Bristol, Bath and the West

Punctuality and Reliability stats for end of Dec 2007/January 2008.

There are a variety of ways in which we monitor our performance internally and daily traffic reports help us to identify why some of our services could have been delayed on a particular time/day. The examples below are listed to demonstrate the range of issues that can affect how we operate our services.

As an operator of local bus services we constantly aim to achieve standards of punctuality and reliability set by Traffic Commissioners who are responsible for the regulation of the bus and coach services in the United Kingdom.

The required standards are 95 % punctuality where a vehicle can be NO MORE than 1 minute early of 5 minutes late at any terminus point.

During the period between 29 December 2007 to 16 January 2008 in Bristol are figures are as follows:

Punctuality: 84.6
Reliability: 97.2

Ongoing issues

There were ongoing temporary signals on Russell Town Avenue for traffic management works. Services 6 and 7 were withdrawn for safety reasons.

Services 48, 49 and 342 were affected by temporary traffic lights on Royate Hill.

There were lane restrictions on Hareclive Road in Hartcliffe for a pedestrian crossing this affected services 76 and 77.

The Mall service 75 was not operating to ASDA and the service was terminating at Cribbs Bus Station.

Emersons Way closed in both directions for four approx four weeks a diversion was put in place.


Tuesday 1 January 2008

Service 48 at Downend was delayed as a passenger was taken ill.


Tuesday 8 January 2008

Unknown roadworks on Wotton Road, St Annes caused long delays during the peak hours. Affecting service 36.
Services 8 and 9 delayed at Pembroke Road/Downfield Road junction during the morning peak due to temporary signal failure.
Service 1 was delayed at the centre as the bus required cleaning internally following an incident.

Wednesday 9 January 2008

Unknown roadworks on Wotton Road, St Annes caused long delays during the peak hours. Affecting service 36.
Services 8 and 9 delayed at Pembroke Road/Downfield Road junction during the morning peak due to temporary signal failure.
Emersons Way closed to services 48 and 49 - diverted via the ring road.
Heavy traffic in Bedminster Down delaying services 75 and 77.
Road traffic accident at Lyppingcourt Road delayed service 54 and police attended the scene.

Saturday 12 January 2008

Westbury Road temporary traffic lights.
Vehicle abandoned in Henbury Ford and police closed the road - services 1 and 40 were diverted.
Vehicle stuck on Horsefair roundabout causing delays to all services outgoing from City Centre Services 70,73,75,76,77,X40, X42 and 342.
Road traffic accident at the junction of Bath Road and St Phillips causeway, Service 1, X39 and the 349 were delayed.

Sunday 20 January 2008

Bond Street (S) Northbound closed all day for a crane removal affecting services 4,8,9,24,43,44,45,48,49,376 and 632.
Congestion in and around Broadmead and The Mall throughout afternoon trading hours.

Tuesday 22 January 2008

4 way temporary signals on Doncaster Road affected services 54 & 76
Temporary signals on West Town Lane/Sturminster Road affected services 36 & 54
Temporary signals on Glenfrome Road affecting services 5 & 25
Temporary signals on Pembroke Road affected services 8 & 9
Lane reduction in Bath Bridge leading towards Wells Road (affecting services 1,8,9,51,52,54,349,376 and X39 )
Ongoing and previous delays in the Bedminster Down area affecting services 52,75,76 and 77

Saturday 26 January 2008

Service X42 and 342 delayed at Barnwood Road Yate due to a road traffic accident and services were diverted via Shire Way.


First Somerset & Avon:


During the period between 29 December 2007 to 16 January 2008 in Somerset & Avon figures are as follows:

Punctuality: 92.49
Reliability: 99.31

Moor Lane in Weston-super-Mare remained closed throughout the period and Service 14 was diverted to run via Worle Moor Road.
Langport Town Centre closed and Service 54 diverted.
General flooding



Saturday 29 December 2007

Flooding at Stairfoot, Service 23 diverted.
Long delays to services in the Cribbs causeway area throughout the afternoon.

Sunday 30 December 2007.

Service 14 got stuck because of badly parked cars in Whitecross Road, Weston-super-Mare.

Wednesday 2 January 2008.

For the entire day the A378 was closed through Langport and services were diverted via Huish Episcopi.
All day the road through Chilton Polden was closed and Service 375 was diverted via the A39.
Flooding in the morning at Kingston St Mary caused delays to service 23.
There was an accident on M5 near Burnham-on-Sea caused delays to services in the area.
All day Langport Town Centre was closed and Service 54 had to be diverted.

Thursday 3 January 2008.

All day, Langport Town Centre closed and Service 54 diverted.
Accident at Lawrence Hill, Bristol, Service 332 diverted.
Accident on Somerset Way, Weston-super-Mare caused delays to Services 13, 14, 121 and 126.
Winsley Village blocked by parked cars, Service X5 diverted via by-pass.

Friday 4 January 2008

All day Langport Town Centre closed and Service 54 was diverted.
Accident at Dunkerton, services diverted.
Road works in South Road, Weston-super-Mare caused delays to Service 4.
Delays to Service 102 at Brent Knoll following an accident.
Serious accident on Burnham Road, Highbridge, Services 102 and 112 diverted.

Saturday 5 January 2008.

Heavy traffic at Cribbs Causeway delayed services.

Sunday 6 January 2008.

Reversing area at Easterton blocked by parked cars, Service X72 delayed by 15 minutes.

Monday 7 January 2008.

All day, Banwell closed for road works and service 121 diverted via East Brent and Service 126 diverted via Congresbury.
M48 Severn Bridge closed due to high winds, Services X10 and X11severely delayed.
B3130 closed between A370 and A38 with consequent delays.

Monday 7 January 2008 to Friday 8 February 2008.

Exebridge closed for flood prevention works, service diverted via A396.

Monday 7 January 2008 to Wednesday 9 January 2008.

St Marys Street, Nether Stowey closed for road works.

Tuesday 8 January 2008.

All day, Langport Town Centre closed and Service 54 diverted.
All day Walliscote Road/Albert Road, Weston-super-Mare closed and Services 4, 5 and 7 diverted via Sea Front and Severn Road.
Accident at Dunkerton delayed services on A367.
Accident at Whitwell Corner, Service 173 diverted via Bristol Hill (Wells) and Green Ore.

Friday 11 January 2008.
All day " Walliscote Road/Albert Road, Weston-super-Mare closed and Services 4, 5 and 7 diverted via Sea Front and Severn Road.
All day " Flooding caused delays to services at Cheddar, Croscombe, Coxley and Ilchester.
Roads in Larkhall (Bath), Weston (Bath), Swainswick, Broughton Gifford and Westbury (Wilts) flooded.
A370 closed at Backwell due to flooding.
Stoke Road, Martock closed due to flooding, Service 632 diverted.

Saturday 12 January 2008.

Football traffic at Ashton Gate caused delays to all services to and from North Somerset.

Sunday 13 January 2008.

Bond Street, Bristol closed and Services 376 and 632 diverted.

Monday 14 January 2008.

All day, Walliscote Road/Albert Road, Weston-super-Mare closed and Services 4, 5 and 7 diverted via Sea Front and Severn Road.
All day Road closed at West Shepton and Service 669 diverted.

Wednesday 16 January 2008.

Flooding in Taunton Town Centre, Creech St Michael and Barrington caused delays.
All day " road closed at West Shepton, service 669 diverted.

Saturday 19 January 2008.

Long delays on Gloucester Road, Bristol.
Long delays in the Cribbs Causeway area.

Tuesday 22 January 2008.

Road closed at Dunster due to flooding.
Axminster closed following collapse of power cables.
Traffic heavy in Central Bristol and at Cribbs Causeway.

Thursday 24 January 2008.

All day temporary traffic lights at Brougham Hayes, Bath.
Road closed at Carhampton, buses allowed through with delays.

Friday 25 January 2008.

All day - temporary traffic lights at Brougham Hayes, Bath.
Delays to services at Weston Hotel, Bath due to a broken down car.

Saturday 26 January 2008.

All day temporary traffic lights on Oxford Street, Weston-super-Mare.
All day temporary traffic lights at Brougham Hayes, Bath.