A shortage of bus drivers has led to a number of bus services in Kirklees seeing temporary service reductions from Sunday and Monday April 24 and April 25.
Here’s a list of the changes and what they mean to passengers.
181 Wilberlee • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
183 Marsden Hard End • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
185 Marsden Dirker Drive • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
200 201 201A Leeds • Morley • Birstall • Cleckheaton / Heckmondwike
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. Saturday combined frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to half-hourly due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
202 203 Leeds • White Rose Centre • Dewsbury • Mirfield • Huddersfield
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. Saturday combined frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to half-hourly due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
212 Dewsbury • Batley • Alverthorpe • Wakefield
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. The Saturday frequency between Wakefield and Alverthorpe will be temporarily reduced from 15 minutes to half-hourly due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
213 Dewsbury • Batley • Morley
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. The Saturday service will be temporarily withdrawn due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to the weekday timetable.
228 Brighouse • Cleckheaton • Huddersfield
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. The Saturday service will be temporarily withdrawn due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to the weekday timetable.
229 Leeds • Birstall • Heckmondwike • Hartshead • Huddersfield
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. On Saturdays, the Leeds to Heckmondwike frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to half-hourly due to a shortage of drivers, and the Heckmondwike to Huddersfield frequency will be temporarily reduced from half-hourly to hourly. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
230 230A Dewsbury • Grange Moor
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. The Saturday service will be temporarily withdrawn due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to the weekday timetable.
231 232 Huddersfield • Flockton • Horbury • Wakefield
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. Saturday combined frequency will be temporarily reduced from half-hourly to hourly due to a shortage of drivers, with each route operating two-hourly. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
254 254A 255 Dewsbury / Halifax • Heckmondwike • Leeds
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. On Saturdays, the Dewsbury to Cleckheaton frequency will be temporarily reduced from half-hourly to hourly due to a shortage of drivers, and the Cleckheaton to Leeds frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to half-hourly. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
261 Huddersfield • Upper Heaton • Mirfield • Heckmondwike • Cleckheaton
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. On Saturdays, the Huddersfield to Upper Heaton frequency will be temporarily reduced from half-hourly to hourly due to a shortage of drivers, and the Upper Heaton to Heckmondwike frequency will be temporarily reduced from hourly to two-hourly. The Heckmondwike to Cleckheaton section will be temporarily withdrawn on Saturdays. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
268 Wakefield • Dewsbury • Heckmondwike • Cleckheaton • Bradford
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. Saturday frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to half-hourly due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
271 Batley • Heckmondwike • Cleckheaton
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. The Saturday service will be temporarily withdrawn due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to the weekday timetable.
280 Dewsbury • Thornhill
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. Saturday frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to half-hourly due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
281 Dewsbury • Batley • Birstall Retail Park
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. Saturday frequency will be temporarily reduced from half-hourly to hourly due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
283 Bradford • Birstall • Batley • Dewsbury
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. Saturday frequency will be temporarily reduced from half-hourly to hourly due to a shortage of drivers. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
301 302 Golcar • Huddersfield
122 Wakefield • Lupset • Ossett • Batley
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. On Saturdays, the Ossett to Batley section of the route will be temporarily withdrawn due to a shortage of drivers, the Wakefield to Lupset frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to half-hourly, and the Lupset to Ossett frequency will be temporarily reduced from half-hourly to hourly. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
126 127 Wakefield • Lupset • Ossett • Dewsbury
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. On weekdays, short Wakefield to Ossett journeys will be temporarily withdrawn due to a shortage of drivers, reducing the Wakefield to Ossett frequency from 6 buses per hour to 4 buses per hour. On Saturdays, the Wakefield to Ossett frequency will be temporarily reduced from 6 buses per hour to 3 buses per hour, and the Ossett to Dewsbury combined frequency will be temporarily reduced from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes. There will be no change to Sunday timetables.
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
306 Taylor Hill • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
308 Holmfirth • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
310 314 416 Hepworth • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
323 Marten Nest • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
324 Meltham • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
327 Bradley Boulevard • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
328 Bradley • Balmoral Avenue
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
342 Almondbury • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability.
356 Longwood • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability.
358 Ashenhurst • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
363 X63 Bradford • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability.
370 371 372 Lindley • Huddersfield • Rawthorpe / Dalton / Almondbury
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability.
387 Beaumont Park • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability.
425 425A 427 Bradford • Drighlington • Gildersome • Morley • Wakefield
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Operated by Arriva. On Saturdays, service 427 will be temporarily withdrawn due to a shortage of drivers, reducing the combined frequency from half-hourly to hourly. All Saturday all journeys will temporarily run as service 425A. There will be no change to weekday and Sunday timetables.
501 503 Huddersfield • Halifax
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
537 Halifax • Huddersfield
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Operated by First. A revised timetable will be introduced with some journeys retimed by up to 5 minutes to improve punctuality and reliability
I’m concerned about revised timetable for the 537 Halifax/Huddersfield bus. I live in Outlane and the busses are only one per hour. Three times they have passed straight by me through being 10 minutes early. Can I get information for this route.