I seem to have spent most of this last week looking at VOSA registrations for Plymouth. Citybus have put in a whole load more to start in September! 
© Jos Van-Hemert Exeter Street 15-7-1988
Good news travels fast proclaims 134 back in 1988 - it will be interesting to see how the news of these timetable changes is receieved when more detail is given nearer the time. I am sure it will be fast though!
On the 7th July we get all of these registrations:
PH0000135/6 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade and PLYMOUTH Royal Parade given service number 23/23D/24 effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/7 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade Stop A14 and SOUTHWAY given service number 40/40A/40D/41/41D effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/8 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT, C'ham Road and ROYAL PARADE/MILEHOSE Central Park given service number 42/42A/42B/42D effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Route and Timetable.
PH0000135/9 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade Stop A14 and PLYMOUTH Royal Parade given service number 43/143/43A/43B effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
(see comment below after the 26)
PH0000135/10 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH, ROYAL PARADE and WHITLEIGH given service number 44/44A effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/12 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade Stop A10 and PLYMOUTH Royal Parade given service number 8/9 effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/13 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade and DERRIFORD Hospital given service number 50 effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/27 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade and DERRIFORD Hospital given service number 61/61S/62/62A effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/41 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Cancellation Accepted: Operating between DERRIFORD Hospital and POWISLAND DRIVE given service number 33D/133 effective from 05-Sep-2010.
PH0000135/42 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade and HAM Merrivale Road given service number 35 effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/53 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade and ESTOVER Industrial Estate given service number 34/34B/34S effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/58 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade and CIRCULAR given
PH0000135/75 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH , Royal Parade and SALTASH PILLMERE given service number 26/26S effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
Odd that this still says Saltash - when it no longer goes there - the 43A does instead? PH0000135/76 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between ROYAL PARADE and DERRIFORD HOSPITAL given service number 29/29D/29S effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/94 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Plymouth City Centre given service number 5/5A effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/95 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between ROYAL PARADE PLYMOUTH and AMADOS MERRAFIELD PLYMOUTH given service number 20 effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/98 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between Peverell Ham Green Plymouth and Royal Parade Plymouth given service number 14D effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/99 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between Royal Parade Plymouth and Plymton Sandy Road given service number 22 effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/100 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted: Operating between Royal Parade Plymouth and Steer park Plymouth given service number 21 effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
Then as if that wasnt enough the next day sees a couple more added on
PH0000135/14 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between PLYMOUTH, ROYAL PARADE and DERRIFORD HOSPITAL given service number 46A/146/246/46B effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
PH0000135/52 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between PLYMOUTH Royal Parade and DERRIFORD Hospital given service number 47/147/247/47A/47B effective from 05-Sep-2010. To amend Timetable.
Clearly most of these are just timetable changes so no major recasting of routes but it has been unusual for Citybus to have many timetable changes in one go!
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Odd, I honestly expeced to see cancellations of routes to Plymstock and/or Saltash for example in return for First cancellation of Southway/Ernesettle routes, surely First can not be happy with citybus competing on their profit making routes when they are no longer competing on theirs (except Plympton) that is!!! Have First got anything new planned or have they just given up already?????
ReplyDeleteI think CityBus introduced their 5 and 5A service in direct response to First's increased competition against them in Plympton. The 5 and 5A seems to be fairly popular with customers (especially the concessionary fare users) as they offer a more direct service than First's Ugobus no 6 which is a bit of a hybrid from their former no 5 and 6 services, looping as it does around the Plymstock's Broadway shopping centre. Also as from 25th of this month First’s no 6 will cease once again to operate in an evening on Mondays to Saturday, so customers will have to rely on CityBus. Hopefully the changes from 5th September will not see CityBus removing their Monday to Saturday evening services on the 5 and 5A.
ReplyDeletei have to say as a first driver i totally understand why people "think" the 6 is slower but in reality it teakes about an extra 5 mins to get to the centre, it is quicker (service 5) for people in goosewell sadiscombe going to the broadway (fire st side) though, and yes the romours going round our depot is that we are winding down ready for a takeover
ReplyDeleteInteresting..Is that First D & C ready to be taken over ???? If so by whom...?????
ReplyDeleteI think the difference is that Citybus are carrying significant numbers of passengers on their competing services. FDC are not, hence the cancellation of the 13 and 17. Don't forget that there are "revisions" to the 15 to come as well, likely to be a reduction in frequency particularly on Sundays.
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