{"id":8435,"date":"2024-10-09T01:29:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T01:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/at-last-we-know-where-buses-go-1\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T01:29:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T01:29:30","slug":"at-last-we-know-where-buses-go-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/at-last-we-know-where-buses-go-1\/","title":{"rendered":"At Last We Know Where Buses Go (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Bit Of Bus Background<\/span><\/p>\n … because the tight curves and steep hills at Walkley were considered unsafe for “big” trams. Note the very short-lived destination letter – guess what the “W” stands for? As the design of trams and, importantly, their brakes improved so Walkley became a double deck route.<\/p>\n In 1956 (?) brand new AEC double deck buses replaced the trams …<\/p>\n … to be superseded by long wheelbase vehicles …<\/p>\n But we live in an age of bus route tinkering and the poor 95 has been mucked about on several occasions in recent years. Under First Bus it was one of the few city buses to terminate at the bus station …<\/p>\n … having lost its Intake end. Most recently, until the 1st September changes, buses ran to Firth Park and Meadowhell; a scandalous removal of a long standing traditional route. On the Firth Park side it replaced former route 3!<\/p><\/div>\n So it was that from just over a month ago that the 95 to Walkley,<\/span> recently every 10 minutes, then reduced to every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday) has been further chopped to every 20 minutes on Saturdays,\u00a0<\/span>which is a policy unadvertised, but clearly designed to encourage Saturday shoppers on to the bus. Or maybe not<\/span>!<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/span><\/div>\n … which should be thrilled that this week’s Mega Mayor, Oliver Coppard …<\/p>\n … has told his fellow South Yorkshiremen (and women) that he will have a Manchester-style franchised network in place by the end of 2025.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n
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