Following a 6 week public consultation period for passengers to have their say on proposals for bus services in the north-west of the City, NCT can now announce the final network of services to be introduced on Yellow and Turquoise line services from Sunday 25 March 2007.
Passenger feedback welcomed the package of proposals with the increased frequencies and introduction of low floor buses to all buses on Highbury Vale, Hyson Green and the Bulwell Estates particularly welcomed. The majority of the proposals will now be introduced as originally published.
Two aspects of the proposals generated concerns for passengers and NCT has re-examined the proposals to take into account this important feedback as well as representations by locally elected councillors. The two aspects were:
- Withdrawal of the bus service between Bulwell & Highbury Vale and Hyson Green
- Withdrawal of the bus service between Heathfield Estate and Brooklyn Road , Highbury Vale and Bulwell
In response to these passenger comments, NCT will modify the route and frequency of the proposed service 80. The 80 will operate the proposed route between City Victoria Centre, Canning Circus, Radford Road , Hyson Green ASDA, Northgate, Nottingham Road , Perry Road , City Hospital and the Heathfield Estate, but will now continue beyond the Heathfield Estate along the existing service 72 route ( Arnold Road , Park Lane , Brooklyn Road , Piccadilly, Highbury Road ) to Bulwell Bus Station.
The 80 will operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes with some additional peak time journeys.
The extended route for service 80 through to Bulwell caters for the two key areas of concern passengers identified as part of the consultation period. The revised route reinstates the bus link between Bulwell and Highbury Vale with Hyson Green and Canning Circus, with connections past the City Hospital . The extension also reinstates the service between Heathfield Estate and Highbury Vale, Bulwell currently provided by the 72 service.
Commenting on the changes to proposals, Nicola Tidy NCT Marketing and Communications Director said: “Passenger consultation has enabled us to fine tune our Yellow and Turquoise line proposals. We are encouraged that the majority of feedback welcomed the proposals and we have modified service 80 to incorporate comments where passengers thought we should look again.”
Other changes to the proposals include:
- Enhancement of service 77 on Monday to Friday daytimes to operate every 8 – 10 minutes to provide additional capacity for passengers
- Extra journeys to/from Blenheim Industrial Estate including for shift changeovers at 14.00
- Some early morning journeys (service 81) from Bulwell, Highbury Vale to Hyson Green and Canning Circus
- Bulwell “Local Link” route finalised to operate from Bulwell Bus Station to Norwich Gardens , Morrisons, Bulwell Hall Estate with demand responsive elements for Rock Street , Longford Crescent and Lawton Street .
- Local Link funded by Nottingham City Council and operated on their behalf by Nottingham Community Transport
A summary of the changes to be introduced is shown below:
Service Number |
Route |
Daytime Frequency |
Eve/Sun Frequency |
| 60, 62 |
Services replaced by revised routes 68, 69 for Bulwell Estates, Highbury Vale to City and services 80, 81 between Hyson Green and City. |
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| 61, 63 |
Services replaced by revised routes 68, 69 which will all continue through to the City Centre with no need to change bus or on to the tram at Bulwell |
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| 68, 69 |
These services will become the main routes between City, Sherwood Rise, Highbury Vale, Bulwell Bus Station and the Bulwell Estates, continuing to offer the well established circular facility for Hempshill Vale, Snape Wood and Hoewood Road.
Low floor buses introduced, with the daytime service every 10 minutes and up to every 15 evening/Sunday buses minutes.
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Every 10 mins combined |
Every 15-20 mins combined |
| 70 |
Service 70 will operate the same route between City and Bagnall Road, but will then turn right along Cinderhill Road and into Bulwell, following the basic 71A route to Morrisons, Rise Park, Top Valley, Bestwood Park and Arnold, but serving Hartcroft Road and Oxclose Lane instead of Chippenham Road and Gladehill Road
Daytime service enhanced to every 20 minutes, with evening and Sunday buses extending through to Arnold every hour. |
Every 20 mins |
Every hour |
| 71 |
Service 71 follows the same route as present but will operate via Percy Street, Stockhill Lane, Cinderhill Island and Coventry Road instead of Highbury Vale.
Daytime service enhanced to every 20 minutes, with evening and Sunday buses extending through to Arnold every hour. |
Every 20 mins |
Every hour |
| 72 |
Will provide a peak time only service for Nuthall Village and Assarts Farm. |
3-4 jnys |
No Service |
| 77 |
Monday to Friday daytime frequency increased to every 8-10 minutes and some additional buses in the early evening period in response to growing demand. |
08-Oct |
15-30 |
| 78, 79 |
No change to route, but both services will be improved to operate every 20 minutes during the Monday to Saturday daytime, giving a 10 minute service between the City and Bar Lane. The Sunday 78 service will operate every hour. |
20 each |
60 each |
| 80 |
New service running between City, Canning Circus, Hyson Green and continuing along Northgate, Nottingham Road, Perry Road, City Hospital, Heathfield Estate, Arnold Road, Park Lane, Brooklyn Road, Piccadilly, Highbury Road to Bulwell Bus Station |
30 |
No Service |
| 81 |
New service running in the Monday to Saturday early morning from Bulwell Bus Station, Highbury Road, Vernon Road, Radford Road, Hyson Green, Canning Circus to City Centre |
2-3 jnys |
No Service |
| Local Link |
New tendered service operated by Nottingham Community Transport and funded directly by Nottingham City Council. Will operate from Bulwell Hall Estate, Morrisons, Norwich Gardens to Bulwell Bus Station with demand responsive elements for Rock Street, Longford Crescent and Lawton Drive |
30-60 mins |
No Service |
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The proposed changes offer the following improvements and benefits to passengers:
- Frequency of buses between Bulwell Estates and Highbury Vale to the City Centre every 10 minutes during the Monday to Saturday daytime and up to every 15 minutes in the evenings and on Sundays
- All buses from the Bulwell Estates (Hempshill Vale, Snape Wood, Hoewood Road ) operate through to the City Centre and do not require a change of bus at Bulwell Bus Station
- Quicker journey times for passengers from Bulwell Estates and Highbury Vale to City Centre by using Sherwood Rise rather than Hyson Green
- Better timetabled connections at Bulwell between bus and tram for passengers who choose to interchange
- Services 68, 69 are to be operated with low floor buses (fully by early summer 2007) to replace existing stepped-entrance double deck buses, giving easier access on to the bus
- Bus service along Bagnall Road increased to every 20 minutes in the Monday to Saturday daytime, a regular hourly service in the evening and a new hourly Sunday service
- Bagnall Road , Cinderhill, Percy Street have a direct link to Bulwell Town Centre and Morrisons with a much greater level of frequency
- NCT service restored for Stockhill Lane and Cinderhill Island , every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime and every hour in the evenings and Sundays
- Frequency of buses between Bulwell, Morrisons, Rise Park , Bestwood Park and Arnold increased from every 15 minutes to every 10 minutes in the Monday to Saturday daytime – responding to higher demand than current capacity can accommodate
- Evening and Sunday buses extended from Rise Park through to Arnold in the evenings
- Warren Hill late evening service link to the City Centre provided by service 71
- Service 80 provided between City and Hyson Green with low floor buses, replacing older stepped entrance buses on the 60, 62 to give easier access on to the bus
- Frequency of service between Hyson Green and City Hospital improved to every 30 minutes with cross council ward links to Sherwood Rise and Hucknall Road , giving better connections to ASDA
- Services 78 and 79 both increased to every 20 minutes during the daytime, giving a combined 10 minute daytime service between the City and Bar Lane
- Sunday buses on the 78 enhanced to every hour
- More buses for Blenheim Industrial Estate with through service from City, including in the afternoon for 2pm shift changeovers
- Bulwell Local Link, funded by the City Council and operated by Nottingham Community Transport introduced for Norwich Gardens , Bulwell Hall Estate, providing direct links to Morrisons and Bulwell Town Centre
- Percy Street and City Centre continue to be served by a 10 minute daytime service by routes 70, 71, 72
- Service 77 operating every 8-10 minutes on Monday to Friday daytimes to provide additional capacity
Bus service levels to Assarts Farm continue to be investigated by Nottinghamshire County Council who are examining the usage levels of existing services 70, 70A, 70X and a separate announcement will be made to passengers about the bus routes for this area. NCT will be providing a peak time only commuter service between Assarts Farm, Old Nottingham Road and Nottingham City Centre.
Full timetable information and new leaflets will be available from week commencing 12 March 2007. NCT will again be issuing Network News to households across the Greater Nottingham area to communicate the revised routes and timetables, as well as publishing information on our website www.nctx.co.uk and contacting E-Rider members who have subscribed to electronic news updates.
Map of Bulwell showing bus routes
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