#25 · Cancelled
- Effective
- 22 February 2025
- Received
- 10 January 2025
53 · Bedford – Wootton
Cancellation
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 53 / 53A effective from 22 February 2025.
Registered local bus service
PF0000459/159
53
Historical registration: not listed in the publisher’s current RegisteredOnly snapshot. This does not establish today’s timetable or vehicle allocation.
- Service
- 53
- From
- Bedford
- To
- Wootton
- Via
- Not published
- Effective
- 22 February 2025
- Status
- Cancelled
Registration history
26 records
Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.
#24 · Registered
- Effective
- 2 June 2024
- Received
- 19 April 2024
53 · Bedford Bus Station – Wootton
Route, timetable and stopping places variation. Different stand at Bedford Bus station, and more stops at Kempston.
Operating between Bedford Bus Station and Wootton given service number 53 / 53A effective from 02 June 2024. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
#23 · Withdrawn
- Effective
- 2 June 2024
- Received
- 19 April 2024
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Minor running time changes.
#22 · Registered
- Effective
- 29 October 2023
- Received
- 15 September 2023
53 · Bedford – Wootton
Minor running time changes to include Wootton Village .
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 29 October 2023. To amend Timetable.
#21 · Registered
- Effective
- 4 June 2023
- Received
- 21 April 2023
53 · Bedford – Wootton
Minor running time changes.
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 53 effective from 04 June 2023. To amend Timetable.
#20 · Registered
- Effective
- 30 October 2022
- Received
- 16 September 2022
53 · Bedford – Wootton
New timetable
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 53 / 53A effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Timetable.
#19 · Expired
- Effective
- 23 January 2022
- Received
- 14 January 2022
- End date
- 31 August 2022
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Temporary change to Covid 19 timetable
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 23 January 2022. To amend Timetable.
#18 · Expired
- Effective
- 29 August 2021
- Received
- 23 August 2021
- End date
- 31 December 2021
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Temporary COVID19 Timetable/ Stopping point Variation To add bus stop at Lomax gardens and to revise timetable to improve reliablity
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 29 August 2021. To amend Stopping Places and Timetable.
#17 · Expired
- Effective
- 20 June 2021
- Received
- 9 June 2021
- End date
- 1 October 2021
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Temporary change to a Covid 19 timetable
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 20 June 2021. To amend Timetable.
#16 · Expired
- Effective
- 11 April 2021
- Received
- 7 April 2021
- End date
- 1 October 2021
953 · Bedford – Wootton
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 Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 11 April 2021. To amend Timetable.
#15 · Withdrawn
- Effective
- 11 January 2021
- Received
- 15 December 2020
953 · Bedford – Wootton
To increase the number of journeys to maintain social distancing.
#14 · Expired
- Effective
- 20 September 2020
- Received
- 17 September 2020
- End date
- 4 January 2021
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Tocorrect the journey times to both 53A journeys due to school day fiishing earlier also revise route to better isolate school children.
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 20 September 2020. To amend Route and Timetable.
#13 · Expired
- Effective
- 30 August 2020
- Received
- 24 August 2020
- End date
- 4 January 2021
953 · Bedford – Wootton
To add two addional school journeys (53A's) to a COVID-19 timetable
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 30 August 2020. To amend Timetable.
#12 · Expired
- Effective
- 14 June 2020
- Received
- 8 June 2020
- End date
- 31 August 2020
953 · Bedford – Wootton
CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 effective from 14 June 2020. To amend Timetable.
#11 · Registered
- Effective
- 27 October 2019
- Received
- 25 October 2019
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Change to route and timetable due to temporary roadworks
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 27 October 2019. To amend Route.
#10 · Registered
- Effective
- 28 October 2019
- Received
- 10 October 2019
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Change to route and timetable due to temporary roadworks
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 28 October 2019. To amend Route.
#9 · Registered
- Effective
- 30 December 2018
- Received
- 10 December 2018
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Change to 53A journeys - now serve Wootton school
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 30 December 2018. To amend Timetable.
#8 · Registered
- Effective
- 30 December 2018
- Received
- 16 November 2018
953 · Bedford – Wootton
Change to route and timetable
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 953 / 53 / 53A effective from 30 December 2018. To amend Route and Timetable.
#7 · Registered
- Effective
- 15 April 2018
- Received
- 9 February 2018
953 · Bedford – Cranfield
Change to timetable.
Operating between Bedford and Cranfield given service number 953 / 53 effective from 15 April 2018. To amend Timetable.
#6 · Registered
- Effective
- 1 January 2017
- Received
- 26 October 2016
53 · Bedford – Cranfield
Change to route and timetable.
Operating between Bedford and Cranfield given service number 53 effective from 01-Jan-2017. To amend Route and Timetable.
#5 · Registered
- Effective
- 3 January 2016
- Received
- 8 November 2015
53 · Bedford – Milton Keynes
Change to route at Milton Keynes Hospital
Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number 53 effective from 03-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
#4 · Registered
- Effective
- 5 April 2015
- Received
- 6 February 2015
53 · Bedford – Milton Keynes
Adjustment to inbound times
Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number 53 effective from 05-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.
#3 · Registered
- Effective
- 8 February 2015
- Received
- 9 December 2014
53 · Bedford – Milton Keynes
Small change to route
Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number 53 effective from 08-Feb-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
#2 · Registered
- Effective
- 4 January 2015
- Received
- 7 November 2014
53 · Bedford – Milton Keynes
Changes to timetable and route
Operating between Bedford and Milton Keynes given service number 53 effective from 04-Jan-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
#1 · Registered
- Effective
- 28 July 2013
- Received
- 21 June 2013
53 · Bedford – Wootton
Minor adjustment to help with running times
Operating between Bedford and Wootton given service number 53 effective from 28-Jul-2013. To amend Timetable.
#0 · Registered
- Effective
- 31 March 2013
- Received
- 1 February 2013
53 · Bedford – Wootton
Current registration changing of operators licence
From: Bedford To: Wootton Via: Name or No: 53 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 31-Mar-2013 Other Details: Current registration changing of operators licence
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