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Post by WYBS on Oct 27, 2022 20:51:48 GMT 1
Yorkshire Travel are launching two new routes (ok one is a First replacement) from November 7th. The first is a 29A running one AM peak journey on schooldays only from Holt Park via Headingley and Leeds to Leeds Dock. The second is, you've guessed it, the 29 from Leeds Dock to the University via Leeds, running up to half hourly Mon to Fri with one schooldays only journey extending to Lawnswood School. Evening journeys will also run Monday to Friday as well as an hourly Saturday daytime service. I wonder if the university provides any funding towards this service. There's a reason why Leeds dock has gone from 8 buses per hour to 0.
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Post by joseph on Oct 28, 2022 5:55:29 GMT 1
Yorkshire Travel are launching two new routes (ok one is a First replacement) from November 7th. The first is a 29A running one AM peak journey on schooldays only from Holt Park via Headingley and Leeds to Leeds Dock. The second is, you've guessed it, the 29 from Leeds Dock to the University via Leeds, running up to half hourly Mon to Fri with one schooldays only journey extending to Lawnswood School. Evening journeys will also run Monday to Friday as well as an hourly Saturday daytime service. I wonder if the university provides any funding towards this service. There's a reason why Leeds dock has gone from 8 buses per hour to 0. The Green councillor covering the Hunslet/Riverside ward took up my suggestion to contact locally based Yorkshire Travel and see if they could run the 29, this was after I got very annoyed with all the councillors in that ward when they tried to set up a campaign to stop First withdrawing the route. They soon got the message after I encouraged people in their ward which covers a large part of Beeston Hill, and the neighbouring ward covering the other half of Beeston plus Cottingley.Holbeck to send them in complaints every time bus services in both wards are cancelled, which for service 1 and 1B happens a lot. Service 29 not ran by First means one more bus and driver to plug the leaks on busier routes in Beeston was my simple message which worked when one of the more prominent the Labour councillors in that ward admitted I was right.
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Post by jonny182 on Oct 28, 2022 8:28:44 GMT 1
Yorkshire Travel are launching two new routes (ok one is a First replacement) from November 7th. The first is a 29A running one AM peak journey on schooldays only from Holt Park via Headingley and Leeds to Leeds Dock. The second is, you've guessed it, the 29 from Leeds Dock to the University via Leeds, running up to half hourly Mon to Fri with one schooldays only journey extending to Lawnswood School. Evening journeys will also run Monday to Friday as well as an hourly Saturday daytime service. I wonder if the university provides any funding towards this service. There's a reason why Leeds dock has gone from 8 buses per hour to 0. That is very good news. I hope Yorkshire Travel do well with these new routes. 20 years ago, the 63B (Black Prince), 752 (Black Prince) and 95 (First) offered an excellent service to the Dock and riverside and even nightbuses ran overnight to 3am!
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Post by Username on Oct 28, 2022 10:24:19 GMT 1
I wonder if Yorkshire Travel will take on the 30 between Horsforth Vale and Pudsey. They seem to be expanding their network pretty well at the minute.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2022 13:03:46 GMT 1
Yorkshire Travel are launching two new routes (ok one is a First replacement) from November 7th. The first is a 29A running one AM peak journey on schooldays only from Holt Park via Headingley and Leeds to Leeds Dock. The second is, you've guessed it, the 29 from Leeds Dock to the University via Leeds, running up to half hourly Mon to Fri with one schooldays only journey extending to Lawnswood School. Evening journeys will also run Monday to Friday as well as an hourly Saturday daytime service. I wonder if the university provides any funding towards this service. There's a reason why Leeds dock has gone from 8 buses per hour to 0. Yes greed, the abortion that currently is the First operation with even hourly buses cut (route 28 on a regular basis from Adel) is not fit for purpose, they cut stuff that people need but are happy to run amazon contracts because they make more money!
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Post by WYBS on Oct 28, 2022 13:36:46 GMT 1
I wonder if the university provides any funding towards this service. There's a reason why Leeds dock has gone from 8 buses per hour to 0. Yes greed, the abortion that currently is the First operation with even hourly buses cut (route 28 on a regular basis from Adel) is not fit for purpose, they cut stuff that people need but are happy to run amazon contracts because they make more money! Not to mention aiding a company that has practically destroyed the high street; resulting in less bus passengers. Hmmm that's funny.
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Post by SF07 on Nov 3, 2022 22:08:12 GMT 1
I wonder if the university provides any funding towards this service. There's a reason why Leeds dock has gone from 8 buses per hour to 0. The Green councillor covering the Hunslet/Riverside ward took up my suggestion to contact locally based Yorkshire Travel and see if they could run the 29, this was after I got very annoyed with all the councillors in that ward when they tried to set up a campaign to stop First withdrawing the route. They soon got the message after I encouraged people in their ward which covers a large part of Beeston Hill, and the neighbouring ward covering the other half of Beeston plus Cottingley.Holbeck to send them in complaints every time bus services in both wards are cancelled, which for service 1 and 1B happens a lot. Service 29 not ran by First means one more bus and driver to plug the leaks on busier routes in Beeston was my simple message which worked when one of the more prominent the Labour councillors in that ward admitted I was right. Article from the Yorkshire Evening Post, quoting Ed Carlisle, the Green Party councillor. Also mentions a tweet from Labour councillor Paul Wray, who stated that the 29/29A will be commercially operated by Yorkshire Travel. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/transport/axed-first-bus-service-from-leeds-dock-to-return-as-yorkshire-buses-takes-over-number-29-route-3901997
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Post by SCH117X on Nov 7, 2022 21:31:17 GMT 1
The 0705 from Leeds comes off a 36 so should be a double decker. Assuming its not swopped at Harrogate that then should work the 0910 / 1310 / 1720 / 2120 to Leeds , 1055 / 1455/ 1950 / 2250 from Leeds Got that wrong as all 7s today have been B7RLEs with 1855 running empty to Leeds to form the 0705 working (according to bus times). There is a rouge entry with 36 Genmini working one journey to Leeds but then that is completely scrambled with a 24 working thrown in as well bu the vehicle and the map of 7 route it took does look remarkably like a 36.
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Post by stephen01 on Nov 13, 2022 12:56:30 GMT 1
Looks like TLC are also gaining the 256 trips thag First had starting 20th November.
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Post by kendall17 on Nov 14, 2022 12:13:02 GMT 1
Blue Sky Coaches have taken on the A2 (Amazon Wakefield) and have used a newly acquired ex-CT plus Gemini.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Nov 14, 2022 12:25:37 GMT 1
Looks like TLC are also gaining the 256 trips thag First had starting 20th November. where are you seeing that?
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Post by stephen01 on Nov 14, 2022 14:23:56 GMT 1
Looks like TLC are also gaining the 256 trips thag First had starting 20th November. where are you seeing that? on their upcoming service changes on bustimes which is taken from the Ops licence from the TC
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Post by deerfold on Nov 14, 2022 15:43:08 GMT 1
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Post by kommie123 on Nov 14, 2022 17:53:41 GMT 1
Looks like TLC are also gaining the 256 trips thag First had starting 20th November. Good to see more journeys
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Post by deerfold on Nov 14, 2022 18:24:54 GMT 1
Looks like TLC are also gaining the 256 trips thag First had starting 20th November. Good to see more journeys Are there any?
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