Children travelling to Ripley St. Thomas Academy in Lancaster by bus, as well as adults going to the city centre from Carnforth, The Kellets, Halton, Bolton-le-Sands and Hest Bank are going to have to get out of bed earlier when the schools go back after half-term on 23rd February.
On service 49, the 0655 from Silverdale (0729 from Carnforth; 0754 from Halton) will be retimed to run ten minutes earlier, departing at 0645 and arriving at the school at 0820.
On service 55, the 0740 from Carnforth to Ripley Academy is also retimed to run ten minutes earlier, departing at 0730 and arriving at the school at 0820. The retimed journey replaces the existing 0727 Carnforth to Lancaster bus station, which is withdrawn, but there will be a new bus from Carnforth at 0710 arriving in Lancaster at 0743
No Late Night Shopping?
In an unrelated change, also from 23rd February, the “attractions” of 24-hour supermarket shopping have evidently not proved strong enough amongst bus users, as Stagecoach will divert all service 6A (Lancaster – Westgate – Morecambe) journeys away from the ASDA Salt Ayre store after 19.00hrs each Monday to Saturday evening. Buses towards Morecambe will operate from Scale Farm Road via Ovangle Road and Morecambe Road to Homfray Avenue and then via Westgate and the existing route.
Buses towards Lancaster will operate from Westgate direct via Morecambe Road to Lancaster. The buses leaving Morecambe bus station at 1927 and every hour to 2327 will run two minutes earlier then now. There will be no changes to times from Lancaster bus station or to the Sunday service.
Lancaster Bus Users' Group 