James Freeman, the new boss of the First West of England, has conceded that the quality of service on Bradley Stoke’s 73 bus route has sunk to an “unacceptable” level and says his company plans to introduce a “completely different sort of timetable” on 29th March. The remarks came in an interview on BBC Radio Bristol’s John Darvall programme on
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Bus passengers in Bradley Stoke who purchase First’s Inner Zone Day Rider ticket have been stung with a 10 per cent fare hike that came into effect on 30th November. The news comes at a time when reliability and punctuality on the 73, X73 and X74 services seems to have reached an all-time low, with more than a hundred complaints
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Dear Sir, I am a 16-year-old apprentice living in Bradley Stoke but working in Charfield. I have to make the daily journey to Charfield by bus. I have been catching buses to Charfield since September and the services are never good. My previous bus service (310/311) was revoked by First Bus and they put the 82 service in its place. Ever
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A bus travel survey conducted during October on The Journal’s website and Facebook page has revealed high levels of dissatisfaction with the reliability and punctuality of the 73, X73 and X74 services that link Bradley Stoke with Cribbs Causeway and Bristol city centre. The survey, which is ongoing and has so far attracted more than 200 comments, was initiated in
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A new bus service being introduced by First on 3rd November will restore the daytime link between the southern section of Brook Way and Bristol Parkway Station, which was lost when the 73 and 74 routes were merged in August 2013. This new 83 service will provide journey opportunities between Thornbury and Kingswood, while also serving Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke, Parkway, UWE (Frenchay
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Dear Editor, I write this in connection with the poor public transportation facilities from Bradley Stoke to Southmead Hospital. As you all know, many medical professionals and staff members working for the hospital live in Bradley Stoke. The majority of the town’s population also relies upon Southmead hospital for their specialist health care. The parking situation at the hospital is
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Following numerous reports on social media channels that the reliability of Bradley Stoke’s bus services has deteriorated in recent months, The Journal is today launching a survey of readers’ travel experiences, with the intention of building up an evidence base that can be presented to service operators, local councils and regulators. We are asking users of the 73, X73 and
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Another round of alterations to Bradley Stoke’s bus services comes into effect this Sunday (31st August), with the withdrawal of one service (Wessex 13), the introduction of another (First X74) and a reduction in the daytime frequency of a third (First 73). The Wessex 13 service, which links the Willow Brook Centre with Bristol city centre via Little Stoke, Stoke
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Timetable changes introduced today (Sunday 13th April) have left Bradley Stoke with two fewer bus services and seen off-peak journeys axed on a third route. Wessex Connect has cancelled the 482 and 483 services, which provided a direct connection from Bradley Stoke to Winterbourne, Frampton Cotterell, Yate and Chipping Sodbury. The move leaves two sets of bus stops (one on
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Wessex Bristol has today launched a new bus service, the 3B, linking Bristol Parkway Station and Aztec West via Bradley Stoke or Little Stoke. The new public service replaces a shuttle bus that Wessex previously operated between Bristol Parkway Station and Aztec West on behalf of a group of private sector organisations based at Aztec West. In the early morning, buses
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