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| “Circle Line” Launched |
- The Launch of the first company route branded services in recent years.
The Circle Line commenced at 0518 on the 27th November
2000, providing a 6/7 minute frequency service during peak hours on
Services 57 & 58.
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| Vehicle Branding |
- 12 Leyland
Lynxs receive the “Circle Line” branding for this service.
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| Redditch “OverGround” Launched |
- With the Launch of new “OverGround” style network in Redditch
the “Circle Line” branding is dropped and Services 57, 58
& 59 become part of the new OverGround network, with Red colour
coding for route maps and timetables.
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| New Bus Station Opens |
- After several delays the new Bus Station in Redditch is opened on
the same site as the old one. During the building work all of First's
bus services operating in Redditch had been using temporary bus stands
in the town centre, but are now re-routed to serve the new bus station.
Service 57 departing from Stand J, and Services 58 & 59 departing
from Stand A
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| Route changes |
- Services 57 & 58: Re-routed to serve Alexandra
Hospital.
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| Timetable changes |
- Service 57 & 58: Timetable revised -
- Run every 10 minutes in each direction throughout the main part
of the day, Monday to Saturday.
- Additional evening journeys introduced.
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