A REVISED network for Yellow Buses launches across the conurbation today.

The firm is implementing a colour coded system to line the yellow fleet, with a return to simple route numbers and suffixes.

Other changes which come into use from today - Sunday, April 8 - include more Route 1 buses from Bournemouth to Christchurch, with up to 18 journeys per hour on weekdays, through services from Castlepoint to Poole on Route 3 and an increase in services from Bournemouth to Kinson on Route 5.

The revised network follows a major public consultation involving 1,200 street surveys, focus groups and other passenger feedback mechanisms.

David Squire, Yellow Buses' managing director, said: “The changes we are making will ensure a simple to understand, high frequency network that is both punctual and reliable at an affordable price.

“Everything is in place for Sunday’s launch of our revised network. It has been a tremendous team effort and I think our 15 million passengers will notice a positive difference in our services from April 8.”

Apart from repainting and rebranding the bus fleet, timetables and information have been updated at more than 1,000 bus stops.

Yellow Buses operates a fleet of 140 buses and 16 coaches with more than 410 staff.

The company carries around 15m passengers a year with its vehicles operating nearly five million miles across the Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and East Dorset area.

Timetables for the revised network can be found on Yellow Buses’ website at www.yellowbuses.co.uk and are also available at the Travel Shop, local libraries and Yellow Buses’ head office at Yeomans Way, Bournemouth.