CHANGES TO BUS SERVICE 179 FROM 28 OCTOBER 2018

First have decided that bus service 179 is no longer viable as a commercial operation. The Sunday service already receives financial support from Bath & North East Council.

The Council has negotiated with First to transfer the funding allocated to support the Sunday service to subsidise a basic two-hourly service on Mondays to Fridays between Midsomer Norton (Tesco) and Bath via Paulton (Ham Lane), High Littleton, Farmborough, Timsbury and Tunley. First will continue to operate the revised service on Mondays to Fridays.

The Council invited tenders from bus operators for provision of an all-day replacement service on Saturdays but the lowest price offered was unaffordable. Local bus operators are finding it difficult to get drivers who are willing to work on Saturdays at the moment.

So the Saturday service will be reduced to a morning bus from Timsbury at 0745 to Bath, and a return trip at 1740 from Bath as far as Timsbury. The Council will provide financial support and it will be operated by CT Coaches, who will accept valid First season tickets and m-tickets on these Saturday buses.

During the daytime on Saturdays, travel between Bath and Timsbury, Farmborough and High Littleton will be possible by travelling on service 178 to Keynsham or and changing to other services. A journey planner is available at www.travelinesw.com .

Regrettably, the Sunday service on 179 will operate for the last time on 21 October and the rest of the Saturday service will operate for the last time on 27 October.

BUS SERVICE 179 TIMETABLE FROM 28 OCTOBER 2018

SERVICE MIDSOMER NORTON - BATH via Paulton & Timsbury 179

179 from MIDSOMER NORTON via Tesco, Thicket Mead, Phyllis Hill, Winterfield Road, PAULTON , Ham Lane, Brittens Hill, Bath Road, Church Street, Hallatrow Road, HALLATROW , A39, HIGH LITTLETON , High Street, New Road, Bath Road, FARMBOROUGH , The Street, Timsbury Road, TIMSBURY , Bloomfield Road, North Road, Hook Hill, Weekesley Lane, Tunley Hill, TUNLEY , B3115, Tunley Road, A367, ODD DOWN , Wellsway, Wells Road, BATH CITY CENTRE , Churchill Bridge, (FORWARD: Broad Quay, Ambury, Corn Street, St James’s Parade, Southgate Street; RETURN: Dorchester Street, Broad Quay), Bus Station.

Mondays to Fridays (not Public Holidays) Saturdays

MIDSOMER NORTON, Old Mills, Tesco 0708 0904 1108 1308 1508 1713 …. Paulton, Ham Lane, Central Garage 0715 0911 1114 1314 1514 1719 …. Paulton, Farrington Road 0720 0916 1119 1319 1519 1724 …. High Littleton, Church 0725 0921 1123 1323 1523 1728 …. Farmborough, Butchers Arms 0735 0931 1131 1331 1531 1736 …. Timsbury, British Legion 0740 0936 1136 1336 1536 1741 0745 Tunley, King William 0750 0944 1144 1344 1544 1749 0753 Wellsway, Midford Road 0802 0954 1154 1354 1554 1759 0803 BATH, Bus Station 0817 1003 1203 1403 1605 1810 0812

BATH, Bus Station 1010 1210 1410 1610 1815 1740 Wellsway, Midford Road 1019 1219 1419 1620 1825 1749 Tunley, King William 1028 1228 1428 1631 1836 1758 Timsbury, British Legion 1035 1235 1435 1640 1845 1805 Farmborough, Butchers Arms 1040 1240 1440 1645 1850 …. High Littleton, Church 1048 1248 1448 1653 1858 …. Paulton, Farrington Road 1052 1252 1452 1657 1902 …. Paulton, Ham Lane, Central Garage 1057 1257 1457 1702 1907 …. MIDSOMER NORTON, Old Mills, Tesco 1103 1303 1503 1708 1913 ….

NO SERVICE ON BUS 179 ON SUNDAYS OR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Bus service 179 is operated by First West of (email [email protected] or telephone 0345 602 0121) on Mondays to Fridays and CT Coaches (email [email protected] or telephone 01761 431643) on Saturdays, with financial support from Bath & North East Somerset Council. For information on fares and lost property, please contact the operator.

As a partial replacement for service 179 between Radstock and Writhlington via Road, three journeys per day will be operated on Mondays to Fridays by Arleen Coaches on their bus service 175. These will continue to and from Bath. The peak hour journeys to and from Writhlington on bus service 768 will continue unchanged. Also, bus services 414 and 424 which run between Radstock and Writhlington via Haydon and Kilmersdon will continue unchanged.

BUS SERVICE 175 TIMETABLE FROM 28 OCTOBER 2018

ARLEEN

WRITHLINGTON - BATH via Radstock & 175 ALSO SHOWS JOURNEYS ON BUS SERVICE 768 FROM WRITHLINGTON 175 from WRITHLINGTON via Manor Park, Manor Road, Frome Road, RADSTOCK , The Street, Bath New Road, A367, PEASEDOWN ST JOHN (FORWARD & RETURN via Wellow Mead, Wellow Lane, Bus Link, Peasedown by-pass, Wellow Lane, Foxcote Avenue, CircleBath Hospital, Foxcote Avenue, Wellow Lane, Peasedown by-pass, Orchard Way southbound, Peasedown by-pass southern end), Bath Road, Ashgrove, Dunkerton Hill, DUNKERTON , A367, ODD DOWN , Wellsway, Wells Road, BATH , Churchill Bridge, (FORWARD: Broad Quay, Ambury, Corn Street, St James’s Parade, Southgate Street, Bus Station; RETURN: Broad Quay), Dorchester Street.

One journey in each direction on 175 operates direct from Southgate Street to Dorchester Street and continues via Manvers Street, Pierrepont Street, North Parade, North Parade Road, Pulteney Road, Bathwick Hill, Oakley, Claverton Down Road, Norwood Avenue, Convocation Avenue to UNIVERSITY OF BATH .

Mondays to Fridays (not Public Holidays)

Service number 175 768 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 NSD SDO WRITHLINGTON, Manor Park …. 0735 0840 …. 1253 …. 1533 …. …. Writhlington School …. …. …. …. 1255 S …. …. 1530 …. Radstock, Victoria Hall, stop A …. 0739 0845 …. 1300 …. 1538 1538 …. Peasedown St John, Wellow Mead …. …. 0852 0953 1307 1403 1545 1545 1645 Peasedown St John, Circle Bath Hospital …. …. …. 1000 A 1312 1410 A 1550 1550 1650 Peasedown St John, Orchard Way, Westbury View 0705 …. 0858 1002 1314 1412 1552 1552 1656 B Peasedown St John, Red Post 0710 …. 0902 1006 1318 1416 1556 1556 1700 Odd Down, Red Lion 0720 …. 0916 1017 1329 1427 1607 1607 1711 BATH, Dorchester Street, stop Bk 0730 0831 J 0928 1028 C 1339 1437 1617 1617 1721 UNIVERSITY OF BATH …. …. …. 1047 …. …. …. …. ….

Service number 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 768 NSD SDO UNIVERSITY OF BATH …. …. …. 1110 …. …. …. …. …. BATH, Dorchester Street, stop Bk 0740 0740 0935 1130 1345 1447 1625 1731 1740 K Odd Down, Red Lion 0747 0747 0942 1137 1352 1454 1632 1738 …. Peasedown St John, Red Post 0756 0756 0952 1147 1402 1504 1644 1750 …. Peasedown St John, Wellow Mead 0758 0758 0953 1148 1403 1505 1645 1751 …. Peasedown St John, Circle Bath Hospital 0803 0803 1000 A 1153 1410 A 1510 1650 1756 …. Peasedown St John, Orchard Way, Westbury View 0805 E 0805 E 1002 1155 1412 1512 1652 1758 …. Radstock, Victoria Hall, stop B 0820 0820 …. 1203 …. 1520 …. …. 1815 Writhlington School …. 0825 …. …. …. …. …. …. …. WRITHLINGTON, Manor Park 0827 …. …. 1208 …. 1525 …. …. 1819 R

NO SERVICE ON BUS 175 ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS OR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Notes: A - arrives 2 minutes earlier B - arrives 4 minutes earlier C - time at Dorchester Street, stop Bn E - operates northbound along Orchard Way then via Peasedown by-pass (northern end), Ashgrove and Bath Road, serving the Red Post again at 0812 J - stops in Manvers Street during Bath Spa University terms or Bath Bus Station at other times K - time at Bath Bus Station, not Dorchester Street NSD - not school days R - operates beyond Radstock on request to set down passengers only S - runs via Writhlington School on school days only SDO - school days only

Bus service 175 is operated by Arleen Coaches (telephone 01761 434625 or email [email protected] ). Bus service 768 is operated by CT Coaches (telephone 01761 431643 or email [email protected] ) under contract to Bath & North East Somerset Council. For information on fares and lost property, please contact the relevant operator.

For journey planning and timetable information on all local bus services, please contact Traveline (website www.travelinesw.com or telephone 0871 200 2233 - calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge).