Catching up on the last few weeks activity on VOSA which continues to be fairly quiet for Devon & Cornwall at the moment.
1 December 2011
PH1081198/16 - TALLY HO! COACHES LIMITED, STATION YARD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KINGSBRIDGE, TQ7 1ES
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Kingsbridge Bus Station
Finish Point: Kingsbridge Bus Station
Via: The Mounts, Moreleigh
Service Number: 124
Service Type: School or Works
Effective Date: 02-JAN-2012
Other Details: Schooldays only Monday to Friday
9 December 2011
PH1101608/2 - TREVELLYAN JACKETT T/A JACKETT'S COACHES, KINGSETT HOUSE,, ALBASTON, GUNNISLAKE, PL18 9AL
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Plymouth, Bretonside Bus Station and Truro, Bus Station given service number X5 effective from 01-Feb-2012.
13 December 2011
PH0006742/42 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Hooe and Royal Parade given service number 7D effective from 03-Jan-2012. To amend Route.
PH0006742/48 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Plymouth, Royal Parade and Ridgefield Shopping Centre given service number 19/19A/19B effective from 03-Jan-2012. To amend Route.
Recommended Links
- Belgium gets a pretty raw deal in the UK. It's dismissed as a boring place whose only famous people were a punk rocker (Plastic Bertrand) and a fictional hero (Tintin). Transport Illustrated
- The maroon interior, Indian Red wheels, Treadmaster flooring and shallow windows all offer a nod to the last bus specifically designed for London. Plymouth Local History Blog
- This livery also appears to suit the lines of the Citaro even worse than it did on the Dart, although it matches perfectly with the Enviro 200's. PTOTPA
- which leaves a further clutch of Centrebus routes for which fbb could find no printed publicity whatsoever. Likewise newcomer Thurmaston Bus and slightly older hand Paul Winson remained utterly shy of the mysterious art of leaflet distribution. Public Transport Experience
- The biggest problem of them all: the fares, which really are at the top level of the scale; and it’s not just the singles either, the day and weekly tickets along with zonal fares all need a close examination if not a complete overhaul. Omnibuses
- The 2nd of the K-ORL batch of Volvo Olympians has now been withdrawn from service with First Devon and Cornwall, now awaiting her rendezvous with the scrap man. PTOTPA
- Remember when the 21 was step entry Darts advertising a service to Sainsburys and air conditioning? Southern England Bus Scene
The new Jacketts service didn'y last long!!!
ReplyDeletewould you keep running a bus that looses money everytime it goes out of the depot? I've been told that because of the way the concessionary fares are paid it cant even make money with a full bus.
ReplyDeleteYou will see alot of work in Cornwall dissapear when the concessionary fare rate is cut by cornwall council in april next year.