Stagecoach Sheffield 47319
Stagecoach have replaced Powells as the operator on SYPTE-funded Bradfield School workings 760, 762, and 766 for this school year. The 760 and 762 serve the rural area around Bradfield and had been operated by Powells respectively since 2011 and 2010. These routes were rationalised in 2018 which saw the withdrawal of a third service – the 761 – and with it the loss of some of the further-flung deviations to locations including Onesmoor, Thornseat, Bradfield Dale, and Holdworth. Nonetheless, the routes still serve a number of roads which are omitted from the public 61 and 62 Bradfield services which coincidentally passed from TM Travel to Powells earlier this month.
Ughill is one settlement lacking a conventional bus service, and Solo M850 YN06UGR (47319) was captured this afternoon approaching the hamlet with the return 762. The 760 and 762 are being serviced using a Solo each from Ecclesfield depot, contrasting with the full-sized vehicle which Powells deployed on the 762. Stagecoach have operated school work in this area before, as Chesterfield depot previously held the contract for service 662 which was inherited following the takeover of Whites of Calver. The vehicle pictured was new to Chesterfield however moved to Barnsley around a year ago and appears to have pitched up at Ecclesfield to cover an increased Solo requirement associated with newly-acquired SYPTE contracts.
Stagecoach Sheffield 47319
Stagecoach have replaced Powells as the operator on SYPTE-funded Bradfield School workings 760, 762, and 766 for this school year. The 760 and 762 serve the rural area around Bradfield and had been operated by Powells respectively since 2011 and 2010. These routes were rationalised in 2018 which saw the withdrawal of a third service – the 761 – and with it the loss of some of the further-flung deviations to locations including Onesmoor, Thornseat, Bradfield Dale, and Holdworth. Nonetheless, the routes still serve a number of roads which are omitted from the public 61 and 62 Bradfield services which coincidentally passed from TM Travel to Powells earlier this month.
Ughill is one settlement lacking a conventional bus service, and Solo M850 YN06UGR (47319) was captured this afternoon approaching the hamlet with the return 762. The 760 and 762 are being serviced using a Solo each from Ecclesfield depot, contrasting with the full-sized vehicle which Powells deployed on the 762. Stagecoach have operated school work in this area before, as Chesterfield depot previously held the contract for service 662 which was inherited following the takeover of Whites of Calver. The vehicle pictured was new to Chesterfield however moved to Barnsley around a year ago and appears to have pitched up at Ecclesfield to cover an increased Solo requirement associated with newly-acquired SYPTE contracts.