I have now picked up a leaflet regarding the fare increase.
It Starts on Saturday 27th March
The changes are as follows:
Sheffield centro(inner zone) goes up 10p to 30p
Sheffield centro( outer zone ) NO CHANGE remains 50p
Single Fares 75p goes up 5p to 80p
£1.05 goes up 5p to £1.10
£1.35 goes up 5p to £1.40
£1.65 goes up 5p to £1.70
Travel Adda 75p goes up 5p to 80p
Sheffield Switcha £1.70 goes up 10p to £1.80
Firstday £2.70 goes up 20p to £2.90
Firstday Off Peak £2.30 goes up 20p to £2.50
First day Family £5.00 goes up 50p to £5.50
First Week Sheffield No change remains £11.00
First Week South Yorkshire no change remains £13.00
First Month Sheffield £37 goes up £2 to £39
First Month South Yorkshire no change remains £45.


The prices for the PTE tickets are as follows:
Travelmaster (valid on all local Buses/Trams/Trains)
Day £4.95
Book of 5 Day tickets £20
Weekly £15.50
Monthly £58.75
Quarterly £155
Annual £555

Busmaster( all local buses
Week £14.50
Quarterly £145
Annual £520

Fleximaster (buses and trams only)
3 days out of seven £8.25
The Travelmaster/Busmaster/Fleximaster come in a scatchcard format and are on sale at any PTE travel shop.

No increase for concessionary pass holders then?! Phew!

Today I have managed to pick up a leaflet the details are as follows.
The Increase in fares starts on Saturday 27th March
The changes are as follows:
Sheffield Centro Inner zone 20p up 10p to 30p
Sheffield Centro Outer zone remains at 50p
Single Fares 75p/£1.05/£1.35/£1.65 up 5p to 80p/31.10/£1.40/£1.70
Travel Adda 75p up 5p to 80p
Sheffield Switcha £1.70 up 10p to £1.80
FirstDay £2.70 up 20p to £2.90
FirstDay Off Peak £2.30 up 20p to £2.50
FirstWeek Sheffield NO Change at £11
FirstWeek South Yorkshire No change at £13
FirstMonth Sheffield £37 goes up £2 to £39
FirstMonth S. Yorkshire No change at £45
A NEW ticket called FIRSTHOP at 50p allows you to travel 3 stops in Sheffield!

The main moan most of us have is if you live on a non Overgound route we get the oldest buses and a basic half hourly service so if one is missing we get a waiting time of an hour.Not what I call a quality service. I would also say that most of the non overground network is provided with a subsidy from the PTE.

Some interesting facts taken from the PTE Annual report 2002/3 copies available at local PTE travel shop

Bus Services:
Passenger journeys 125m (target 138m)
Subsidised services - cost per passenger journey 79.3p (target 71.6p)
Proportion of scheduled services operated 97.5% (target 98%)
Proportion of scheduled services operating to time 89.4% (target 95%)

Trams
Passenger journeys 11.5m (target 11.6m)
Net cost per passenger journey - No subsidy
Reliability 99.9% (target 100%)
Punctuality 95.8% (target 98%)