Summary of bus service changes in Bath & North East Somerset from 31 March 2014
Service
number
76 & 76A
Destination
Hullavington – Malmesbury – Bath
Service
provider
Coachstyle
Summary of changes
These Wednesday-only services will be withdrawn after operation on 26 April but replaced by new service
37. In Bath, service 37 will start and finish at Grand Parade and will not serve the Bus Station.
Summary of bus service changes in Bath & North East Somerset from 13 April 2014
Service
number
Destination
Service
provider
Summary of changes
1
Combe Down - Bath City Centre Upper Weston
Bath City Services
First
17
Southmead Hospital – Fishponds Kingswood – Keynsham
First
42
Bristol – Kingswood - Oldland –
Keynsham
Bath - Freshford - Westwood Wingfield – Trowbridge
Midsomer Norton – Peasedown St
John – Bath
First
184
Bath – Midsomer Norton – Frome
First
267
Bath – Midford – Hinton
Charterhouse – Frome
First
332
Bath – Kelston – Bitton – Bristol
First
The timetable will be revised with changes to journey times of between 5 -10 minutes. Buses
towards Combe Down will stop in Dorchester Street at stop Bk instead of the Bus Station.
Buses towards the Bus Station and Riverside will stop additionally in Manvers Street at stop Be, to
set down only.
New daily service between Southmead Hospital and Keynsham, replacing service 507. Buses run
hourly all day with additional buses between Southmead and Kingswood to provide a half-hourly
service over that section during the daytime on Mondays to Saturdays.
Minor changes to the timetable. The route of the service will be amended in the Cadbury Heath
area to serve Newton Road.
The timetable will be revised with minor changes to journey times. The service will start and finish
in Bath at Grand Parade and will no longer serve the Bus Station.
Minor changes to the timetable. Additional journeys will run at 0625 from Midsomer Norton to Bath
and 0720 Bath to Peasedown St John. One journey in each direction will be extended to and finish
at Clutton via Temple Cloud and Farrington Gurney.
As the result of a reduction in financial support from Somerset County Council, fewer journeys will
operate beyond Midsomer Norton to Frome. The service will continue to operate hourly during the
daytime on Mondays to Saturdays between Bath and Midsomer Norton but the service continuing
to Frome will be generally every 2 hours. Some journey terminating at Withies Park in Midsomer
Norton will be extended to Tesco.
This service will operate direct along the A36 between Woolverton and Beckington instead of via
Rode. In Frome, this service will be withdrawn between Critchill Road and Sainsbury’s. Departure
times from Bath will be revised by 15 minutes. Departure times for journeys towards Bath will be
revised by 20 minutes.
Re-numbered 37. Buses leaving Bristol will run via Horsefair and Penn Street. Evening and
Sunday buses will no longer serve Aspects at Longwell Green owing to low customer demand.
Departure times throughout the day are revised, with buses generally departing Bath at xx20 and
Bristol at xx13. On Mondays to Saturdays, the last bus from Bristol to Bath on Mondays to
Saturdays will run later at 2315 but the last bus from Bath to Bristol will run earlier at 2220.
2, 6, 7
94
175
First
Libra Travel
Somerbus
338 &
339
460
507
782
X31
X39
X72
Bath- Saltford – Keynsham – Bristol
First
Brislington – Chew Valley School
Southmead Hospital – Fishponds Kingswood – Keynsham
Tyning – Radstock – Midsomer
Norton – Paulton
Abus
Wessex
Bath – Batheaston – Box –
Corsham – Chippenham
Bath - Saltford – Bristol
Bath – Batheaston – Bathford –
Melksham – Devizes – Easterton
Faresaver
Re-routed in Paulton to operate in a loop via Specklemead, Downsway, Britten Hill and Ham
Lane. Most journeys run clockwise and will be renumbered 82. A few journeys will run
anticlockwise and will be renumbered 82A.The timetable will be revised with minor changes to
journey times.
Minor changes to the timetable.
First
Faresaver
The timetable will be revised to improve reliability and punctuality.
Minor changes to the timetable.
Somerbus
The timetable will be revised to improve reliability and punctuality. These services will be renumbered 38 & 39 respectively.
Minor change to the timetable.
Withdrawn but replaced by new service 17.
Summary of bus service changes in Bath & North East Somerset from 20 April 2014
Service
number
Destination
Service
provider
Summary of changes
18
Oldfield Park – Bath City Centre –
University of Bath
Bath City Centre – University of
Bath
First
Minor changes to the timetable.
Buglers
The service will operate in the morning peak period only Monday – Friday Term Time only. The
last bus from the University to the City Centre will be at 1050.
18B