The 47 was a

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that operated between

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and

Yate Yate is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. It lies just to the southwest of the Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills and is northeast of Bristol and from Bath, Somerset, Bath. Developing from a small village into a town from t ...

. It was operated by

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History

In 2021, evening and Sunday services on route 5 were withdrawn and the leg to

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was removed. On 1 September 2022, First announced that route 5 would be withdrawn completely. Route 47 was introduced in October 2022 as a partial replacement for routes 5, Y3, Y4, and Y5. In late February 2023, First announced that the 47 would be withdrawn on 2 April, blaming low passenger numbers. It was replaced with route 25 operated by Transpora Bus which runs from Monday to Friday between Bristol city centre and Eastville. Another replacement service, route 525, was introduced between

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and Yate seven days a week operated by

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. The route number was revived in 2024 for a route between Bristol City Centre and

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, but this route is completely different from the original 47, mostly following the route of the 46, 48 and 49. In September 2024, it was replaced by the 47x, which operates fast between Bristol City Centre and Fishponds via the M32.

Route

The route started in Bristol city centre and ran through St Pauls,

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, Eastville,

Fishponds Fishponds is a suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about from Bristol city centre, the city centre. It is mainly residential, and housing is typically terraced Victorian. It has a small student population from the presence ...

, Downend,

Pucklechurch Pucklechurch is a civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, the main settlement of which is the large village of Pucklechurch. The parish also incorporates the hamlet of Shortwood to the west of Pucklechurch village, and Parkfield to the ...

, and

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. On reaching Yate, the route took a 25-minute loop around the town before terminating at Yate Shopping Centre. The full route took around 1.5 hours end-to-end and ran on an hourly frequency. There was no evening or Sunday service.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:47 Bristol-Yate Bus routes in England Bus transport in Bristol