Andy C   86 #1 Posted December 15, 2015 BUSES (Summary - there are some exceptions)  up to 23rd December - normal Christmas Eve, 24th December - Saturday timetable, early finish Christmas Day, 25th December - No service Boxing Day, 26th December - Skeleton daytime network Sunday 27th December -Sunday timetable with some minor amendments Bank Holiday Monday 28th December - Sunday timetable with some minor amendments Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th December - Saturday timetable New Years Eve, Thursday 31st December - Saturday timetable, early finish New Years Day, Friday 1st January - skeleton daytime network Saturday 2nd January - Normal service resumes  The above information and the timetables for Boxing Day and New Years Day can be found at http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com. Details of last departures on Christmas Eve and New years Eve are on (or will be on) individual operators websites - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/sheffield , http://www.firstgroup.com/south-yorkshire , http://www.tmtravel.co.uk  TRAMS Up to 23rd December - normal service Christmas Eve - Saturday timetable, early finish Christmas Day - no service Boxing Day - Special service in operation. 27th December - Normal Sunday service 28th-30th December - Saturday timetable New Years Eve - Saturday timetable, early finish New Years Day - Special service in operation.  A PDF of all the Christmas timetable information can be downloaded from http://www.supertram.com  TRAINS Early finish Christmas Eve and New Years Eve No Service Christmas Day or Boxing Day Normal service with some amendments all other days. Note engineering work may be closing some lines over the holiday period. Check http://www.nationalrail.co.uk for details. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mamtora   10 #2 Posted December 15, 2015 Thanks Andy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andy C   86 #3 Posted December 15, 2015 Direct links to the PDF information leaflets:  Trams - http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/SupertramFestiveInfo.pdf  Buses - http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/Sheffield_festiveTimetable2015.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cytine   40 #4 Posted December 15, 2015 I don't understand why there is so much disruption. Only Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day are bank holidays so why so much disruption on the other days? When I was working we had to provide services 24 hours 365 days a year. Only those three days were bank holidays and paid accordingly. When you work in any public service you accept that you have to work unsocial hours including Christmas. So why doesn't this apply to vital transport services? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andy C Â Â 86 #5 Posted December 16, 2015 I don't understand why there is so much disruption. Only Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day are bank holidays so why so much disruption on the other days? When I was working we had to provide services 24 hours 365 days a year. Only those three days were bank holidays and paid accordingly. When you work in any public service you accept that you have to work unsocial hours including Christmas. So why doesn't this apply to vital transport services? Â The level of service is altered to reflect the level of demand. Â Running all the extra commuter buses that run on a normal weekday when everyone is off work is a recipe for losing money! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SteelCityAle   10 #6 Posted December 16, 2015 I don't understand why there is so much disruption. Only Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day are bank holidays so why so much disruption on the other days? When I was working we had to provide services 24 hours 365 days a year. Only those three days were bank holidays and paid accordingly. When you work in any public service you accept that you have to work unsocial hours including Christmas. So why doesn't this apply to vital transport services?  cos this is backward Britain... Any other country in Europe runs Sunday service on the bank hols and normal service on the other days. But they have such outdated notions as public transport being to provide a service, not to line the shareholders' pockets... it'll never catch on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DnAuK Â Â 10 #7 Posted December 16, 2015 The level of service is altered to reflect the level of demand. Â Running all the extra commuter buses that run on a normal weekday when everyone is off work is a recipe for losing money! Â Pretty sure this doesn't explain why only a skeleton service is operating on Saturday 26th... And dunno about you guys but some of us are working as normal between the Tuesday after Christmas and New Year's Eve - so why aren't the buses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andy C Â Â 86 #8 Posted December 16, 2015 Pretty sure this doesn't explain why only a skeleton service is operating on Saturday 26th... And dunno about you guys but some of us are working as normal between the Tuesday after Christmas and New Year's Eve - so why aren't the buses? Â A skeleton bus service operates on Boxing Day because that is all the taxpayer is prepared to fund (although funny how the trams run commercially without subsidy and the buses don't...). Â The only people travelling on Boxing Day really are those going to the sales at Meadowhall and those going to the football, the service provided is enough to satisfy that demand. Â Not many people work between Christmas and New Year, most use their leave up and have that week off. The Saturday level of service is good enough to cope with the reduced demand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Zarniwoop   10 #9 Posted December 16, 2015 Quite a few people in the hospitals etc will be working over the new year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SteelCityAle   10 #10 Posted December 16, 2015 Running all the extra commuter buses that run on a normal weekday when everyone is off work  Obviously a new and hitherto unknown meaning of the word 'everyone'... it's a normal working day, most people are at work (and yes I know I'm not, before you say it!)  is a recipe for losing money!  diddums. who gives an airborne act of copulation if the shareholders lose a few pence? Shouldn't be trying to profit from essential public services in the first place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
gluedtopc   10 #11 Posted December 16, 2015 Thanks, Andy. What time is the early finish on Chrismaas Eve? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andy C Â Â 86 #12 Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Thanks, Andy. What time is the early finish on Chrismaas Eve? Â Around 6-7pm. Â Specific routes are listed on the individual operators' websites. Edited December 16, 2015 by Andy C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...