Changes and new journeys to 30, X30, 2A/C, 74A/C, JF1-4, YGI3 and DRT62

6th Nov 2022 onwards

The following changes will be in place from the 6th of November in response to colleagues' and customers' feedback.

Route 2, 2A, 2C Gaer
On Mondays to Fridays, the 14:50 journey on route 2A will no longer serve Drinkwater Gardens due to issues with parking at school times. From Gaer Shops, it will continue straight onto Masefield Vale.

Route 13 Brynglas
The 08:50 journey will now be at 0830 and the 1510 journey to 1515 to allow more convenient times for students at Ysgol Bro Teyrnon.

Route 30 Cardiff
Addition of journeys on Mondays to Saturdays from Newport at 21:15 and Cardiff at 22:05.

Route X30 Cardiff
Monday to Saturday, the frequency increases to an hourly service with additional journeys from Newport at 1740 and 1825 from Cardiff.

Route 74C Underwood
The first journey from Underwood will now operate 11 minutes earlier to allow a better connection with route 29 and route 30. The 07:57 journey and its return from Underwood will operate 3 minutes earlier.

DRT62
Underwood Shops has been added as a fixed point outside the zone to allow travel to/from Underwood Health Centre. This is at the request of Newport City Council.

JF1-3 The John Frost School
Some minor timing adjustments. Specifically, JF2 is now timed at Mcdonald's rather than Maesglas Shops/Ebbw Bridge Club. All timing points in the Gaer Estate are at Gaer Baptist Church or Gaer Park Club.

JF4 The John Frost School
This service will start at St. John’s Baptist Church to help alleviate overcrowding on JF3. It will operate as follows:
The service will start at Oakfield Road, then left onto Risca Road to serve the other church stop, then right at the Handpost onto Bassaleg Road and left into Melfort Road to resume the current route.
The afternoon journey will operate the current journey to Melfort Road then right onto Bassaleg Road, left at the Handpost lights and ends at the stop opposite the church.

YGI3
There are no changes to the morning route, but Newport City Council has asked us to revise the afternoon route as follows:
From Ysgol Gwent Is Coed via the current route to George Street Bridge. At the end of the George Street Bridge turn left, pass the bus depot to the Cenotaph then right into Caerleon Road to Gloster Place. From Gloster Place follow the morning route back to Corporation Road/Coverack Road (the stop just before George Street Bridge).