Christmas 2017 & New Year 2018 buses

[SF07]

Transdev have posted details of service levels during the Christmas and New Year period.

• 23 December: Normal Saturday service
• Christmas Eve: Normal Sunday service with early finish
• Christmas Day: No service
• Boxing Day: Special services on 1C (Harrogate), 36, 60, 66 (Keighley-Airedale Hospital), 71 (Harrogate-Wetherby), 662, CityZap (Leeds-Manchester), Coastliner (York-Leeds), K3, K7 and K9
• 27-30 December: Saturday service
• New Years Eve: Normal Sunday service with early finish
• New Years Day: No service
• 2 January 2018: Normal services resume

In regards to Boxing Day services:

• 1C: Every 30 mins between 0920 and 1850 from Harrogate to Carmires and 0844 and 1814 from Carmires to Harrogate
• 36: Every 30 mins between Harrogate and Leeds with hourly extension to/from Ripon.
• 60: Every 30 mins between 0845 and 1615 from Keighley to Leeds and between 1020 and 1745 from Leeds to Keighley
• 66: Every hour between 1025 and 1625 from Keighley to Airedale Hospital and between 1037 and 1637 from Airedale Hospital to Keighley
• 71: Every hour between 0920 and 1720 from Harrogate to Wetherby and between 0947 and 1047 from Wetherby to Harrogate
• 662: Every 30 mins between 0900 and 1630 from Keighley to Bradford and between 1005 and 1735 from Bradford to Keighley
• CityZap: Every hour between 1015 and 1615 from Manchester to Leeds and between 1030 and 1630 from Leeds to Manchester
• Coastliner: Every 30 mins between 0915 and 1615 from York to Leeds and between 1045 and 1745 from Leeds to York
• K3: Every hour between 1100 and 1700
• K7: Every hour between 1025 and 1625 from Keighley to Oakworth and between 1040 and 1640 from Oakworth to Keighley
• K9: Every hour between 1100 and 1700

keighleybus.co.uk/news.jsp?newsID=2156
yorkbus.co.uk/news.jsp?newsID=2157
harrogatebus.co.uk/news.jsp?newsID=2158
lancashirebus.co.uk/news.jsp?newsID=2159

[Matty]

We at Town & District Transport Trust will be providing the Christmas Day Bus service in Keighley this year.
More info at www.tdtt.co.uk/ChristmasDay

[deerfold]

Nov 15, 2017 3:54:34 GMT 1 Matty said:

We at Town & District Transport Trust will be providing the Christmas Day Bus service in Keighley this year.
More info at www.tdtt.co.uk/ChristmasDay

That's a surprise! Is there any background to this change?

[Matty]

Nov 15, 2017 21:19:45 GMT 1 deerfold said:

Nov 15, 2017 3:54:34 GMT 1 Matty said:

We at Town & District Transport Trust will be providing the Christmas Day Bus service in Keighley this year.
More info at www.tdtt.co.uk/ChristmasDay

That's a surprise! Is there any background to this change?

They have pulled out for unknown reasons so we stepped in.

[SF07]

Arriva's Christmas and New Year service details have been posted on the Arriva website.

Boxing Day services will run on the following Arriva services in Yorkshire:

• 110: Kettlethorpe-Leeds via Wakefield
• 126: Wakefield-Ossett
• 148/149: Wakefield-Pontefract
• 163/166: Castleford-Leeds (terminates at City bus station and commences from York Street)
• 184: Castleford-Pontefract
• 187: Castleford-Pontefract
• 189: Castleford-Wakefield
• 202/203: Huddersfield-Leeds via Dewsbury
• 229: Batley-Leeds
• 254: Cleckheaton-Leeds
• 268A: Bradford-Wakefield via Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike and Dewsbury
• 415: Selby-York
• 444: Wakefield-Leeds (terminates at City bus station)
• 497: Wakefield-Upton via Hemsworth

Bus stations in Dewsbury, Ossett, Pontefract and Wakefield will be closed on Boxing Day with buses observing the following temporary stops:

• Dewsbury: Temporary stop outside bus station
• Ossett: Temporary stop on Prospect Road
• Pontefract: Temporary stop on Horsefair (148/149) or outside Iceland on Stuart Road (184/187)
• Wakefield: Stop outside the Market on Union Street

www.arrivabus.co.uk/yorkshire/updates/christmas-and-new-year-services-201718/
www.arrivabus.co.uk/yorkshire/updates/christmas-and-new-years-eve-timetables/
www.arrivabus.co.uk/yorkshire/updates/boxing-day-timetables/

[westyorkshirebus]

I think that looks to be exactly the same as in previous years no doubt all run by Belle Isle again.

The stop on Union Street in Wakefield was a shambles last year, no timetables of any form neither paper or electronic available, some buses departed from the wrong side of the road without warning. Everyone just stood there waiting in the freezing cold with no shelter.

[spiritofjaguar]

Nov 27, 2017 22:47:23 GMT 1 westyorkshirebus said:

I think that looks to be exactly the same as in previous years no doubt all run by Belle Isle again.

The stop on Union Street in Wakefield was a shambles last year, no timetables of any form neither paper or electronic available, some buses departed from the wrong side of the road without warning. Everyone just stood there waiting in the freezing cold with no shelter.

It is also not obvious where the 110 stops. I decided to play it safe I would get the Leeds Bound 110 from the Springs stop last year, because I knew a driver would not make the detour by turning right when the bus station was closed. Sure enough, when I got on it, it carried on straight up towards Marsh Way Roundabout straight across the Bullring not stopping at the advertised Union Street stops. I'm assuming it stopped at its old stops opposite the former Post Office/Calder and Hops pub?

[Steve Macz403]

What I’ve realised is that there’s no 410 or 411, Something like Junction 32 and Xscape would need to be served by some sort of bus service during Boxing Day. Could always join a 411 service onto a 163/166 that way you have a service from Leeds to Castleford and Junction 32 and Pontefract.

[i901]

Nov 28, 2017 20:40:18 GMT 1 Steve Macz403 said:

What I’ve realised is that there’s no 410 or 411, Something like Junction 32 and Xscape would need to be served by some sort of bus service during Boxing Day. Could always join a 411 service onto a 163/166 that way you have a service from Leeds to Castleford and Junction 32 and Pontefract.

187 (Castleford - Airedale - J32 - Pontefract) is running.

HTH

[Steve Macz403]

Nov 28, 2017 20:47:45 GMT 1 i901 said:

Nov 28, 2017 20:40:18 GMT 1 Steve Macz403 said:

What I’ve realised is that there’s no 410 or 411, Something like Junction 32 and Xscape would need to be served by some sort of bus service during Boxing Day. Could always join a 411 service onto a 163/166 that way you have a service from Leeds to Castleford and Junction 32 and Pontefract.

187 (Castleford - Airedale - J32 - Pontefract) is running.

HTH

I suppose that compensates, I was wondering what route was serving J32 and Xscape

[i901]

Nov 28, 2017 20:50:51 GMT 1 Steve Macz403 said:

Nov 28, 2017 20:47:45 GMT 1 i901 said:

187 (Castleford - Airedale - J32 - Pontefract) is running.

HTH

I suppose that compensates, I was wondering what route was serving J32 and Xscape

It does more than compensate - unlike 411 which would only give Pontefract and Castleford a link to J32, the 187 gives the good folk of Airedale the chance to go shoplifting (sorry, shopping) too...

HTH

[Steve Macz403]

Nov 28, 2017 20:54:54 GMT 1 i901 said:

Nov 28, 2017 20:50:51 GMT 1 Steve Macz403 said:

I suppose that compensates, I was wondering what route was serving J32 and Xscape

It does more than compensate - unlike 411 which would only give Pontefract and Castleford a link to J32, the 187 gives the good folk of Airedale the chance to go shoplifting (sorry, shopping) too...

HTH

At least the folk of Ferry Fryston can’t complain

[SF07]

Metro have now posted details of the Christmas and New Year services.

• 23 December: Normal Saturday service
• Christmas Eve: Normal Sunday service with early finish. No services after 2000
• Christmas Day: No normal services. Free services 17 (Keighley-Oakworth-Fell Lane), 18 (Keighley-Guard House-Braithwaie), 19 (Keighley-Oxenhope-Haworth-Keighley-Airedale Hospital) and X51 (Morley-Leeds-St James Hospital)
• Boxing Day: Special services will operate (see below)
• 27-30 December: Saturday service. PR1 and PR2 will run normal service
• New Years Eve: Normal Sunday service with early finish
• New Years Day: No service except service 757 plus voluntary service between Armley-Old Farnley-Leeds and Berry Brow-Newsome-Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. 
• 2 January 2018: Normal services resume

The following services will run on Boxing Day:

• 1 (First): Beeston-Holt Park via Leeds
• 2 (First): Middleton-Roundhay Park via Leeds
• 3 (First): Brackenwood-White Rose Centre via Leeds
• 3A (First): Gledhow-White Rose Centre via Leeds
• 4 (First): Pudsey-Seacroft via Leeds
• 5 (First): Halton Moor-Leeds
• 6 (First): Holt Park-Leeds via Cookridge
• 7 (First): Primley Park-Leeds
• 12 (First): Middleton-Roundhay Park via Leeds
• 13 (First): Middleton-Brackenwood via Leeds
• 13A (First): Middleton-Gledhow via Leeds
• 16/16A (First): Pudsey-Whinmoor via Leeds
• 19 (First): Ireland Wood-Garforth via Leeds
• 33/33A (First): Otley-Leeds via Guiseley
• 36 (Transdev): Ripon-Leeds via Harrogate
• 40 (First): Seacroft-Leeds via Cross Gates
• 42 (First): Old Farnley-Oakville via Leeds
• 49 (First): Monkswood Gate-Bramley via Leeds
• 50/50A (First): Horsforth-Seacroft via Leeds
• 51/52 (First): Moor Allerton-Morley via Leeds
• 56 (First): Whinmoor-Moor Grange via Leeds
• 60 (Transdev): Keighley-Leeds via Shipley
• 66 (Transdev): Keighley-Airedale Hospital
• 71 (Transdev): Harrogate-Wetherby
• 72 (First): Bradford-Leeds via Stanningley
• 81A (Yorkshire Tiger): Huddersfield-Clayton West
• 82 (Yorkshire Tiger): Huddersfield-Denby Dale
• 110 (Arriva): Kettlethorpe-Leeds via Wakefield
• 113 (Tetleys): Pontefract Hospital-Dewsbury District Hospital via Pinderfields Hospital
• 126 (Arriva): Ossett-Wakefield
• 148/149 (Arriva): Wakefield-Pontefract via Featherstone
• 163/166 (Arriva): Castleford-Leeds via Garforth
• 184 (Arriva): Castleford-Pontefract via Airedale
• 185 (First): Huddersfield-Marsden via Slaithwaite
• 187 (Arriva): Castleford-Pontefract via Junction 32 Outlet
• 189 (Arriva): Wakefield-Castleford via Normanton
• 202/203 (Arriva): Huddersfield-Leeds via Dewsbury
• 229 (Arriva): Batley-Leeds via Birstall
• 254 (Arriva): Cleckheaton-Leeds
• 268A (Arriva): Bradford-Wakefield via Cleckheaton and Dewsbury
• 301 (First): Huddersfield-Golcar via Milnsbridge
• 306 (First): Huddersfield-Taylor Hill
• 310 (First): Huddersfield-Hepworth via Holmfirth
• 314 (First): Huddersfield-Holme via Holmfirth
• 324 (First): Huddersfield-Meltham
• 328 (First): Balmoral Avenue-Bradley via Huddersfield, Birkby and St John's Road
• 363 (First): Huddersfield-Bradford via Brighouse
• 370 (First): Rawthorpe-Lindley via Huddersfield
• 372 (First): Almdonbury-Leeds via Huddersfield
• 444 (Arriva): Wakefield-Leeds via Rothwell
• 497 (Arriva): Wakefield-Upton via Hemsworth
• 501 (First): Huddersfield-Halifax via Elland
• 508 (First): Halifax-Leeds via Kirkstall
• 512 (First): Halifax-Mixenden
• 521 (First): Halifax-Illingworth
• 542 (First): Halifax-Siddal
• 548/549 (First): Halifax-Nunnery Lane via Hipperholme and Brighouse
• 576 (First): Halifax-Bradford via Queensbury
• 579 (First): Halifax-Sowerby via Sowerby Bridge
• 590 (First): Halifax-Todmorden via Hebden Bridge
• 607 (First): Bradford-Thornton
• 614 (First): Bradford-Shipley via Thackley
• 617/618 (First): Allerton-Holme Wood via Bradford
• 620 (First): Haworth Road-Bierley via Bradford
• 626 (First): Bradford-Baildon via Shipley
• 636/637 (First): Bradford-Clayton
• 640/641 (First): Buttershaw-Five Lane Ends via Bradford
• 645 (First): Buttershaw-Greengates via Bradford
• 662 (Transdev): Bradford-Keighley via Bingley
• 757 (Yorkshire Tiger): Leeds Bradford Airport-Leeds via Kirkstall
• 843 (Transdev): York-Leeds via Tadcaster
• H11 (Rodger Batley): Huddersfield-Scholes via Holmfirth
• K3 (Transdev): Keighley-Braithwaite
• K7 (Transdev): Keighley-Oakworth
• K9 (Transdev): Keighley-Bracken Bank
• X98 (First): Wetherby-Leeds via Collingham
• CityZap (Transdev): Leeds-Manchester via Ainley Top

www.wymetro.com/travelnews/holidays/

[stevieinselby]

As well as the usual Boxing Day service on Park & Ride 3, 7 and 9, First York will this year be running a half-hourly service on the 4, 5 (not 5A) and 6 ... but bizarrely not the 1, despite that being a busier route than the 5 or 6 ... although neither of them are running full routes, the 5 is only going as far as Earswick, and the 6 is finishing in Tang Hall.

[dennisthemenace504]

Anybody know what the fare is this year?
There's no mention of the Special Boxing Day Ticket fare

[deerfold]

Dec 10, 2017 9:36:56 GMT 1 dennisthemenace504 said:

Anybody know what the fare is this year?
There's no mention of the Special Boxing Day Ticket fare

From the Boxing Day leaflet:

"All MCards, concessionary fares and operator season tickets valid, otherwise operator fares apply.
MCard DaySavers from £5, make the most of Christmas with MCard"

[dennisthemenace504]

Dec 10, 2017 11:12:50 GMT 1 deerfold said:

Dec 10, 2017 9:36:56 GMT 1 dennisthemenace504 said:

Anybody know what the fare is this year?
There's no mention of the Special Boxing Day Ticket fare

From the Boxing Day leaflet:

"All MCards, concessionary fares and operator season tickets valid, otherwise operator fares apply.
MCard DaySavers from £5, make the most of Christmas with MCard"

So, are we saying it's Normal fares on all routes?

Ever since Boxing Day services started in 2007, it's always been a special fare for the day.
Even when I was a child back in the 1970's, when services ran on Boxing Day only between noon-6pm, they had special fare, which people resented paying, just like nowadays.

[deerfold]

Dec 10, 2017 14:02:05 GMT 1 dennisthemenace504 said:

Dec 10, 2017 11:12:50 GMT 1 deerfold said:

From the Boxing Day leaflet:

"All MCards, concessionary fares and operator season tickets valid, otherwise operator fares apply.
MCard DaySavers from £5, make the most of Christmas with MCard"

So, are we saying it's Normal fares on all routes?

Ever since Boxing Day services started in 2007, it's always been a special fare for the day.
Even when I was a child back in the 1970's, when services ran on Boxing Day only between noon-6pm, they had special fare, which people resented paying, just like nowadays.

I think that's what "Operator Fares" means - unless operators choose to charge different rates - but it'd be silly promoting MCard DaySavers if a paper ticket were any cheaper.

[westyorkshirebus]

Is it the normal situation on Boxing Day regarding operations? I.e Belle Isle doing all of Arriva, Bramley doing Bradford, York doing Coastliner.

[dennisthemenace504]

Dec 23, 2017 11:33:48 GMT 1 westyorkshirebus said:

Is it the normal situation on Boxing Day regarding operations? I.e Belle Isle doing all of Arriva, Bramley doing Bradford, York doing Coastliner.

It's always been the norm for Arriva

[Arriva Wakefield]

Dec 23, 2017 11:33:48 GMT 1 westyorkshirebus said:

Is it the normal situation on Boxing Day regarding operations? I.e Belle Isle doing all of Arriva, Bramley doing Bradford, York doing Coastliner.

Believe the 4 York drivers will be using CityZap buses, and tge 4 Malton drivers using Coastliner buses

[sharksmith]

Dec 23, 2017 11:33:48 GMT 1 westyorkshirebus said:

Is it the normal situation on Boxing Day regarding operations? I.e Belle Isle doing all of Arriva, Bramley doing Bradford, York doing Coastliner.

To confirm it is Bramley vehicles running Bradford services as usual again this year. Early sightings are 69347 on the first 614 departure from Shipley and 69268 working the first 626 trip to Baildon.

Also seen now this morning are 37647 (614), 47631 (641), 66743 (640), 69336 (614) & 69350 (626)

[westyorkshirebus]

Some belated Boxing Day sightings

126 - Hybrids 1704 & 1710

497 - Hybrids 1791, 1703, 1706, 1708

268A - Hybrid 1700 plus various Gemini

163/166 - Sapphire 1936, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1945

202/203 - Various 110 Sapphires and Darwen Olympuses

229/254 - Various Gemini and Olympus 1815

110/444 - Various 110 Sapphires including 1546

148/149/184/187/189 - Various Pulsars and Darwens including 1804