It has been very quiet for the past few months but there have been a few bus route registrations posted on the VOSA web site from local operators just recently: PH0004983/31 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Bus Station and TORQUAY, Torbay Hotel given service number X80/X81 effective from 31-Jan-2010. To amend Timetable. PH0004983/243 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted: Operating between TORBAY HOSPITAL and TORQUAY MIDDLE WARBERRY ROAD given service number 64/65 effective from 31-Jan-2010. To amend Route. PH0004983/414 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Registration Accepted Starting Point: Paignton Finish Point: Torquay Via: Preston Service Number: X80/X81 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 31-JAN-2010 Other Details: Every 30 Minutes Mon- sat 2 hourly Sunday & Public holidays. On the same day we also have PH0006742/5 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF Variation Accepted: Operating between LANGAGE, PLYMPTON and LANGAGE, PLYMPTON given service number 53/53A effective from 26-Jan-2010. To amend Route and Timetable. PH0006742/33 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Royal Parade, Plymouth and Derriford given service number 14 effective from 04-Jan-2010. To amend Timetable. The X80 X81 is a bit of a mystery but it looks like the X81 shorts will now just be running between Paignton and Torquay rather than from Totnes as they do at the moment? I am sure all we be revealed in due course as First are very good at giving plenty of notice of new timetables.
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I suspect that the X80/1 registrations are a tidying up exercise to split the routes at Paignton and bring them under domestic drivers' hours legislation. I seem to recall that when Stagecoach began the X45 Paignton - Plymouth part of the reason for beginning from Paignton was that to start from Torquay on one registration would take it over the divide between domestic and EU hours.
ReplyDeleteBelieve their Totnes outstation is to close in the New year, which may explain a bit?
ReplyDeleteYes, the X80 change is to make the service operate under "domestic" as oppose to "EU" hours regs
ReplyDeleteMarc Reddy
Thanks for the confirmation Marc!
ReplyDeleteGraham