no longer serving Hirst Wood and running to Saltaire roundabout insteadNot much added to VOSA this week other than a timetable variation of service 80/81/82 from Huddersfield- Clayton West/Denby Dale
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Post by nick on Aug 21, 2008 9:03:36 GMT 1
Just a quick question here, where do you guys get all the information from VOSA from? I go on there and cant find it.
Anyway the 679/810/656, they are running to Hirst Wood, but when running to Saltair they dont terminate on the main road roundabout they terminate before the roundabout at the bus stop, load up then come back round the rounabout.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Aug 21, 2008 12:45:50 GMT 1
Just a quick question here, where do you guys get all the information from VOSA from? I go on there and cant find it. Anyway the 679/810, they are running to Hirst Wood, but when running to Saltair they dont terminate on the main road roundabout they terminate before the roundabout at the bus stop, load up then come back round the roundabout. Try this link: www.tan.gov.uk/tanen/VOSA_SelfServiceOpBusRegSearch_New.aspBefore the cut-back to an hourly via Saltaire village, most journeys to Hirst Wood and a n hourly off-peak journey to Saltaire coach stop via Hirst Lane. Present service is hourly on the above route and Hirst Wood is no longer served.
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Post by SF07 on Sept 4, 2008 17:00:00 GMT 1
Metro have released the PDF version of the September changes, which takes place from Monday 29th September. Summary of the changes include: - 80-84 (Huddersfield Bus Company) - Revised timetables.
- 95 (Stagecoach) - Minor changes to times with more stopping points in Denby Dale.
- 126/7 (Arriva) - Minor changes to Sunday times.
- 202/3 (Arriva) - Minor changes to Sunday times.
- 212 (Arriva) - Late evening Sunday journeys run 10 minutes later from Wakefield.
- 231/232 (Arriva) - Sunday journeys times with all journeys run by Arriva. Some 231 journeys re-numbered 265.
- 232 (Huddersfield Bus Company) - 1850 journey from Huddersfield extended to Wakefield. New 1955 journey from Wakefield to Waterloo.
- 262 (Huddersfield Bus Company) - Times changed with service re-routed to serve Grosvenor Road, Albany Road and Upper Heaton replacing service 317. Arriva journeys remain unchanged.
- 263 (Huddersfield Bus Company) - New hourly service between Huddersfield and Upper Heaton, via Wakefield Road, Dalton Green Lane and Albany Road replacing service 317.
- 317 (K-Line) Withdrawn and replaced by services 262 and 263.
- 586 (J&R Travel) - Service now operated by DK Travel and will run to new route and times.
- Yorkshire Coastliner Winter timetable introduced. (from 28th September)
- ML6 (Mount Taxis) - Now runs on Tuesdays and Fridays between Almondbury and Waterloo via Greenside.
- ML7 (Mount Taxis) - New Wednesday and Saturday service between Moldgreen, Ridgeway, Albany Road and Waterloo.
- X16 (Godsons) - Times changed with service now calling at White Rose Centre.
So, as mentioned on here, the 317 is withdrawn. However, it's not known yet whether the 262 will continue to run half-hourly or reduced to hourly and run a combined half-hour service between Huddersfield and Upper Heaton with the 263. Another change mentioned which took place from this Monday saw the H8/H9 circular services withdrawn and replaced by new H8 running between Holmfirth and Hepworth via New Mill and Jackson Bridge. Link: www.wymetro.com/NR/rdonlyres/30AF7327-90B9-401D-9D4A-A991A6E31DC0/0/CT38_webver.pdfReason for Editing: PDF link
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Post by Craig on Sept 4, 2008 17:34:38 GMT 1
Worryingly, VOSA today also records new registrations from Santokh Singh of Huddersfield to start from 29th September...
356 to Crosland Road, every 45 minutes (there's nothing like a regular clockface timetable)
and 328A to Bradley every hour
Who knows, maybe they'll be cancelled again before they even start. Either way, I'm sure Metro will be pleased about these last minute additions after the Changing Times has gone to press!
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Post by SF07 on Sept 4, 2008 20:38:00 GMT 1
Looks like EasiRider/FairRider/Paul's Travel/Sunny Travel wants to get all its old services back up and running again, which no doubt will really please the people of Huddersfield....maybe!
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Post by DaveG on Sept 4, 2008 22:12:20 GMT 1
pleases me always liked the company it was a real shame when they stopped operating
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Post by angrycommuter on Sept 5, 2008 14:13:58 GMT 1
If Mr Singh can afford to run a bus company, why doesn't he concentrate on one route and build up a good customer base with reliable, clean and comfortable buses (don't necessarily have to be low floor). Instead of introducing a new 45 minute frequency route, they should add a bus to the 324A they already operate. This service operates at a 20/40 minute frequency, surely it would be best to add an additional bus to make the service every 20 minutes?
No doubt they will be in trouble with the Traffic Comissioner before long for violating another law.
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Post by SF07 on Sept 5, 2008 16:29:47 GMT 1
If Mr Singh can afford to run a bus company, why doesn't he concentrate on one route and build up a good customer base with reliable, clean and comfortable buses (don't necessarily have to be low floor). Instead of introducing a new 45 minute frequency route, they should add a bus to the 324A they already operate. This service operates at a 20/40 minute frequency, surely it would be best to add an additional bus to make the service every 20 minutes? A sensible idea but something rarely implemented. Can't see them having too much success on the 328A between Bradley and Huddersfield, given that the 328 is every 10 minutes. So surely, they could put that bus to better use on the 324A.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Sept 5, 2008 17:03:20 GMT 1
They are going for the market of people who catch the first bus that comes along rather than someone specifically going to catch a Sunny Travel bus
Sunny Travel is not run by the same person that ran Paul's Travel by the way. It's a member of the same family
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Post by DaveG on Sept 5, 2008 17:39:08 GMT 1
the 328 is supposed to be every 10 minutes but it seems to be whenever the driver feels like turning up.none of them are on time most of the buses are wrecks and people around here are quite sick of first so sunny travel would have quite a good chance i think.
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Post by SF07 on Sept 5, 2008 18:30:00 GMT 1
the 328 is supposed to be every 10 minutes but it seems to be whenever the driver feels like turning up.none of them are on time most of the buses are wrecks and people around here are quite sick of first so sunny travel would have quite a good chance i think. Fair point about the reliability on the 328. The amount of times I've been waiting at the bus station in Huddersfield for the 184 and have seen two 328's at the same time and several in a short period of time. Perhaps Sunny Travel may start off with an hourly service and then increase it if it does well.
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Post by Craig on Sept 5, 2008 23:12:24 GMT 1
Sunny Travel is not run by the same person that ran Paul's Travel by the way. It's a member of the same family Only to make registering for an O licence that bit easier!
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Post by angrycommuter on Sept 9, 2008 15:14:06 GMT 1
I'm surprised Arriva haven't diverted any of their services back up round Keldregate. They haven't been up there after their buses were attacked and laser pens shone in the drivers' eyes. Have the locals calmed down yet, or is it still like the o-k-corale?! Arriva must be losing money, as they used to operate 8 buses an hour along Keldregate (201, 202, 203, 217, 219, 221, 229). No matter what bus you got to Huddersfield, it always became full along Keldregate. Now only a few souls get on Arriva services along Leeds Road. Incidentally, the 203 used to take 27 minutes to travel from Huddersfield to Mirfield via Deighton Station and Keldregate. The same journey via the more direct Leeds Road now takes...... 27 minutes; no wonder Arriva are famous for their slack timetables and long layover periods.
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Post by Craig on Sept 9, 2008 17:33:25 GMT 1
I had assumed that the diversion away from Bradley was perhaps because they were handing over the patch completely to First... not that these two companies could ever be accused of anti-competitive practices.
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Post by angrycommuter on Sept 9, 2008 20:29:15 GMT 1
That could well be the unofficial reason, but the reasons Arriva gave out at the time were "driver safety".
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Post by olympian on Sept 9, 2008 21:51:46 GMT 1
Yeah the drivers union wanted arriva to take out all of there bus routes out of Bradley and Deighton because of problems but when window smashing became more and more and the final straw was when a driver was threatened at gun point they pulled out then Dewsbury depot started to camera all of there buses then when it was successful all of the other depots did it as and when.
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Post by jackh on Sept 10, 2008 17:49:39 GMT 1
Click here for details of changesA bit more detail about the withdrawal of the 317; The 262 will only be making a diversion around the Dalton area and run via Grosvenor Road, White Rose Avenue, Albany Road instead of along Wakefield Road to Waterloo and Waterloo Road. The Arriva journeys will still follow the current 262 route. The 263 is a new hourly service which will run along Wakefield Road out of Huddersfield then along Dalton Green Lane and Albany Road of which will run the 317 route around Kirkheaton, Upper Heaton. This service will use the recently purchased B7TL/East Lancs Vyking decker.
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Post by angrycommuter on Sept 11, 2008 8:56:34 GMT 1
Is the 262 been reduced to hourly or will it still be a half hourly service?
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Post by angrycommuter on Sept 12, 2008 14:08:28 GMT 1
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Post by wbc on Sept 14, 2008 16:21:24 GMT 1
Click here for details of changesThe 263 is a new hourly service which will run along Wakefield Road out of Huddersfield then along Dalton Green Lane and Albany Road of which will run the 317 route around Kirkheaton, Upper Heaton. This service will use the recently purchased B7TL/East Lancs Vyking decker. Is demand so high to warrent the use of a decker on the route? I cant recall ever seeing single deckers ever struggling loading wise on the present 262/317 Wouldn't running the 262 every 20 mins all day and additionally serving the 317 loop at Upper Heaton/ Kirkheaton be a better idea?
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Post by Craig on Sept 14, 2008 16:54:41 GMT 1
Given the late morning to early afternoon operation of the new 263, I guess a decker is being used as one of the 263 buses works a school service before and after perhaps?
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Post by jackh on Sept 14, 2008 16:55:49 GMT 1
Given the late morning to early afternoon operation of the new 263, I guess a decker is being used as one of the 263 buses works a school service before and after perhaps? The recently purchased East Lancs Vyking/Volvo B7TL is to be used on this service.
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Post by Craig on Sept 14, 2008 17:05:46 GMT 1
Sorry for any confusion, I was replying to wbc who was asking *why* this vehicle was being used, which I was guessing could be because it works off/on to a school service.
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