Due to a pedestrian road traffic collision on Edinburgh Rd, Springboig Rd
43 to divert Left into unnamed road from Carntyne Rd, then onto Edinburgh Rd
From Monday 14 April, we'll be operating service 40 between Newstead (Wimborne Avenue Shops) and Beech Grove, Monday to Friday. We'll also be continuing to operate the service to Wedgwood Visitor Centre from Hanley on Saturdays. This service will be re-numbered 40a.
These journeys are financially supported by Stoke on Trent City Council.
The new timetables are available to view here
Over £90m is being invested in more electric buses in the West of England as figures reveal 750,000 bus passengers each week will travel electric in the region by next summer.
The extra 160 zero-emissions buses will bring the West of England's total to 258 - almost half the region's fleet.
First Bus is investing almost £70m into the project with a further £20m government funding from the latest round of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme, secured through the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
The following services have been unable to run, due to operational issues:
09:44 U1 Truro to Falmouth
11:20 T3 Hayle to 3 Milestone
12.00 17A St Ives - Penzance
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Until 27th May 2025, visitors can discover a stunning collection of elephant sculptures painted by talented artists, displayed across Bridport, West Bay, and Lyme Regis. Visitors can also look out for First Bus’ own elephant on the trail, painted by renowned artist, Jason Curtis
To make planning your trip simple, First Bus has mapped out the best bus routes to reach key points along the trail. Passengers can hop on and off at designated stops to take in the artworks and scenic views along the way.
First Bus is investing £70m in a further 160 zero-emission buses in the West of England, growing the First Bus zero-emission local fleet to over 250 vehicles.
In partnership with the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, an additional £20m has been secured through the latest round of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) funding scheme.
The following services have been cancelled due to operational issues:
Service 22A
08:40 Taunton to Tonedale
09:15 Tonedale to Taunton
09:45 Taunton to Tonedale
10:15 Tonedale to Taunton
Service 22B
14:50 Taunton to Barnes Mead Road
Service 14
08:50 Bridgwater to Canning
09:08 Canning to Bridgwater
Service 21
09:44 Bridgwater to Taunton
10:50 Taunton to Burmham-on-sea
Eckington Road has been closed between Hartland Ave and Owlthorpe Greenway, which means we cannot serve Sothall estate.
Services will use Owlthorpe Greenway in both directions until further notice.
Update [08/04/25 17:00] -
Services 120k
Eckington road re-opened back to normal route.
ROUTE NOW CLEAR AFTER EARLIER INCIDENT
Due to an road traffic collision in Cradley Village the road is blocked. In addition to this, the services are also on diversion via Stony Cross due to roadworks.
Service 674 will be diverted via A4103 and B4214 to Bosbury and will be severely delayed into bus stops between Finchers Corner and Bosbury.
We are unable to pass between Cradley, Buryfields and Finchers Corner.
To allow for a dangerous tree removal on Sunday 13th April until 14:00 Gartcosh Walk will be closed.
During the closure the following diversions will be in operation:
Service 240 towards Bellshill via Old Edinburgh Road, A725 Bellshill Bypass, Hamilton Road, North Road at Gartcosh Walk and normal route.
Service 240 towards Viewpark via North Road, Hamilton, A725 North Bound, Old Edinburgh Road normal route.