OwlMan
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Apologies for the length of the post but Stagecoach Midlands have completely revised their services from January - all detail is from the Stagecoach Bus website.
In September Stagecoach began a process of reviewing its entire bus network across the Midlands. Over this period detailed analysis has taken place to review passenger numbers on each route and ways of tackling services which are not commercially viable.
Following detailed consultation with Northamptonshire & Warwickshire County Councils over the last few months Stagecoach is now in a position to reveal the changes which will come into effect on the 5th January 2019.
Some services will be retendered by Northamptonshire & Warwickshire County Councils and hopefully they will be able to publish the outcome of these in the near future.
Rugby Network Changes - January
Service: 1
Newbold - Rugby Town Centre - Overslade / Woodlands
Route 1 is replaced with revised route 3/3A - see below for details
Service: 3 / 3A
Long Lawford - Rugby Town Centre - Hillmorton
An hourly service 3 will be reintroduced between Hillmorton, Rugby town centre and Newbold
An hourly service 3A will be introduced between Hillmorton, Rugby town centre and Overslade / Woodlands
Route 3/3A will combine to provide a half hourly service between Rugby Town Centre & Hillmorton with additional journeys on services 86 and 96.
The existing route 3 will no longer serve Long Lawford which will continue to be served by new route 86 up to every half hour.
The Sunday service will remain unchanged
Service: 4
Brownsover - Rugby – Admirals Estate - Cawston
Service 4 will no longer serve the Tesco stop at Elliotts Field and instead will stop at the new stops in Leicester Road
Service: 63
Current route: Clifton - Rugby Town Centre - Rokeby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Rugby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Service: 64
Current route: Rugby Town Centre - Dunchurch - Princethorpe - Long Itchington - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Up for tender with Warwickshire County Council
Service 63 will be revised to run direct between Rugby and Leamington via Dunchurch, Stockton, Southam and Radford Semele with the appropriate journeys starting / finishing at Warwickshire College or diverting via Southam College or Rugby High School
Rugby town centre to Clifton/North Kilworth section will be withdrawn and a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Journeys will no longer serve Hillside or Rokeby Estates in Rugby – a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
The existing school movements to Rugby High School, Southam College & Harris School continue to be provided for but at revised times.
All journeys on service 64 are withdrawn apart from the 0604 Monday to Saturday departure from Rugby to Leamington which will run as now via Draycote Water, Stockton, Long Itchington and Southam. Also the late night journeys running on Friday and Saturday nights between Rugby / Stockton and Leamington via Bishops Itchington and Harbury will continue to run
A replacement tender for the 64 is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
There are no changes to the route or timetable of the existing Sunday service
Service: 86
Future: Coventry - Binley Woods - Long Lawford - Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT
Service: 96
Current: Coventry - Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT - West Haddon - Long Buckby - Northampton
Future: Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT - West Haddon - Long Buckby - Northampton
Service 86 will be reinstated and will run half hourly from Coventry to Rugby via Binley Woods, Wolston and Long Lawford with journeys continuing hourly to Hillmorton and DIRFT via Featherbed Lane and Watts Lane
Service 96 will become hourly between Rugby to Northampton
Route 86 & 96 will combine to provide a half hourly service between Rugby Town Centre and DIRFT III via Featherbed Lane and Watts Lane
Route 96 will no longer serve Long Buckby Railway station
On Mondays to Fridays the 1440 departure on service 96 from Northampton will be rerouted to run direct between Harlestone and West Haddon missing out East Haddon and Long Buckby and will run via Ashlawn School at 1543 arriving Rugby Town Centre at 1552
Service: 657
Binley Woods - Wolston - Long Lawford - Rugby - (Ashlawn School)
The 657 will become available to the general public and will be incorporated in the main 86 / 96 timetable
The morning journey will start as route 86, departing Coventry 0717 (Binley Woods 0736) arriving 0822 in Rugby. Continues as route 96 to Northampton via Ashlawn School
A route 96 bus will run via Ashlawn School at 1543 arriving Rugby Town Centre at 1552 where the bus will become a service 86 continuing to Binley Woods and Coventry.
Service: 961
Rugby Town Centre - Harris School - Rugby High School
The morning journey starts as route 96 in Northampton arriving Rugby at 0826, the bus then continues as route 63 leaving at 0828 running via Harris School
The afternoon journey will continue to be 961 departing Rugby High School at 1553 and on arrival in Church Street at 1602 will continue on towards Northampton at 1617 as route 96
Service: D1 / D2
Northampton - Daventry – DIRFT – Rugby – Central Park
Timetable revised
The 1600 Rugby High School to Daventry journey will run as route 63 between Rugby High School and Rugby town centre. The bus continues to Daventry as service D1 via Boundary Road / Eastlands and Hillmorton Deerings Road.
The 2210 service D1 from Rugby Gateway to Rugby Town Centre has been withdrawn and the 2230 departure from Brownsover revised to start from Rugby Gateway at 2220 to allow shift workers enough time to pass through security at the end of their shift
Service: D3
Daventry - Grange Estate - Steffan Hill Circular.
Evening journeys retimed
Service: D4
Daventry - Long Buckby.
Route D4 is withdrawn
Northamptonshire County Council are reviewing their options on this tendered service.
Leamington & Warwick Network Changes - January
Service: G1 renumbered 1
Warwick - Woodloes - Percy Estate - Leamington Spa - Whitnash - South Farm
Service G1 will be renumbered 1 and use standard stagecoach buses which replace the previous Gold mini buses
Buses will run up to every 12 minutes throughout the main part of the day Monday to Saturday.
The morning and afternoon trips to Bishops Tachbrook are withdrawn but partially replaced with additional journeys on service X77
The Friday and Saturday evening extensions to Hampton Magna and Hatton Park are withdrawn.
Service: X17
Current route: Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington - Warwick - Wellesbourne - Stratford
Future route: Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington - Warwick
The service is revised to run between Coventry and Warwick only and frequency changed to every 20 minutes Mondays to Saturdays
The Warwick to Stratford section will be replaced by service 15 (see below)
Journeys between Warwick and JLR Gaydon are withdrawn
On Sunday's service X17 will run half hourly between Coventry, Kenilworth & Leamington and extend hourly between Leamington and Warwick via Warwick Hospital and Portobello Bridge replacing service 18
NEW Service: 15
West Green Drive / Stratford - Wellesbourne – Warwick – Warwick Technology Park - Leamington
Replaces service X17 between Stratford, Wellesbourne and Warwick.
Also replaces 68/X68 between Warwick, Warwick Technology Park, Leamington Shopping Park & Leamington. Buses run via Gallows Hill, Heathcote Lane and Tachbrook Park Drive and will no longer run along Portia Way and Othello Avenue
On Monday to Saturdays the section between Stratford & Wellesbourne will run half hourly and extend hourly to Warwick & Leamington
On Sundays a 2 hourly service will run between Stratford & Warwick.
In Stratford buses will now stop on Alcester Rd rather than the Rail Station Interchange
Between Alveston and Wellesbourne buses will run direct along the B4086. Buses continuing to/from Warwick will serve Charlecotte
As a result the stop on the A429 by the University Of Warwick Wellesbourne Campus will no longer be served.
The existing school movements to and from Stratford Schools from the Tiddington, Wellesbourne and Barford areas continue to be provided but at revised times.
On a Sunday the existing service 18 running between Warwick and Stratford via Wellesbourne will be renumbered 15 and the frequency reduced to run every 2 hours
Services: 16 / 16A / X16
Coventry / Kenilworth - Leamington - Warwick - Stratford / Stratford Schools
The existing complicated mix of journeys to and from Stratford Schools is replaced by an easier to understand and more straightforward operation:
Service 18 will provide a school journey from Leamington to Stratford via Myton Road, Castle Hill, Warwick Bus Station, Forbes Estate and Speeds Garage
Service X16 runs from Kenilworth Common to Stratford via Randall Road, Leek Wootton and Warwick
Service X18 has additional journeys to Stratford School replacing 16A.
Service: 18 (Sundays)
Coventry - Leamington - Portobello Bridge - Warwick - Wellesbourne - Stratford - Evesham
Sunday route 18 will be replaced by routes 15, X17 and X18 - see relevant section
Service: 31
Whitnash - Myton School
The afternoon journey departing Myton School at 1520 is revised to add an extra 7 minutes journey time
Service: 50
Stratford - Shipston - Chipping Norton
Afternoon journeys revised
Service: 63
Current route: Clifton - Rugby Town Centre - Rokeby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Rugby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Service: 64
Current route: Rugby Town Centre - Dunchurch - Princethorpe - Long Itchington - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Up for tender with Warwickshire County Council
Service 63 will be revised to run direct between Rugby and Leamington via Dunchurch, Stockton, Southam and Radford Semele with the appropriate journeys starting / finishing at Warwickshire College or diverting via Southam College or Rugby High School
Rugby town centre to Clifton/North Kilworth section will be withdrawn and a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Journeys will no longer serve Hillside or Rokeby Estates in Rugby – a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
The existing school movements to Rugby High School, Southam College & Harris School continue to be provided for but at revised times.
All journeys on service 64 are withdrawn apart from the 0604 Monday to Saturday departure from Rugby to Leamington which will run as now via Draycote Water, Stockton, Long Itchington and Southam. Also the late night journeys running on Friday and Saturday nights between Rugby / Stockton and Leamington via Bishops Itchington and Harbury will continue to run
A replacement tender for the 64 is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
There are no changes to the route or timetable of the existing Sunday service
Service: 65
Current route: Daventry - Napton - Long Itchington - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Up for tender with Warwickshire County Council
Service 65 withdrawn. A replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Service: 67/67A
Sydenham - Leamington - Stud Farm - Lillington
No change to the current 67 daytime route between Green Farm, Leamington, Lillington & Montrose Avenue. Buses will run up to every 30 minutes.
New 67A will run up to every 30 minutes between Green Farm, Leamington, Lillington & Cubbington via Valley Road, Parklands Avenue & Rugby Road.
67/67A combined will offer a 15 minutes service between Green Farm, Leamington & Lillington.
The existing Friday and Saturday evening service running between Cubbington and Leamington will also run on Mondays to Thursdays as route 67A and extend to Sydenham Gainsborough Drive. Buses will no longer serve ASDA or Green Farm in the evenings.
The Sunday service is unchanged
Service: 68 / X68
Current route: Cubbington - Leamington - Warwick Gates - Warwick - Hatton Park / Coventry
Service 66/X68 is withdrawn in its current form.
Cubbington to Leamington Town Centre section is replaced by revised service 67A
Leamington to Warwick section partly replaced by service 15
Leamington and Bishops Tachbrook/Kineton covered by service X77
A replacement tender between Warwick to Hatton Park and Warwick to Kenilworth is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Service: 302
Wythall – Studley - Alcester Grammar School
At the request passengers service is extended to The Maypole (Wythall)
Service: 665
Leamington - Harbury - Bishops Itchington - Southam - Napton
Service 655 withdrawn. A replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Service: U1
Warwick Gates - Leamington - University Of Warwick
Minor alterations made to early morning journeys on Mondays to Fridays and additional journeys operated on Saturday evenings.
Service: X18
Coventry - Leamington - Warwick - Stratford - Bidford - Evesham
An additional journey will depart Coventry at 0703 for Warwick on Mondays to Saturdays continuing on Mondays to Fridays to Stratford and on schooldays to Stratford College replacing service 16A
On Saturdays the 2022 departure from Stratford to Leamington is withdrawn
Service X18 will replace service 18 on a Sunday between Coventry and Leamington and will then be revised to run direct to Warwick via Myton Road continuing every 2 hours direct via Speeds Garage to Stratford, Bidford and Evesham giving a faster Evesham / Stratford / Warwick / Leamington / Coventry service on this day
Minor timetable alterations made to improve reliability
Service: X19
Stratford - Alcester - Studley - Redditch
Afternoon journeys revised
Service: X69
Coventry - JLR Whitley - Kenilworth - Leamington
Service withdrawn
Service: X77
Kenilworth - Leamington - JLR - Kineton
An additional journey introduced from Leamington at 1904 to Kineton on Mondays to Saturdays replacing the equivalent journey on service 68
Additional journeys introduced on Monday to Friday departing Bishops Tachbrook at 0629 and Kineton at 0649 for Leamington replacing equivalent journeys on service 68
The 1535 journey from JLR Gaydon to Leamington is withdrawn –following departure is at 1552.
The 1635 departure from JLR Gaydon to Leamington retimed to depart 1652
Nuneaton Network Changes - January
Service 10
Current route: Grove Farm - Stockingford - Black-a-Tree Road - Nuneaton - Hinckley
Future route: Grove Farm - Stockingford - Black-a-Tree Road - Nuneaton
Service 10 will no longer run to Hinckley. Buses will continue to run between Grove Farm and Nuneaton town centre. Route 48 provides a 20 minute service between Nuneaton and Leicester via Hinckley
Additional morning peak journeys will be provided on Monday to Fridays
Services: 17 / 18 / 19
Nuneaton - Ansley - Old Arley
Service 17 withdrawn apart from the 1515 school day journey between Ansley Turn & Nuneaton running via St Thomas More School.
Route 18 with new service 19 will provide an hourly facility between Nuneaton and Ansley Village / Old Arley via Galley Common.
Alternate loops will run within Ansley / Old Arley 2-hourly in each direction in order to maintain links for passengers; in particular for visitors to the medical centre.
Sservice 18 will run anticlockwise and service 19 clockwise.
A tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council to increase the frequency.
Route 41/42 will be diverted in the off peak to serve the Bermuda Park Village Turning Circle and service 9 will cover the rest of Heath End Road up to Ansley Road.
Passengers travelling to George Eliot Hospital have a variety of high frequency links from Nuneaton Town Centre including the 1 / 2 / 41 / 42 / 55.
Service: 17B
Coventry - Corley - Arley - Galley Common - Stockingford - Nuneaton
Service 17B withdrawn
Service: 18A
Nuneaton - Galley Common – Ansley - Coleshill
The 1545 schooldays only departure from Nuneaton will operate 5 minutes later throughout
Service: 41
Nuneaton - Chapel End - Birchley Common - Atherstone
Off peak journeys revised to serve Bermuda Park Village Turning Circle in place of service 17
Service: 48
Coventry - Bedworth - Nuneaton - Atherstone / Hinckley - Leicester
Minor timetable changes
Service: 55
Nuneaton – George Eliot Hospital – Bedworth – Coventry
Service: 56
Nuneaton – Attleborough – Bulkington – Bedworth - Coventry
Routes 55 & 56 retimed Monday to Saturday to provide:
A regular 15 minute service between Coventry and Bedworth (55 & 56)
Half hourly service between Bedworth – George Eliot Hospital and Nuneaton (55)
Half hourly between Bedworth – Bulkington – Attleborough and Nuneaton (56)
Certain early morning and late evening journeys diverted to serve Keresley Prologis at shift start and finish times
Sunday 57 journeys renumbered service 55
The 0745 service 56 journey from Coventry to Nuneaton will provide a replacement facility to Nicholas Chamberlaine School in place of the current service 57 journey
Service: 57
Bedworth – Ash Green – Keresley – Coventry
Service 57 withdrawn
The service 56 timetable will include appropriately timed journeys to serve Nicholas Chamberlaine School in place of the current service 57 journey
Certain early morning and late evening journeys on service 55 will be diverted to serve Keresley Prologis at shift start and finish times
Sunday 57 journeys renumbered service 55
Warwickshire County Council are currently deciding whether they will seek to tender any elements of the withdrawn 57 service
Service: 766 / 767
Nuneaton / Atherstone – Birch Coppice – Tamworth
A 1922 service 767 journey from Birch Coppice to Tamworth is introduced on a Saturday for the benefit of shift workers
The 1201 Nuneaton to Tamworth journey on a Sunday revised to start from Atherstone at 1229
Northamptonshire Network Changes - January
CORBY AREA
Service: X1
Wellingborough – Finedon – Burton Latimer – Kettering – Corby – Priors Hall
The X1 between Corby & Wellingborough will be renumbered 47 / 48 - see relevant section
The X1 between Corby Town Centre & Corby Business Academy / Priors Hall will be renumbered 2.
Corby: 1
Kingsthorpe – George Street – Beanfield
Revised timetable on a Saturday
Corby: 2
George Street – Stephenson Way – ASDA – Corby Business Academy – Priors Hall
service X1 journeys running between George Street and Corby Business Academy via Stephenson Way renumbered service 2
service 2 journeys running direct between George Street, ASDA and Corby Business Academy renumbered 2A
service 2A journeys running to / from Corby Industries renumbered 2C
Corby: 3
Lodge Park – George Street - Danesholme
Revised timetable
Click here to view new Corby megarider zone map
KETTERING / WELLINGBOROUGH AREA
Service: 14
Wellingborough – Irchester
Route 14 incorporated into revised service 49 running between Wellingborough and Rushden Skinners Hill via Irchester, Station Road, B569, Knuston, Boundary Avenue and Grangeway
Service: 15
Stamford Road Estates – Kettering Town Centre – Venture Park (Tesco)
Journeys towards Venture Park will only serve Horsemarket in Kettering town centre
Service: 17
Ise Lodge - Kettering - Desborough
Service: 18
Ise Lodge - Kettering - Rothwell - Desborough - Market Harborough
Minor timetables alterations
Service: 44 / 45
Wellingborough – Irthlingborough - Bugby Drive
Monday to Saturday 44/45 journeys are replaced by changes to route 49 and new 48.
School journeys between Woodford and Huxlow School / Bugby Drive - Wellingborough and evening and Sunday journeys are unchanged
Service 48 replaces the Wellingborough - Irthlingborough Cross section of route
Service 49 covers the Irthlingborough Cross to Bugby Drive section
Service: 47 / 48
Wellingborough – Finedon – Burton Latimer – Kettering – Corby
Route 47 will run the current X1 route between Corby Town Centre and Wellingborough
Route 48 will run current X1 route between Corby & Finedon but then run via Irthlingborough Cross, Irthlingborough High Street, and the B571 to Wellingborough
Both services will run hourly proving 2 buses an hour between Corby & Wellingborough
Buses will no longer run via Station Road or Northfield Road, Kettering.
The current 549 school journey is renumbered 48 and is now open to the general public
The existing early morning and late night service 48 journeys running between Kettering and Burton Latimer Altendiez Way will be included in the new 47 / 48 timetable
Service: 49
Kettering – Burton Latimer – Irchester – Rushden - Irchester - Wellingborough
Service revised to run via Bugby Drive rather than Nene Park Clinic between Irchester and Higham Ferrers replacing part of service 44 and extended beyond Rushden Waitrose to Wellingborough via Irchester replacing service 14
Service rerouted in Rushden to run from Higham Ferrers to Rushden Lakes via Northampton Road and continuing via Crown Walk Waitrose, Wellingborough Road, Masefield Drive, Irchester Road, Washbrook Road, Rushden Town Centre, Grangeway, Irchester and on to Wellingborough
Revised to start and finish in Horsemarket Kettering rather than Eskdaill Street / Newland Street
Service: 50
Kettering – Burton Latimer – Irchester – Rushden - Milton Ernest - Bedford
Service revised to run via Nene Park Clinic between Irchester and Higham Ferrers replacing journeys on service 49
Revised to start and finish in Horsemarket Kettering rather than Eskdaill Street / Newland Street
Contract: 549
Huxlow School - Finedon
The current 549 school journey is renumbered 48 and is now open to the general public
Service: X44
Wellingborough - Brackmills
Revised timetable
Click here to see new Kettering Megarider & Megarider Plus map
Click here to see new Wellingborough Megarider map
NORTHAMPTON AREA
Service: 1
Current route: Rectory Farm - Weston Favell - Northampton Town Centre - Northampton Hospital - Brackmills - Grange Park
Future route: Rectory Farm - Weston Favell - Northampton Town Centre
Route 1 will only run between Rectory Farm and Northampton Town Centre.
The service between Northampton Town Centre & Brackmills / Grange Park will be covered by a revised service 12 / 12A (see below)
Service: 2
Current route: Camp Hill - Briar Hill - Northampton Town Centre - Kettering Road - Blackthorn
Future route: Northampton Town Centre - Kettering Road - Blackthorn
Route 2 will only run between Blackthorn and Northampton Town Centre. Buses will run up to every 15 minutes Monday to Friday
New Service 3 will run between Camp Hill and Northampton Town Centre - see below
Existing Service: 3
Harlestone Manor - Rye Hill - Northampton Town Centre - Piddington
Service withdrawn
Harlestone Manor to Northampton Town Centre section is covered by hourly service 96
Northampton Town Centre to Wootton section is covered by a diversion of service 7
Wootton to Wootton Fields section is covered by new route 12 / 12A
The afternoon school day journey from Northampton School For Boys to Northampton Town Centre is covered by service 5
NEW Service: 3
Northampton Town Centre - Briar Hill - Camp Hill - Shelfleys - Mereway Tesco
New Service 3 replaces the Northampton Town Centre to Camp Hill section of service 2 and part of the Tesco to Shelfleys section of service 10 / X10.
The new 3 service runs up to every 15 minute from Northampton to Camp Hill via the current route 2 with buses extending half hourly to Mereway Tesco via Ladybridge Drive and Shelfleys
NEW Service: 4
Northampton Town Centre - Kingsthorpe - Sunnyside / Holly Lodge Drive
Service 4 replaces the Northampton Town Centre to Sunnyside / Holly Lodge Drive section of service 16 which will now only run between Ecton Brook and North Gate.
Buses run every 15 minutes
Service: 7
Moulton Park - Northampton College - Northampton Town Centre - Wootton - Grange Park
On Mondays to Saturdays the route between Queen Eleanor and Wootton is revised to run via Newport Pagnell Road, Waitrose, Wootton Hermitage Way and Wootton High Street rather than Hardingstone replacing part of service 3
New service X6 is routed via Hardingstone to cover the revised service 7
No change to the Sunday operation which continues to serve Hardingstone
Service: 8
Current route: Rectory Farm - Weston Favell - Northampton College - Broadway - Northampton Town Centre - St James - Kings Heath
Future route: Town Centre - St James - Kings Heath
Route 8 will only run between Northampton Town Centre & Kings Heath with the frequency increased to every 15 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays (replacing part of service 12)
Service will no longer run between Northampton Town Centre and Rectory Farm
X10 will run via Northampton College and Broadway to cover this section of route. However passengers currently boarding along Broadway can also catch route 16 along Birchfield Road up to every 10 minutes
Service: 10
West Hunsbury - Shelfleys - Tesco - Gloucester Avenue - Northampton Town Centre - Parklands - Moulton - Kettering
Route 10 will only run at peak times with school journeys serving Bishops Stopford and Southfield Schools in Kettering
Route X10 will provide a part replacement between Moulton and Northampton Town Centre
NEW route X6 will run between Parklands - Kettering Road - Northampton Town Centre - please see below
NEW route 3 will run between Mereway Tesco - Shelfleys / West Hunsbury - please see below
Route 88 will serve Gloucester Avenue between London Road and Mereway Tesco
Service: X10
Kettering - Broughton - Moulton - Parklands - Northampton Town Centre - Gloucester Avenue - West Hunsbury
Route X10 will run hourly between Kettering and Northampton via Broughton, Moulton, Northampton College, Broadway East and Kettering Road
NEW route X6 will run between Parklands - Kettering Road - Northampton Town Centre - please see below
NEW route 3 will run between Mereway Tesco - Shelfleys / West Hunsbury - please see below
Route 88 will serve Gloucester Avenue between London Road and Mereway Tesco
Service: 12 / 12A
Current route: Kings Heath - St James - Northampton Town Centre - East Hunsbury
Future route: Northampton Town Centre - Mereway Tesco - Butts Road - Wootton - Brackmills - Bedford Road - Northampton Hospital - Northampton Town Centre
The Kings Heath to Town Centre section is withdrawn and replaced by an increase in frequency on service 8
Buses on service 12 will run from North Gate via St James' Retail Park, Towcester Road, Mereway Tesco then the existing service 12 route to Butts Road where buses will turn left as if heading towards Granary Road but will continue along the whole of Butts Road turning left at the mini roundabout and towards the A45 via Rowtree Road
The Granary Road loop and existing section of Rowtree Road between its junctions with Butts Road will not be served.
Buses will then continue over the A45 using Wooldale Road and continue on to Brackmills via Berry Lane, Quinton Road, Curtlee Hill, Wootton Hope Drive, Lady Hollows Drive, Newport Pagnell Road, Landimore Road, Gowerton Road, and on to Brackmills Pavilion Drive
Between Pavilion Drive and Northampton Town Centre buses will run via Kilvey Road, Bedford Road, Northampton Hospital (A&E), Cliftonville, Billing Road and York Road and Lower Mounts.
Service 12A will run as the service 12 route but in a clockwise direction
On a Sunday the service will run every 30 minutes between Northampton Town Centre and East Hunsbury only
Service: 15 / 15A
Moulton Park - Acre Lane - Kingsthorpe - Northampton Town Centre - Upton - St Crispins / St Giles
Following discussions with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust early morning journeys towards St Crispins and afternoon journeys from St Crispins revised to run via Edgar Mobbs Way rather than Weedon Road on Mondays to Fridays.
Service 16:
Current route: Holly Lodge Drive / Sunnyside - Kingsthorpe - Northampton Town Centre - Weston Favell - Ecton Brook
Future route: Northampton Town Centre - Weston Favell - Ecton Brook
Route 16 will only run between Ecton Brook and Northampton Town Centre.
The Monday to Friday frequency is increased to every 10 minutes to provide a partial replacement for service 8. Buses will run every 15 minutes on a Saturday
The Northampton Town Centre to Kingsthorpe / Sunnyside section will be covered by new service 4 (see above)
Service: 50 (55)
Northampton – Pineham / Swan Valley
Route 50 renumbered 55
Additional journeys introduced on Mondays to Saturdays replacing those currently provided on service 88
Service: 51
Weston Favell / Overstone - Northampton Town Centre - Brackmills
The 2207 from Brackmills rerouted to run via Kilvey Road, Liliputt Road and Bedford Road for the benefit of workers at Clipper
Service: 58
Northampton - Kettering Road - Moulton Park
Additional journey introduced from Moulton Park to Northampton at 1635
The 1705 departure from Moulton Park to Northampton covered by a diversion of service 10 / X10
Service: 80
Akeley - Buckingham - Gawcott - Brackley
Morning journey from Akeley retimed to depart at 0727
Service: 82
Moulton - Weston Favell - Grange Park - Stoke Bruerne - UTC Silverstone
The 0740 from Moulton revised to depart 0735 and run 5 minutes earlier throughout
The 1705 from UTC Silverstone revised to depart 1710 and run 5 minutes later throughout
Service: 84
West Haddon - Crick - Daventry - Weedon - Greens Norton - UTC Silverstone
Service withdrawn
Service: 88
Northampton - Swan Valley - Towcester - Silverstone - Brackley
Service rerouted to run via Delapre Park Gates and Gloucester Avenue between Northampton Town Centre and Mereway Tesco replacing part of service 10 / X10
All journeys will run via Milton Malsor and Blisworth replacing service 89 / X89 which is withdrawn - revised service 55 covers the Northampton - Swan Valley section.
In Towcester buses will run via Wood Burcote Park, Towcester Health Centre and Springfields to Silverstone
Service withdrawn between Silverstone and Brackley
Half hourly service provided between Wood Burcote and Silverstone with service X91 (Brackley - Milton Keynes)
Journeys to / from UTC Silverstone will be retimed to depart The Drapery at 0743 and will also replace the 0732 service X89 from Northampton to Milton Keynes
The 0754 Towcester to Northampton journey is revised to start from Potterspury at 0735 for the benefit of scholars travelling to Spone School. The return journey is provided on the 1502 departure from Northampton
Connections are available at Wood Burcote to / from service X91 for customers wishing to travel to / from Silverstone at these school times.
Service: 89 / X89
Northampton - Blisworth - Towcester - Potterspury - Deanshanger - Milton Keynes
Service withdrawn
Service 88 covers the Towcester to Northampton section and service X91 runs via Towcester & Milton Keynes via Potterpury
Service: 96
Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT - West Haddon - Long Buckby - Northampton
Service 96 will become an hourly Rugby to Northampton only service
Buses will no longer run to Long Buckby Rail Station Forecourt
Service: D3
Northampton - Kislingbury - Weedon - Daventry - Grange Estate
The 0645 Daventry - Grange Estate circular and 0644 Nether Heyford to Northampton journeys are withdrawn
The 0701 from Lower Weedon to Northampton retimed to depart 0656 and operate up to 5 minutes earlier throughout
An additional journey introduced from Daventry at 2358 on Mondays to Saturdays to replace the 2337 service D1 from Daventry to Northampton
New Service: X6
Parklands – Kettering Road - Northampton – Grange Park – Roade – Milton Keynes
New Service X6 will run hourly on Monday to Saturday between Parklands and Milton Keynes partly replacing service 10 / X10 between Parklands and Northampton Town Centre and service 7 through Hardingstone.
From Hardingstone buses will run via Water Lane, Wootton High Street, Berry Lane and Grange Park Saxon Avenue before continuing to Milton Keynes via Roade and the A5
The X6 & X7 combine to provide two buses an hour between Northampton, Grange Park and Milton Keynes.
Service: X7
Milton Keynes - Roade - Northampton - Brixworth - Market Harborough - Kibworth - Leicester
On Mondays to Saturdays service X7 will run hourly between Leicester - Market Harborough - Brixworth - Northampton - Milton Keynes. Additional journeys will run between Leicester and Market Harborough & between Brixworth and Northampton to provide two buses an hour on these sections of route during most of the day.
The X6 & X7 combine to provide two buses an hour between Northampton, Grange Park and Milton Keynes.
On a Sunday the current hourly service X7 will continue to run as now
Service: X44
Wellingborough - Brackmills
Morning journeys retimed to operate 10 minutes earlier throughout to provide better arrival times in Brackmills
Service: X46 / X47
Northampton - Weston Favell - Earls Barton - Wellingborough - Rushden Lakes - Rushden - Raunds
Later journey provided between Wellingborough - Rushden Lakes - Higham Ferrers
Service: X91
Milton Keynes - Towcester - Silverstone - Brackley
Timetable altered to provide hourly Brackley – Silverstone – Towcester Estates – Milton Keynes service
A half hourly service is provided between Wood Burcote, Towcester and Silverstone with service 88
Between Towcester and Milton Keynes buses, Northamptonshire County Council are considering the possibility of serving Potterspury as part replacement of withdrawn service 89 / X89
In September Stagecoach began a process of reviewing its entire bus network across the Midlands. Over this period detailed analysis has taken place to review passenger numbers on each route and ways of tackling services which are not commercially viable.
Following detailed consultation with Northamptonshire & Warwickshire County Councils over the last few months Stagecoach is now in a position to reveal the changes which will come into effect on the 5th January 2019.
Some services will be retendered by Northamptonshire & Warwickshire County Councils and hopefully they will be able to publish the outcome of these in the near future.
Rugby Network Changes - January
Service: 1
Newbold - Rugby Town Centre - Overslade / Woodlands
Route 1 is replaced with revised route 3/3A - see below for details
Service: 3 / 3A
Long Lawford - Rugby Town Centre - Hillmorton
An hourly service 3 will be reintroduced between Hillmorton, Rugby town centre and Newbold
An hourly service 3A will be introduced between Hillmorton, Rugby town centre and Overslade / Woodlands
Route 3/3A will combine to provide a half hourly service between Rugby Town Centre & Hillmorton with additional journeys on services 86 and 96.
The existing route 3 will no longer serve Long Lawford which will continue to be served by new route 86 up to every half hour.
The Sunday service will remain unchanged
Service: 4
Brownsover - Rugby – Admirals Estate - Cawston
Service 4 will no longer serve the Tesco stop at Elliotts Field and instead will stop at the new stops in Leicester Road
Service: 63
Current route: Clifton - Rugby Town Centre - Rokeby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Rugby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Service: 64
Current route: Rugby Town Centre - Dunchurch - Princethorpe - Long Itchington - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Up for tender with Warwickshire County Council
Service 63 will be revised to run direct between Rugby and Leamington via Dunchurch, Stockton, Southam and Radford Semele with the appropriate journeys starting / finishing at Warwickshire College or diverting via Southam College or Rugby High School
Rugby town centre to Clifton/North Kilworth section will be withdrawn and a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Journeys will no longer serve Hillside or Rokeby Estates in Rugby – a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
The existing school movements to Rugby High School, Southam College & Harris School continue to be provided for but at revised times.
All journeys on service 64 are withdrawn apart from the 0604 Monday to Saturday departure from Rugby to Leamington which will run as now via Draycote Water, Stockton, Long Itchington and Southam. Also the late night journeys running on Friday and Saturday nights between Rugby / Stockton and Leamington via Bishops Itchington and Harbury will continue to run
A replacement tender for the 64 is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
There are no changes to the route or timetable of the existing Sunday service
Service: 86
Future: Coventry - Binley Woods - Long Lawford - Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT
Service: 96
Current: Coventry - Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT - West Haddon - Long Buckby - Northampton
Future: Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT - West Haddon - Long Buckby - Northampton
Service 86 will be reinstated and will run half hourly from Coventry to Rugby via Binley Woods, Wolston and Long Lawford with journeys continuing hourly to Hillmorton and DIRFT via Featherbed Lane and Watts Lane
Service 96 will become hourly between Rugby to Northampton
Route 86 & 96 will combine to provide a half hourly service between Rugby Town Centre and DIRFT III via Featherbed Lane and Watts Lane
Route 96 will no longer serve Long Buckby Railway station
On Mondays to Fridays the 1440 departure on service 96 from Northampton will be rerouted to run direct between Harlestone and West Haddon missing out East Haddon and Long Buckby and will run via Ashlawn School at 1543 arriving Rugby Town Centre at 1552
Service: 657
Binley Woods - Wolston - Long Lawford - Rugby - (Ashlawn School)
The 657 will become available to the general public and will be incorporated in the main 86 / 96 timetable
The morning journey will start as route 86, departing Coventry 0717 (Binley Woods 0736) arriving 0822 in Rugby. Continues as route 96 to Northampton via Ashlawn School
A route 96 bus will run via Ashlawn School at 1543 arriving Rugby Town Centre at 1552 where the bus will become a service 86 continuing to Binley Woods and Coventry.
Service: 961
Rugby Town Centre - Harris School - Rugby High School
The morning journey starts as route 96 in Northampton arriving Rugby at 0826, the bus then continues as route 63 leaving at 0828 running via Harris School
The afternoon journey will continue to be 961 departing Rugby High School at 1553 and on arrival in Church Street at 1602 will continue on towards Northampton at 1617 as route 96
Service: D1 / D2
Northampton - Daventry – DIRFT – Rugby – Central Park
Timetable revised
The 1600 Rugby High School to Daventry journey will run as route 63 between Rugby High School and Rugby town centre. The bus continues to Daventry as service D1 via Boundary Road / Eastlands and Hillmorton Deerings Road.
The 2210 service D1 from Rugby Gateway to Rugby Town Centre has been withdrawn and the 2230 departure from Brownsover revised to start from Rugby Gateway at 2220 to allow shift workers enough time to pass through security at the end of their shift
Service: D3
Daventry - Grange Estate - Steffan Hill Circular.
Evening journeys retimed
Service: D4
Daventry - Long Buckby.
Route D4 is withdrawn
Northamptonshire County Council are reviewing their options on this tendered service.
Leamington & Warwick Network Changes - January
Service: G1 renumbered 1
Warwick - Woodloes - Percy Estate - Leamington Spa - Whitnash - South Farm
Service G1 will be renumbered 1 and use standard stagecoach buses which replace the previous Gold mini buses
Buses will run up to every 12 minutes throughout the main part of the day Monday to Saturday.
The morning and afternoon trips to Bishops Tachbrook are withdrawn but partially replaced with additional journeys on service X77
The Friday and Saturday evening extensions to Hampton Magna and Hatton Park are withdrawn.
Service: X17
Current route: Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington - Warwick - Wellesbourne - Stratford
Future route: Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington - Warwick
The service is revised to run between Coventry and Warwick only and frequency changed to every 20 minutes Mondays to Saturdays
The Warwick to Stratford section will be replaced by service 15 (see below)
Journeys between Warwick and JLR Gaydon are withdrawn
On Sunday's service X17 will run half hourly between Coventry, Kenilworth & Leamington and extend hourly between Leamington and Warwick via Warwick Hospital and Portobello Bridge replacing service 18
NEW Service: 15
West Green Drive / Stratford - Wellesbourne – Warwick – Warwick Technology Park - Leamington
Replaces service X17 between Stratford, Wellesbourne and Warwick.
Also replaces 68/X68 between Warwick, Warwick Technology Park, Leamington Shopping Park & Leamington. Buses run via Gallows Hill, Heathcote Lane and Tachbrook Park Drive and will no longer run along Portia Way and Othello Avenue
On Monday to Saturdays the section between Stratford & Wellesbourne will run half hourly and extend hourly to Warwick & Leamington
On Sundays a 2 hourly service will run between Stratford & Warwick.
In Stratford buses will now stop on Alcester Rd rather than the Rail Station Interchange
Between Alveston and Wellesbourne buses will run direct along the B4086. Buses continuing to/from Warwick will serve Charlecotte
As a result the stop on the A429 by the University Of Warwick Wellesbourne Campus will no longer be served.
The existing school movements to and from Stratford Schools from the Tiddington, Wellesbourne and Barford areas continue to be provided but at revised times.
On a Sunday the existing service 18 running between Warwick and Stratford via Wellesbourne will be renumbered 15 and the frequency reduced to run every 2 hours
Services: 16 / 16A / X16
Coventry / Kenilworth - Leamington - Warwick - Stratford / Stratford Schools
The existing complicated mix of journeys to and from Stratford Schools is replaced by an easier to understand and more straightforward operation:
Service 18 will provide a school journey from Leamington to Stratford via Myton Road, Castle Hill, Warwick Bus Station, Forbes Estate and Speeds Garage
Service X16 runs from Kenilworth Common to Stratford via Randall Road, Leek Wootton and Warwick
Service X18 has additional journeys to Stratford School replacing 16A.
Service: 18 (Sundays)
Coventry - Leamington - Portobello Bridge - Warwick - Wellesbourne - Stratford - Evesham
Sunday route 18 will be replaced by routes 15, X17 and X18 - see relevant section
Service: 31
Whitnash - Myton School
The afternoon journey departing Myton School at 1520 is revised to add an extra 7 minutes journey time
Service: 50
Stratford - Shipston - Chipping Norton
Afternoon journeys revised
Service: 63
Current route: Clifton - Rugby Town Centre - Rokeby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Rugby - Dunchurch - Stockton - Southam - Leamington
Service: 64
Current route: Rugby Town Centre - Dunchurch - Princethorpe - Long Itchington - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Up for tender with Warwickshire County Council
Service 63 will be revised to run direct between Rugby and Leamington via Dunchurch, Stockton, Southam and Radford Semele with the appropriate journeys starting / finishing at Warwickshire College or diverting via Southam College or Rugby High School
Rugby town centre to Clifton/North Kilworth section will be withdrawn and a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Journeys will no longer serve Hillside or Rokeby Estates in Rugby – a replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
The existing school movements to Rugby High School, Southam College & Harris School continue to be provided for but at revised times.
All journeys on service 64 are withdrawn apart from the 0604 Monday to Saturday departure from Rugby to Leamington which will run as now via Draycote Water, Stockton, Long Itchington and Southam. Also the late night journeys running on Friday and Saturday nights between Rugby / Stockton and Leamington via Bishops Itchington and Harbury will continue to run
A replacement tender for the 64 is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
There are no changes to the route or timetable of the existing Sunday service
Service: 65
Current route: Daventry - Napton - Long Itchington - Southam - Leamington
Future route: Up for tender with Warwickshire County Council
Service 65 withdrawn. A replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Service: 67/67A
Sydenham - Leamington - Stud Farm - Lillington
No change to the current 67 daytime route between Green Farm, Leamington, Lillington & Montrose Avenue. Buses will run up to every 30 minutes.
New 67A will run up to every 30 minutes between Green Farm, Leamington, Lillington & Cubbington via Valley Road, Parklands Avenue & Rugby Road.
67/67A combined will offer a 15 minutes service between Green Farm, Leamington & Lillington.
The existing Friday and Saturday evening service running between Cubbington and Leamington will also run on Mondays to Thursdays as route 67A and extend to Sydenham Gainsborough Drive. Buses will no longer serve ASDA or Green Farm in the evenings.
The Sunday service is unchanged
Service: 68 / X68
Current route: Cubbington - Leamington - Warwick Gates - Warwick - Hatton Park / Coventry
Service 66/X68 is withdrawn in its current form.
Cubbington to Leamington Town Centre section is replaced by revised service 67A
Leamington to Warwick section partly replaced by service 15
Leamington and Bishops Tachbrook/Kineton covered by service X77
A replacement tender between Warwick to Hatton Park and Warwick to Kenilworth is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Service: 302
Wythall – Studley - Alcester Grammar School
At the request passengers service is extended to The Maypole (Wythall)
Service: 665
Leamington - Harbury - Bishops Itchington - Southam - Napton
Service 655 withdrawn. A replacement tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council.
Service: U1
Warwick Gates - Leamington - University Of Warwick
Minor alterations made to early morning journeys on Mondays to Fridays and additional journeys operated on Saturday evenings.
Service: X18
Coventry - Leamington - Warwick - Stratford - Bidford - Evesham
An additional journey will depart Coventry at 0703 for Warwick on Mondays to Saturdays continuing on Mondays to Fridays to Stratford and on schooldays to Stratford College replacing service 16A
On Saturdays the 2022 departure from Stratford to Leamington is withdrawn
Service X18 will replace service 18 on a Sunday between Coventry and Leamington and will then be revised to run direct to Warwick via Myton Road continuing every 2 hours direct via Speeds Garage to Stratford, Bidford and Evesham giving a faster Evesham / Stratford / Warwick / Leamington / Coventry service on this day
Minor timetable alterations made to improve reliability
Service: X19
Stratford - Alcester - Studley - Redditch
Afternoon journeys revised
Service: X69
Coventry - JLR Whitley - Kenilworth - Leamington
Service withdrawn
Service: X77
Kenilworth - Leamington - JLR - Kineton
An additional journey introduced from Leamington at 1904 to Kineton on Mondays to Saturdays replacing the equivalent journey on service 68
Additional journeys introduced on Monday to Friday departing Bishops Tachbrook at 0629 and Kineton at 0649 for Leamington replacing equivalent journeys on service 68
The 1535 journey from JLR Gaydon to Leamington is withdrawn –following departure is at 1552.
The 1635 departure from JLR Gaydon to Leamington retimed to depart 1652
Nuneaton Network Changes - January
Service 10
Current route: Grove Farm - Stockingford - Black-a-Tree Road - Nuneaton - Hinckley
Future route: Grove Farm - Stockingford - Black-a-Tree Road - Nuneaton
Service 10 will no longer run to Hinckley. Buses will continue to run between Grove Farm and Nuneaton town centre. Route 48 provides a 20 minute service between Nuneaton and Leicester via Hinckley
Additional morning peak journeys will be provided on Monday to Fridays
Services: 17 / 18 / 19
Nuneaton - Ansley - Old Arley
Service 17 withdrawn apart from the 1515 school day journey between Ansley Turn & Nuneaton running via St Thomas More School.
Route 18 with new service 19 will provide an hourly facility between Nuneaton and Ansley Village / Old Arley via Galley Common.
Alternate loops will run within Ansley / Old Arley 2-hourly in each direction in order to maintain links for passengers; in particular for visitors to the medical centre.
Sservice 18 will run anticlockwise and service 19 clockwise.
A tender is currently being sought by Warwickshire County Council to increase the frequency.
Route 41/42 will be diverted in the off peak to serve the Bermuda Park Village Turning Circle and service 9 will cover the rest of Heath End Road up to Ansley Road.
Passengers travelling to George Eliot Hospital have a variety of high frequency links from Nuneaton Town Centre including the 1 / 2 / 41 / 42 / 55.
Service: 17B
Coventry - Corley - Arley - Galley Common - Stockingford - Nuneaton
Service 17B withdrawn
Service: 18A
Nuneaton - Galley Common – Ansley - Coleshill
The 1545 schooldays only departure from Nuneaton will operate 5 minutes later throughout
Service: 41
Nuneaton - Chapel End - Birchley Common - Atherstone
Off peak journeys revised to serve Bermuda Park Village Turning Circle in place of service 17
Service: 48
Coventry - Bedworth - Nuneaton - Atherstone / Hinckley - Leicester
Minor timetable changes
Service: 55
Nuneaton – George Eliot Hospital – Bedworth – Coventry
Service: 56
Nuneaton – Attleborough – Bulkington – Bedworth - Coventry
Routes 55 & 56 retimed Monday to Saturday to provide:
A regular 15 minute service between Coventry and Bedworth (55 & 56)
Half hourly service between Bedworth – George Eliot Hospital and Nuneaton (55)
Half hourly between Bedworth – Bulkington – Attleborough and Nuneaton (56)
Certain early morning and late evening journeys diverted to serve Keresley Prologis at shift start and finish times
Sunday 57 journeys renumbered service 55
The 0745 service 56 journey from Coventry to Nuneaton will provide a replacement facility to Nicholas Chamberlaine School in place of the current service 57 journey
Service: 57
Bedworth – Ash Green – Keresley – Coventry
Service 57 withdrawn
The service 56 timetable will include appropriately timed journeys to serve Nicholas Chamberlaine School in place of the current service 57 journey
Certain early morning and late evening journeys on service 55 will be diverted to serve Keresley Prologis at shift start and finish times
Sunday 57 journeys renumbered service 55
Warwickshire County Council are currently deciding whether they will seek to tender any elements of the withdrawn 57 service
Service: 766 / 767
Nuneaton / Atherstone – Birch Coppice – Tamworth
A 1922 service 767 journey from Birch Coppice to Tamworth is introduced on a Saturday for the benefit of shift workers
The 1201 Nuneaton to Tamworth journey on a Sunday revised to start from Atherstone at 1229
Northamptonshire Network Changes - January
CORBY AREA
Service: X1
Wellingborough – Finedon – Burton Latimer – Kettering – Corby – Priors Hall
The X1 between Corby & Wellingborough will be renumbered 47 / 48 - see relevant section
The X1 between Corby Town Centre & Corby Business Academy / Priors Hall will be renumbered 2.
Corby: 1
Kingsthorpe – George Street – Beanfield
Revised timetable on a Saturday
Corby: 2
George Street – Stephenson Way – ASDA – Corby Business Academy – Priors Hall
service X1 journeys running between George Street and Corby Business Academy via Stephenson Way renumbered service 2
service 2 journeys running direct between George Street, ASDA and Corby Business Academy renumbered 2A
service 2A journeys running to / from Corby Industries renumbered 2C
Corby: 3
Lodge Park – George Street - Danesholme
Revised timetable
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KETTERING / WELLINGBOROUGH AREA
Service: 14
Wellingborough – Irchester
Route 14 incorporated into revised service 49 running between Wellingborough and Rushden Skinners Hill via Irchester, Station Road, B569, Knuston, Boundary Avenue and Grangeway
Service: 15
Stamford Road Estates – Kettering Town Centre – Venture Park (Tesco)
Journeys towards Venture Park will only serve Horsemarket in Kettering town centre
Service: 17
Ise Lodge - Kettering - Desborough
Service: 18
Ise Lodge - Kettering - Rothwell - Desborough - Market Harborough
Minor timetables alterations
Service: 44 / 45
Wellingborough – Irthlingborough - Bugby Drive
Monday to Saturday 44/45 journeys are replaced by changes to route 49 and new 48.
School journeys between Woodford and Huxlow School / Bugby Drive - Wellingborough and evening and Sunday journeys are unchanged
Service 48 replaces the Wellingborough - Irthlingborough Cross section of route
Service 49 covers the Irthlingborough Cross to Bugby Drive section
Service: 47 / 48
Wellingborough – Finedon – Burton Latimer – Kettering – Corby
Route 47 will run the current X1 route between Corby Town Centre and Wellingborough
Route 48 will run current X1 route between Corby & Finedon but then run via Irthlingborough Cross, Irthlingborough High Street, and the B571 to Wellingborough
Both services will run hourly proving 2 buses an hour between Corby & Wellingborough
Buses will no longer run via Station Road or Northfield Road, Kettering.
The current 549 school journey is renumbered 48 and is now open to the general public
The existing early morning and late night service 48 journeys running between Kettering and Burton Latimer Altendiez Way will be included in the new 47 / 48 timetable
Service: 49
Kettering – Burton Latimer – Irchester – Rushden - Irchester - Wellingborough
Service revised to run via Bugby Drive rather than Nene Park Clinic between Irchester and Higham Ferrers replacing part of service 44 and extended beyond Rushden Waitrose to Wellingborough via Irchester replacing service 14
Service rerouted in Rushden to run from Higham Ferrers to Rushden Lakes via Northampton Road and continuing via Crown Walk Waitrose, Wellingborough Road, Masefield Drive, Irchester Road, Washbrook Road, Rushden Town Centre, Grangeway, Irchester and on to Wellingborough
Revised to start and finish in Horsemarket Kettering rather than Eskdaill Street / Newland Street
Service: 50
Kettering – Burton Latimer – Irchester – Rushden - Milton Ernest - Bedford
Service revised to run via Nene Park Clinic between Irchester and Higham Ferrers replacing journeys on service 49
Revised to start and finish in Horsemarket Kettering rather than Eskdaill Street / Newland Street
Contract: 549
Huxlow School - Finedon
The current 549 school journey is renumbered 48 and is now open to the general public
Service: X44
Wellingborough - Brackmills
Revised timetable
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Click here to see new Wellingborough Megarider map
NORTHAMPTON AREA
Service: 1
Current route: Rectory Farm - Weston Favell - Northampton Town Centre - Northampton Hospital - Brackmills - Grange Park
Future route: Rectory Farm - Weston Favell - Northampton Town Centre
Route 1 will only run between Rectory Farm and Northampton Town Centre.
The service between Northampton Town Centre & Brackmills / Grange Park will be covered by a revised service 12 / 12A (see below)
Service: 2
Current route: Camp Hill - Briar Hill - Northampton Town Centre - Kettering Road - Blackthorn
Future route: Northampton Town Centre - Kettering Road - Blackthorn
Route 2 will only run between Blackthorn and Northampton Town Centre. Buses will run up to every 15 minutes Monday to Friday
New Service 3 will run between Camp Hill and Northampton Town Centre - see below
Existing Service: 3
Harlestone Manor - Rye Hill - Northampton Town Centre - Piddington
Service withdrawn
Harlestone Manor to Northampton Town Centre section is covered by hourly service 96
Northampton Town Centre to Wootton section is covered by a diversion of service 7
Wootton to Wootton Fields section is covered by new route 12 / 12A
The afternoon school day journey from Northampton School For Boys to Northampton Town Centre is covered by service 5
NEW Service: 3
Northampton Town Centre - Briar Hill - Camp Hill - Shelfleys - Mereway Tesco
New Service 3 replaces the Northampton Town Centre to Camp Hill section of service 2 and part of the Tesco to Shelfleys section of service 10 / X10.
The new 3 service runs up to every 15 minute from Northampton to Camp Hill via the current route 2 with buses extending half hourly to Mereway Tesco via Ladybridge Drive and Shelfleys
NEW Service: 4
Northampton Town Centre - Kingsthorpe - Sunnyside / Holly Lodge Drive
Service 4 replaces the Northampton Town Centre to Sunnyside / Holly Lodge Drive section of service 16 which will now only run between Ecton Brook and North Gate.
Buses run every 15 minutes
Service: 7
Moulton Park - Northampton College - Northampton Town Centre - Wootton - Grange Park
On Mondays to Saturdays the route between Queen Eleanor and Wootton is revised to run via Newport Pagnell Road, Waitrose, Wootton Hermitage Way and Wootton High Street rather than Hardingstone replacing part of service 3
New service X6 is routed via Hardingstone to cover the revised service 7
No change to the Sunday operation which continues to serve Hardingstone
Service: 8
Current route: Rectory Farm - Weston Favell - Northampton College - Broadway - Northampton Town Centre - St James - Kings Heath
Future route: Town Centre - St James - Kings Heath
Route 8 will only run between Northampton Town Centre & Kings Heath with the frequency increased to every 15 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays (replacing part of service 12)
Service will no longer run between Northampton Town Centre and Rectory Farm
X10 will run via Northampton College and Broadway to cover this section of route. However passengers currently boarding along Broadway can also catch route 16 along Birchfield Road up to every 10 minutes
Service: 10
West Hunsbury - Shelfleys - Tesco - Gloucester Avenue - Northampton Town Centre - Parklands - Moulton - Kettering
Route 10 will only run at peak times with school journeys serving Bishops Stopford and Southfield Schools in Kettering
Route X10 will provide a part replacement between Moulton and Northampton Town Centre
NEW route X6 will run between Parklands - Kettering Road - Northampton Town Centre - please see below
NEW route 3 will run between Mereway Tesco - Shelfleys / West Hunsbury - please see below
Route 88 will serve Gloucester Avenue between London Road and Mereway Tesco
Service: X10
Kettering - Broughton - Moulton - Parklands - Northampton Town Centre - Gloucester Avenue - West Hunsbury
Route X10 will run hourly between Kettering and Northampton via Broughton, Moulton, Northampton College, Broadway East and Kettering Road
NEW route X6 will run between Parklands - Kettering Road - Northampton Town Centre - please see below
NEW route 3 will run between Mereway Tesco - Shelfleys / West Hunsbury - please see below
Route 88 will serve Gloucester Avenue between London Road and Mereway Tesco
Service: 12 / 12A
Current route: Kings Heath - St James - Northampton Town Centre - East Hunsbury
Future route: Northampton Town Centre - Mereway Tesco - Butts Road - Wootton - Brackmills - Bedford Road - Northampton Hospital - Northampton Town Centre
The Kings Heath to Town Centre section is withdrawn and replaced by an increase in frequency on service 8
Buses on service 12 will run from North Gate via St James' Retail Park, Towcester Road, Mereway Tesco then the existing service 12 route to Butts Road where buses will turn left as if heading towards Granary Road but will continue along the whole of Butts Road turning left at the mini roundabout and towards the A45 via Rowtree Road
The Granary Road loop and existing section of Rowtree Road between its junctions with Butts Road will not be served.
Buses will then continue over the A45 using Wooldale Road and continue on to Brackmills via Berry Lane, Quinton Road, Curtlee Hill, Wootton Hope Drive, Lady Hollows Drive, Newport Pagnell Road, Landimore Road, Gowerton Road, and on to Brackmills Pavilion Drive
Between Pavilion Drive and Northampton Town Centre buses will run via Kilvey Road, Bedford Road, Northampton Hospital (A&E), Cliftonville, Billing Road and York Road and Lower Mounts.
Service 12A will run as the service 12 route but in a clockwise direction
On a Sunday the service will run every 30 minutes between Northampton Town Centre and East Hunsbury only
Service: 15 / 15A
Moulton Park - Acre Lane - Kingsthorpe - Northampton Town Centre - Upton - St Crispins / St Giles
Following discussions with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust early morning journeys towards St Crispins and afternoon journeys from St Crispins revised to run via Edgar Mobbs Way rather than Weedon Road on Mondays to Fridays.
Service 16:
Current route: Holly Lodge Drive / Sunnyside - Kingsthorpe - Northampton Town Centre - Weston Favell - Ecton Brook
Future route: Northampton Town Centre - Weston Favell - Ecton Brook
Route 16 will only run between Ecton Brook and Northampton Town Centre.
The Monday to Friday frequency is increased to every 10 minutes to provide a partial replacement for service 8. Buses will run every 15 minutes on a Saturday
The Northampton Town Centre to Kingsthorpe / Sunnyside section will be covered by new service 4 (see above)
Service: 50 (55)
Northampton – Pineham / Swan Valley
Route 50 renumbered 55
Additional journeys introduced on Mondays to Saturdays replacing those currently provided on service 88
Service: 51
Weston Favell / Overstone - Northampton Town Centre - Brackmills
The 2207 from Brackmills rerouted to run via Kilvey Road, Liliputt Road and Bedford Road for the benefit of workers at Clipper
Service: 58
Northampton - Kettering Road - Moulton Park
Additional journey introduced from Moulton Park to Northampton at 1635
The 1705 departure from Moulton Park to Northampton covered by a diversion of service 10 / X10
Service: 80
Akeley - Buckingham - Gawcott - Brackley
Morning journey from Akeley retimed to depart at 0727
Service: 82
Moulton - Weston Favell - Grange Park - Stoke Bruerne - UTC Silverstone
The 0740 from Moulton revised to depart 0735 and run 5 minutes earlier throughout
The 1705 from UTC Silverstone revised to depart 1710 and run 5 minutes later throughout
Service: 84
West Haddon - Crick - Daventry - Weedon - Greens Norton - UTC Silverstone
Service withdrawn
Service: 88
Northampton - Swan Valley - Towcester - Silverstone - Brackley
Service rerouted to run via Delapre Park Gates and Gloucester Avenue between Northampton Town Centre and Mereway Tesco replacing part of service 10 / X10
All journeys will run via Milton Malsor and Blisworth replacing service 89 / X89 which is withdrawn - revised service 55 covers the Northampton - Swan Valley section.
In Towcester buses will run via Wood Burcote Park, Towcester Health Centre and Springfields to Silverstone
Service withdrawn between Silverstone and Brackley
Half hourly service provided between Wood Burcote and Silverstone with service X91 (Brackley - Milton Keynes)
Journeys to / from UTC Silverstone will be retimed to depart The Drapery at 0743 and will also replace the 0732 service X89 from Northampton to Milton Keynes
The 0754 Towcester to Northampton journey is revised to start from Potterspury at 0735 for the benefit of scholars travelling to Spone School. The return journey is provided on the 1502 departure from Northampton
Connections are available at Wood Burcote to / from service X91 for customers wishing to travel to / from Silverstone at these school times.
Service: 89 / X89
Northampton - Blisworth - Towcester - Potterspury - Deanshanger - Milton Keynes
Service withdrawn
Service 88 covers the Towcester to Northampton section and service X91 runs via Towcester & Milton Keynes via Potterpury
Service: 96
Rugby - Hillmorton - DIRFT - West Haddon - Long Buckby - Northampton
Service 96 will become an hourly Rugby to Northampton only service
Buses will no longer run to Long Buckby Rail Station Forecourt
Service: D3
Northampton - Kislingbury - Weedon - Daventry - Grange Estate
The 0645 Daventry - Grange Estate circular and 0644 Nether Heyford to Northampton journeys are withdrawn
The 0701 from Lower Weedon to Northampton retimed to depart 0656 and operate up to 5 minutes earlier throughout
An additional journey introduced from Daventry at 2358 on Mondays to Saturdays to replace the 2337 service D1 from Daventry to Northampton
New Service: X6
Parklands – Kettering Road - Northampton – Grange Park – Roade – Milton Keynes
New Service X6 will run hourly on Monday to Saturday between Parklands and Milton Keynes partly replacing service 10 / X10 between Parklands and Northampton Town Centre and service 7 through Hardingstone.
From Hardingstone buses will run via Water Lane, Wootton High Street, Berry Lane and Grange Park Saxon Avenue before continuing to Milton Keynes via Roade and the A5
The X6 & X7 combine to provide two buses an hour between Northampton, Grange Park and Milton Keynes.
Service: X7
Milton Keynes - Roade - Northampton - Brixworth - Market Harborough - Kibworth - Leicester
On Mondays to Saturdays service X7 will run hourly between Leicester - Market Harborough - Brixworth - Northampton - Milton Keynes. Additional journeys will run between Leicester and Market Harborough & between Brixworth and Northampton to provide two buses an hour on these sections of route during most of the day.
The X6 & X7 combine to provide two buses an hour between Northampton, Grange Park and Milton Keynes.
On a Sunday the current hourly service X7 will continue to run as now
Service: X44
Wellingborough - Brackmills
Morning journeys retimed to operate 10 minutes earlier throughout to provide better arrival times in Brackmills
Service: X46 / X47
Northampton - Weston Favell - Earls Barton - Wellingborough - Rushden Lakes - Rushden - Raunds
Later journey provided between Wellingborough - Rushden Lakes - Higham Ferrers
Service: X91
Milton Keynes - Towcester - Silverstone - Brackley
Timetable altered to provide hourly Brackley – Silverstone – Towcester Estates – Milton Keynes service
A half hourly service is provided between Wood Burcote, Towcester and Silverstone with service 88
Between Towcester and Milton Keynes buses, Northamptonshire County Council are considering the possibility of serving Potterspury as part replacement of withdrawn service 89 / X89
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