Public Transport News

Service Changes from 14 December 2008

Service 71 / 71A Hereford - Credenhill: Most daytime journeys will run as service 71A via Green Lanes and additional journeys on service 71A will operate between Hereford and Stretton Sugwas to give two buses per hour on this section on Mondays to Fridays. A copy of the new timetable is in the resources box below.

Service 72 Hampton Park - Hereford - Bobblestock: Revised timetable. Some Saturday journeys will no longer operate as a through service. At the Shire Hall, journeys towards Hampton Park will leave from Stand 1.A copy of the new timetable is in the resources box below

Service 74/74A Hereford - Newton Farm: Minor changes to timetable. At the Shire Hall, journeys to Newton Farm will leave from Stand 2. A copy of the new timetable is in the resources box below

Service 75 Hereford - Belmont: Revised timetable. One journey per hour will terminate at the City Bus Station. Buses towards Belmont will depart from Stand 2 at the Shire Hall and Stand 1 at the City Bus Station. A copy of the new timetable is in the resources box below

Service 79/79A Hereford -Putson/Redhill: Minor changes to Mondays to Saturdays timetable. A copy of the new timetable is in the resources box below

Service 80: Hereford - Redhill: Minor changes to timetable. The 15.45 from City Bus Station to Redhill is extended to the junction of Walnut Tree Avenue and Ross Road. A copy of the new timetable is in the resources box below

Service 81 / 81A Hereford - College Green / Victoria Park: This service will depart from stand 1 at the City Bus Station.

Service 426 Hereford - Bodenham - Leominster: This service will depart from Stand 1 at the Shire Hall, Hereford.

Service 492 Hereford - Leominster - Ludlow: This service will depart from Stand 1 at the Shire Hall, Hereford

Service 495 Leominster - Kington: Monday evening journeys between Kington and Kingsland, Coronation Hall are suspended until further notice due to the closure of the Bingo Club. They will be reinstated should the club re-open. (This change is already in operation)

Service 502 Leominster - Dilwyn - Hereford: The 0720 Leominster to Hereford Colleges journey will terminate at Hereford Shire Hall and continue as service 72 to the colleges and Bishops School.

Temporary timetable for services 412 Hereford - Garway and 416 Hereford - Monmouth

Due to a road closure at "the Buckholt" between Welsh Newton and Monmouth from 10th November 2008 for about six weeks temporary timetables will operate on the above services. Most journeys on service 416 will be diverted to operate from Monmouth via the A40 and Whitchurch, resuming their normal route at "Old Pike". Some service 412 journeys will be extended from Broad Oak to Welsh Newton to provide a replacement service to Hereford. Copies of the temporary timetables are to be found in the Resources box below.

Important announcement for Concessionary Bus Pass Holders

All old-style Herefordshire Council concessionary bus passes issued before 1st April 2008 and all temporary English national concessionary bus passes are no longer valid for travel. If you are entitled to free bus travel but have not yet obtained a new English national bus pass you should apply for one without delay. Details of the new bus pass scheme and of how to apply can be found on the Concessionary Travel page.

Bus Service 731 Tenbury Wells - Brimfield - Ludlow

Following changes to bus services made by Shropshire County Council, bus service 731 was withdrawn from 29th November 2008. It was replaced by the "Shropshire Link" demand responsive minibus service operated by Shropshire County Council. This service will operate on Mondays and Wednesdays between the hours of 08.00 and 15.00. Passengers must pre-book their journeys by telephoning 0845 6789068 at least 24-hours before they wish to travel. Telephone lines are open between 08.00 and 18.00 on Mondays to Fridays (until 20.00 on Mondays and Wednesdays) and between 09.00 and 13.00 on Saturdays. Passengers from Little Hereford and Brimfield may travel to Tenbury Wells or to the Park and Ride Site at Ludlow, from which frequent buses operate to Ludlow town centre.

For more details, please contact the service operator, Shropshire County Council on 01743 254978 or follow this link.

Road Works on the A40 at Gloucester

From Monday, 12 May 2008 major roadworks will be taking place over the summer and early autumn on the A40 outside Gloucester. The works will cause serious delays to traffic, including buses. Temporary timetables will be introduced on services 32 (Ross - Newent - Gloucester); 33 (Ross - Lea - Gloucester) and 132 (Ledbury - Newent - Gloucester) and there will be a knock-on effect on service 45 (Ross - Ledbury). Copies of these temporary timetables are in the Resources box below. UPDATE 1st DECEMBER 2008: The temporary timetables will remain in place for the remainder of the year and into January 2009 due to further road works in the area as well as in Ledbury and Newent.

Bridge Closure at Colwall Affecting Services 476 and 675

The B4218 road is closed to large vehicles, including buses, at Colwall Green railway bridge, which has been found to be unsafe. Buses on service 675 (Ledbury - Malvern) are operating to a special emergency timetable and are diverted at Colwall Green via A449, British Camp, Jubilee Drive, Chase Road and Upper Colwall Road to Colwall Stone adding approximately 20 minutes to the through journey time. The special timetable can be found in the Resources box below. Passengers can travel free of charge between Colwall Green and Colwall Stone on this service.On Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays service 476 (Hereford - Ledbury - Great Malvern) is being diverted via the A449, British Camp and Jubilee Drive and will not serve Colwall. A special shuttle service will run between Ledbury and Malvern via Colwall (but not Colwall Green). Departure times from each terminus will be as per the service 476 timetable. Times at Colwall will be as near to the scheduled 476 times as possible. No fares will be charged on the special service which is available only to passengers travelling to or from Colwall and not to through passengers between Ledbury and Malvern.

Full details of all these changes are contained in "Updates" to Herefordshire Council's Area Timetable Books, which are available from Libraries, Tourist Information Centres and other outlets.

Last Updated: 02 December 08,
Review Date: 20 September 2005