tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post9069994806921241271..comments2024-03-29T08:14:43.839+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: By Bus to Bradway (2)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-56355860604231023332015-11-06T15:02:04.645+00:002015-11-06T15:02:04.645+00:00Thanks various anons for filling the gaps. I staye...Thanks various anons for filling the gaps. I stayed fairly clear of Holmesfield in its latter guises because it was difficult to unravel.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-65396166695926082112015-11-06T12:02:07.213+00:002015-11-06T12:02:07.213+00:00Looking at the new partnership bus service, Bradwa...Looking at the new partnership bus service, Bradway hasn't come off to bad. There are negative comments about the changes to the route of the 25 and those who bought long term First tickets are feeling a bit ripped off. On the more positive front, the evening and sunday service is now consistent with the daytime service.<br /><br />The real bafflement with the new version of the 25 is the Wollaton/Longford loop. Initially it was proposed to remove it from the 25 and add it to the M17, the consultation saw much protest and it has been kept to daytime services on the 25, but the strange things is the bus arrives in Bradway, does the loop then terminates at the Old Mother Redcap turning circle, taking the next trip Woodhouse/City bound from there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-15293666071156554842015-11-06T11:51:25.999+00:002015-11-06T11:51:25.999+00:00The Holmesfield service in the 1990s ran via Hutcl...The Holmesfield service in the 1990s ran via Hutcliffe Wood, Chancet Wood, Meadowhead and Dronfield (286 I think?), it ran hourly operated by First. <br /><br />First initially axed the evening service and Derbyshire County Council offered a tender to provide an evening service to Holmesfield. This initially was provided by the Sheffield Omnibus 153 - routed as a 53 Sheffield Interchange to Lowedges then on via Bradway to Holmesfield. This was after about a year replaced by extending the 89 Chesterfield-Holmesfield-Dronfield through to Sheffield in an evening.<br /><br />First then axed the daytime service and there were no funds to provide a tendered replacement, leaving Holmesfield with an evening only service which died a death and got withdrawn!<br /><br />Holmesfield is now catered for with a Chesterfield-Barlow-Holmesfield-Dronfield-Apperknowle-Chesterfield circle with connections in Dronfield for Sheffield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-36404956116803453102015-11-06T11:44:11.113+00:002015-11-06T11:44:11.113+00:00To complete the 1990s bit, after deregulation a ne...To complete the 1990s bit, after deregulation a new company, Yorkshire Terrier (founded by a bloke called Terry - Terrier, geddit?) launched the service 25, in competition with SYT's long established 75. The 25 was slightly quicker running via Heeley rather than Woodseats Road/Abbeydale Road and was also cheaper. It launched with a fleet of second hand Leyland Nationals. Later in that decade, First (as SYT had become) reorganised their South Sheffield network and the 75 was diverted to Batemoor (replacing the 501 from Meadowhall) and the 25a was extended beyond the City Centre to Bradway.<br /><br />The other Bradway service that ran throughout the 1990s and up to about 2010/11 was service 293. The core service was Sheffield-Dronfield via Abbeydale Road, Archer Road, Hutcliffe Wood, Greenhill and Bradway, although there were some extensions to Meadowhall, Rawmarsh, Chesterfield and Chesterfied Royal Hospital. The 293 was generally operated by old coaches, over the years it was run by a variety of firms including Sid's Coaches, Ladyline and Thompsons Travel before finishing with TM Travel. TM Travel axed the route due to plummeting passenger numbers after Stagecoach launched the 87 to Lowedges and improved the 43 to Dronfield. Stagecoach resurrected a variation of the 293 for one season but it didn't last long.<br /><br />Finally also during this period and still running today is the M17 minibus service, tendered by SYPTE, linking Jordanthorpe, Greenhill, Lowedges, Bradway, Totley, Totley Brook and Dore. This has seen many operators over the years since SYT Little Nippers ran it - Chesterfield Transport, Aston Express Coaches, Stagecoach Chesterfield, TM Travel, Sheffield Community Transport and now Hulleys of Baslow.<br /><br />Meanwhile back on the 25, of course Yorkshire Terrier became Stagecoach in Sheffield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-11189794262822815022015-11-06T09:22:31.817+00:002015-11-06T09:22:31.817+00:00Re. the meaningless "service outage" com...Re. the meaningless "service outage" comment. I was once on a train when the conductor announced, "We are now approaching Carnforth station. We are running approximately 10 minutes late. This is due to delays which occurred before reaching Carnforth".Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-25537967763210783202015-11-06T06:49:14.456+00:002015-11-06T06:49:14.456+00:00Broadway was also served , briefly in 2011 by Stag...Broadway was also served , briefly in 2011 by Stagecoach service 293. Sheffield to Dronfield Hilltop. This service reached Brafway via Abbeydale Road South & Twentuwell Lane much to the discuss of the residents. Bradway residents especially computers used this service to avoid the Woodseats bottleneck. .<br /><br />The Holmesfield service had various route changes including using the chesterfield road corridor and missing out Broadway all together. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815226624681287776noreply@blogger.com