barclay Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I buy a monthly travel master which can be used on all buses/trams/local trains etc so the financial changes don't really affect me. However i use the 120/40/44 to travel to work at rhh So....now i only have the option of the 120 (first and Stagecoach) Used this service three times this week and wasn't impressed. The frequency is not as good, all the buses turning up were packed to the rafters. Hell knows what it will be like when kids are back at school. First impression is a big thumbs down from me There will be a lot of children/students not getting on the 120 come sept due to Legal load limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickymicky Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Was the PTE funded radio/tracker working Lol the PTE used us our hard earned cash to pay for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasmania Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 As a user of the 120 I have to say its a thumbs down from me. I complained and had replies that basically said it was an improvement whether users found it to be so or not.Also the changes to the bus stops in town have been very poorly publicised and caused a lot of confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Lol the PTE used us our hard earned cash to pay for that These things are necessary to feed info to the real-time information displays at bus stops and interchanges and the you-next-bus mobile phone based service. People seem to like these and they don't work unless you can track the buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parapou Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 These things are necessary to feed info to the real-time information displays at bus stops and interchanges and the you-next-bus mobile phone based service. People seem to like these and they don't work unless you can track the buses. I think the point being made was that this hasn't been working on most First 120s this week. It's working a little better now, perhaps around half of them. Still it conveniently hides the poor serviice on the route since the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24-springer Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Just read elsewhere that the 123 is now going to be extended from Endcliffe Student Village to the Westminster Estate in Fulwood from next month. Positive step forward agreed, though no First service still through to Halfway, Westfield or Waterthorpe from town. How long before they realise what a flop this has been and bring back the 41. The sooner the better! Here is what was said about the Stagecoach 123 service - Passengers are celebrating after bus bosses announced plans to reinstate services to a Sheffield neighbourhood following protests. Almost 600 people from the Westminster Estate in Lodge Moor signed a petition against changes to services under the Optio Orange scheme, in which First and Stagecoach have agreed to share routes and fares between Halfway and Fulwood. Under new timetables, launched on July 24, 120 journeys to Hallam Grange Road and the Westminster Estate were scrapped, with the service terminating on Barncliffe Road, Fulwood. It left residents with a steep walk up or down hill to catch the 120 or the 51 from Redmires Road. Now Stagecoach is asking for permission to extend its 123 service, which currently operates half-hourly between Crystal Peaks, the city centre and Endcliffe, to run into Fulwood to the Westminster Estate, from September 5. Read more: http://www.forum.sy-transport.co.uk/index.cgi?board=buses&action=display&thread=16418&page=20#ixzz1USPWfd5n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoods Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Disgusting change! I used to travel to the train station from the hospital. Now if you travel to the train station they expect you to stay on while the stupid no 120 goes along Arundel gate and loops back. Walking from Leopold street is okay in the summer but what about the winter! I will now miss my train home. I complained and got a letter back that was full of the published twaddle about improved servies and responding to public consultation. Did not answer any of my questions. have sent another e-mail in to complain again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Disgusting change! I used to travel to the train station from the hospital. Now if you travel to the train station they expect you to stay on while the stupid no 120 goes along Arundel gate and loops back. Walking from Leopold street is okay in the summer but what about the winter! I will now miss my train home. I complained and got a letter back that was full of the published twaddle about improved servies and responding to public consultation. Did not answer any of my questions. have sent another e-mail in to complain again. Presumably because the majority of people want to get on and off in the City Centre rather than at the rail station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoods Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Presumably because the majority of people want to get on and off in the City Centre rather than at the rail station Except that you also have to think about hospital visitors! Plus I think you will find lots of workers and school kids relied on the 40 for a fast journey to the station. Just wait until the kids are back - it is going to be chaos! I asked them to explain their rationale for the change - am still waiting for an answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Disgusting change! I used to travel to the train station from the hospital. Now if you travel to the train station they expect you to stay on while the stupid no 120 goes along Arundel gate and loops back. Walking from Leopold street is okay in the summer but what about the winter! I will now miss my train home. I complained and got a letter back that was full of the published twaddle about improved servies and responding to public consultation. Did not answer any of my questions. have sent another e-mail in to complain again. Hah. Service 30 (né 50) used to stop right outside the station. Obviously, that was far too helpful to passengers; so now it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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