Changes to services in Wealden District: April 2017 update
Service number / Route / Changes to current service / Service provided by / Date of change1,1A / Langney-town centre-
Old Town/
District General Hospital–Hamlands / No change / This is a commercial service provided by Stagecoach. / No change
1X / Roebuck Park-Hailsham-
Stone Cross-Langney-
Eastbourne / No change / Stagecoach.
A Development Contribution provides funding for the extension of journeys to serve Roebuck Park. / No change
12,12A,12X N12 / Brighton-Saltdean-Peacehaven-Newhaven-Seaford-East Dean-Eastbourne / More time is being given to many journeys on Mondays to Saturdays, to improve reliability and there are significant adjustments to the timetable. More detail is shown in the following paragraphs with comments generally applying to the Monday to Saturday service unless indicated otherwise.
On Mondays to Fridays, there is a new earlier journey from Eastbourne at 05:34 (calling at East Dean 05:43) and the pattern of departuresroughly every ten minutes from Eastbourne Arndale Centre also starts earlier, in particular significantly increasing the number of departures in the period from 08:00 to 09:00. On Saturdays, there are no changes to frequency of early morning route 12 departures from Eastbourne although there are timing changes. During the main part of the dayon Mondays to Saturdays, all journeys serving Eastbourne are service 12A and 12X journeys, each service operating every 20 minutes. This pattern continues until 17:00 on Mondays to Fridays and 16:15 on Saturdays. A slightly more frequent service of journeys running as routes 12 and 12A departs Eastbourne on Mondays to Fridays between 17:00 and 19:00 whilst for this evening peak period (after 16:15) on Saturdays the timetable settles for the most part to a regular 15 minute frequency with journeys operating alternately as 12s and 12As. There is very little change to the service after 19:00 with all journeys starting from Winter Garden and operating as service 12.
The pattern of early morning journeys into Eastbourne is little changed although on Mondays to Fridays, journeys start extending from the Arndale Centre to the Pier around an hour earlier than at present. On Mondays to Fridays, there are more significant changes to timings of buses arriving in town after 07:20 and, in particular, the number of arrivals between 08:00 and 09:00 is boosted. Arrivals between 09:00 and 10:25 comprise the same number of journeys as at present, mainly operating alternately as service 12 and12A. From 10:30, arrivals comprise three 12A and three 12X journeys per hour for the remainder of the main part of the day. In the evening peak on Mondays to Fridays, there is a significant increase in the number of journeys to Eastbourne with ten journeys arriving 18:00 – 19:15 compared to the current seven. Also on Mondays to Fridays, the main half-hourly evening service (mostly of service 12 journeys) starts earlier than at present, representing a reduction in frequency around 20:00. On Saturdays between 1800 and early-mid evening, there are adjustments to journeys but frequency remains the same. The 23:48 service 12A journey from Brighton Station is extended beyond Seaford to Eastbourne giving a new late bus to the town scheduled at the Arndale Centre at 01:04 (East Dean at 12:54).
. / Commercial service provided by the Brighton & Hove Bus Company. / 23 April
13X / Brighton-Saltdean-Peacehaven-Newhaven-Seaford-
Beachy Head-Eastbourne / The current Sunday and bank holiday only service (three journeys in each direction) will continue until 4 June. From 11 June the service will run daily, with three journeys in each direction Monday to Saturday and an hourly service on Sundays and bank holidays. / Commercial service provided by the Brighton & Hove Bus Company. / 23 April
28, 29, 29B, 29X, N29 / Brighton-Lewes-Ringmer-Uckfield-Crowborough-
Tunbridge Wells / Minor timing changes on Mondays to Saturdays to improve reliability. These comprise variations to some early morning and morning peak journeys with journeys operating between 5 minutes earlier and 4 minutes later, a slight adjustment to the departure time from Uckfield Bus Station of the 15:15journey from Brighton and adjustments to the times within Brighton of all southbound journeys scheduled to arrive at Churchill Square between 07:50 and 20:30. / Commercial service provided by the Brighton & Hove Bus Company. / 23 April
31 / Lindfield-Haywards Heath –Newick-Maresfield-Uckfield / No change / Funded by ESCC with a contribution from West Sussex County Council for the section of route in West Sussex. / No change
36
(Saturday) / Berwick Station-Polegate-Westham–Langney- Beachlands / No change. / Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. / No change
37
(Saturday) / Beachlands–Langney–Westham-Hailsham / No change / Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. / No change
40
(Tuesday and Friday) / Berwick-Seaford / No change in timetable but route adjusted to run in Seaford via Links Road instead of Arundel Road. / Provided by Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC. / 25 April
42
(Monday, Wednesday
and Friday) / Berwick-Hailsham / No change / Provided by Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC. / No change
43
(Wednesday) / Bentley Grange-Hailsham / No change / Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. / No change
44
(Monday, Tuesday & Thursday) / Berwick-Eastbourne / The Tuesdays and Thursdays journey departing from Eastbourne Terminus Road at 16:00 will run up to 5 minutes later. There are various other very minor changes. / Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. / 24 April
45 (Friday) / Hailsham (Lion House)–town centre-Eastbourne / From 20 March with the closure of George Street, Hailsham, journeys to Eastbourne will operate from Mill Road via Bell Banks Road and Station Road to the town centre. / Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. / 20 March
47
(Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays Seasonal Service) / Berwick-Alfriston-Seaford-Litlington-Wilmington-Berwick (Circular service) / Resumes for Spring/Summer period from Saturday 25 March / Service run by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC / 25 March
49
(Wednesday) / Eastbourne-Langney-Westham-Pevensey-Wartling-Science Centre, Herstmonceux / Cuckmere Buses resumed operation of this route on 15 February 2017. / Service provided by Cuckmere Buses. / 15 February
51 / Eastbourne-District General Hospital-Polegate-Hailsham-Heathfield / No change / Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. A Development Contribution provides funding for the extension of journeys to serve Roebuck Park. / No change
54 / Eastbourne-District General Hospital -Polegate-Hailsham-Uckfield / No change / Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. ESCC provides some funding for the extension of daytime journeys to serve the Nevill Road area of Uckfield. / No change
55 / Eastbourne-Langney-Westham-Pevensey-Beachlands / No change / This is a commercial service provided by Stagecoach. ESCC funds the Beachlands - Langney section on Mondays to Fridays / No change
56 / Eastbourne-DGH-Langney-Westham-Stone Cross-Polegate-Hamlands-Eastbourne / No change / Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. / No change
57
(Schooldays) / Asda-Beachlands-Pevensey Bay-Westham-Stone Cross-
Dittons Wood Corner-Polegate-
Willingdon School / No change / Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. / No change
58
(Schooldays) / Langney Shopping Centre -Stone Cross-
Dittons Wood Corner-Polegate-
Willingdon School / No change / Commercial service provided by Stagecoach / No change
95 / Bexhill-Ninfield-Catsfield-Battle-Conquest Hospital / The off-peak Mondays to Fridays frequency will be changed to a 90 minute frequency. The schooldays only journeys at 06:45 from Sidley to Harrow Lane, St Leonards and 16:25 from Harrow Lane to Bexhill will also be withdrawn.
Buses will depart from Conquest Hospital to Bexhill on Mondays to Fridays at 07:43 (5 minutes later on non-schooldays), 09:29, 10:27, 11:57, 13:27, 15:05, 16:05 and 17:35. On schooldays a bus will also start at 08:43 from Claverham College to Bexhill. From Bexhill Devonshire Road to Conquest Hospital, buses will depart at 06:45, 07:55 (5 minutes later on non-schooldays), 09:30, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:35.
There are no changes to service 95 times of journeys serving Little Common. Times on Saturdays are also unchanged.
This change is due to the operator being unable to provide the current hourly service with the level of funding and fares income they receive. / Peak journeys provided on a commercial basis by Renown Travel on schooldays and college days. Rest of the service run by Renown Travel with funding from ESCC / 23 April
97 / Bexhill-Glenleigh Park –Sidley-Hooe / No change / Run by Renown Travel with funding from ESCC. / No change
98 / Eastbourne-DGH- Polegate-Hailsham-Herstmonceux-Bexhill-Hastings / No change / Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. / No change
99 / Eastbourne-Pevensey-Bexhill-Hastings / No change / Commercial service provided by Stagecoach. / No change
121
(Schooldays) / Uckfield-Chailey School-Lewes / No change / Commercial service provided by Compass Travel / No change
124
(Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays Seasonal Service) / Lewes-Alfriston-Polegate-Stone Cross-Westham-Pevensey-Pevensey Bay-Eastbourne / Compass Travel’s school service 124, serving Alfriston and Ringmer Community College, is renumbered to 424 (see below).
A new service 124, operated by Seaford & District, will run on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays in June, July and August. Three return journeys will be provided on these days linking Lewes, Glynde, Selmeston, Alfriston, Wilmington, Polegate, Stone Cross, Westham, Pevensey and Pevensey Castle, Pevensey Bay, Eastbourne Pier and Eastbourne town centre (certain journeys)..
Buses depart Lewes bus station at 08:30, 11:45 and 15:25.
Buses depart Eastbourne Pier to Lewes at 09:45, 13:15 and 16:50
The last journey from Eastbourne will extend beyond Glyndebourne to Lewes only on request of passengers already on board. / New commercial service provided by Seaford & District / 4 June
125 / Lewes-Alfriston-Polegate-Eastbourne / Compass Travel will be ceasing their service 125 as usage continues to be below expectations and income is not meeting its running costs. The low level of use has been confirmed in bus surveys undertaken by ESCC. Due to the severe financial situation faced by ESCC, we are not able to provide the additional funding requested by Compass Travel to allow them to continue their service.
Seaford & District have agreed to provide a revised replacement service. Cuckmere Buses 125 Saturday service is unaffected and will continue unchanged, thereby, in combination with Seaford & District’s new 125 service, maintaining the 125 on six days a week.
Seaford & District’s 125 will run on a revised route and timetable so as to provide as frequent a service as possible with the constraint that their bus will be needed for some school journeys elsewhere. So as to have time to provide three return journeys between these school journeys, the service will be as follows:
- Journeys will no longer serve Polegate High Street.
- Firle village will be served by a journey towards Eastbourne starting at Ringmer Community College at 08:28 (schooldays) or Lewes Bus Station at 08:27 (school holidays). This will depart from the Ram Inn at 08:43 and concessionary passes will be valid for free travel for passengers boarding in Firle, due to this being the only departure from the village to Eastbourne. There will be a departure from the Ram Inn to Lewes at 10:19, with passengers on the 13:20 from Lewes able to request to the driver that the bus diverts into Firle village. Passengers on departures from Eastbourne at 12:15 and 14:25 will also be able to request to the driver that the bus diverts into Firle. These new arrangements are to avoid time-consuming diversions when usually no passengers board or alight.
- The changes above, in conjunction with reductions to the number of journeys serving Selmeston Road, Eastbourne, will substantially speed up the service between Lewes and Eastbourne, saving around 15 minutes on each journey.
- Service 125 to Eastbourne on weekdays will depart from Lewes at 08:27 on school holidays only (on schooldays from Ringmer Community College at 08:28), 10:40, 13:20 and also at 15:25 on school holidays only. On schooldays Compass Travel’s service 424 will depart from Lewes bus station at 15:15 to Ringmer Community College, Glynde, Selmeston and Alfriston.
- Service 125 on weekdays will depart from Eastbourne towards Lewes at 09:40, 12:15, 14:25 (on schooldays this journey will terminate at Ringmer Community College) and 16:35. Compass Travel will continue to provide a journey at 08:00 on schooldays, numbered 424, from Alfriston to Ringmer Community College
See service 124 (above) for a new service on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays in June, July and August / The Monday to Friday service is provided commercially by Seaford & District.
The Saturday service is provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. / 24 April
126 / Seaford-Alfriston-Berwick Station/Eastbourne / From 26 March the Sunday journey departing from Seaford at 16:25 will extend beyond Berwick to Eastbourne, returning from Eastbourne at 17:30 to Seaford (between Alfriston and Seaford this journey will only run at the request of passengers on the bus). / Cuckmere Buses journeys run without funding from ESCC. Additional Compass Travel journeys on Mondays to Saturdays are provided with funding from ESCC / 26 March
141,142,
143 / Eastbourne-Hailsham-Ringmer-Lewes / The service 143 17:20 journey from Lewes to run 5 minutes later and additionally will no longer serve Deanland Wood on request.
From 5 September school service 142 to/from Ringmer Community College will no longer serve Westham, Langney and the Sovereign Centre. The morning journey will start from Stone Cross crossroads at 07:40 and finish there in the afternoon. / Ringmer Community College services 141 and 142 provided commercially by Seaford & District.
Service 143 provided commercially by Compass Travel / 24 April and
5 September
150
(Schooldays) / Withyham-Hartfield-
Upper Hartfield-Forest Row-Chelwood Gate-Chelwood Common-Danehill-Chailey School / No change / Run commercially by Seaford and District / No change
195
(Wednesday) / Waldron-Heathfield-Rushlake Green-Herstmonceux-Eastbourne / No change / Provided by Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC. / No change
224
(Monday, Wednesday & Friday) / Wadhurst-Town Row-Rotherfield-Crowborough and Crowborough local service / No change / Run by North Wealden Community Transport Partnership. Funded by ESCC and by Rotherfield, Wadhurst and Mayfield & Five Ashes Parish Councils / No change
225
(Tuesday & Thursday) / Crowborough-Rotherfield-Heathfield-Rushlake Green-Brightling-Netherfield-Battle / No change / Run by North Wealden Community Transport Partnership with funding from ESCC / No change
226
(Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday) / Crowborough-Rotherfield-Mayfield local service / No change / Run by North Wealden Community Transport Partnership. Funded by ESCC and by Rotherfield, Wadhurst and Mayfield & Five Ashes Parish Councils / No change
228,229 / Tunbridge Wells – Crowborough – Jarvis Brook / Seaford & District found that passenger numbers and fares income were below expectations after taking over from Arriva in September 2016. To recover from a loss-making situation they revised the timetable from 20 February, including reducing the frequency to hourly between Crowborough and Tunbridge Wells. Schoolday journeys continue to extend beyond Tunbridge Wells town centre to and from schools in the Cross Keys area. The journey to Tonbridge also still runs on schooldays.
Children who previously used the service to travel from Tunbridge Wells to/from Beacon Academy at Crowborough were able to use similarly timed journeys on Brighton & Hove Bus Company’sservice 29.
The hourly direct bus service to/from Tunbridge Wells from Alderbrook, Jarvis Brook and Blackness remains. Service 228/229continue to run hourly in each direction on the Crowborough loop. / Run commercially by Seaford & District between Crowborough and Tunbridge Wells. Funding from ESCC for the daytime local Crowborough route and with Developer Contribution funding for the evening service. / 20 February
231 / Uckfield-Framfield-Blackboys-Heathfield-Etchingham-Hurst Green / Changes to service 231 were made from 20 February following Compass Travel’s decision to withdraw their service. The 231 is now run by Seaford & District, with significant funding from ESCC.
- A Saturday service is no longer funded by ESCC, due to the high cost of funding the service. See revised Saturday service 262 (see below) which offers three return journeys between Uckfield and Heathfield.
- The hourlyweekday service between Heathfield and Uckfield continues on Mondays to Fridays. The service between Heathfield and Etchingham Station also continues on 5 days a week, with some changes. Most journeys run around 10 minutes earlier to assist customers from the east of Heathfield in making connections to service 51 to Eastbourne.
- Service 231 no longer serves Hurst Green apart from the Heathfield Community College journeys on schooldays. The 17:50 journey from Uckfield to Etchingham Station now terminates at Heathfield and the 18:33 from Etchingham to Heathfield has been withdrawn. These changes are due to the very low use made of these journeys.
- The previous 16:50 journey from Uckfield to Etchingham Station now runs 15 minutes later. This provides a 17:27 last departure from Heathfield to the easterly direction.
- Despite the very low use made of the current journeys serving Etchingham Station, the new service will continue to offer train connections. This will include buses for the 07:31 and 08:42 trains to London and the 11:30, 13:30, 16:35 and 17:56 arrivals from London. Connections are also available to and from some Hastings trains.
246
(Thursday) / Uckfield-Chelwood Gate- Sheffield Park-Fletching-Uckfield / No change / Run by Community Transport for the Lewes Area with funding from ESCC. / No change
248
(Monday, Wednesday & Friday) / Uckfield-Buxted-Hadlow Down / No change / Run by Community Transport for the Lewes Area with funding from ESCC. / No change
249
(Monday, Wednesday & Friday) / Uckfield-High Hurstwood- Crowborough / No change / Run by Community Transport for the Lewes Area with funding from ESCC. / No change
251,252 / Heathfield-Rotherfield-Mayfield- Tunbridge Wells / No change / Stagecoach commercial service with funding from ESCC for schooldays only journeys and the last journeys between Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells on Mondays to Saturdays. / No change
253,254
(Schooldays) / Uplands Community College services from Burwash, Etchingham, Hurst Green, John’s Cross, Robertsbridge, Hawkhurst, Flimwell, and Ticehurst / No change / Commercial service provided by Hams Travel. / No change