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'A damaging blow to our city': Council Leader's statement on further bus cuts

Travel South Yorkshire today announced that First Group South Yorkshire will no longer provide a number of bus services across the county because they are no longer profitable enough to run.  

As a result, several routes are now under threat and there are significant timetable changes across the city and the region.  

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is working hard to retain as many of the bus services as possible, which will need to be supported through additional funding.

In response to the news, Cllr Terry Fox, Leader of Sheffield City Council, said: “Once again the people of Sheffield and the surrounding region have been hung out to dry by Government, allowing private transport providers to reap the benefits whilst the public pick up the costs when the services are not profitable.

"When we’re working hard to implement important sustainability schemes such as Active Travel and the Clean Air Zone, cuts to public transport such as this undermine our intentions and the wider environmental and connectivity plans we're striving towards.

“The latest bus cuts deliver yet another damaging blow to our city, our economy and most importantly our residents. Buses are a crucial element to transport in Sheffield, helping people get to school, go to work, to reach our hospitals, make their important appointments, see their family members and much more. As we work towards our goal of achieving net zero carbon by 2030, it is more important than ever that there are sustainable and greener public transport choices to tackle climate change and improve air quality. This crucial work is hindered by yet more service cuts.

“As a Council we have no direct control over the bus services within our city but I wish to assure every resident that we are doing all we can to urge the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to limit the effects this could have. The Authority has already been forced to step in and offer additional public funding this year, when school bus services were under threat just before students returned to school. And once again it is faced with another momentous challenge – keeping our county moving without appropriate support from Government. We welcome the actions of the Authority for stepping in and we will continue to discuss how to progress this matter, lobby for better bus services, and ensure the best value for money.

“I hope at some stage we reach a point where we as leaders across South Yorkshire are not expressing regret and calling for more support from the Government but instead able to confidently provide the services the people in our region deserve.”

See the Travel South Yorkshire website for the latest information about local bus services and updated timetables.  

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News & Service Updates

May bank holidays 2024.

Below are the service levels for TM Travel over the May bank holidays:   6th May - Sunday service

27th May - Sunday service

Service 117

From the 14th April South Pennine Community Transport will be running the 117 on our behalf, Monday - Saturday. There will be no changes to fares or the timetable.

Easter service levels 2024

Below are the service levels for TM Travel over the Easter weekend:   Good Friday - Saturday service with Monday to Friday service running on 5 and X7

Saturday - Saturday service

Easter Sunday - Sunday Service

Easter Monday - Sunday Service

Tuesday 2 April  - normal service resumes

Changes to 26/26A from 8 January 2024

Following discussions with SYMCA there will a revised route and timetable on the 26/26A from the 8 January. 

These changes will restore links lost following previous changes in the area, with the buses doing a loop as follows:

26 Crystal Peaks - Swallownest - Wales - Kiveton Park - Thorpe Salvin - Harthill - Woodall - Killamarsh - Crystal Peaks, with the 26A doing the same route in reverse

Buses will serve Darke House Lane, West Street, Orchard Lane, Eckington Road and Hartland Avenue instead of Ochre Dike Lane, Thorpe Green and Thorpe Drive.

Christmas and New Year Services 2023-2024

Planned service levels for the Christmas and New Year period are:

Christmas Eve (24th December)  

Normal Sunday service, but will the following earlier than usual last buses:

30A Plumbley – Crystal Peaks – Sheffield – Royal Hallamshire Hospital

18.15 Plumbley – Royal Hallamshire Hospital

19.15 Royal Hallamshire Hospital – Plumbley

9A Sheffield – Manor Top

18.07 Manor Top – Sheffield

19.35 Sheffield – Manor Top

42 Sheffield - Woodhouse

18.35 Sheffield – Woodhouse

19.03 Woodhouse – Sheffield

Christmas Day (25th December)

Boxing Day (26th December)  

Only the following special journeys on route 30 will run:

30 Crystal Peaks – Sheffield – Royal Hallamshire Hospital

9.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Royal Hallamshire Hospital  

10.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Sheffield, Commercial St

11.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Sheffield, Commercial St

12.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Royal Hallamshire Hospital  

13.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Sheffield, Commercial St

14.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Sheffield, Commercial St

15.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Royal Hallamshire Hospital  

16.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Sheffield, Commercial St

17.00 Crystal Peaks Bus Station – Royal Hallamshire Hospital  

30 Royal Hallamshire Hospital – Sheffield – Crystal Peaks

9.50 Royal Hallamshire Hospital – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

10.50 Sheffield, Arundel Gate – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

11.50 Sheffield, Arundel Gate – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

12.50 Royal Hallamshire Hospital – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

13.50 Sheffield, Arundel Gate – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

14.50 Sheffield, Arundel Gate – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

15.50 Royal Hallamshire Hospital – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

16.50 Sheffield, Arundel Gate – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

17.50 Royal Hallamshire Hospital – Crystal Peaks Bus Station

Buses that start at the Royal Hospital are due to leave Arundel Gate 9 minutes later.

27th - 29th December

A normal  SATURDAY service will operate on all routes except on 5 Sheffield – Firth Park and X7 Maltby – Sheffield where a Monday to Friday service will operate.

30th December

A normal  SATURDAY  service will operate on all routes

New Years Eve (31st December)  

New Years Day (1st January)

2nd January

Normal service resumes

Temporary Saturday changes November 2023

Following discussions with SYMCA regarding staff availability we will be making the following short term temporary changes to Saturday services from 4th November:

M17 and 117 - Saturday service suspended

8/8A - Saturday journeys at 7.45, 16.45, 17.15, 17.45 and 18.15 from Crystal Peaks and 7.55, 16.55, 17.25, 17.55 and 18.25 from Birley will be suspended

31 - Saturday journeys at 16.07, 17.07, 18.07 and 19.07 from Sheffield and 16.38, 17.38, 18.38 and 19.38 from Loxley will be suspended 

There will be no changes to other routes. 

This a temporary measure and full services will be restored as soon as possible.

Fare changes November 2023

There will be the following changes to fares from the 1st November 2023, following decisions by Derbyshire County Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority:

B_line pass holders will have their single fare capped to a maximum value of £1.50, as a special offer through the local Bus Service Improvement Plan. This will be valid for journeys starting or finishing in Derbyshire on the 26/26A, 218 and 252.

The South Yorkshire Zoom single price will now be £1.

The South Yorkshire Zoom beyond single price will now be £1.50.

Service changes October 2023

Following tender reviews by Derbyshire County Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority the following changes will take place in October:

1st October

Services 142 and 150 will be replaced by new services 142 and 143/143A by Derbyshire Community Transport - please see derbysbus.info for the new timetables. 

29th October

Service 583 will now be run by Stagecoach,  please see derbysbus.info and stagecoachbus.com for more information. 

Vectare will be running a special timetable on service 81, please see derbysbus.info for more information.

The winter timetable on the 218 will start on this date.

South Yorkshire

Service 9A will be reintroduced, running 2 hourly evenings and Sundays (odd hours, xx35 from Sheffield Interchange).

Service 21 all journeys will be operated by Stagecoach

Service 30A will run 2 hourly evening and Sundays, with even hour (2015 etc) departures from Plumbley and odd hour (2115 etc) departures from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Service 42 will be introduced, running 2 hourly evening and Sundays between Sheffield, Manor Top, Frecheville and Woodhouse (even hours, xx35 from Sheffield Interchange).

Service X54 will run 2 hourly on Sundays, with first departures from Harthill and Sheffield at 0633 and 0735, with last trips from Harthill at 1833 and Sheffield at 1935.

Full timetable details are available through travelsouthyorkshire.com

Springwell School changes 4th September 2023

With the new times for the school day there are minor changes to times on the Springwell School buses from the start of the new academic year. Please see the schools page for the latest timetables on the 508, 510, 511, 512 and 513.

Meadowhall and Sheffield Interchange stand changes August/September 2023

Due to resurfacing there will be some changes to the stands we use at times at Meadowhall and Sheffield Interchange during August, September and October 2023. Different routes will be impacted by the different phases, as generally one area will be resurfaced at a time.

Latest details can be found at the links below:

Impacting on X74

Meadowhall Interchange Works 2023 - Travel South Yorkshire

Impacting on 9, 32, 41, 218, 252, X7, X54, X74

Sheffield Interchange Works 2023 - Travel South Yorkshire

Travelmaster contactless payments 30th July 2023

From the 30th July 7 day Travelmaster passes, including Citywide and Citybus, will become cash only on bus.

For those who want to pay using alternative options the following are available:

the new travelmaster app

through travelmaster.com

vending machines at interchanges

payzone stores

on supertram

There are no changes to one day tickets, or to TM only tickets

Service changes 23rd July 2023

Following reviews by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and Derbyshire County Council there will be some changes to TM Travel services from the 23rd/24th July.

We'll be introducing new trips on the 218 with support from Derbyshire County Council's Bus Service Improvement Plan, with new evening trips at 7.40pm and 9.40pm from Sheffield and 8.40pm and 10.40pm from Bakewell Monday - Saturday, and a new earlier Sunday round trip at 7.50am from Sheffield and 8.45am from Bakewell, which will run throughout the year.

We'll now be running services 5 (Sheffield - Firth Park), 26/26A (Crystal Peaks - Thorpe Salvin), 32 (Sheffield - NGH), 76A (Sheffield - Chancet Wood), M17 (Dore - Jordanthorpe), X74 (Sheffield - Meadowhall).

Services 8/8A, 9, 31, X7 and X54 will have new timetables, which include extra trips on the 31 and X7.

Services 24A, 29, 181 and  the evening and Sunday journeys on route 8 will now be run by another operator. Service 9A will no longer be operated by TM. Travelmaster tickets will be valid for travel on these services within South Yorkshire, although TM Travel only tickets will no longer be.

Full details of the changes, including new times and operators can be found here:

Service changes and updates - Travel South Yorkshire

Easter and Bank Holiday service levels 2023

We will be running the following services over Easter and Spring/Summer bank holidays in 2023:

Good Friday - Saturday service on all routes

Saturday 8th April - Normal Saturday service

Easter Sunday - Normal Sunday service

Easter Monday - Sunday service

Monday 1st May - Sunday service

Monday 8th May - Sunday service

Monday 29th May - Sunday service

Monday 28th August - Sunday service

Friday and Saturday evening route change to 30A

Following feedback from SYMCA/SY Police buses on route 30A towards Plumbley will run direct from Royal Hallamshire Hospital to Arundel Gate on a Friday and Saturday night after 9pm.

Minor change to route 31 from 9th January 2023

Following feedback from residents to SYMCA, who support the 31, there will be a minor change to the timetable from the 9th January. 

The first bus will now start at Loxley Road/Mill Dam at 7.13am, and then run at the same times as now from Loxley, and an additional journey will run from Loxley at 7.18pm to Hillsborough Interchange, arriving at 7.27pm.

TM Fares from 2nd January 2023

We will be taking part in the new £2 capped single fare scheme from the Government, which will cover all our routes in Derbyshire and Yorkshire except for school services. This is due to run between January and March.

We will also be making changes to our pass range for the first time in three years due to our significant increase in costs during this period. There will be some simplifications to remove most route only tickets, but we are keeping the most popular ones on line 30, which also includes travel on the 8, 8A, 30A, X30 and 55, and peak line 218.

The 218 only day tickets will be replaced by new Daysaver+ tickets, giving access to more routes, and we will be introducing a new Group Daysaver+ ticket which can be used by any 5 people.

Daily and weekly tickets will have QR codes at the bottom from this date which will need to be scanned using the onboard reader when getting on the bus. 

Travelmaster tickets will also be changing prices from this date. For more information please visit  sytravelmaster.com

Christmas & New Year bus service levels

We will be operating the following service pattern over the Christmas and New Year period:

Please find a copy of the Boxing Day 30 service and Last Departure times for Christmas Eve and New Years Eve below.

We would like to wish all of our customers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

Changes to 218 from 30th October 2022 

As we introduce our winter timetable on the 218 we will be making some changes to improve reliability and to ensure the longer term sustainability of the service from the 30th October.

As part of these changes there will be a new 9.10am from Sheffield to Chatsworth House and Bakewell Monday - Saturday.

The 5.55pm from Sheffield will no longer run Monday - Saturday, with the current 5.35pm running 5 minutes later.

There are changes to times between 1pm and 3pm from Sheffield and 2pm and 5pm from Bakewell to better match demand and improve reliability.

Most Sunday journeys will run approx 10 minutes later, with additional journeys during the winter via Chatsworth House, including earlier journeys from Bakewell.

The new timetable is below.

Service Changes from 2nd October 2022 

Following a review of services by Derbyshire County Council and SYMCA there will be the following changes to our network from Sunday 2nd October:

The following new services will start:

8/8A - Birley - Crystal Peaks (Monday - Saturday daytimes) and Sheffield - Birley (evenings and Sundays)

9 - Sheffield - Darnall (Monday - Saturdays) and 9A Sheffield - Darnall - Manor Top (evenings and Sundays)

31 - Sheffield - Hillsborough - Loxley

41 - Sheffield - Frecheville (certain journeys Monday - Saturday)

117 - Rotherham - Bramley

142 - Alfreton - Belper - Nether Heage

150 - Clay Cross - Alfreton - Matlock

181 - Sheffield - Dore

X7 - Sheffield - Maltby

The following services will change:

29A - will be renumbered 21 and the early morning Monday - Saturday journeys will now be run by Stagecoach

X54 - we will also run the Monday - Saturday journeys

The following services will now be run by other operators:

15/16 - will now be run by Stagecoach www.stagecoachbus.com

48/49 - will now be run by Hulleys www.hulleys-of-baslow.co.uk

New timetables will be available shortly on this website, travelsouthyorkshire.com and derbysbus.info

Contactless payments have arrived

We're pleased to announce from start of service on Thursday 18th November 2021, contactless payments can now be accepted on all our services. We also accept Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Service changes from 30th August 2021

There will be some changes to the timetables of services 15, 16, 20 and 252 from 30th August 2021. New timetables are available to download below:

Face coverings from 19th July 2021

Face coverings do assist in reducing the transmission of coughs colds and other viruses.  From 19th July 2021 face coverings cease to be required in law on public transport and become a matter of personal responsibility.  A number of our customers are elderly and vulnerable and we do want and need them to return to using bus services.  We therefore earnestly ask all of our loyal, socially responsible dedicated customers to consider carefully the needs of their fellow passengers in making their personal decision on whether or not to wear a face mask.

New staff appointments - Operations Manager and Workshop Team Leader

We are proud to announce two internal promotions:

Paul Cobb, who started with TM as a driver, progressing to Traffic Officer and Interim AOM becomes Operations Manager.

Dan Smith, who started as an apprentice in the old TM is now our new Workshop Team Leader, running the workshop.

The passion and vigour which Paul and Dan bring to TM will help us build the company, post pandemic to a strong dynamic bus business.

Carver Street permanent closure

Services 30/30A will now operate along Rockingham Street towards Crystal Peaks & Plumbley, due to the permanent closure of Carver Street. These services will stop at Rockingham Street RS1 (37027614).

Our response to the COVID 19 pandemic

At TM Travel the safety of our colleagues and passengers is of paramount concern.

This is why, we have:

(i)    offered our drivers gloves and hand sanitiser

(ii)   reviewed and enhanced our cleaning regimes for buses

(iii)  sourced screens for our buses - which you will now see appear

(iv)  provided vehicles with capacities to allow our customers to adhere to social distancing

(v)   worked closely with local authority partners to focus our resources where they are most needed

You, our loyal customers have done a lot to help us but can we please ask:-

(i)    you to consider the time you are travelling. Capacity on buses is under a lot of pressure and we  do want to be able to offer it to as wide a cross section of our customer base as possible

(ii)   to pay with exact fare wherever possible

(iii)  to practise social distancing as far as possible on the vehicle

Together we can and we will beat this evil virus.  We really do appreciate the support of each and every one of you.

New website launched

Welcome to the new TM Travel website. Our website is your one stop shop for all information regarding our services, including school services.

Here you can find details about our bus services and where and when they run to, tickets that are available to purchase onboard our vehicles and you can even download timetables direct to your computer.

Government funded £2 flat fare initiative extended to October on bus travel in South Yorkshire, some other fares will change from 28th May

• The Government funded £2 Flat fare remains in place until October.
• Popular 3 in 7, 5 in 7 and 10 journey tickets offer total flexibility for travel.
• New Tap on Tap off ticketing technology big switch on in the summer will simplify payments and can help speed up boarding times, journeys, and reliability, and is flexible and accessible for anyone with a physical digital bank or credit card.
• £300k investment by First South Yorkshire in Tap-on Tap-Off technology to take another important step to pave the way for an all-operator integrated system in the future.

First South Yorkshire announced back in January that a fare revision would be deferred until March in line with the aspirations of the Mayor, the SY Mayoral Combined Authority, local councillors, and bus users to set out through the Enhanced Partnership to deliver more reliable services, improved bus priority measures and to introduce fare initiatives such as the government funded £2 Adult flat fare offering.

The last time First South Yorkshire’s commercial fares were revised was back in March 2022 and a lot has happened since then, with the inflation backdrop and increased costs that the business has tried to absorb, for as long as it can.

The business constantly monitor’s the travel patterns of its customers and adapts a ticketing portfolio in line with how people are travelling and aim to provide a seamless, easy way to pay for bus travel.

People will see a slight increase in cost to some fares but there are some great value tickets

that are flexible and designed to fit around how people travel. For example, with the Sheffield 5 days in 7 tickets, a person will pay less than the current rate for a day ticket.

For people that travel several times in a day or week, our Day, Week and 4-week tickets remain in place and are available to buy using a contactless payment, First Bus App or in cash from the driver. All details can be found on our website at https://www.firstbus.co.uk/sheffield/news-and-service-updates/news/new-fares-28-may

More and more people are now downloading the First Bus App to buy and store tickets on their phone, meaning you’ll never have to worry about losing a ticket or forgetting your change again. Its super easy to scan each mobile ticket when you hop on board, and you’re ready to go.      

  Coming this summer, the big switch on of ‘Tap on Tap off’ ticketing technology to simplify bus travel

The new ‘Tap on Tap off’ technology will be available this summer and is designed to help simplify how customers pay for their travel. The Tap-On Tap-Off contactless system guarantees customers ultimate flexibility on the fare paid.

Existing options to pay with cash or TravelMaster smartcards remain unchanged.

How the new Tap on Tap off system will work ,

Tap the card reader next to the driver on entry with a digital bank or credit card, the system will then charge for a single journey or customers who make several bus journeys will pay a capped adult day or weekly price depending upon how often they travel. On exiting the bus, Tap off using the card reader on the hand rail next to the doors.

Mike Watson, Interim Managing Director at First South Yorkshire said; -

“It has been 14 months since our last fare revision, and within that time a lot has happened to influence financial costs to the business to which we have tried to absorb.

“We constantly review the changing travel patterns of our customers and know that flexibility is important for people when buying bus travel. Our flexible 3 in 7 and 5 in 7 tickets along with day, week and 10 journey tickets remain the most popular travel options, all available on our app and from the driver.

“We have invested over £300k in Tap-on Tap-Off technology that is due to go live in the summer and provides another important step forward in simplifying journeys and to pave the way for an all-operator integrated system in the future”

“It is crucial, that for us to improve bus provision across the South Yorkshire region, we need to work together in partnership. We can then aspire to see better services, more demand and confidence returning from people wanting to use buses as their preferred method of travel”.

Notes to editors

Notes to Editors

• The Enhanced Partnership for South Yorkshire allows local leaders to work together with operators to improve ticketing, routes, and frequency of services across the region. More information is available at southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/explore/transport

For interviews, pictures or more information, please contact.

Ady Culpin, PR Manager on 07980 700917 [email protected]  

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South Yorkshire changes from 7th April

5th Mar 2024 All areas

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We will be making some timetable changes and renumbering some of our services across South Yorkshire to improve punctuality, bringing more links and buses for the community. All Doncaster buses will start with the number 3 to differentiate our cross services and simplify them.

Please read below of all the changes. See information booklet here >> here

See timetables >> here

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Doncaster changes:, travel alerts.