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SERVICE 2 STAPENHILL - BURTON - HORNINGLOW CHURCH
Midland Classic are pleased to be operating the evening and Sunday service on route 2 from Monday 28th April 2008. The new timetable is shown by clicking on route 2 on right hand side of this screen and is largely similar to the previous timetable but most intermediate timings have been altered to more accurately reflect actual running times.
Route 2 together with route 21E will provide two buses per hour Monday to Saturday evenings between Edge Hill/Stapenhill, Burton and the Railway Station
Residents of Horninglow and Stapenhill will also enjoy the benefits of our standard £1 adult 50p child single fares into the Town Centre in the evenings and all day on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. And don't forget our Ten Trip ticket - any ten journeys within Burton Town Area for only £8.50 - that's only 85p per journey!
Valid Midland Classic Day and Week tickets issued on routes 9,14,21 and 21E will also be accepted making them even better value.
We are currently looking for experienced bus drivers to operate our local bus service network. Full, part time or casual work is available. For more details call 01283 213869 or email info@midlandclassic.com
10 JOURNEY TICKET INTRODUCED
This money saving tickets allows 10 journeys to be purchased together at a discounted rate which can be used for any journey within the specified area for an unlimited time.
BURTON Town Area - any journey within East Staffordshire including cross town journeys only £8.50 adult and £4.25 child.
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE to Burton including cross town journeys
only £12.00 adult and £6.00 child.
CASTLE GRESLEY to Swadlincote
only £8.50 adult and £4.25 child.
ASHBY to Swadlincote and Burton
only £16.00 adult and £8.00 child.
CHANGES ANNOUCED TO LOCAL BUS ROUTES AND TIMES IN EAST STAFFORDSHIRE AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE
Following a review of local bus services in the East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire area by another operator, Midland Classic will be making changes to routes and times of service 21 and introducing new routes 9 and 14 from Monday 7th January 2008.
New timetables for all the alterations shown below are in the "services & times" section of this website.
SERVICE 9 BURTON - BRIZLINCOTE - A511 - SPRINGFIELD ROAD - SWADLINCOTE - MIDWAY ROAD - WOODVILLE - BOUNDARY - ASHBY
New service introduced to partially replace substantially similar service 9 withdrawn by another operator. Will continue to offer an hourly service in the Brizlincote area as well as giving Lower Midway and Granville School area a direct service to Burton and Ashby (from A511). Will also introduce regular buses into Swadlincote and Burton from the Westfields (The Beeches) and Boundary areas of Ashby.
SERVICE 14 STRETTON - BEAM HILL - WATERLOO STREET - BURTON - QUEEN STREET - ANGLESEY ROAD
New service introduced to partially replace service 5 in the Anglesey Road and Queen Street areas. Will be the only service in the Uxbridge Street/Queen Street area and will offer a direct daytime service to the Town Centre and Horninglow/Stretton. Service 14 will continue to offer daytime journeys to Stretton replacing those on services 15 and 21.
SERVICE 15 SWADLINCOTE - NEWHALL - STANTON - BURTON - STRETTON
Route and timetable withdrawn after operation on 5th January 2008. This was a difficult decision but in light of changes being made by another operator it was felt our resources would be better used in other areas which are being abandoned by them either completely or are given a reduced level of service.
SERVICE 21 SWADLINCOTE - GRESLEYWOOD ROAD - THE GRESLEYS - LINTON - STANTON - STAPENHILL - BURTON - BEAM HILL
Service increased to run every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes between Swadlincote and Burton extending hourly to the Railway Station, Andressey Corner (for Queen's Hospital) and Beam Hill - with occasional journeys continuing to Stretton. It was decided to take Stretton away from the daytime service as the long route was affecting reliability. Problems in the A444 area would affect the service in Stretton and the current major roadworks in the Stretton area have affected the service in South Derbyshire. Stretton will continue to be served in the daytime by new route 14 but will only be every 60 minutes. Morning peak hours buses from Stretton to Burton will remain the same.
Owing to Gresleywood Road area being abandoned by another operator service 21 will run via Hearthcote Road (not Walton Park), Gresleywood Road, Albert Road and York Road between Civic Way and Market Street to continue to offer a service in this area. We wish to thank all the passengers on Alexandra Road who supported us from the start but we hope you'll agree with our decision and other operator's service will still be available in your area. The 0730 21 Swadlincote to Burton/Beam Hill will start from Wilmot Road/Gresley Common at 0723 and the 1715/1745 Burton to Swadlincote will continue to Wilmot Road/Gresley Common and offer a peak hour service to our regular passengers.
Service 21 will continue to serve the Sycamore Road/Brackenwood Road/Rosliston Road areas of Stapenhill.
SERVICE 21E SWADLINCOTE - THE GRESLEYS - OVERSEAL - LINTON - STAPENHILL - BURTON - QUEEN's HOSPITAL
No change to route or timetable and will continue to serve Alexandra Road.
Will continue to offer residents in the Gresley, Overseal, Linton and Stanton areas the only evening and Sunday bus service into Swadlincote, Burton and the Queen's Hospital, perfect for visiting friends, a night out or Sunday shopping.
SERVICE 129 (SWADLINCOTE) - ASHBY - LOUGHBOROUGH
No change to route or timetable.
Keith West, communications manager for Midland Classic, said "Midland Classic monitors its bus services at regular intervals, during recent monitoring the need to make changes to several local bus services has been highlighed. Travel patterns continually change so we have built our new network around them. We're sure it will more closely serve the needs of the majority of our customers and meet the region's growing travel needs and help ease congestion. We are pleased to be able to offer passengers a service in areas regarded as "dead wood" by another operator."
5th September 2007 - Stevensons 80 running day raises money for St. Gile's Hospice
- We are pleased to announce that the running day held in Burton upon Trent on 5th August 2007 to commemorate 80 years of Stevensons buses raised £1,100 for the St. Giles Hospice. We would like to thank all whose who attended and supported the event which was a great success.
Leicestershire County Council have altered the route and timing for service 129 from 3rd September 2007 - further details and the new timetable are in the Services & Routes section.
8th May 2007 - New Service 129 Introduced
- Midland Classic are pleased to be operating Service 129 Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Loughborough on behalf of Leicestershire County Council. We are also introducing a special students and workers service from Swadlincote and Woodville to Ashby, Shepshed and Loughborough leaving Swadlincote Bus Park at 07:30 and Woodville Tollgate at 07:34. Further details can be found on the Service 129 page.
- We are pleased to announce a new partnership between Midland Classic and Trent Barton, the operator of the Villager service between Burton and Derby. From 8th May 2007 passengers may board a Villager bus in Hatton, Tutbury and Rolleston and buy a transfer ticket to Andressey Corner (for Queen's Hospital) on our Service 21. Passengers simply alight the Villager service at Stretton Church and wait for a Midland Classic 21 to continue their journey. The same arrangement applies for the return journey. The agreement was made following letters in the Burton Mail after other direct services were withdrawn to the Hospital. Please see our Route 21 page for further details.