tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36458300.post5487160394668575347..comments2023-05-28T13:46:00.443+01:00Comments on Focus on Sodbury, Yate and Dodington: Major cuts for buses to Southmead, Parkway, UWEPaul Hulberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086558762212796986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36458300.post-48586764971296279692016-08-17T20:17:18.842+01:002016-08-17T20:17:18.842+01:00So were we mislead during the consultation on the ...So were we mislead during the consultation on the 84&86 services?<br />As if I recall correctly there was no mention at all of the removal of the Yate to Wotton extension of the 82 service as part of the process to ‘improve’ services.<br />I'm sure the responses to the consultation would have been different had we known the 82 was also being considered for changes.<br />mattbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115272436274915751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36458300.post-48138687859850858222016-08-05T16:21:19.432+01:002016-08-05T16:21:19.432+01:00Thanks, that's a very useful clarification.Thanks, that's a very useful clarification.Paul Hulberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086558762212796986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36458300.post-66551415067376656442016-08-05T15:54:23.941+01:002016-08-05T15:54:23.941+01:00"The frequency of the buses from Yate to Sout..."The frequency of the buses from Yate to Southmead Hospital and Parkway Station will be halved"<br />Not quite right... the frequency of the services to parkway station will be halved with the removal of the 81 service, however the 82 to Southmead remains at the same frequency, albeit starting and ending at Yate shopping centre. Services are in fact improved from two hourly to hourly on a Sunday not in any way halved at all on any day of the week.<br /><br />The only decision that can be placed in the hands of First is removal of the 81 service, which as a commercial service didn’t carry enough people to pay its way, the 82 was always the more popular of the two services. The remaining decisions are the responsibility of the council’s latest bus re-tendering exercise.<br />The re tendering exercise also means that Wessex will no longer run the 84,86 & 620 services, being reworked and passed to Stagecoach based in Stroud to operate.<br /><br />As Stagecoach are based in Stroud rather than in Bristol, any vehicle breakdowns and defects will take several hours to resolve, leading to massive gaps in services.<br />The new timetables for the Wotton services appeared on traveline on Thursday and are next too useless as services don't interconnect well in Yate Shopping Centre. At the moment you can catch an 82 from Chipping Sodbury towards Southmead at 6:15 and 7:05 arriving into Southmead at 7:15 & 8:30, the first connection using the "Improved Wotton Services" will be the 9:25 arrival at Southmead. <br />The Wotton services are also extended to start and end at Yate Rail station but are again are hopeless as only one or two trips a day seem arrive at times that provide any useful connections (without a half hour wait) to onward train services.<br />It also means that those passengers that have to pay fares, will need to pay twice, once for the Stagecoach service and once for the connecting First services <br />All the council seems to be interested in is saving a few quid (which is commendable), its clear that things like service integration, network and ticketing benefits are never considered.<br />It is a misguided decision by the council and one that will result in me getting back in the car and clogging up the roads to aztec west every day and £1000 a year less revenue for the bus companies as a result.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36458300.post-28454367612829277312016-08-04T14:48:36.711+01:002016-08-04T14:48:36.711+01:00Am really pleased somebody has picked up on this. ...Am really pleased somebody has picked up on this. In particular the loss of a direct service from UWE to Yate.<br /><br />In addition there will also be the loss of a service from Wotton Under Edge to Cribbs Causeway.Martin Davisnoreply@blogger.com