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May 2007 FROM 20 MAY 2007, WHAT OUR CHANGES WE’LL BE OPERATING A MEAN TO YOU

NEW LOOK BUS NETWORK • SIMPLIFIED BUS ROUTES IN BARNSLEY, AND ACROSS THE DEARNE VALLEY • REFINED TIMETABLES • IMPROVED VEHICLE CLEANLINESS We’re doing this because you’ve told us you aren’t satisfied with the standard of service we’ve been providing. • MORE LOW-FLOOR BUSES We acknowledge that our bus services have been unreliable and poor in quality and presentation and we want to put this right. Essentially you need a bus network which is reliable, clean and affordable. We’d recommend you keep this leaflet handy and if you’re in any doubt, or need more information, is committed to delivering this by please make sure you:- simplifying bus routes, refining timetables and continuing to improve vehicle cleanliness and quality via ongoing 1. Pick up new timetables at Travel investment in more, low-floor vehicles. or wymetro travelshops

The aim of this leaflet is to provide you with a 2. Download new timetables at summary of the changes, as well as a route-by-route travelsouthyorkshire.com or wymetro.com list of every change being made. That way if you travel on a specific bus route, you’ll be able to 3. Call Traveline on 01709 515151 understand exactly what is happening. or 0113 245 7676

4. Pick up a new network map on your local Stagecoach bus

5. Visit stagecoachbus.com/yorkshire FROM SUNDAY 20 MAY, WE’LL BE Service 226 from Barnsley to via Wath and Manvers will also be extended beyond Thurnscoe to Great Houghton, REVISING A NUMBER OF OUR BUS providing many new links.

SERVICES IN BARNSLEY, THE Service 68 to and Barnsley will be revised and DEARNE VALLEY, re-routed to improve reliability still providing an hourly service. Old services 78 and 212 will be withdrawn. AND . Here’s an area by area summary of the major service improvements:- Services 35, 36 and 37 combined will provide a bus every 15 minutes between Grimethorpe and Barnsley.

BARNSLEY HOSPITAL Service 36 will serve the Michaels Estate and Nancy Crescent, 92, 93 and 95 combine to provide buses every 15 minutes whilst service 37 will continue to serve Windmill Avenue. between , Barnsley Hospital and Barnsley The 35 will run every 30 minutes to Hemsworth and Interchange. Pontefract. Service 36 will provide an hourly service to South Kirkby and South Elmsall. Old services 38, 211, 244 and 247 DARFIELD will be withdrawn. New half hourly services 218 (old 79) from Barnsley to Rotherham and 219 (old 212) from Barnsley to Doncaster will HEMSWORTH, SOUTH ELMSALL, be introduced to improve reliability and travel opportunities to UPTON & PONTEFRACT and from the Dearne Valley. Combined services 218 and 219 New service 35 will provide a half hourly service between will provide a bus every 15 minutes between Darfield, Ardsley and , Cudworth, Shafton, Grimethorpe, the new Barnsley Interchange. Hemsworth, Fitzwilliam, Ackworth, Purston and Pontefract Service X19 will serve all stops on Saltersbrook Road in Darfield. replacing old services 244, 245 and part-replacing services Good for that quick trip to Barnsley or Doncaster. 248 and 249.

Services 68 and 69 will be revised and re-routed to improve New routes 46 and 47 will provide a half hourly service reliability, providing a bus every 30 minutes to Wombwell. between Barnsley Interchange, Cudworth, Shafton, Old services 78, 79 and 212 will be withdrawn. Hemsworth, South Elmsall, Upton and Pontefract replacing old services 246, 247 and part-replacing services 248 and 249. GOLDTHORPE & Between Goldthorpe and Barnsley, the X19 and new service 218 will run direct to Barnsley, three times an hour. A new route 66 will be introduced (replacing the old service 325) and will run every 10 minutes with a new timetable to Doncaster can also be reached up to four times an hour on the improve reliability. 74, X19 and the new service 219. Services 60, 61 have been combined into a new route 60. Revised timetables on the 219 and 226 will provide improved links between Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and Great Houghton. Service 67 will now also serve Corton Wood.

Service 39 will be withdrawn but will be replaced by revised GREAT HOUGHTON route number 7. A new, half-hourly service 219 (old 212) will be introduced 227 will no longer run between Hoyland and Barnsley but will between Barnsley, Darfield, Great Houghton, Thurnscoe, continue between Hoyland and Rotherham. Goldthorpe and Doncaster. A NEW-LOOK BUS NETWORK

KENDRAY This table lists all the changes to your local bus network from 20 Brand new route 6 introduced replacing old services 63/64, May 2007. The new network features a number of improvements, running up to every 10 minutes between Barnsley and Kendray, including brand new services, service-renumbering, timetable Bank End Avenue and serving the new health centre in both tweaks and changes to routes. To see if your bus service is directions. changing, just look for the bus number on the following pages.

ROTHERHAM TO New routes and changes to routes, timetables and bus numbers: The Circle (108/109) improved to run up to every 5 minutes with new evening journeys introduced. Look out for the brand new, low floor, easy access buses. 1, 2, 3, 4 ROYSTON BARNSLEY - MAPPLEWELL - STAINCROSS

Improved service 57 will increase to 4 buses per hour and • Services 1, 2, 3 & 4 will be replaced by one brand new simple combined with revised service 59 will provide buses every 10 route - the 1. minutes between Royston, Carlton, and Barnsley. • The new 1 will follow a standard one way loop around Staincross serving Towngate, Lane, Sackup Lane, STAINCROSS & MAPPLEWELL Kingsway, along Broadway, then New Road, Keswick Road, Brand new service 1 will be introduced between Barnsley and Staincross Common & Greenside. Staincross, running every 15 minutes on a simple one way loop • Every 15 minutes. around Mapplewell and Staincross. Replaces the old 1, 2, 3 and 4 services to improve frequency and reliability. 6 WOMBWELL & WATH VIA BRAMPTON BARNSLEY - KENDRAY Services 222, 223, 226, 228 and 229 combined will provide a • Brand new route between Barnsley Interchange & Kendray, bus every 10 minutes between Brampton, Wombwell, Stairfoot Bank End Avenue. and Barnsley. • In Kendray operates via Doncaster Road, Neville Avenue, Birk Avenue, Ashville Medical Centre, Chestnut Crescent, In Brampton buses on service 229 will operate via Knollbeck Lane Cypress Road, Yews Lane, Wellington Crescent. and Pontefract Lane rather than Wath Road and Chapel Avenue. • Up to every 10 minutes. • Replaces old services 63 & 64.

All route individual changes are summarised in this 7/7A leaflet and as you can see there are a number of new BARNSLEY - WARD GREEN - BLACKER HILL routes, timetables and changes to route directions. • Route extended beyond Ward Green to Hoyland & Blacker If you’re still unsure, we’d recommend you pick up a Hill, with reduced frequency, replacing the 39. new timetable from your local Travel South Yorkshire or • At Ward Green, Genn Lane & Strafford Avenue will no longer wymetro travelshop, download one online at be served by service 7 but daytime Monday to Saturday will travelsouthyorkshire.com or wymetro.com or call be covered instead by services 8 & 9. Via Genn Lane & Traveline on 01709 515151 or 0113 245 7676. Strafford Avenue evenings & Sundays will be numbered 7A. 8/9 31 BARNSLEY - WARD GREEN & DALE BARNSLEY - MONK BRETTON - CUDWORTH

• Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. • Timetable & route changes. • Route revised to serve Genn Lane & Strafford Avenue. • Will now serve Bishop’s Way & Long Causeway rather than • Buses will run direct via Vernon Road rather than Wigfield Rotherham Road & Westgate. Drive & Bourne Road. 32 10 BARNSLEY - LUNDWOOD - CUDWORTH

BARNSLEY - MONK BRETTON - ATHERSLEY NORTH - • Frequency improved to run every 15 minutes. NEW LODGE • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. • Service withdrawn. • Service 31 will serve Bishop’s Way & Long Causeway areas. 33 BARNSLEY - SOUTH HIENDLEY - GRIMETHORPE 11 • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. BARNSLEY - WAKEFIELD ROAD - ATHERSLEY NORTH • New simplified 10 minute frequency with timetable tweaks to 35 improve reliability. BARNSLEY - GRIMETHORPE - HEMSWORTH - FITZWILLIAM - • Some early evening journeys withdrawn. ACKWORTH - PURSTON - PONTEFRACT 11A/12A • New service replacing the old 244/245 services. • Every 30 minutes daytime & hourly evenings & Sundays. BARNSLEY - ATHERSLEY NORTH & ATHERSLEY SOUTH • All journeys follow the old 244 route via Grimethorpe. • No Change. 36/36A 12 BARNSLEY - GRIMETHORPE - MICHAELS ESTATE - BARNSLEY - HONEYWELL - ATHERSLEY SOUTH SOUTH ELMSALL

• New simplified 15 minute frequency with timetable tweaks to • Re-routed via Nancy Crescent in Grimethorpe but still serves improve reliability. Michaels Estate. • Route extended to South Elmsall (replacing old service 211). 14 • In South Kirkby buses will run via Minsthorpe Lane & Little Lane (replaces old service 249). BARNSLEY - HOSPITAL - - GILROYD • Evening & Sunday journeys will be numbered 36A. • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. 37 20, 21, 22, 23, 23A, 24, 24A, 25 BARNSLEY - GRIMETHORPE (WINDMILL AVENUE) AREA SERVICES • Hourly service remains with timetable tweaks to improve reliability. • Minor timetable changes during the morning peak. 38 45 BARNSLEY - GRIMETHORPE (NANCY CRESCENT) ROTHERHAM - EAST DENE

• Service withdrawn but replaced by changes to service 36. • No change.

39 46 BARNSLEY - WARD GREEN - PILLEY - HOYLAND - BARNSLEY - HEMSWORTH - SOUTH ELMSALL - BLACKER HILL UPTON - PONTEFRACT

• Service withdrawn but replaced by service 7 extension. • New service replacing the old 246. • Combined with new route 47 buses will operate every 42 30 minutes between Barnsley, Hemsworth, South Elmsall, Upton & Pontefract. DONCASTER - • In Scawsby & Cusworth buses will operate on a simplified 47 one-way route to improve reliability, from Doncaster via York Road, Barnsley Road, Emley Drive, St Davids Drive, Winchester BARNSLEY - HEMSWORTH - SOUTH ELMSALL - UPTON - Way, Malvern Drive & Newlands Drive back to Doncaster. LOW ACKWORTH - LARKS HILL - PONTEFRACT • Improved timetable without school time gaps to provide a • New service replacing the old 247. combined 15 minute service between Doncaster & Scawsby • Will no longer run via Grimethorpe but will be extended with new Service 219. beyond Upton to Pontefract. • Between Upton & Pontefract will operate via Low Ackworth & 43/43A Larks Hill Estate. BARNSLEY - POGMOOR - KINGSTONE - BARNSLEY • Combined with new service 46 buses will operate every 30 minutes between Barnsley, Hemsworth, South Elmsall, Upton & Pontefract. • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. • Evening & Sunday journeys via Worsbrough Common will be 49, 149 numbered 43A. DONCASTER - SPROTBROUGH - - DONCASTER COLLEGE 44/44A Barnsley • No change. BARNSLEY - KINGSTONE - POGMOOR - BARNSLEY • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. 56 • Evening & Sunday journeys via Worsbrough Common will be BARNSLEY - WAKEFIELD ROAD - ROYSTON numbered 44A. • Service withdrawn. However Cross Lane, Royston will be 44 Rotherham served every 30 minutes by improved service 59. ROTHERHAM - WENTWORTH

• No change. 57 62, 64/64A Doncaster BARNSLEY - MONK BRETTON - CARLTON - ROYSTON DONCASTER - BENTLEY - ARKSEY

• Frequency increased from 3 to 4 buses per hour with new • No change. timetable. • Combined with service 59, buses will operate every 10 63, 64 Barnsley minutes between Barnsley, Monk Bretton, Carlton & Royston. BARNSLEY - KENDRAY - WHITE CROSS CIRCULARS 58 • Services withdrawn & replaced by new improved route 6. BARNSLEY - ROYSTON - WAKEFIELD • Hunningley Lane & Ardsley Road will no longer be served.

• Service withdrawn, however will be partially replaced by the 57 & 59. 66 BARNSLEY - HOYLAND - ELSECAR

59/59A • New route replacing the old 325. BARNSLEY - MONK BRETTON - CARLTON - ROYSTON - • Revised timetable to improve reliability. Running every 10 minutes WAKEFIELD and featuring new hourly early morning, evening & Sunday journeys.

• Improved to run every 30 minutes between Barnsley, Monk Bretton, Royston Cross Lane & Station Road. 67/67A • Continuing hourly to Wakefield. BARNSLEY - ALDHAM HOUSE - WOMBWELL - JUMP - • Evening & Sunday journeys which go via Parkview rather than HOYLAND - BARNSLEY Cross Lane will be numbered 59A. • New service 67 will replace the 67/67A between Barnsley, Hoyland, Jump & Wombwell. 60 • Revised timetable to improve reliability which also serves HOYLAND - JUMP - BRAMPTON - BROOMHILL - Corton Wood & Copeland Road. WOMBWELL • Section of route between Wombwell, Aldham House & Barnsley will be withdrawn but replaced by changes to services 68 & 69. • New simplified route replacing the old 60 & 61 services. • New service 60 will run from Wombwell Station Road & on to Broomhill, Brampton, Cortonwood, Hemmingfield & Tingle 68/68A Bridge. It will then run in a one-way loop in Elsecar & Hoyland BARNSLEY - ALDHAM HOUSE - WOMBWELL - via Cobcar Lane, Cobcar Street, Hill Street, King Street, LOW VALLEY - DARFIELD - GREAT HOUGHTON Southgate, High Street, Greenfield Road, Church Street, Wentworth Road & Cobcar Lane. • Revised timetable to improve reliability. • Jump, Platts Common, Wombwell Station, Copeland Road & • In Darfield buses will operate direct via Snape Hill Road & Nanny Main Street will be served by changes to service 67. Marr Road. Peak time journeys showing 68A will operate via Upperwood Road & Barnsley Road to compliment revised service 69. 61 • Buses will no longer divert via Kendray providing faster journey times. Brand new route 6 will operate up to every 10 minutes HOYLAND - ELSECAR - COPELAND ROAD - WOMBWELL between Barnsley & Kendray.

• Service withdrawn but replaced by changes to services • Combined with service 69, buses will operate every 30 minutes 60 & 67. between Barnsley, Aldham House, Wombwell, Low Valley & Darfield. 69 92/92A

BARNSLEY - ALDHAM HOUSE - WOMBWELL - BARNSLEY - HOSPITAL - GAWBER - BARUGH GREEN - LOW VALLEY - DARFIELD HIGHAM - CAWTHORNE

• Revised timetable to improve reliability. • Route & timetable changes to improve reliability. • In Darfield buses will operate via Upperwood Road, Barnsley • In Barugh Green, service 92 will follow a new route via Road, Morrison Road, Illsley Road & Nanny Marr Road to Longley Street, Lawrence Close & the lower end of Higham Bellbrooke Avenue. Common Road. • To provide faster journey times, buses will no longer divert • Morning journeys to Barnsley & afternoon journeys from via Kendray. Brand new route 6 will operate up to every 10 Barnsley, plus all evening & Sunday journeys will extend to minutes between Barnsley & Kendray. serve Higham, The Hermit - these buses will be numbered 92A. • Combined with service 68, buses will operate every 30 • Combined with the 93 & 95 buses will run every 15 minutes minutes between Barnsley, Aldham House, Wombwell, Low between Barugh Green, Barnsley Hospital & the new Valley & Darfield. Barnsley Interchange.

74 93 DONCASTER - SPROTBROUGH - GOLDTHORPE - BARNSLEY - HOSPITAL - GAWBER - BARUGH GREEN - MEXBROUGH DARTON - WOOLLEY COLLIERY VILLAGE

• No change. • Route simplified & timetable revised to improve reliability. • Buses no longer serve Longley Street which will be covered 78 by service 92. BARNSLEY - DARFIELD - GREAT HOUGHTON • Combined with the 92 & 95 buses will run every 15 minutes between Barugh Green, Barnsley Hospital & the new • Service withdrawn but replaced by changes to service X19 Barnsley Interchange. and new service 219 with improved timetable. 94 79 BARNSLEY - HOSPITAL - WILTHORPE BARNSLEY - DARFIELD - GOLDTHORPE - MANVERS - MEXBROUGH - SWINTON - KILNHURST - RAWMARSH - • Service withdrawn but replaced by the improved 92, 93 & 95. ROTHERHAM Combined, these buses will run every 15 minutes between Barugh Green, Barnsley Hospital & the new Barnsley Interchange. • Service withdrawn but replaced by new service 218 with improved timetable. 95/95A Don’t miss your bus! BARNSLEY - HOSPITAL - WILTHORPE - BARUGH GREEN - DARTON - KEXBROUGH If you need to catch a specific bus at a specific time, • New simplified timetable to improve reliability. please make sure you pick up a new timetable from your local Travel South Yorkshire or wymetro travelshop. • Combined with the 92 & 93 buses will run every 15 minutes Timetables also available to download at between Barugh Green, Barnsley Hospital & the new travelsouthyorkshire.com or wymetro.com Barnsley Interchange. • Evening & Sunday journeys extending to Woolley Colliery Village will be re-numbered 95A. 108/109 219 ROTHERHAM - RETAIL WORLD - RAWMARSH BARNSLEY - DARFIELD - GREAT HOUGHTON - THURNSCOE - GOLDTHORPE - SCAWSBY - DONCASTER • Timetable improved with buses running up to every 5 minutes. • New evening journeys introduced (28 April). • New service replacing old services 78 & 212. • Every 30 minutes with improved timetable. 200 • Combined with service 42, buses will operate every 15 minutes between Doncaster & Scawsby. - MANVERS - WATH • No change. 222, 223 BARNSLEY - WOMBWELL - WATH - 211 MEXBROUGH - DONCASTER

BARNSLEY - GRIMETHORPE - SOUTH ELMSALL - • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. SCAWSBY - DONCASTER • Service withdrawn but partially replaced by service 42 and 226 new services 36 & 219. BARNSLEY - WOMBWELL - WATH - MANVERS - GOLDTHORPE - THURNSCOE - GREAT HOUGHTON 212 • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. BARNSLEY - DARFIELD - GREAT HOUGHTON - • Monday to Saturday daytime, route extended beyond GOLDTHORPE - DONCASTER Thurnscoe to Great Houghton providing new links to the • Service withdrawn but replaced by new service 219 with Dearne Valley, Manvers & Wath. improved timetable. 227 218 BARNSLEY - HOYLAND - WENTWORTH - ROTHERHAM

BARNSLEY - DARFIELD - GOLDTHORPE - MANVERS - • Section of route between Barnsley & Hoyland will be withdrawn. MEXBROUGH - SWINTON - KILNHURST - RAWMARSH - ROTHERHAM • Revised timetable introduced between Hoyland, High Street & Rotherham • New service replacing old service 79. • Change buses in Hoyland onto new service 66 for onward • Buses will run every 30 minutes with improved timetable. travel into Barnsley - through fares available. • In Rawmarsh will operate via Dale Road & Kilnhurst Road, rather than Clay Pit Lane & St. Nicolas Road. 228, 229 BARNSLEY - WOMBWELL - WATH - RAWMARSH - ROTHERHAM - MEADOWHALL

• Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. • In Brampton buses on Service 229 will operate via Knollbeck Lane & Pontefract Lane rather than Wath Road & Chapel Avenue. • Some early-morning journeys between Wath & Rotherham will be operated by the X92. 235, 236 288, 289 BARNSLEY - HUDDERSFIELD DONCASTER - MEXBOROUGH - SWINTON - ROTHERHAM

• Through services between Huddersfield & Barnsley will be • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability. withdrawn. • In South Yorkshire services will be replaced by services 92 & 95. 325 • In West Yorkshire services will be replaced by the 80, 81 & 82 BARNSLEY - HOYLAND - ELSECAR between Huddersfield, Clayton West & Denby Dale. • Service withdrawn but replaced by new service 66 with 244, 245 improved timetable. BARNSLEY - GRIMETHORPE - HEMSWORTH - ACKWORTH - PONTEFRACT 348/349 MEXBOROUGH - • Services withdrawn but replaced by new service 35 with improved timetable. • No change.

246 X12 BARNSLEY - HEMSWORTH - SOUTH ELMSALL - BARNSLEY - M1 MOTORWAY - ROTHERHAM UPTON - PONTEFRACT • Revised timetable. • Service withdrawn but replaced by new service 46 with improved timetable. X19 247 BARNSLEY - DONCASTER - ROBIN HOOD AIRPORT (LIMITED STOP) BARNSLEY - HEMSWORTH - SOUTH ELMSALL - UPTON • Minor timetable changes. • Service withdrawn but replaced by new service 47 with • All bus stops on Saltersbrook Road in Darfield will now be improved timetable. served as a replacement facility for withdrawn service 78.

248, 249 X92 UPTON - HEMSWORTH - PONTEFRACT DONCASTER - MEXBOROUGH - WATH - MANVERS - • Services withdrawn. However most customers on this route will ROTHERHAM - MEADOWHALL be able to use the new improved services 35, 36, 46 & 47. • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability.

265 Don’t miss your bus! BARNSLEY - CHAPELTOWN - SHEFFIELD If you need to catch a specific bus at a specific time, • Timetable tweaks to improve reliability particularly in the please make sure you pick up a new timetable from your morning & afternoon peaks. local Travel South Yorkshire or wymetro travelshop. Timetables also available to download at travelsouthyorkshire.com or wymetro.com