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Service Changes
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Bus Service Changes September 2008
The following bus services will change from 1 September 2008.
CHANGES TO SUPPORTED BUS SERVICES IN WEST CUMBRIA
6 : Muncaster – Whitehaven via Ravenglass, Seascale, West Cumberland Hospital
X6 : Whitehaven – Millom via St Bees and Seascale
- Extra journeys from Whitehaven to Seascale at 10:45 and 12:45, with extra return trips from Seascale at 11:35 and on Saturdays at 13:35.
- Current 13:30 from Whitehaven to Muncaster will run 15 minutes later and will run via St Bees (not West Cumberland Hospital). The return trip from Ravenglass will depart 28 minutes later.
- 15:13 and 17:56 from Whitehaven replaced by single trip at 16:45 which will run to Seascale, not Ravenglass.
- 16:58 and 18:45 Saturday journeys from Seascale replaced by single trip at 17:48.
- Contracted journeys continue to be operated by 3D Travel.
- Changes to commercial Journeys operated by Stagecoach :
- The 07:50 and 17:56 journeys will only run South of Thornhill on College Days.
- The 07:50 will now be extended to run to West Lakes College.
- The 14:25 journey is withdrawn.
- Sunday service (X6) unchanged.
20 : St Bees – Whitehaven
- 10:45 and 12:45 journeys from Whitehaven to St Bees withdrawn and replaced by a new 11:45 journey
- 11:13 and 13:13 journeys from St Bees to Whitehaven withdraw and replaced by a new 12:13 journey
- Extra later journey at 16:45 from Whitehaven to St Bees on Saturdays
- New operator 3C Travel (replaces Stagecoach)
- Sunday service provided by the X6 is unchanged.
22 : Parton – Frizington via Whitehaven Town Centre (Evenings)
- this new service will replace all County Council supported services in Whitehaven after 20:27 in the evening.
- The Service will run from Lowca via Parton to the Town Centre then to Frizington via Kells, Woodhouse, Mirehouse shops, West Cumberland Hospital and Cleator Moor.
22 : Whitehaven – Frizington via Mirehouse (Sundays and Bank Holidays)
- This new service will run from Whitehaven to Frizington via Kells, Woodhouse, Mirehouse shops, West Cumberland Hospital and Cleator Moor.
- It will run every 2 hours from the Town Centre 08:45 to 16:35 and from Frizington 09:10 to 17:10.
- It replaces the County Council supported journeys on Sunday Service 1 to Kells.
34 : Cockermouth – Slatefell
- 09:23 will become 09:28 and will be run by Reay’s, not Stagecoach.
- 13:11 will become 13:28 and will be run by Reay’s, not Stagecoach.
- 15:28 from Main Street will additionally operates on Schooldays.
- 19:32 from Main Street will no longer operate.
- AA Travel journeys taken over by Reay’s Coaches.
- Other journeys unchanged.
35 : Cockermouth – Workington via Great Broughton
- 09:45 Cockermouth – Workington is under review.
- 14:45 Cockermouth – Workington and 15:45 Workington to Cockermouth will both additionally run on Schooldays (currently Saturdays and School Holidays only). This will fill a current 4½ hour gap in the service to Workington and a 3 hour gap in the service to Cockermouth on Schooldays.
- New 20:37 service from Cockermouth to Workington via Great Broughton (operated by Stagecoach).
- 20:58 Broughton Moor – Cockermouth and 23:15 Cockermouth – Broughton Moor withdrawn.
- Most journeys operated by Reay’s Coaches instead of AA Travel.
36 : Cockermouth – Workington via Greysouthen and High Brigham
- 09:40 Cockermouth to Workington will depart at 09:45 and be operated by Reay’s Coaches not Stagecoach.
- 12:30 Workington to Cockermouth will depart at 12:45 and be operated by Reay’s Coaches not Stagecoach.
- 13:40 Cockermouth to Workington will depart at 13:45 and be operated by Reay’s Coaches not Stagecoach.
- 14:45 Workington to Cockermouth and 15:45 Cockermouth – Workington will both additionally run on Schooldays (currently Saturdays and School Holidays only). This will fill a current 3 hour gap in the service to Workington and 4 hour gap in the service to Cockermouth on Schooldays.
- An extra journey will operate at 08.02 from High Brigham to Cockermouth offering a journey to work currently not available (the current first arrival in Cockermouth is at 09:26).
39 Aspatria Area to Carlisle
- Wednesday and Saturday service withdrawn – Tuesday and Friday retained.
- Service will additional serve Great Orton on Tuesday and Friday (currently Wednesday and Saturday service).
46 : Workington – Salterbeck (Evenings & Sundays)
47 : Workington – Seaton (Evenings & Sundays)
50 : Workington - Moorclose Town (Evenings & Sundays)
- Evenings unchanged.
- Sunday timetable revised in line with ‘Transforming Passenger Transport’ criteria to run 09:20 to 17:40 instead of 15:05 to 22:15.
47 : Anthorn – Wigton (Tuesdays)
- New Operator Reay’s Coaches.
- Timetable unchanged.
56 : Maryport Town Service
- Due to the Commercial registration of some journeys on this service, the service is under review.
57 : Maryport Town Service
- 08:31 will be run by Ellenvale Coaches and only operates on Schooldays.
- 08:50 – 14:50 service now operated on a commercial basis by Stagecoach with a revised timetable.
- 15:10 - 17:10 timetable unchanged.
58 : Maryport – Cockermouth via Dearham
- Major Revision to route and timetable.
- New more direct route from Maryport to Cockermouth, reduces journey time from 49 to 25 minutes.
- Daytime service increases from 5 to 7 trips.
- New service with slight reduction in frequency from Tallentire, Bridekirk and Papcastle to Cockermouth. No direct link from these areas to Maryport.
- 05:50 Maryport to Cockermouth and 06:25 Cockermouth to Maryport withdrawn.
- Sycamore Road in Maryport and Row Brow in Dearham no longer served (but all journeys will serve Town Head in Dearham).
- Extra journeys to Cockermouth Hospital.
- Evening service after 18:30 withdrawn.
60 : Skinburness – Maryport via Silloth
- The first journey from Maryport will operate 20 minutes later at 07:25.
- All other journeys will operate 10 minutes earlier throughout to improve connections with the Service 30/31 to Workington and Whitehaven at Maryport.
- Contrary to some reports in the media, a Sunday service is not being introduced on this route. A Sunday service was tendered, but would have cost £218 per day, and was therefore felt to not offer good value for the funding required.
79 : Keswick – Seatoller
- 20:50 Keswick to Seatoller and 21:15 Seatoller to Keswick withdrawn.
- 07:15 and 13:25 Keswick to Seatoller and 07:45 and 13:55 Seatoller to Keswick will operate commercially until November and then be withdrawn.
- Contrary to some reports in the media, the rest of the service, which is provided on a commercial basis by Stagecoach, will continue to operate.
- Winter Sunday service unchanged.
86 : Keswick Town Service
- Service to Windebrowe Avenue, Threlkeld Quarry and Portinscale withdrawn.
- Portinscale continues to be served by the Service 77/77A, 4 times a day between Easter and the end of the Autumn half term holiday.
- Between November and Easter a new service will provided three trips a day from Keswick to Portinscale at 10:10, 13:10 and 17:10.
101 : Cockermouth – Rose Lane
- Service unchanged.
217 : (Cleator Moor -) Frizington – Cockermouth
- 07:40 Cockermouth – Cleator Moor and all journeys after 14:40 withdrawn.
- Three trips a day running approximately every 2 hours from Cockermouth and Frizington.
- At suggestion of local user group, service will only run to/from Frizington, with connections there to/from Cleator Moor.
- Link to Ennerdale Bridge restored.
- New operator Rosie’s travel (replacing Reay’s Coaches).
218 : Frizington – Workington (Friday)
- Timetable unchanged.
- J.B. Pickthall take over from Ratcliffe Buses as operator from August.
222 : Whitehaven – Workington via Pica and Gilgarran
- Timetable totally revised – linked to carriage of pupils to schools in Workington.
- Early morning and late afternoon service withdrawn.
- Daytime journeys now operate Monday to Saturday (previously Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only).
- New service to High Harrington.
- No longer serves Distington.
- New operator Rosie’s Travel (takes over from Stagecoach).
604 : Uldale – Wigton via Ireby
- Friday service withdrawn.
- Timetable on Tuesday totally revised with single trip to Wigton and re-numbered 47.
- New operator Reays Coaches (takes over from Town & Village Link).
830 : Egremont – St Bees
835 : Egremont Town Service
836 : Egremont - Braystones
- Extra journey on Town Service to Smithfield and Orgill at 14:10.
- New operator John Hoban Travel.
949 : Cockermouth – Buttermere (Dial a Ride)
- Will become part of the new Rural Wheels scheme – trips will be booked via Rural Wheels call centre, not through the operator.
X5 : Workington – Penrith via Keswick
- New 20:15 Workington to Cockermouth replaces 19:50 Workington to Keswick.
- New 21:15 Workington to Penrith via Keswick – current 21:50 Keswick to Penrith will now run at 22:06.
- Timetable now offers hourly departures from Workington to Cockermouth at quarter past the hour from 05:15 to 22:15.
- 21:35 and 22:35 from Penrith to Workington are re-timed to run earlier from stops after Keswick.
- The 22:35 will arrive in Workington in time for 23:56 departure on Service 300 to Whitehaven.
Whitehaven Evening Services (1; 2A; 3; 17B)
- All existing journeys after 20:30 withdrawn and replaced by a new Service 22.
Whitehaven Sunday Service
1 : Whitehaven - Kells
- Existing Service 1 to Kells (14:35-20:35) withdrawn and replaced by new Service 22.
2 : Whitehaven – Lowca via Parton and Bransty
- New service 3 times a day on Sundays 09:50; 13:50 and 15:50.
3 : Whitehaven – Mirehouse
- New service 3 times a day on Sundays 10:10; 14:10 and 16:10.
- Mirehouse shops and Latrigg Road also served by new Service 22.
Changes to Stagecoach Commercial Services
Service 22 : Whitehaven – Egremont
- The first trip from Whitehaven to Egremont will run 6 minutes earlier.
Service 12 : Whitehaven – Egremont
- Service 12 re-numbered Service 30A.
- Earlier journey Whitehaven – Egremont.
- Most other journeys revised to run 30 minutes earlier.
Service 17 : Whitehaven - Frizington
- Service re-numbered 31A.
- Timetable unchanged except replacement of current evening service with new evening and Sunday Service 22.
Service 30/31 : Maryport – Thornhill / Frizington via Workington and Whitehaven
- Service 31A re-numbered Service 31 and runs via Moorclose rather than Derwent Howe.
- Some early morning Saturday journeys will no longer operate.
- Sunday timetable revised.
- Times altered Maryport – Thornhill.
- Extra daytime journeys Maryport – Whitehaven offering hourly service in conjunction with service 301.
- Evening Service withdrawn.
Service 48 : Workington – Northside
- Improved daytime service but later afternoon service withdrawn.
- Hourly Workington at 15 past the hour 09:15 until 14:15 Monday to Saturday.
- Hourly from Northside 25 past hour 08:25 to 14:25 Monday to Saturday.
Service 50 / 51 : Workington – Moorclose
- Service 50A numbered 50 and existing Service 50 withdrawn.
- Service 51A withdrawn.
- Daytime service on both route reduced from every 20 to every 30 minutes – but Moorclose is now served by two service 31 an hour.
Service 300 : Carlisle – Whitehaven
- Sunday timetable revised – to offer an hour service between Whitehaven and Maryport in conjunction with Service 30).
Service 505 : Coniston – Ambleside via Hawkshead
- 17:20 Ambleside – Coniston and 17:55 Coniston – Ambleside withdrawn.