We’re ringing the changes Stagecoach Yorkshire Customer Service Upper Sheffield Road Barnsley S70 4PP stagecoachbus.com/yorkshire travelsouthyorkshire.com Your route-by-route wymetro.com guide to the new look network for Barnsley & beyond! 01709 51 51 51 0113 245 7676 Information correct at time of going to press. 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, Stagecoach Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire 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 Thurnscoe 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 Wombwell and Barnsley will be revised and DEARNE VALLEY, DONCASTER re-routed to improve reliability still providing an hourly service. Old services 78 and 212 will be withdrawn. AND ROTHERHAM. GRIMETHORPE 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 Barugh Green, 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 Barnsley Interchange, 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 HOYLAND & ELSECAR 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 RAWMARSH 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, Monk Bretton and Barnsley. • The new 1 will follow a standard one way loop around Staincross serving Towngate, Darton 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 & WORSBROUGH 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 - DODWORTH - 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) PENISTONE 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.