South Yorkshire

A post on the 'South Yorkshire Transport Forum' has confirmed the following changes taking place to Tendered services in the Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley area in Septmber, and they are as followed:

Sheffield: Stagecoach have lost the evening/Sunday morning journeys on the 57 (Sheffield to Stocksbridge via Oughtbridge), the late evening journeys on both services 86 (Chapeltown to Lowedges via City Centre) and 25 (Woodhouse to Bradway) to First (First returning to Stocksbridge for the first time since the Sheffield Partnership was first introduced). They have also lost the 35a (Chapeltown to Thorncliffe Business Park) and the 201 (Chapeltown to Stocksbridge) to Powells. However, they have won the M92 (Harley to Fox Hill via Chapeltown) from Sheffield Community Transport, who have lost all their contracted work and will be left with only the Hopsital Shuttle H1 (Northern General Hospital to Royal Hallamshire Hospital). Withdrawn in terms of Stagecoach-operated contracts include the 31/31b (Sheffield to Wisewood via Hillsborough), and the evening journeys on the 71/71a (Sheffield to Killamarsh). TM Travel have also lost a number of long-held contracts - the 6 (Millhouses Tesco to Darnall Littledale Estate via Royal Hallamshire Hospital and City Centre) and the evening 6a (City Centre to Manor Top via Darnall) pass to First (who previously operated the service pre-Partnership) while the 61/62 (Hillsborough to Bradfield circulars) pass to Powells. The 4 (City Centre to Bents Green or Ringinglow) and the evening 4a (City Centre to Millhouses Tesco via Ecclesall) has been cancelled.

Rotherham: Stagecoach have won the evening and Sunday journeys on the 136 (Rotherham to Hoyland via Kimberworth Park and Thorpe Hesley) from First.

[b]Barnsley[/u]: The 92/92a (Barnsley to Cawthorne) will be renumbered 94/94a - the Monday to Saturday daytime journeys will be operated by Globe Coaches on a commercial bases (hence the renumbering) while Stagecoach will continue to operate the evening and Sunday 94a journeys.