Taxi Bus

Redditch Taxibus Evening services

Following the success of the initial pilot Taxibus scheme launched in September 2005, the service has been expanded to include evening service provision to further areas of Redditch.

These revamped services, operated by Touch of Class, commenced in June 2007 and provide evening services as detailed below.

Service 55A offers a 40 minute frequency evening service between Redditch Town Centre, Batchley, Webheath, Headless Cross, Oakenshaw, Alexandra Hospital, Crabbs Cross, Walkwood and Redditch Bus Station Monday to Saturday between 20-20 and 23-38.

Service 56A offers a 40 minute frequency service in the opposite direction between Redditch Bus Station, Walkwood, Crabbs Cross, Alexandra Hospital, Oakenshaw, Headless Cross, Webheath, Batchley and Redditch Town Centre Monday to Saturday between 20-40 and 23-18.

Service 57 offers a 30 minute frequency service between Redditch Bus Station, Woodrow, Alexandra Hospital,Matchborough, Winyates, Church Hill and Redditch Town centre Monday to Saturday between 20-15 and 23-44.

Service 58 offers a 30 minute service in the opposite direction  between Redditch Town Centre, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, Alexandra Hospital, Woodrow and Redditch Bus Station Monday to Saturday between 20-30 and 23-29.

Timetables can be viewed by using the links below:

• Service 51 bus timetable including Redditch Taxibus
• Services 55 & 56 bus timetables including Redditch Taxibus
• Services 57 & 58 (Taxibus journeys)
• Services 57 & 58 (First journeys)
• Services 57 & 58 (Diamond journeys)

A single flat fare of £1 is charged per journey, and concessionary passes and other bus operator saver tickets are accepted.  (there is a 50p charge for other operators saver tickets).

Route Maps

Route maps for services 55A & 56A and for services 57 & 58 are available to download below:

Services 55A & 56A route map  (410.07 KB)

Services 57 & 58 route map  (361.61 KB)

Vehicles

The evening services are provided by three 7 seater Volkswagen taxibus, fitted out to the modern Eurocab Taxibus style, offering comfort and easy access for up to seven passengers.

There is wide door low step access, and the vehicles are fitted with ramps to enable wheelchair access. Three CCTV cameras on board each of the three vehicles offer passengers security and peace of mind.

In addition a 13 seater Rohill vehicle is used, which also offers wide door low step access with a ramp to enable wheelchair access.

Booking

There is no need to book in advance, the vehicles will stop and pick up passengers at the regular bus stops along the route used by daytime services run by a commercial bus operator.

The Taxibus scheme is operated by a leading local taxi operator, A Touch of Class, on behalf of Worcestershire County Council and Redditch Borough Council, and is funded from the Urban Bus Challenge 2003 Department for Transport Grant.

A Taxibus running a timetabled evening bus service along a fixed route is a first for Redditch and for the county. This is one of very few Taxibus schemes that offer a timetabled bus service in an urban area.

For further details please contact:

Chris Wilson
Passenger Transport Development Officer
Worcestershire County Council
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP

Telephone:  01905 766360

Email:  cwilson5@worcestershire.gov.uk

See also Worcestershire Bus Timetables Homepage