Wednesday 16 April 2014

L1/Heathrow Buses - Beeline, 7series & Surrey Local Changes 18/04/14

L1/Heathrow Buses have restructured their services, with minor timetable changes on the 7series, but major changes to some of the Surrey Locals routes:

7series

Feasibility studies have been done on all routes, and a restructuring of frequencies has occurred on the 7series routes:

7series 70: Mon-FRI every 20 mins, Saturday reduced to every 30mins, Sunday stays hourly
7series 70A: No change
7series 71: Mon-FRI: Peaks every 15mins, 1000-1300, 1800-2300 every 20mins, Sat-Sun stays every 30mins
7series 72: Mon-Sat every 15mins, Sun reduced to every 30mins
7series 73: Mon-FRI every 30mins, Sat decreased to hourly, Sunday increased to hourly. For Brooklands Museum - for certain events, the route is re-numbered 73A southbound only, runs every 30mins regardless of day, and is extended to Brooklands Museum/Mercedes Benz World.
7series 74: Mon-Sat every 20mins (thus increased Saturday service), Sunday no change (hourly)
7series 75: Mon-Sat decreased to every 12mins, Sun increased to every 20 mins. Night service still hourly.
7series 76: Mon-Sat every 20mins, Sun increased to every 30mins
7series 77: Mon-Sat increased to every 15mins Heathrow-Windsor only, decreased to every 30mins Heathrow-Dedworth (through service). Sunday service still every 30mins through.
7series 78: Mon-Sat still every 20mins, Sun decreased to hourly
7series 79: Mon-Sat decreased to every 30mins, Sun stays at every 30mins
7series 170: Mon-Sun stays at every 30mins
7series 171: Mon-Sat increases to every 15mins, Sun decreases to every 30mins
7series 172: Mon-Sun all every 30mins
7series 174: Mon-Sun every 30mins, every 15mins service between Garston and Heathrow with Green Line 724.
7series 175: Mon-FRI increased to every 12mins, Sat-Sun now at every 20mins
7series X74: no change (still every 30mins daily)
7series X75: no change (still every 30mins daily)
7series X78: Mon-Sat every 30mins, Sun hourly.

L1/Surrey Locals

Feasibility studies and a consultation has taken place, with large changes to take place on some routes:

9: Mon-Fri still every 30mins, Sat-Sun hourly
400: No change (still Mon-Fri limited service)
459: Mon-Fri no change in frequency, Sat increased to every 30mins, Sun increased to every 30mins. This route is diverted to serve Sheerwater, and will be coordinated with 7series 79 to provide an every 15min service between Sheerwater and Woking.
461: Mon-Sun increased to every 15mins. This route is extended to Staines from Addlestone. The timetable will be coordinated with 7series 79 so buses do not overlap Addlestone-Staines. The route will no longer serve Field Common Estate
461A: No change
513: Mon-Sat every 30mins, Sun hourly
514: Mon-Sat every 30mins, Sun hourly
515: Mon-Sat every 30mins
515A: Sunday increased to every 30mins
564: Mon-Sat reduced from every 30mins to every 40mins
566/567: Mon-Sat every 30mins
814: No change

L1/Beeline

9: See above (Surrey Locals)

2: Mon-Sat increased to every 20mins, Sun increased to every 30mins
3: Mon-Sun now every 30mins
4: Mon-Sun now every 30mins
6: No change
6A: Mon-Sun now every 30mins
8: Mon-Sun now every 30mins
53: Mon-Sun now every 30mins
151/151A: Mon-Sun now hourly
155: Mon-Sun now every 30mins
171/172: Mon-Sun now every 20mins each way
190: Mon-Sat increased to every 12mins, Sun increased to every 20mins
191: Mon-Sat increased to every 20mins, Sun increased to every 30mins
194: Mon-Sun increased to every 20mins
305: Mon-Sun increased to every 30mins
X94: Mon-Sun increased to every 30mins

All ex-Courtney operated routes are now by Thames Travel (again).

All changes are due to take place 18th April 2014. During Easter, these are the service levels expected:
Good Friday: Saturday service on all routes, except 7series 75 - Sunday service with earlier start, later finish.
Easter Saturday: Saturday service on all routes
, except 7series 75 - Sunday service with earlier start, later finish (see Saturday timetable between 0400-0800, 1900-2300).
Easter Sunday: Sunday service on all routes.
Easter Monday: Saturday service on all routes.



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