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Forthcoming changes to local bus services in Bath & North East Somerset

Bus operators are required to give eight weeks notice to the Traffic Commissioner and the Council of any changes to the routes or timetables of their services. However, under certain circumstances, the Traffic Commissioner may permit changes at short notice. The changes listed below have been notified to the Council. Normally, timetable information is available from Traveline two weeks before the date of changes.

Please note that operators of commercial services are free to change them without consultation.

The right-hand column shows the instigator of the change:

O – Change to commercial service instigated by operator

C – Change to contracted service instigated by the Council that administers it

Starting 2 April 2006

Service Number	Operator	Change	Instigator of change
2, 2A	First Somerset & Avon	Minor changes to timetable.	O
4, 4A	First Somerset & Avon	Withdrawn between Bus Station and Combe Down and re-routed to Whiteway (Haycombe Cemetery) via Oldfield Park, Dartmouth Avenue and The Hollow. To be operated by larger vehicles. 4A withdrawn.	O
6,7	First Somerset & Avon	Timetable revised. Frequency reduced on Mondays to Saturdays to 3 buses per hour on each route.	O
10	First Somerset & Avon	Timetable revised. Frequency increased on Mondays to Saturdays to 8 buses per hour during the daytime. Smaller vehicles introduced.	O
13	First Somerset & Avon	Additional early morning journeys introduced on Mondays to Fridays.	O
14A	First Somerset & Avon	Revised timetable on Sundays & Bank Holidays.	O
16	First Somerset & Avon	Withdrawn.	O
178	First Somerset & Avon	Timetable revised. Frequency increased between Midsomer Norton (Tesco) and Bath on Mondays to Saturdays to 2 buses per hour.	O
179	First Somerset & Avon	Timetable revised to maintain connections at Farmborough with Service 178.	O
184	First Somerset & Avon	Timetable revised on Mondays to Saturdays.	O
620	Ebley Bus	Revised timetable on Mondays to Saturdays.	C
704	First Somerset & Avon	The 0711 ex Bathampton on Mondays to Fridays will run 2 minutes earlier.	C
712	First Somerset & Avon	Sunday & Bank Holiday service renumbered 704	C
716	Frome Minibuses	The 1730 ex Bus Station on Mondays to Saturdays will run 5 minutes later.	C
791, 793	Abus	Change to gross cost contract. No augmentation introduced during Summer (runs on Wednesdays only throughout the year).	C
X71, X72	First Somerset & Avon	Minor changes to timetable.	O

Revised fares will be introduced on services 20A, 20C, 379, 640, 641, 645, 665, 668, 700, 716, 735, 737, 751, 752, 754, 757, 768, 791, 793

Starting 22 April 2006

Service

Number

Operator

Change

Instigator

of change

X31

Faresaver

Timetable revised.

Starting 23 April 2006

Service Number	Operator	Change	Instigator of change

636	Eurotaxis	Reduced to one journey in each direction between Hengrove (Gilda Parade) and Keynsham on Tuesday and Friday mornings only. Operated by South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach on Tuesdays and Somerbus on Fridays.	C
641	CT Coaches	Morning journey re-routed via Staunton Lane and Sleep Lane in Whitchurch. Return journey also re-routed via Whitchurch on request.	C

Starting 30 April 2006

Service

Number

Operator

Change

Instigator

of change

272

Faresaver

New service between Bath and Bowerhill via Bathford, Kingsdown and Melksham - every hour on Mondays to

Fridays.

Fare Car

Bath Taxis

Fare increased

Starting 28 May 2006

Service Number	Operator	Change	Instigator of change
17	First Somerset & Avon	The 1845 from Kingsway to Upper Weston on Mondays to Saturdays to run 15 minutes earlier.	O
20C	First Somerset & Avon	The 1500 from Bath Bus Station on Mondays to Fridays to run 5 minutes later.
178	First Somerset & Avon	Additional journey introduced at 1725 Mondays to Fridays Bristol to Radstock via Timsbury.	O
232	First Somerset & Avon	Re-routed via Batheaston By-pass instead of High Street. Also re-routed via Chippenham Railway Station.	O
375, 376	First Somerset & Avon	Timetable revised.	O
379	First Somerset & Avon	Re-routed via Clutton. Morning journeys combined. Second afternoon journey amended to operate as Service 178.	C
672, 674	First Somerset & Avon	Change of operator to Eurotaxis. Revised timetable. Friday & Saturday evening journeys withdrawn. Bank Holiday service withdrawn. Fares revised.	C
678, 778	First Somerset & Avon	Evening service on Mondays to Saturdays combined to run from Bristol to Bath via Radstock (but not Timsbury) as Service 778. Revised timetable on Sundays & Bank Holidays.	C
777, 779	First Somerset & Avon	777 journeys renumbered 779. Other minor changes to timetable	C