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ROUTE 10 - HENHURST RIDGE
Forest Road will be closed to all traffic on Monday 23rd January 2012 for up to one week which will affect route 10.
We have been in consultation with Staffordshire County Council and route 10 will operate in two parts for the duration of the road closure.
The normal bus on the service will run normal line of route via the Railway Station, Wellington Street and Shobnall Road and terminate at Forest Road. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TURN AT OAKLEY GRANGE DUE TO THE ROADWORKS BEING FURTHER DOWN THAT WE WERE TOLD - buses will instead turn at Shobnall School. Buses will continue to leave Burton at normal times and depart from Oakley Grange at the time they would normally be there (approx 4 minutes after normal Acorn Inn departure time)
An additional bus will also operate to serve The Acorn and Henhurst Ridge. This will operate via Union Street, Station Street, Railway Station, Derby Street, Horninglow Road, Tutbury Road, Beam Hill & Anslow to Acorn Inn then down to terminate at the Aviation Lane/Henhurst Ridge loop. Buses will continue to leave Burton at normal times but departure from Henhurst Ridge/Acorn Inn may be a few minutes later than normal due to the extra distance involved.
Unfortunately we will not be able to serve the stops on Henhurst Hill between Henhurst Ridge and Forest Road (Egg Machine) nor will it be possible to travel between Shobnall Road and Acorn Inn/Henhurst Ridge.
The service between Burton and Branston will be unaffected.
For information school buses operated on behalf of Staffordshire County Council will be given access through the road closure and will not have to be diverted.CARRIAGE OF DOGS ON OUR SERVICES
Following recent incidents and in the interests of hygiene and comfort for the vast majority of our passengers dogs will no longer be carried on our services on and from Monday 31st October 2011.
Guide and assistance dogs will of course still be carried.
Simply show the driver or conductor your Burton & South Derbyshire Student ID card and travel for 33% discount off adult fares.
We have buses into Burton before 9am from Ashby, Measham, Overseal, Linton, Castle Gresley, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Woodville, Lower Midway, Newhall, Brizlincote, Branston, Lichfield, Horninglow, Acorn Inn, Shobnall and Stapenhill.
Swadlincote/Gresley/Linton to Burton for £1.50 single; £2.10 2 trip; £2.40 day and £8.00 week.
Lichfield to Burton for £1.90 single; £2.80 2 trip; £3.00 day and £8.00 week.
Live in Staffordshire - get a Your Staffordshire card and pay only £1 per single journey!
ROUTE 10
There will be changes to the timetable for route 10 on and from 5th September 2011.
In order to ensure buses can keep to schedule alternate buses only will continue past Anglesey Road to Branston, Beans Covert. Other journeys will operate direct via Branston Road from Anglesey Road to the Town Centre and onto the Acorn Inn.
Buses will continue to leave Branston, Beans Covert at 10:05; 12:05 and 14:05 returning from the Town Centre at 09:52; 11:52 and 13:52
Additional buses from the Town Centre will run to Anglesey Road at 10:57 and 12:57.
There will be no changes to journeys on service X12 which operate via Anglesey Road and/or Clays Lane.
The section of route between Burton Town Centre and Acorn Inn will not change.
From 25th July 2011
On and from Monday, 25th July there will be alterations to our existing services and we will commence operation of a brand new service.
Service 9 Ashby – Swadlincote – Burton
This route will no longer serve Anglesey Road and Branston but instead will continue from Burton New Street to the Queens Hospital via the Railway Station, Waterloo Street, Victoria Crescent, Horninglow Road, Calais Road and Norton Road. Together with new route 19 buses will run every 30 minutes during the day between Swadlincote, Newhall, Brizlincote and Burton to the Hospital
Service 10 Acorn Inn – Burton – Branston
This route will operate from Acorn Inn to Branston, Beans Covert via New Street and Anglesey Road replacing the withdrawn section of service 9. Unfortunately due to the change in validity of OAP passes before 09:30 the first bus from Beans Covert to New Street will be at 1005. Earlier and later journeys to and from Clays Lane and Anglesey Road to New Street will be available on service X12.
Service X12 Burton – Lichfield DIRECT
**MORE JOURNEYS INTRODUCED ON THIS POPULAR SERVICE**
07:15 from Burton to Lichfield and 07:55 from Lichfield to Burton (not Saturdays) – perfect for work or travelling to Burton College.
There will also be two later journeys introduced on a trial basis leaving Burton at 18:35 and 19:35 and Lichfield at 19:05 and 20:05.
Most journeys during the day will depart 5 minutes earlier than presently to allow easier access to the loading bay in Burton New Street.
Peak hour journeys will operate via Parkway (for Centrum 100) and Morrisons in Branston and certain journey will run via Anglesey Road as before.
Service 17 Stretton – Burton - DalebrookThere will be an additional journey from Stretton at 13:00 to Burton upon Trent and will continue to Stapenhill, Clay Street following requests for a later bus in this area. It will leave Burton for Stapenhill at 13:15.
Service 19 Measham – Overseal – Swadlincote - Burton - Queen's Hospital
This new FAST service will connect Short Heath, Donisthorpe, Measham and Overseal with Swadlincote, Newhall, Burton Town Centre and Burton Queen’s Hospital. Running hourly (Monday to Saturday daytime) the first bus leaves Donisthorpe 07:47, Measham 07:50 and Overseal 08:00 arriving Burton New Street 08:47 - ideal for college students and shopworkers.
Measham to Burton in under 45 minutes
Overseal to Burton in under 35 minutes
Services 9 and 19 combined will provide a 30 minute daytime frequency between Swadlincote, Newhall, Brizlincote Valley, Burton, Horninglow and Queens Hospital. This also brings buses back to Norton Road in Burton upon Trent after 4.5 years.
Service 21 Swadlincote – Linton - Burton
All daytime journeys will stay the same but there will be a few minor changes to early and later journeys:
The 06:45 from Swadlincote to Burton will run 5 minutes earlier throughout, leaving the Bus Park at 06:40. This journey will continue to Lichfield as service X12 at 07:15 running via the Railway Station and Branston with through fares available.
You’ll also be pleased to hear that the 15:25 journey from Burton to Swadlincote will operate on school days as well as Saturdays and School Holidays – a change we’ve wanted to introduce for a while now. Also an additional journey at 14:55 from Burton will run as far as Stanton, White Horse on School days and continue to Swadlincote on Saturdays and School Holidays.
There will also be minor changes to journeys from Swadlincote after 15:55 so please check the timetable carefully.
Service 21E Burton – Swadlincote - Linton
Following budget reductions at Derbyshire County Council we have negotiated to be able to keep the service going but to a revised route to enable us to be able to operate it with one rather than two buses.
Buses will leave Burton via the current line of route to Cadley Hill but will then operate via William Nadin Way to Swadlincote Bus Park. Buses will then run via Alexandra Road to Church Gresley, down Cappy Hill to Castle Gresley roundabout but then via the Castle Gresley bypass (not Mount Pleasant) to Rickman’s Corner. Buses will continue to serve Overseal and then back via Linton and Castle Gresley to Swadlincote. Buses will then run via William Nadin Way to Cadley Hill and into Burton.
This will mean slightly longer journey times from Overseal and Linton to Burton but will be much quicker from Church Gresley and Swadlincote. Swadlincote to Burton in less than 15 minutes compared to nearly 40 minutes now! Passengers in Church Gresley will need to wait on the opposite side of the road for buses towards Burton.
Unfortunately we will no longer serve the Railway Station or Queen’s Hospital but buses have been timed to connect with Arriva’s service 3.
On Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays this will mean more buses between Swadlincote and Burton now running every hour rather than two hourly (well apart from one hour in the middle of the day where the bus and driver need a rest).
All new timetables are available now in the "services and times" section. Printed leaflets will be available shortly.
TICKET CHANGES
Most fares will increase on and from 25th July 2011. Our last fare increase was in August 2009 and since then fuel alone has increased by around 35p per litre. Most single fares will increase by 20p which will still make use considerablely cheaper than Arriva.
Classic day and week tickets will be increased in price as follows
classicday
£3.50 adult; £2.40 child; £10.00 group
classic Day covers all of routes 10,17,21,21E and route X12 between Burton and Branston, Route 9 between Burton and Boundary and Route 19 between Burton at Overseal/Short Heath (ie not Lichfield or Leicestershire).
classicday +
£4.50 adult; £3.00 child; £12.00 group
Available on all services including to Lichfield and Leicestershire
classicweek
£12.00 adult; £8.00
classic Week is available on all services for the same price.
The group day ticket will be available for unlimited all day travel for ANY FIVE PEOPLE of ANY AGE when travelling together.
Please note the offer of under 5s travelling free only applies to adults purchasing standard single, return, day or week tickets on their own and can not be combined with this offer.
TWO TRIP TICKETS
Beat the day ticket price increases in certain places and buy a two trip ticket instead. We realise that a lot of people use a day ticket as a “return” so we’ve reduced the price of the two trip tickets. And if you get a lift home you can always use it another day too!
Examples:
South Derbyshire to Burton Town Centre
Adult: £2.20 single; £3.20 two trip.
Child/B_Line/Burton College £1.40 single; £2.10 two trip
Stapenhill/Brizlincote/Acorn Inn/Branston/Horninglow to Burton
Adult: £1.60 single; £2.60 two trip. Child £1.10 single; £1.70 2 trip
Lichfield to Burton
Adult: £2.90 single; £4.20 two trip. Child/Burton College £1.90 single; £2.80 two trip.
TEN TRIP TICKETS
For adult single fares £1.80 and below £12.00 adult, £8.00 child (not B_Line)
For adult single fares £1.90 and above £15.00 adult; £10.00 child (not B_Line)
MEGA SAVING ON SINGLE FARES – that’s South Derbyshire to Burton or Lichfield to Burton for just £1.50 per journey!
OTHER TICKETS
On and from 25th July 2011 the 5 to 19 ticket will be withdrawn.
All under 16s (subject to proof of age where required) will be able to buy a child ticket at a discounted rate of around 33%
If you live in Derbyshire and are under 17 or under 19 and still in full time education get a FREE B_Line card from school or college and get up to 33% discount off all adult fares. Visit www.bline.derbyshire.gov.uk for full details.
If you live in Staffordshire and are under 20 get a FREE Your Staffordshire card which entitles you to travel for a flat fare of just £1 per journey commencing or terminating in Staffordshire.
Holders of Burton and South Derbyshire College Student cards will from September still be able to buy tickets at 33% discount as currently. Please note this does not apply during August.
Please note when purchasing one of the discounted tickets shown above that children under 5 are not carried free so an adult priced ticket should be purchased from the outset if you wish to take a child under 5 with you at any point during the day otherwise an additional fare will be charged.
Therefore if you’re aged 16 or above you will need a B_Line card, Your Staffordshire Card or from September a Burton College Student Card to receive a reduced fare otherwise the standard adult fare will be charged.
SERVICE 991 National Memorial Arboretum - Boley Park - Lichfield - Walsall
From 28th March 2011 service 991 operated by Midland will be extended from Lichfield to the National Memorial Arboretum via Boley Park and Trent Valley Station off peak to replace Arriva's service 12 which is being withdrawn from the same date.