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Here is a link to First Bus Worcestershire website now showing timetables from
Sunday 3 September 2023:

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershi ... 2023-09-03

And timetables for the new U1 service from Monday 18 September 2023:

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershi ... 2023-09-18

Of interest, is that the last bus from Worcester to Malvern still remains as early as 17.38 (M-F) despite our new management !!

The new schedules give drivers a bit of variety. On Monday for instance, I do a 34, then a 30. Have a break and go to Malvern, followed immediately by a Catshill. After another break, A 38, 34 and finally a 30. Much better than 4 hours of 30s followed by some 34s and 38s for instance.
Nearly all of the duties have variety like this, with only three containing large numbers of 35s.

There also seems to be a new service 153. It's only shows in certain places on the website though. Worcester - Droitwich - Westlands - Hampton Lovett Industrial Estate. A couple of journeys early in the morning and late evening. Seems to be hardly any mention of it anywhere though.

Interesting ! - thanks Adam.V

I can't find any mention of it ANYWHERE --

my GUESS is it was a proposed service that didn't get "signed-off", but somehow the info got as far as the online timetable you have posted us (??)

Other GUESSes are it might get done as a closed contract by First or a different operator (??)
WR used to have an early morning contract to Hampton Lovett in the past.

I found it randomly in the First Worcester bus website but only in the drop down list section for the route maps. Absolutely nowhere else other than just in the route maps section. Very odd!

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershi ... route-maps

I found it randomly in the First Worcester bus website but only in the drop down list section for the route maps. Absolutely nowhere else other than just in the route maps section. Very odd!

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershi ... route-maps

I found it randomly in the First Worcester bus website but only in the drop down list section for the route maps. Absolutely nowhere else other than just in the route maps section. Very odd!

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershi ... route-maps

Sorry no idea why that message just posted 3 seperate times! Lol