Hulleys of Baslow

[iMarkeh]

RE: Hulleys of Baslow

(07/09/2021 11:07)djb Wrote:  From your original post “257 has 75 minute connections with the X57. The 271/272 have 50 minute connections”.

Tbh I think we are not going to agree on this one. The 110/111 is a sparsely populated route between ashbourne and Wirksworth. From wirksworth onwards there are already direct buses to bakewell. Ashbourne itself has direct connections with various towns. And both matlock and ashbourne are bigger than bakewell. If I was in the villages between, apart from Monday’s (market day), I’d be more bothered about a connection to the larger hubs. - derby, Chesterfield, alfreton, maybe leek, than another town.

The 110/111 is timetabled between school runs too. So there’s not much flex.

Sorry, I did search back to check my post. I'll take your point on the 257. A lot of people don't like changing buses at random stops though, they prefer proper interchanges.

the 110/111 trips don't even work onto the other operators buses to Bakewell. 110/111 arrives at xx:35. The Trans Peak departs at xx:37 (which as any bus operator will tell you, is not a connection which should be aimed for) and so passengers have to wait for Trent Bartons service at xx:05. 30 minute wait because of poor connections. On the return, same story. Transpeak gets in at the exact same time as the 110/111 leave so no connections.

As for some of your connections. Chesterfield, arrives into Matlock xx:04, departs xx:14. Again, no decent connection. Derby, some connections, at Wirksworth, some not. Alfreton is hard for connections as the services that way are at no set frequency but doesn't seem to be connections.

My point still remains on the dismal 110/111 timetable.