Yellow Buses' full network change came in this weekend just gone in Bournemouth - full details here and here. The lettered 'lines' have been abandoned in favour of simple route numbers.
The Bourne Line is now the 4/4a for example... except for when it isn't - the B1 is still running until 26th May when it will be replaced by new Yellow service 737 - yet another route number for Bournemouth Airport.
The council contracted routes that had been integrated into the 'lines', such as the Dolphin Line and Heath Line revert to their old route numbers 18, 33 and 36. More have taken over the 20 (which was half of Yellow D1) and the R4/R5 which keep their 'line' era lettering until the end of May when they'll be integrated into More 14.
More 32 has also has a slight route change.
In Southampton, Bluestar 1 and 2 are improved from this coming weekend. The 2's headline daytime frequency increases from every 20 to every 15 minutes and there are more evening journeys from Southampton to Eastleigh. The 1 has a few new journeys too plus posh new buses that are simply too nice to use on a route that doesn't go through Chandler's Ford.
Good to see the increase in frequency of BS2.
ReplyDeleteSurprised the loadings justify it off peak.
ReplyDeleteThe Morebus (end of May) updates are on this weeks N&P. No doubt Ken will have them on Traveline in the next two weeks to see how the revised 14 route is tabled.
ReplyDeleteFirst have closed their Southampton travel shop.
ReplyDeleteKept that pretty quiet and only informing passengers on their site on the day of closure.
Deletewhere are folk suposed to pick up timetables from now i pefer to pick up leflets rather than look online
DeleteThat`s a good question.
DeleteThanks for the advanced warning First,letting people know on the day you closed it.
DeleteAre First still going in Southampton?what a long,drawn out slow death this is.
DeleteSaw someone ask 2 days ago on Twitter if there's still a first shop in Soton so they can pickup booklet? They said yes & told them the address.
ReplyDeleteApparently Fareham has also shut? So someone said on fbook.
Presume timetables will still be available at libraries, although with no mention on the website and a determination to drive everything to the app it's possible they won't be doing printed timetables any more.
ReplyDeleteFirst do make it easy for their rivals don't they? In one fell swoop the good PR gained from offering free travel to marathon runners today is gone.