| Description | Bus Companies - SYT/Mainline
SYT in possible management-employee buyout Star 13 February 1989
Smoking to be banned on all SYT buses RA 20 October 1989
SYT introduces frequent Mainline services RA 2 November 1990
Court case against Monopolies & Mergers Commission Financial Times 6 December 1991
RA 6 December 1991
SYT clinches deal to refurbish traditional London buses RA 28 February 1992
SYT to use only Mainline branding on its buses RA 12 June 1992
SYPTE to take over SYT travel shops RA 25 September 1992
SYT to sell the four small bus companies it owns RA 31 December 1992
SYT to allow tobacco advertisements on its buses RA 8 January 1993
RA 15 January 1993
SYT to rethink their decision on tobacco advertisements RA 29 January 1993
SYT calling for national ban on tobacco advertisements RA 12 February 1993
SYT may still be allowed to keep its four bus companies RA 11 June 1993
90 years of transport in Rotherham celebrated by Mainline Star 6 July 1993
SYT Mainline fleet sold to its employees RA 26 November 1993
Stagecoach to take 20% share of mainline Yorks Post 5 July 1994
Mainline converts two buses for low step use RA 2 December 1994
Guided bus idea piloted by Mainline using gas power RA 16 December 1994
Star 12 January 1995
Star 1 March 1995
RA 31 March 1995
Merger between Stagecoach and mainline blocked Star 11 March 1995
RA 17 March 1995
Mainline add 50 new buses to their fleet Record 22 March 1995
Guided bus idea may be banned due to safety concerns Star 7 July 1995
RA 14 July 1995
First to takeover Stagecoach holdings in Mainline RA 19 January 1996
Powells complain of unfair practice by Mainline RA 26 July 1996
Bus Companies - General
SUT coaches receives complaints about service quality Star 2 March 1988
Sheffield and District to operate on certain routes RA 5 August 1988
Andrews name one of their buses after Millers' footballer RA 22 February 1991
Yorkshire Terrier to introduce bargain fares RA 30 August 1991
Stagecoach to take 20% share of mainline Yorks Post 5 July 1994
Yorkshire Traction take delivery of new low step buses Record 31 August 1994
Merger between Stagecoach and Mainline blocked Star 11 March 1995
Northern Bus clash with councillors over poor standards RA 18 August 1995
First to takeover Stagecoach holdings in Mainline RA 19 January 1996
Powells complain of unfair practice by Mainline RA 26 July 1996
Powells provide new service for East Herringthorpe RA 4 October 1996
Lack of use of interchange by National Express Star 13 November 1996
RA 15 November 1996
Bus Station/Interchange
New £300,000 facelift for bus station Star 2 October 1987
RA 9 October 1987
Stand alterations for routes in Rotherham RA 30 October 1987
Artists impression of alterations to bus station RA 13 November 1987
Possible extension planned RA 21 October 1988
Facelift to start but station to remain open Star 9 January 1989
Concourse to be first stage of improvements RA 13 January 1989
New look bus station to officially reopen Star 7 April 1990
Bus station to be extended and upgraded into
an interchange Star 2 September 1991
Survey to be carried out for pollutants on extension site Star 20 November 1991
Temporary bus stands needed during reconstruction Star 2 January 1992
Interchange status means new link path to railway station RA 24 April 1992
Planning application for new interchange extension RA 22 August 1992
Details of what the passenger can expect after extension RA 4 September 1992
RA 23 April 1993
Interchange plans back by planners Star 29 October 1992
Work starts on interchange construction RA 11 November 1994
Phase two of interchange work to begin RA 10 February 1995
Interchange plan receives £2.4m EU funding Star 9 October 1995
Yorks Post 9 October 1995
RA 13 October 1995
First phase of interchange set to open on May 26 Star 22 May 1996
High winds bring down parts of new interchange roof RA 5 July 1996
Interchange set to be completed in August RA 17 July 1996
Official opening to take place RA 18 October 1996
RA 1 November 1996
Comments from users of new interchange RA 8 November 1996
Lack of use by National Express Star 13 November 1996
RA 15 November 1996
Passenger numbers on the increase since new interchange RA 15 November 1996
Bus Stops
Fixed bus stops introduced on East Dene route RA 29 May 1937
Shelter dispute at Listerdale Shopping Complex Star 21 September 1988
Telephones to be installed in bus shelters RA 19 July 1991
RA 26 July 1991
Residents asked to look after their new bus shelters Record 26 February 1992
Bus shelters built too close to the road Star 8 January 1994
RA 14 January 1994
Agreement signed with advertising contractor RA 10 June 1994
Crime
Undercover police set to patrol some services RA 10 February 1989
Buses targeted in stone throwing incidents Star 10 October 1996
Fare Changes
Fares set to rise by 6% next March RA 30 January 1987
Increase of 238.5% since deregulation says report RA 2 September 1988
Fares to rise by 5p on SYT services Star 23 June 1990
Fares to rise by 2p on SYT services RA 26 October 1990
No off-peak fares in Rotherham over Christmas on SYT RA 21 December 1990
Fares to rise by up to 13p on SYT services RA 17 May 1991
Yorkshire Terrier to introduce bargain fares RA 30 August 1991
Handybus passengers facing big increases RA 14 May 1993
RA 4 June 1993
New Services
Service for Silverwood-Bramley-Braithwell-Ravenfield RA 14 September 1935
Service 141/142 for new Parkgate Retail World RA 15 May 1987
Nipper services for Whiston & Brinsworth areas Star 21 July 1987
RA 24 July 1987
Service for disabled to users to be introduced Star 21 April 1988
RA 13 May 1988
Star 18 May 1988
£30,000 allocated for the elderly, housebound & disabled RA 17 February 1989
Disabled minibus service planned for August RA 21 April 1989
New Nipper services in Rotherham RA 28 April 1989
Handybus dial-a-ride service introduced Star 15 December 1989
RA 21 December 1989
Service for isolated villages including Brookhouse & Carr Record 22 January 1992
Powells provide new service for East Herringthorpe RA 4 October 1996
Passenger numbers
S. Yorks. loses quarter of passengers since deregulation RA 23 October 1987
Numbers down after end of low fares policy says report Star 14 April 1988
Study reveals 25,000 people need special transport services Star 30 August 1988
Four million fewer journeys made in S. Yorks. since 1987 Star 10 October 1988
Star 15 October 1988
Pollution
Growing concern about dirty and outdated buses Star 25 July 1995
Route Changes
East Herringthrope & Dinnington/Thurcroft routes RA 24 June 1950
Various changes to routes in Rotherham RA 30 October 1987
Star 21 February 1988
RA 26 February 1988
RA 31 August 1990
RA 26 April 1991
Changes in Brinsworth leave residents feeling stranded RA 7 September 1990
Brinsworth residents win battle to have service reinstated RA 21 September 1990
Mainline introduced services with increased frequencies RA 2 November 1990
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE)
Cuts loom as struggle to subsidise unprofitable routes RA 15 February 1991
Councillors to use £280,000 to fund unprofitable routes Star 8 April 1991
RA 12 April 1991
Twelve services saved due to £280,000 grant Star 19 April 1991
RA 19 April 1991
RA 26 April 1991
Providing solutions to traffic congestion RA 26 April 1991
Executive funds Christmas services during holiday period Star 20 November 1991
Star 6 December 1991
RA 6 December 1991
SYPTE to take over SYT travel shops RA 25 September 1992
SYPTE ask government to invest in bus corridors idea Yorks Post 17 October 1992
Public transport initiatives proposed by SYPTE RA 23 April 1993
SYPTE bring in leading transport expert to improve services Star 23 February 1994
Strikes & Disputes
Buses at standstill after drivers walk out Star 24 April 1987
Union leaders call off "bendibus driver" strike Star 25 April 1987
Bendibus driver receiving training after dispute RA 1 May 1987
Strikes by engineers could affect "Bus Only Day" RA 11 September 1992
Travel Permits & Concessionary Fares
New county permit for disabled users RA 26 August 1988
Senior citizens pass to increase by 10p to 20p Messenger 27 March 1991
Withdrawn Services
Not enough passengers to support some services Star 21 February 1988
RA 26 February 1988
Complaints after two early morning services are scrapped Star 13 April 1988
Hospital services due to be scrapped win reprieves Star 6 May 1989
Services to Whiston withdrawn RA 19 May 1989
Withdrawn services to Whiston reinstated after protests RA 23 June 1989
List of bus services due to be withdrawn in cash cutback RA 12 April 1991
RA 26 April 1991
Handybus services to be withdrawn during holiday periods RA 5 March 1993
Whiston villagers campaigning to bring back better service RA 1 March 1996 |