Arriva January service changes

[winston]

PD0000478/178 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Shrewsbury Bus Station and Oswestry Bus Station given service number 70 effective from 04-Jan-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/415 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Telford Town Centre Bus Station and Shifnal, Victoria Road given service number X92 effective from 04-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

[Steveminor]

Lots more changes too the 1/2/2e the x70 the 6 stafford the 827 the x65 the 74b cancelled & 74^75/75e changed.

[winston]

Cheers @Steveminor - nothing on earlier:

PD0000478/4 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Cannock, Bus Station and Lichfield Bus Station given service number 60/X60 effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000478/6 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Wolverhampton, Lichfield Street and Cannock Bus Stain given service number 70/70A/X70/X70A effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000478/63 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Stafford, Gaol Square and Stafford, Rickerscote St Peter's Gardens given service number 6 effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000478/194 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between CANNOCK BUS STATION and STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY given service number 75/74/75E effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000478/201 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Dog-in Tree Estate and Walsall, Hatherton Road given service number 1/2/2E effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/241 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Rugeley Bus Station and Walsall Bus Station given service number 3/3A effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/352 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Cannock and Lichfield given service number 62/61 effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/398 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between BRERETON and STAFFORD, EARL STREET given service number 827 effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000478/428 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted: Operating between Lichfield and Austrey given service number 785/786 effective from 04-Jan-2016. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/434 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Cannock Bus Station and Stafford, Technology Park given service number 74B effective from 03-Jan-2016.

PD0000478/442 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Tamworth, Corporation Street
Finish Point: Lichfield Bus Station
Via:
Service Number: X65
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 04-JAN-2016
Other Details: Mondays to Saturdays every 30 minutes.

PD0000478/443 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Rugeley Bus Station
Finish Point: Rugeley Bus Station
Via:
Service Number: 24
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 03-JAN-2016
Other Details: Monday to Saturday daytime, every 30 minutes. No service Xmas Day, Boxing Day or New Years Day. Saturday service on a Good Friday.

PD0000478/444 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Rugeley Bus Station
Finish Point: Rugeley Bus Station
Via:
Service Number: 26
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 03-JAN-2016
Other Details: No service Xmas Day, Boxing Day or New Years Day. Saturday service on Good Friday.

PD0000478/445 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Stafford Town Centre, Gaol Square
Finish Point: Doxey, Greensome Crescent
Via:
Service Number: 12
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 03-JAN-2016
Other Details: No service on Xmas Day, Boxing Day or New Years Day. Saturday service on Good Fridays

[Bob]

Jesus Christ!  Do they know anything?  Let's have a Network review completely F##k everything over, then re register old routes!  Take it the X60 is axed? The X70 won't run to Rugeley?  Not sure what they plan for the Cannock to Walsall routes. But can't be worse than how they've completely screwed them up now. But the 74B?  Only been running a week. ...

[LG]

Ive heard the 1 and 2 are going back to the original routes.  As for the 74b ive heard its cancelled as they are using the buses on the regular 74 route to make a more frequent service

[winston]

Ive heard the 1 and 2 are going back to the original routes.  As for the 74b ive heard its cancelled as they are using the buses on the regular 74 route to make a more frequent service

They can't be, it is only a timetable change on the 1 & 2 VOSA registration above, not route as well

[LG]

60 looks like it will finish at lichfield as the X65 has been re registered which will probably run from tamworth again

[LG]

They can't be, it is only a timetable change on the 1 & 2 VOSA registration above, not route as well

I dont know then, it could be an error its just what I heard

[Bob]

If that's the case it'll be bye bye deckers then. Theyre already surplus.  They need to put some new buses, it was upgraded in 2007 with new 57 plate pulsars then a couple of years ago 2008 vintage deckers. We now get knackered 52 plate ex route 1 commanders ....##fail##

[Bob]

60 looks like it will finish at lichfield as the X65 has been re registered which will probably run from tamworth again

The X60 was another resounding commercial success then...

I predict the  X70 will pretty much go the same way...

Everything from Cannock Wednesfield is always an epic fail..

Why do they have to constantly keep meddling with the routes? How do passengers keep up ?

[Cheese]

60 looks like it will finish at lichfield as the X65 has been re registered which will probably run from tamworth again

I would suspect this has been done in part to try to get more concessionary revenue, as anyone travelling across Lichfield will have to swop to another service, so will have to register their pass again (or pay another £1.20).  Or maybe that is just a little cynical?

[Bob]

I would suspect this has been done in part to try to get more concessionary revenue, as anyone travelling across Lichfield will have to swop to another service, so will have to register their pass again (or pay another £1.20).  Or maybe that is just a little cynical?

So why change it in the first place then? Presumably the X60 will end and all trips will go back to being 60s.  You never know maybe the deckers will make an apoearance

[LG]

If that's the case it'll be bye bye deckers then. Theyre already surplus.  They need to put some new buses, it was upgraded in 2007 with new 57 plate pulsars then a couple of years ago 2008 vintage deckers. We now get knackered 52 plate ex route 1 commanders ....##fail##

I believe the deckers will stay, despite what people say you often see good loadings on the 74 and 75.  The deckers will stay

[LG]

The X60 was another resounding commercial success then...

I predict the  X70 will pretty much go the same way...

Everything from Cannock Wednesfield is always an epic fail..

Why do they have to constantly keep meddling with the routes? How do passengers keep up ?

Could be to do with the rumours of the 825 going back to Cannock so they will probably do 60 then 825 again.  Just a thought bob instead of always presuming a fail

[Bob]

I believe the deckers will stay, despite what people say you often see good loadings on the 74 and 75.  The deckers will stay

All this week it's been mainly commanders including at busy times. Pathetic