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26 Aug 05Changes to Bus Services
There will be a number of changes to bus services with effect from Sunday 28 August 2005 which are summarised in the table below.
For further details passengers may telephone us during office hours on:-
· (01202) 262242 for public bus services
· (01202) 262241 for schools services
Operator contact details:-
· Wilts & Dorset Buses 
(01202) 673555 e-mail: enquiries-poole@wdbus.co.uk
· Damory Coaches (01258) 452545
· Yellow Buses (01202) 636060 e-mail: information@yellowbuses.co.uk
· Shamrock Buses (01202) 733722
For general public transport information telephone traveline on 0870 608 2 608 or visit www.travelinesw.com
Public Bus Services Service No. Route Description Changes 97/98 Poole-Creekmoor Timetable revised to provide combined half-hourly service. 101 Poole-Bournemouth Service to be operated by Yellow Buses on a revised and improved timetable. Buses will run daily every half hour (including Sundays) and hourly in the evenings. 106/107 109/110 Canford Heath-Bournemouth Corfe Mullen-Bournemouth via Broadstone, Oakdale and Upper Parkstone The four daytime services will be combined into single, half-hourly 108 service running over a standard route between Corfe Mullen, Broadstone, Canford Heath, Oakdale, Sea View, Upper Parkstone and Bournemouth. Tower Park, Alderney and parts of Waterloo, Broadstone and Oakdale will no longer be served. Peak journeys to/from Creekmoor also withdrawn with passengers for Bournemouth advised to change at Poole bus station. All 108 buses terminate in Bournemouth Square- change here for buses to Lansdowne/ Interchange. Evening & Sunday services will be provided by an hourly 108 service. 129/130/131 Poole–Broadstone Daytime services combined into single, half-hourly 131 running over a standard route between Poole and Corfe Mullen. Christopher Crescent in Oakdale will be served from 19 September by new service 128 running three times each weekday from Poole to Fleetsbridge Tesco. No changes to evening or Sunday 130 route via Creekmoor but revised timetable in operation. 132/133 Poole-Broadstone-Wimborne-Bournemouth All journeys will operate via 132 route between Poole and Broadstone. As a result journeys on this service will no longer operate via Parkstone Road, Fernside Road or Darby’s Corner. 147 Poole-Bournemouth Service to be operated by Yellow Buses on a revised timetable. 150 Swanage-Bournemouth This bus will be diverted to run along Penn Hill and Lindsay Road and will no longer serve Ashley Road. 152 Rockley Park-Poole-Sandbanks Reduced Winter timetable in operation from 19th September- 3 buses each way Monday- Saturday. 168/169 Upper Parkstone-Bourne Estate/Alderney Service to be operated by Yellow Buses on the current timetable. m1 Poole-Bournemouth Interchange Service extended every 10 minutes via Charminster Road to Castle Point. m2 Poole-Christchurch-Burton Service enhanced with additional journeys to Christchurch and extensions to Somerford. m5,m6,m7 Poole-Canford Heath Services renumbered 5,6,7 and no longer branded "more". Minor changes to timetable. Schools Services Service No. Route Description Changes 132 / 708 Merley-Allenbourn Middle School Services operated by Wilts & Dorset withdrawn and replaced by Shamrock Buses Service 22. 710 Talbot Comb. School-Talbot View Estate This service is withdrawn. 716 Broadstone Mid. School-Springdale Rd/Corfe Mullen Afternoon service operated by Wilts & Dorset withdrawn. Shamrock Buses will operate a replacement (Service 60) with additional morning service. 110 / 722 131 / 151 723,724.725 Services to Poole Grammar School Services operated by Wilts & Dorset withdrawn. Replacement services operated by Damory Coaches 415, 416,417,418,419. 730 Creekmoor-Hillbourne First and Middle Sch Service operated by Wilts & Dorset withdrawn and replaced by Shamrock Buses Service 30. 751 752 753 755 756 Poole High -St. Osmonds Church Albert Rd Poole High/ Poole High-Penn Hill Poole High Sch-Wallisdown (pm only) Poole High Sch-Waterloo (pm only) Poole High Sch-Creekmoor (pm only) These services are withdrawn. Alternative public bus services available to/from Poole Bus Station. 757,758,759 Merley-Corfe Hills School Services operated by Wilts & Dorset withdrawn and replaced by Shamrock Buses services 23, 24 and 25. m7 Parkstone Grammar School-Canford Heath-Poole Bus Station School services operated by Wilts & Dorset withdrawn and replaced by Shamrock Buses Service 45. This service will not serve Poole Bus Station but will extend to Baiter.
John McVey
Directgov