Service Changes from 3rd September 2023

• Location

  Worcestershire network
• Effective

  03/09/2023 - 18/09/2023

From 3rd September 2023 there will be changes across the First Worcestershire network. Details of changes to each service are detailed below. 

30

Minor timetable changes Monday-Saturday, with later journeys on weekdays. Saturday peak time frequencies have been increased.

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31/31A

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.

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32

Minor timetable changes. The Baynhall-St Peters section will now covered by service 332 (see below).

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332

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34

Minor timetable changes. A new 0539 journey from Worcester has been introduced to help shift workers at Shire Business Park.

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35 and 35A

Saturday peak time frequency has been increased. On weekdays buses will run later into the evening and the last journey on weekday evenings will extend to Shire Business Park as the 35A, departing Shire Business Park at 2204.

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36

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality on weekdays.

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38 and X38

The terminus at the hospital will change from the A+E bus stop to the Children’s Unit. This is to improve punctuality, particularly during the evening peak. The afternoon X38 trips from the hospital to the city centre will not serve the Children’s Unit. They will pick up at the A+E stop and then immediately depart the hospital. This is to improve punctuality as buses have been delayed for up to 45 minutes by car park traffic during the evening.

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44 and X44

Minor timetable changes, with a new X44 journey operating in the morning from Worcester at 0535 operating direct to Link Top via Morrisons.

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45

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.

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X50

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.

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51

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.

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54

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.

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144

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality. The 0710 from Catshill towards Worcester will continue to Worcester Sixth Form College as a 45 to provide a through connection. In the afternoon the 1625 50 service will continue as the 1655 144 towards Catshill.

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333

The 1540 from Upton will now operate at 1550 to match the later finish time at Chase High School.

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363

The service will no longer continue to Ripple Turn, with all journeys finishing Ryall.

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365

Journeys to Hanley Castle will all extend to Leigh Sinton.

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405, 417, 420, 482, 600, 672, 673, 674, 676

No changes.

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675

Changes to morning timetables, with buses running slightly earlier to accommodate the earlier start time at John Masefield School.

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School services

32S

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 S1, S2, S3, S4, S5

S23

Route change – service now starts at Droitwich and no longer services Bromsgrove.

S24

New service introduced for Worcester Sixth Form College. Starting from Pinvin via Worcestershire Parkway, Norton and St Peters.

S43

Minor timetable change, no change to the route.

S44

Timetable change in the afternoon to match Chase High School’s amended finish time.

S45

The route has been extended to Beoley to replace S55 with timetable changes. The route will also no longer serve Rubery.

S51

Minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.

S55

Service withdrawn – replaced in part by S45 service.