Registered local bus service

PF0000459/149

9

Historical registration: not listed in the publisher’s current RegisteredOnly snapshot. This does not establish today’s timetable or vehicle allocation.

Service
9
From
Bedford
To
Stevenage
Via
Hitchin
Effective
31 May 2025
Status
Cancelled

Registration history

27 records

Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.

#26 · Cancelled

Effective
31 May 2025
Received
17 April 2025

9 · BedfordStevenage

via Hitchin

Full Timetable Change.

Operating between Bedford and Stevenage given service number 9 / 9A / 9D / 9B / 9C effective from 31 May 2025.

#25 · Registered

Effective
27 October 2024
Received
13 September 2024

709 · BedfordStevenage

via Hitchin

New Sunday Services Added

Operating between Bedford and Stevenage given service number 709 / 9B / 9D / 9 / 9A / 9C effective from 27 October 2024. To amend Timetable.

#24 · Expired

Effective
20 July 2024
Received
7 June 2024
End date
21 July 2024

9 · BedfordStevenage

via Shefford, Shortstown

timetable vary

Operating between Bedford and Stevenage given service number 9 / 9A / 9D / 9B / 9C effective from 20 July 2024. To amend Timetable.

#23 · Registered

Effective
2 June 2024
Received
19 April 2024

9 · Bedford Bus StationStevenage

via Shefford, Shortstown

Route, timetable, and stopping points variation.

Operating between Bedford Bus Station and Stevenage given service number 9 / 9A / 9D / 9B / 9C effective from 02 June 2024. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#22 · Withdrawn

Effective
2 June 2024
Received
19 April 2024

709 · BedfordStevenage

via Shefford, Shortstown

Full Timetable Change.

#21 · Registered

Effective
18 February 2024
Received
5 January 2024

9 · BedfordStevenage

via Shefford, Shortstown

Full timetable & route changes

Operating between Bedford and Stevenage given service number 9 / 9A / 9B / 9C / 9D effective from 18 February 2024. To amend Route and Timetable.

#20 · Registered

Effective
4 June 2023
Received
21 April 2023

9 · BedfordHitchin

via Shefford, Shortstown

Minor running time changes & route changes.

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 9 / 9A / 9B / 9C effective from 04 June 2023. To amend Route and Timetable.

#19 · Registered

Effective
16 April 2023
Received
3 March 2023

9 · BedfordHitchin

via Shefford, Shortstown

Timetable Variation

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 9 / 9A / 9B / 9C effective from 16 April 2023. To amend Timetable.

#18 · Registered

Effective
30 October 2022
Received
25 October 2022

9 · BedfordHitchin

Vary route and timetable.

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 9 / 9B / 9A effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Route and Timetable.

#17 · Registered

Effective
30 October 2022
Received
16 September 2022

709 · BedfordHitchin

New route & timetable

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9 / 9A / 9B / 9A / 9B / 9C effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Route and Timetable.

#16 · Expired

Effective
23 January 2022
Received
14 January 2022
End date
31 August 2022

709 · BedfordHitchin

Temporary change to Covid19 timetable

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9A / 9 / 9B / 9C effective from 23 January 2022. To amend Timetable.

#15 · Expired

Effective
3 September 2021
Received
2 September 2021
End date
31 December 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

To Remove Vaccination Centre diversion and to add scholars journeys at the requestv of Central Bedfordshire Council.

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9A / 9 / 9B / 9C effective from 03 September 2021. To amend Timetable.

#14 · Expired

Effective
15 August 2021
Received
3 August 2021
End date
31 December 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

To return to the previous Temporary Covid 19 timetable after road closure at Harrowden road reopens

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9A / 9 / 9B effective from 15 August 2021. To amend Timetable.

#13 · Registered

Effective
26 July 2021
Received
16 July 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

Temporary change to a Covid 19 timetable. To Divert service due to road closure at Harrowden Road (Approxamatly 6 weeks) the service will revert bak to the previous timetable when complete.

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9A / 9 / 9B effective from 26 July 2021. To amend Route.

#12 · Expired

Effective
11 April 2021
Received
7 April 2021
End date
1 October 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

Temporary change for Covid 19. To add journeys to increase capacity for predicted increase in passenger numbers after general retail reopens.

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9A / 9 / 9B effective from 11 April 2021. To amend Timetable.

#11 · Expired

Effective
15 March 2021
Received
10 March 2021
End date
1 October 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

TEMPOARY Due to Covid. To operate an additional School day only journey, at the request of Heretfordshire County Council.

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9 / 9A / 9B effective from 15 March 2021. To amend Timetable.

#10 · Expired

Effective
8 March 2021
Received
2 March 2021
End date
1 October 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

TEMPOARY - TO ADD AM & PM SCHOOL TRIP DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9 / 9A / 9B effective from 08 March 2021. To amend Timetable.

#9 · Expired

Effective
21 February 2021
Received
17 February 2021
End date
1 October 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

To divert 9A & 9B journeys via Covid 19 Vaccanation site

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9 / 9A / 9B effective from 21 February 2021. To amend Route and Timetable.

#8 · Withdrawn

Effective
21 February 2021
Received
12 February 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

To divert 9A & 9B journeys via Covid 19 Vaccanation site

#7 · Withdrawn

Effective
10 January 2021
Received
16 December 2020

709 · BedfordHitchin

To pre COVID levels of service to maintain social distancing and to adjust journey times to improve reliability

#6 · Expired

Effective
5 October 2020
Received
2 October 2020
End date
4 January 2021

709 · BedfordHitchin

To Add two School journeys at the request of Bedfordshire Central Council

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9 / 9A / 9B effective from 05 October 2020. To amend Timetable.

#5 · Expired

Effective
14 June 2020
Received
8 June 2020
End date
31 August 2020

709 · BedfordHitchin

CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9 / 9A / 9B effective from 14 June 2020. To amend Timetable.

#4 · Expired

Effective
5 April 2020
Received
7 April 2020
End date
31 August 2020

709 · BedfordHitchin

CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between Bedford and Hitchin given service number 709 / 9 / 9A / 9B effective from 05 April 2020. To amend Timetable.

#3 · Registered

Effective
9 June 2019
Received
23 April 2019

709 · HitchinBedford

Change to route and timetable

Operating between Hitchin and Bedford given service number 709 / 9A / 9 / 9B effective from 09 June 2019. To amend Route and Timetable.

#2 · Registered

Effective
30 December 2018
Received
16 November 2018

709 · HitchinBedford

Change to route and timetable

Operating between Hitchin and Bedford given service number 709 / 9A / 9B / 9 effective from 30 December 2018. To amend Route and Timetable.

#1 · Registered

Effective
15 April 2018
Received
9 February 2018

709 · ShortstownBedford

Change to timetable.

Operating between Shortstown and Bedford given service number 709 / 9 effective from 15 April 2018. To amend Timetable.

#0 · Registered

Effective
31 March 2013
Received
1 February 2013

9 · BedfordShortstown

Current registration changing of operators licence

From: Bedford To: Shortstown Via: Name or No: 9 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 31-Mar-2013 Other Details: Current registration changing of operators licence

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