In a startling admission of the impact that the current MetroBus roadworks are having on bus services in the Bristol North Fringe, First Group has warned passengers travelling on its 73 route to expect delays of up to 75 minutes during the morning peak, meaning that a journey from north Bradley Stoke (Newleaze) to the city centre could potentially take
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Since the beginning of September, Bradley Stoke has been suffering from changes imposed by First Bus’ new timetable. The withdrawal of the X74 saw widespread concern and this has been exacerbated by the chronic reliability issues that have haunted the X73 service since the timetables were introduced. As a community of nearly 30,000 people on the outskirts of an environmentally
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I have been contacted by a number of constituents following the announcement of the ending of the X74 service through Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke and Filton. They have told me that they find the X74 a very useful service connecting this part of Bristol with major employment areas like Abbey Wood, UWE and the city centre. It also connects to SGS
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Users of First West of England’s 73 and X73 bus routes have complained that the services have become “utterly shocking” and “unreliable” since the latest timetable change on 4th September. Things got off to a poor start over the first couple of days when a failure of First’s IT system led to drivers on some routes in Bristol being unable to
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Note: This article was originally published in the BSJ magazine on 3rd September, i.e. a day before the X74 service was withdrawn. The X74 ‘express’ bus service linking Bradley Stoke with Bristol city centre, via the University of the West of England (UWE) and the M32, is being withdrawn from 4th September because the operator claims the number of passengers
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So, the X74 is being scrapped. When it turned up (which it often did not), it was always busy. Now it has been scrapped, lots of local youngsters who attend SGS College in Filton will no longer be able to get to the college easily. What is the council doing about this? Many won’t find out the bus does not run any more until they try
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Bus operator First West of England has announced that it is to withdraw the X74 service that links Bradley Stoke with Bristol city centre, via the University of the West of England (UWE) and the M32, with effect from 4th September. There will also be changes to Bradley Stoke’s other main bus service, the 73 (Cribbs Causeway to Bristol) from
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Bus operator First West of England has announced changes to the timetables of the 73 and X73 services, with effect from this Sunday (24th April). The frequency of the 73 service between 10am and 3pm Monday through Friday will be reduced to ‘every 15 minutes’ (currently ‘every 12 minutes’). The frequency on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays will remain the
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A new bus service being introduced by First from Sunday 23rd August will introduce a much called-for direct link between Bradley Stoke and Southmead Hospital. The new 77 service, which will operate hourly Monday to Saturday daytime, will also serve another major local hospital, the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Running between Thornbury and Bristol city centre, the new service will follow
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First Bus has confirmed that it is to introduce new timetables on many services from Sunday 29th March, including the 73/X73 and X74 routes in Bradley Stoke, in an effort to improve reliability and punctuality. The news comes four months after an online bus travel survey conducted by The Journal amassed more than 300 complaints about buses failing to run
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