Annex 1 - Upcoming Service Changes

Officers have worked with bus operators to undertake a bus network review.  Discussion with Bus Operators in York have identified the following service challenges on Commercial Operated Services in the City.  Operators are due to decreased patronage, increased operating costs and driver shortages proposing a number of changes.  The principles outlined above would be applied. 

Changes from 22^nd January:

Subsidised Service 12/12A (Foxwood/Woodthorpe-York-Monks Cross)– First to withdraw entire service.

Recommended action: Seek tender prices for the whole route, with options for current frequency and reduced frequency. 

Commercial Change to Service 10(Poppleton-York-Stamford Bridge) – reduced to 40 minute from half hourly frequency to improve reliability with limited driver resource, route and hours of operation unchanged.

Recommended action:  Do nothing, no major impact on communities, commercial service frequency change, keep under review.

Commercial Change to Service 11(Bishopthorpe-York-Heworth Ashley Park)– reduced to 45-minute from half hourly frequency to improve reliability with limited driver resource, route and hours of operation unchanged.

Recommended action:  Do nothing, no major impact on communities, commercial service frequency change, keep under review.

Other First York Commercial services are reviewing the remainder of the timetable in order to provide the maximum possible number of journeys with the present number of drivers. This will mean fewer cancelled journeys. 

Recommended action:  Do nothing, and keep proposals under review for community impacts.