Big shake-up to Telford bus routes
Friday 26th November 2010, 7:05PM GMT.
Five bus routes in the Telford area are to be withdrawn and several others changed from this weekend in a massive shake-up of services announced by Arriva Midlands.
The number nine bus from Wellington to Bridgnorth; number 39 from Wellington to Much Wenlock; number 76 from Coalport to Lawley; number 91 from Telford town centre to Priorslee; and the 822 from Telford town centre to Roden, are all withdrawn.
Others have seen stops removed, with the company saying the routes were no longer commercially viable.
The number nine Wellington, Telford town centre, Ironbridge and Bridgnorth service will in future be partially replaced by the 88, 88A, 99 and 99A buses.
The 39 Wellington, Telford town centre, Madeley, Ironbridge, Broseley and Much Wenlock service will be partially replaced by the 88 and 88A buses running between Telford town centre, Dawley, Horsehay, Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge, Broseley and Much Wenlock with service 88A journeys running through to Bridgnorth.
The 76 Coalport, Madeley, Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, Horsehay, Dawley, Telford town centre and Lawley will be partially replaced by the 77, 88, 88A, 99 and 99A buses.
Service 24 between Telford town centre and Priorslee, along with services 891 and 892 between Telford town centre and Stafford Park will provide alternatives to the withdrawn 91 bus between Telford town centre and Priorslee.
Finally, the 822 service between Telford town centre, Oakengates, Hadley, Wellington, the Princess Royal Hospital, Rodington and Roden will in future be covered partially by the 65 and 66 buses.
There will be new routes and timetables for the 88 Telford town centre, Ironbridge to Much Wenlock services and the 88A from Telford, through Ironbridge and Much Wenlock and onto Bridgnorth.
The two services will combine to provide buses up to every two hours in the daytime, from Monday to Saturday, to replace service 39.
There will be new or revised routes and timetables for the 24, 25, 65, 66, 77, 99, 99A
Revised timetables will be in operation for the 23 and 519 services.
Keith Myatt, communications manager for Arriva Midlands, said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Telford & Wrekin Council in the introduction of their new sponsored services. ”
Timetables are available at libraries, tourist information centres, council offices and Travelink at Telford town centre bus station.
By Simon Hardy
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I see someones being sitting in the offices at Cannock again, deciding the changings for Shropshire, just looking at a map.
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that’s it more people out of work.what about the old people that use these bus routes how are they going to get to the shops walk may be
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I’m not a bus user, but I do believe that a “service” should be exactly that. If electricity and telephony were allowed to be delivered in this way, half the country would be cut off.
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to be honest why cant’they use mini buses like they used to ? telfords roads are not designed for these BIG BUSES wich are empty anyway
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I catch the no.91 each morning to get to work at Stafford Park and i will now have to get off at Stirchley and walk through the woods and they held the meeting in the day time last week when the workers were at work arn’t they soo cleaver!!!!!!!!! NOT this affects lots of ppl in the morning and when ppl are trying to get home from work :(
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As a Priorslee oldie, are we now to be left without a bus service? If so than I hope our councillors earn their keep and do something about. I will hold my breath!
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buses for my son to get to tcat college and backare timewasting and very inpractable .if he can get on the first bus after college it takes ihr to reach is bus stop in dawley ,if he cant get on the first bus due to the volume of children using this bus it can take him up to 3hours to get home which would be quicker to walk the 5 miles.this travelling adds early mornings and hours to his colege day.why isnt there a straight through college bus to and from wellington dawley aqueduct and madeley it just doesnt make sense.
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The Number 9 bus was always a poular bus from South Telford to Wellington when it ran through Dawley, now we have to spend over an hour to get to Wellington. Shorten your routes Arriva, not axe them, or make the journey from A – B longer, and while I’m at it, why do no buses leave Telford town centre between 6 and 6.30pm? Is this not considered a rush hour as well?
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I caught a 44 at 8.15 yesterday morning in Wellington to go to work in Madeley. It took 50 minutes.
I appreciate that of course people off the main routes need buses too – but why not have at least some direct routes between the ‘Borough’ towns?
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shake up = cuts
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Also, why can’t you get a bus to Telford Crematorium????
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they need a bus root for hortonwood!!
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