Bristol Buses: What timetable changes have the people of bristol been impacted by?
As the main form of public transport in the city, most of us rely on the buses, perhaps even more so since the Clean Air Zone was introduced. But as any regular bus user knows, the service can often be unreliable, with cancellations, delays and even ‘ghost buses’. From Sunday the 3rd of September many bus routes changed with some having minor timetable changes and others getting cancelled completely. The cancellations could leave many struggling to get around, but the new services could also encourage some people to start taking the bus. All changes have been detailed on the Bristol city council website and travel west website, a website run by the west of England combined authority.
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00:00 As the main form of public transport in the city, most of us rely on buses, perhaps even
00:07 more so since the clean air zone was introduced. But as any regular bus user knows, the service
00:14 can often be unreliable, with cancellations, delays and even ghost buses. From Sunday 3rd
00:20 September, many bus routes changed, with some having minor timetable changes and others
00:27 getting cancelled completely. The cancellations could leave many struggling to get around,
00:34 but the new services could also encourage some people to start taking the bus.
00:39 "I think it's good because at least then it gets quicker down to your destination here.
00:46 Sometimes what you've had before, some of the buses were a bit late coming because of
00:50 the road works and it'd be nice if they have extra services that can get you there on time
00:54 really."
00:55 But what routes will be impacted? Let's take a look.
01:00 The 52 bus has been totally cancelled. The route of the 70 bus will change to add stops
01:06 through Noel West as a replacement. The 435 service will be cancelled, which runs from
01:12 Brislington to Broadland School through Keynsham.
01:16 The 92 service will be cancelled. However, the number 73 service will run via Whitchurch
01:23 via the 92nd route from Templegate.
01:27 But what do locals think of the Bristol transport? And how do they get on with the bus services?
01:33 "The buses, I think they could do with some more, to be extra in case of road works or
01:40 short staff basically."
01:41 "For the parking light system, they do it very well. Other than that, I mean buses in
01:46 Bristol are, yeah, enough said on that."
01:49 "I think we need a lot more public transport that we've got. I think the trains and the
01:53 buses really need to have inversion put into them because cars are okay and they're very
02:00 useful but they're not the best, they're expensive, they're going to become more expensive. And
02:05 not everybody has a car and when you live in town, it's a lot easier to have good public
02:12 transport than to have a car."
02:14 A fleet of on-demand minibuses will also provide services to people in areas hit by transport
02:20 cuts from this summer.
02:22 The buses will get called to a location via an app on a smartphone or a phone call and
02:28 will take passengers to the nearest transport corridor where they can get a bus or a train.
02:34 The Westlink minibus service will operate in green zones across the west of England.
02:39 "I think it's brilliant because what it means is there'll be more opportunities for people
02:45 to leave their cars behind and if they leave their cars behind there'll be less air pollution."
02:51 Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority have pledged to continue
02:56 to improve the bus services around the city. Only time will tell what the people of Bristol
03:03 will think.
03:03 Thank you.