Proposed Bus Changes April 2024

[Cody's Granddad]

On 17/02/2024 at 15:33, Retro Queen said:

Thanks for this. Its not only the cheap bus fares from pre 1986 that made it good, moreso the frequency of the buses and hardly any missing. You didn't need to check a timetable in those days as there were always buses there.

I was a peasant back then always relied on buses 😁 

[FIRETHORN1]

Has anyone heard if there are any plans to re-introduce the 52A bus route between Hillsborough  interchange and Wisewood/Loxley? My sis-in-law was speaking  on Monday  to a couple of ladies in the Riva Project cafe at Wisewood and they told her that this much-missed bus route is coming back into operation. I hope so, because Wisewood and Loxley are very poorly served by buses - making it very difficult for the elderly, disabled etc to get out and about - even in the daytime...let alone making it difficult for anyone at all to get  a bus anywhere in the evenings  

[Guest busdriver1]

Hasnt this been discussed in the appropriate thread already?

[RollingJ]

Can't find the consultation document just now, but this (from another site) may help:

 

52a First (South Yorkshire) Hillsborough – Sheffield – Woodhouse Sun 7 Apr 24 Buses extended to Wisewood and Loxley every 30 minutes in the daytime.
 

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, busdriver1 said:

Hasnt this been discussed in the appropriate thread already?

Yes.

[Andy C]

15 hours ago, busdriver1 said:

Hasnt this been discussed in the appropriate thread already?

It is literally what this thread is about..... here is a copy and paste of the earlier post summarising the changes. The consultation is now closed.

 

bus 10/10a

minor timetable changes to improve punctuality

 

buses 31, 32, 52a and M92

 

The 31 will run as now from Sheffield to Hillsborough but then on to Parsons Cross via Fox Hill

The 32 will run directly along Halifax Road with changes to the 31 and M92 replacing the bits of route 32 that have been removed.

The M92 will run via Fox Hill Crescent and also have a Saturday service introduced

The 52a will be extended to Loxley via Wisewood on some trips during Monday to Saturday daytime to replace bus 31.

 

bus 24

timetable changes to improve punctuality and coordination with bus 25

 

bus X1, X5, X10 and X78

 

The X1 will change route between Sheffield, Meadowhall and Rotherham to go via Brightside and Meadowbank (current X78 route)

The X10 will be renumbered X2 and change route between Sheffield and Rotherham as per the X1. Some trips will extend beyond Maltby to Doncaster.

The X5 will see some trips extend beyond Dinnington to Maltby

the X78 will change route between Sheffield, Meadowhall and Rotherham to go via Attercliffe and Magna (current X1/X10 route).

 

bus 97

minor change to the timetable early morning

 

bus 72/72a

all trips will run as route 72 (so no more 72a) via an amended route, the route will also extend beyond Wath to Swinton.

 

bus 73

improved evening and Sunday service above and beyond what SYMCA fund.

[Resident]

On 17/02/2024 at 15:33, Retro Queen said:

Thanks for this. Its not only the cheap bus fares from pre 1986 that made it good, moreso the frequency of the buses and hardly any missing. You didn't need to check a timetable in those days as there were always buses there.

How many cross-county services were there? 

None is the answer. People travelled to Interchanges and changed to different service to continue their journey. 

The problem with the modern bus passenger is that they want it to operate from their doorstep, at the time of their choosing and run directly, without delay to their destination. 

There is a service for that and it's called a taxi, a service that is much more expensive than a bus ticket.