North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak

[SF07]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak
Stagecoach reducing services in the Chester area from 18 January. Similar to the services in south Lancashire, where weekday services will operate to Saturday timetables.

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:47:49:749

[iMarkeh]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak

(14/01/2021 19:41)SF07 Wrote:  Stagecoach reducing services in the Chester area from 18 January. Similar to the services in south Lancashire, where weekday services will operate to Saturday timetables.

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:47:49:749

It's not the best wording as it's actually a Saturday Enhanced timetable. It looks the exact same as the Christmas timetables.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak
I have just looked at Arriva's timetables on their website from Monday in the St Helens area and the new timetables look identical to the present timetables with no reduction unlike the original lock down.

[Mayneway]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak
Operators in Manchester are likely to announce reductions in service levels from 31st January in the coming days. Go north west have today told drivers they will be reducing services as have Arriva. TFGM are also believed to be reducing the tendered network by 50% from same day so hourly services become 2 hourly etc. I’d imagine there will also be announcements from First and Stagecoach too.

[dounowhoiam]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak
Whilst Stagecoach Manchester doesn't appear to have updated the PDF timetables yet, you can see it being updated on the bustimes.org website like the following:
https://bustimes.org/services/101-manche...2021-02-01

[SF07]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak

(21/01/2021 22:37)Mayneway Wrote:  Operators in Manchester are likely to announce reductions in service levels from 31st January in the coming days. Go north west have today told drivers they will be reducing services as have Arriva. TFGM are also believed to be reducing the tendered network by 50% from same day so hourly services become 2 hourly etc. I’d imagine there will also be announcements from First and Stagecoach too.

Details have now appeared on the TfGM website, along with Arriva, First and Diamond, who will be running reduced services on some/all days on some of their services. Also, appears that High Peak have some staffing issues, which has resulted in several services being suspended.

Greater Manchester changes from 31 January (unless stated):

• 6 (First): The Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to half-hourly (from every 20 minutes), while Sunday service is increased to half-hourly (from hourly)
• 8 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 15 minutes (from every 10 minutes)
• 17 (Go North West): Weekday daytime service is reduced to every 12 minutes (from every 10 minutes). Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 15 minutes (from every 10 minutes). Sunday daytime service is reduced to 4 per hour between Manchester and Middleton (every 10 minutes with service 18) with half-hourly extensions to/from Rochdale (from every 15 minutes). Some evening journeys withdrawn.
• 18 Manchester-Langley (Go North West): Weekday daytime service is reduced to every 12 minutes (from every 10 minutes). Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 15 minutes (from every 10 minutes). Sunday daytime service is reduced to every 30 minutes (every 10 minutes with service 17). Evening journeys reduced to every 30 minutes.
• 18 Manchester-MRI (Go North West): Reduced to every 30 minutes every day and evening (journeys continue to/from Middleton/Langley).
• 33 (Go North West): The 1848 weekday journey from Worsley is withdrawn. All other journeys remain unchanged.
• 36/37 (Diamond): The services continue to run at current levels (planned increase in frequencies suspended). However, service 36 will be re-routed around Pendleton to follow the 37 route.
• 41 (Go North West): Monday-Saturday daytime service reduced to every 20 minutes between Sale and NMGH via Manchester (from every 15 minutes) with two per hour continuing to/from Middleton (every 20/40 minutes). Evening/Sunday journeys remain unchanged.
• 52 (Go North West): Monday-Saturday daytime journeys between Eccles and Cheetham Hill are reduced to every 15 minutes (from every 10 minutes). Half-hourly extensions to Trafford Centre or Failsworth continues.
• 57 (First): The Saturday daytime service is reduced to hourly (from half-hourly)
• 59 (First): The Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 15 minutes (from every 10 minutes). The Sunday daytime service is reduced to half-hourly (from every 20 minutes)
• 67 (Go North West): The Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes). Some Sunday morning journeys withdrawn.
• 82 (First): The Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes)
• 83 (First): The Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 10 minutes)
• 84 (First): The Sunday daytime service is reduced to half-hourly (from 4 per hour between Oldham and Manchester)
• 93 (Go North West): The Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes) between Carr Clough and Manchester with most journeys running to/from Prestwich.
• 97 (Go North West): The Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 30 minutes (from every 20 minutes)
• 98 (Go North West): The Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 30 minutes (from every 20 minutes)
• 100 (Go North West): The Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes) between Trafford Centre and Manchester with 2 per hour running to Cadishead and one per hour continuing on to Warrington. Sunday daytime service is reduced to 3 per hour (from 4 per hour) between Trafford Centre and Manchester (likely half-hourly plus additional hourly service to/from Warrington)
• 135 (Go North West): Weekday daytime service is reduced to every 10 minutes (from every 8 minutes). Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 12 minutes (from every 8 minutes). Sunday daytime service is reduced to every 30 minutes (from every 10 minutes).
• 162/163 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 12 minutes (from every 10 minutes). Service 162 will run 2 per hour at peak-times (from every 30 minutes).
• 181/182 (First): Times changed with service 182 curtailed to run between Shaw and Manchester.
• 184 (First): Journeys to/from Huddersfield reduced to every two hours (continues to run every hour between Grotton, Lees, Greenacres and Oldham).
• 199 (High Peak): Sunday timetable to operate on all days from 27 January 2021
• 263 (Arriva): Weekday daytime service reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes). Saturday daytime service reduced to every 30 minutes (from every 20 minutes)
• 300/X22 (Diamond): The 300 service, which is being re-numbered to X22, will be temporarily suspended until the Trafford Centre re-opens.
• 348 (First): The weekday daytime service is reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes). The Saturday daytime service is reduced to half-hourly (from every 20 minutes)
• 350 (First): The weekday daytime service is reduced to half-hourly (Micklehurst-Ashton short journeys withdrawn, just the Oldham-Ashton journeys remain)
• 362 (Arriva): Monday-Saturday daytime service reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes).
• 394 (High Peak): The service will be suspended by High Peak and will be operated free to passengers by Hulleys of Baslow from 27 January 2021
• 408 (First): Extended to Rochdale. Sunday evening service introduced between Rochdale and Oldham, running every 2 hours
• 409 (First): The weekday daytime service is reduced to every 10 minutes (from every 7/8 minutes)
• 425 (First): The Saturday daytime service is reduced to half-hourly (from every 15 minutes)
• 426 (First): The Saturday daytime service is re-timed.
• 471 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 12 minutes (from every 10 minutes)
• 501 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 15 minutes (from every 12 minutes)
• 524 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 15 minutes (from every 10 minutes)
• 575 (Arriva): Monday-Saturday daytime service reduced to every 20 minutes (from every 15 minutes).
• 582 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime service is reduced to every 12 minutes (from every 10 minutes)
• V4 (First): The service will be temporarily suspended.
• X63 (Go North West): The service will be temporarily suspended.
• X84 (First): The service will be temporarily suspended.
  

https://www.firstgroup.com/greater-manch...st-january
https://tfgm.com/bus-timetable-changes
https://www.highpeakbuses.com/service-changes
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/help/coronav...nformation
https://twitter.com/hulleysofbaslow/stat...7293506570

[St Helens Rider]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak
Hattons have reduced the 12 & 60 down to Hourly but a week later than previously (briefly) published. Interestingly the 12 now leaves St Helens at xx30 (opposite to lock down 1) and starts at 0830 (half an hour earlier than normal).

[dounowhoiam]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak
Like with Stagecoach, I can see updated Arriva timetables like the 263 on Bus Times:
https://bustimes.org/services/263-piccad...2021-02-01

...and Diamond with services like the 8:
https://bustimes.org/services/8-manchest...2021-02-01

I can't see updates - yet - for Go North West or First Manchester via this site.

[M60lad]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak
Not sure if it counts as Northwest but due to driver shortages at High Peaks Dove Holes Depot a number of services including 58 Buxton-Macclesfield at the moment are being operated by D&G out of their Adderley Green Depot.

[knutstransport]

RE: North West Bus Service Changes due to Coronavirus outbreak

(28/01/2021 07:08)M60lad Wrote:  Not sure if it counts as Northwest but due to driver shortages at High Peaks Dove Holes Depot a number of services including 58 Buxton-Macclesfield at the moment are being operated by D&G out of their Adderley Green Depot.

D&G Solo 134 - YJ57 XWM being used on the 58 route today and 128 - DX07 WFA being used on the reduced (2 hourly) 14 & 19 routes.

Also note on the High Peak website it says for the 14, 19 & 58 routes:

A £2.20 Adult single flat fare and £1.50 Under 18 flat fares will be available to buy on bus.

£2.20 single - excellent value for Macclesfield to Buxton but poor value for Macclesfield to Langley!

There's also a lot of buses sitting at Doves Holes doing nothing according to Bus Times.