Changes to Bus Services: Autumn 2015

For details of the main changes to Brighton & Hove Buses services 1 – 60 please see the information supplied by the company (attached).

Below you will find information on changes to council-funded services operated by Brighton & Hove and Compass Bus and changes to other services operated by Community Transport, Metrobus and theSussexBus.com.

BRIGHTON & HOVE BUSES

Brighton & Hove Services 21 and 21A

Marina – Whitehawk – Manor Hill - Queens Park – London Road Shops - City Centre – Hove – Hove Station – Goldstone Valley

Evening and Sunday services are currently funded by Brighton & Hove City Council.

At the March council meeting budget savings were agreed which meant the withdrawal of funding for evening and Sunday services on these routes from 30 November 2015. However Brighton & Hove Buses agreed to continue operation of the Sunday service, and most of the evening service, on a commercial basis.

As a result most of services 21 and 21A will continue as normal, but from 30 November there will be a reduced late evening service to Goldstone Valley. Also, late evening journeys to and from Brighton Marina will no longer serve Whitehawk north of the Bus Garage: instead they will run direct between Manor Hill and Brighton Marina.

Monday to Saturday Evening Services from 30 November:

Goldstone Valley section: late evening departures from Churchill Square to Goldstone Valley will be at 19.10, 19.40, 20.10 and 22.59. This means a reduction in mid-evening journeys, with the last bus running 55 minutes earlier than at present. From Goldstone Valley departures to the city centre and Marina will be at 19.12, 19.42, 20.12, 20.42, with a final journey to Hove George Street only at 23.24.

City Centre - Marina section: from 21.00 the service will reduce from half-hourly to hourly, with the last bus from Churchill Square to Marina leaving at 23.02 (37 minutes earlier than now). From Marina, late evening departures will be at 01 and 31 minutes past the hour until 21.31, with the last bus running at 22.31 (47 minutes earlier than now).

From 30 November the last bus from Whitehawk (Swanborough Drive) to Marina will be at 20.32 and the last bus from Marina via north Whitehawk will be at 21.01. After these times buses will run direct between Marina and Manor Hill: Wilson Avenue will not be served. Passengers travelling between Marina andnorth Whitehawk will need to change from service 21 to service 1 at Whitehawk Bus Garage.

Brighton & Hove Service 72

Whitehawk – Longhill School

Service 72 is funded by Brighton & Hove City Council.

Morning journeys will run 4 minutes earlier than at present, to allow for the effects of traffic at Downs Hotel.

Brighton & Hove Service 84

Whitehawk – Woodingdean – Universities

Service 84 is currently funded by Brighton & Hove City Council.

At the March council meeting budget savings were agreed which meant the withdrawal of funding for evening and Sunday services on this route from 30 November 2015. However Brighton & Hove Buses agreed to continue operation of service 84 on a commercial basis. There are no changes planned to the timetable.

‘Breeze up to the Downs’ Services

Brighton & Hove Buses Routes 77, 78 and 79 between

Brighton and Devil’s Dyke, Stanmer Park and Ditchling Beacon

From 1 October 2015

‘Breeze up to the Downs’ services 77, 78 and 79 are funded and managed by Brighton & Hove City Council, with contributions from The National Trust and the South Downs National Park Authority.

Additional external funding for 2015-16 from the 2 Parks LSTF (the government Local Sustainable Transport Fund) means that Brighton & Hove services 77 and 78 will run much more often this winter.

Service 77 will continue to run seven days a week throughout the autumn and winter, providing six return journeys on Mondays to Fridays and eight return journeys every Saturday and Sunday.

Service 78 to Stanmer Park will continue to offer a peak time Monday to Friday service that has been much-requested by people who work, study and volunteer in Stanmer Park, plus an off-peak Monday to Friday service for visitors.

On Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays service 78 will continue to run hourly, with the last bus running at 16.30 from Stanmer Park (as in previous winters).

Service 79 to Ditchling Beacon will continue to offer an hourly service on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, with the last bus running at 16.45 from Ditchling Beacon (as in previous winters).

Full details of the new Breeze service timetables will soon be available at , or please phone 01273 292480 to request new editions of the printed leaflets.

NB: For details of changes to all other Brighton & Hove Bus Company services please see separate information supplied by the company (attached).

COMMUNITY TRANSPORT (BRIGHTON, HOVE & AREA)

Community Transport Service 130

Rodmell – Kingston – Brighton

Monday to Friday – one journey per day in each direction

Service 130 will be withdrawn after operation on Friday 11 September. Journeys to Kingston and Rodmell can still be made by taking Brighton & Hove services to either Lewes, Bus Station or Newhaven, Lower Place and changing there to Compass Bus service 123.

COMPASS TRAVEL

Compass Services 37/37A

Meadowview – Coombe Road – Lewes Road – London Road Shops –Brighton Station – City Centre – Kemp Town Shops – Bristol Estate

Evening journeys are currently funded by Brighton & Hove City Council

Compass Travel, which took over the number 37 service to Meadowview and Bristol Estate in April, approached the council to find ways of continuing the commercial service after it became clear it was losing money and in danger of having to be substantially cut from 13 September.

As a result the council – which already funds evening services on this route – will provide additional temporary funding to enable service 37 to keep operating until the end of March next year. The council has worked with Compass Travel to agree some changes to the timetable from 13 September, which will ensure a daytime, evening and Sunday service can be provided.

Longer term, service 37 will now be part of the council’s review of all of its supported bus services (including the 37B), with decisions being made on them next year.

This is a summary of the changes from 13 September:

Monday to Friday Morning Peak: Journeys from Bristol Estate at 06.15 and 06.45 will be replaced with one journey at 06.30.

Weekday Evenings: Late evening frequency will reduce to every 75 minutes. Buses will leave Meadowview at 19.40, 20.55, 22.10 and 23.25.

Buses will leave Bristol Estate at 19.00, 20.15, 21.30 and 22.45.

The last bus from Brighton Station to Meadowview will leave at 23.05.

The last bus from Brighton Station to Bristol Estate will leave at 23.43.

Sundays: Sunday frequency will reduce from half-hourly to hourly, with buses leaving on the hour from Bristol Estate (from 09.00) and at 20 minutes past the hour from Meadowview (from 08.20). Evening buses will run at the same times as on weekdays (please see above), except that the last bus will leave Meadowview at 22.10 on Sundays and the last bus from Brighton Station to Bristol Estate will run at 22.28 on Sundays.

Route: From London Road Shops towards Brighton Station all service 37 journeys will run via Whitecross Street, Trafalgar Street and Frederick Place (instead of Fleet Street, New England Street, New England Road, Seven Dials and Buckingham Place).

Service 37B will continue to provide a service via Fleet Street, New England Street, New England Road, Seven Dials and Buckingham Place and the 37B timetable remains unchanged. Service 37B is a supported bus service and the contract runs until September next year.

METROBUS

Metrobus Service 40X

Royal Sussex County Hospital – Old Steine – Patcham – Hassocks – Burgess Hill – Wivelsfield - Princess Royal Hospital

From 30 August, Metrobus will be taking over this Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust contract. There are no changes to the route or timetable of the current 40X: buses will continue to run hourly Mondays to Fridays - including during the evenings - with four return journeys on Sundays. Evening and Sunday journeys will continue to be extended to Haywards Heath town centre.

theSUSSEXBUS.com

theSussexBus.com Service 40X

Royal Sussex County Hospital – Old Steine – Patcham – Hassocks – Burgess Hill – Princess Royal Hospital

theSussexBus.com will continue running service 40X, but to a revised timetable and on a commercial basis from 1 September. theSussexBus.com service 40X will run Monday to Saturday. Buses will generally run 5 minutes earlier than at present, with the first bus leaving at 06.40 from both hospitals. On Saturdays the first journey will run at 07.40.

Last departures from Royal Sussex County Hospital on theSussexBus.com 40X will be 18.10 and 19.10, with the 19.10 journey terminating at Burgess Hill. The last bus from Princess Royal Hospital to Brighton will leave at 18.10.

Between Burgess Hill and the Princess Royal Hospital, theSussexBus.com service 40X will operate via Valebridge Road and Rocky Lane instead of via Wivelsfield.