Bus timetables for the M1 MetroBus and no. 73 services which serve Bradley Stoke are to be revised from Sunday 24th January 2021. First West of England says the adjustments reflect reduced customer demand during the current Covid-19 lockdown.
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With passenger capacity on buses significantly reduced due to social distancing measures, First West of England is trialling an online system that allows customers to reserve space on specific journeys, thereby eliminating the risk of being unable to board because the bus is full.
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Timetable changes coming into effect on Sunday 6th September 2020 will see two new bus services operating in Bradley Stoke as Stagecoach’s 77 and 3B are replaced by new routes. There are also changes to services in the neighbouring areas of Little Stoke and Stoke Gifford.
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Bus operator First West of England has introduced new timetables on many routes, including Bradley Stoke’s 73 and M1 MetroBus services, to support social distancing for customers who need to use public transport as the government continues to ease the coronavirus lockdown.
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Scores of students from the Stokes who attend Winterbourne Academy have struggled to make it to school on time since the start of the new term in January as a result of traffic congestion and operational issues surrounding the number 963 school bus service. Journeys to and from the school have been affected by delays caused by South Gloucestershire Council’s
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Autumn often brings with it an increase in complaints about local bus services and this year has been no exception, despite the introduction of “improved” services, such as the T1 and M1 MetroBus since summer 2018. The T1 Thornbury to Bristol express service, which passes along Bradley Stoke Way, only runs every half hour but is favoured by some users
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BSJ editor Stephen Horton comments: More than eight years after the Journal first reported on plans for a ‘bus rapid transit’ link between north Bristol and the city centre, it looks like we are finally at the point where services are about to begin. Looking at the timetable that was available as we went to print, the ‘every ten minutes’
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The M1 MetroBus service, the third and longest Bristol MetroBus route, connecting south Bristol, Bedminster, the city centre, UWE, Bradley Stoke and Cribbs Causeway, will launch on Sunday 6th January. Bristol Community Transport, who will be operating the M1 service under contract to First West of England, has invested in a fleet of new buses running on biogas generated from
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A statement from First West of England. First West of England is pleased to announce that the T1 service will be enhanced from January to provide customers in Bradley Stoke with greater travel flexibility. As well as the launch of the new M1 MetroBus service, linking the south and north of the city, the popular T1 service will offer an
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MetroBus is calling for local community groups to literally go on the road with it as the face of the new M1 service when it launches in January. The M1 is the third and longest MetroBus route, connecting south Bristol, the city centre, UWE, Bradley Stoke and Cribbs Causeway. As previously reported by the Journal, the service will be operated by
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