VOSA Catch up

A bit of a catch up on VOSA activity over the last month or so:

27 September 2012 FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT

• PH0004983/278 - Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between THE GEORGE PARK AND RIDE SITE and PLYMOUTH (Royal Parade) given service number PR1 effective from 14-Aug-2012. To amend Timetable.
• PH0004983/294 - Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Coypool Park & Ride Site and Royal Parade given service number PR2 effective from 14-Aug-2012. To amend Timetable.

I assume that this is a bit of a tidy up as they are for changes back in August!

9 October 2012 WESTERN GREYHOUND LTD, WESTERN HOUSE, ST. AUSTELL STREET, SUMMERCOURT, NEWQUAY, TR8 5DR

• PH0006741/1 - Variation Accepted: Operating between TRURO and NEWQUAY BUS STATION given service number 591/592/593/594/597/598 effective from 02-Dec-2012. To amend Route and Timetable.
• PH0006741/26 - Variation Accepted: Operating between POLPERRO, Crumplehorn and CALLINGTON, New Road given service number 573 effective from 02-Dec-2012. To amend Timetable.
• PH0006741/41 - Variation Accepted: Operating between LOOE and PLYMOUTH given service number 572 effective from 03-Dec-2012. To amend Timetable.
• PH0006741/42 - Variation Accepted: Operating between LISKEARD and CALLINGTON given service number 574/573 effective from 03-Dec-2012. To amend Timetable.
• PH0006741/45 - Variation Accepted: Operating between Liskard, Parade and Plymouth, Exeter Street given service number 593 effective from 02-Dec-2012. To amend Route and Timetable.
• PH0006741/86 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Launceston and Tavistock given service number 577 effective from 03-Dec-2012.
  

These are just the local ones out of a whole load of postings from Western Greyhound.

16 October 2012 ROBERT JOHN RISK, LANGAGE SCIENCE PARK, WESTERN WOOD WAY, PLYMPTON, PLYMOUTH, PL7 5BG

• PH0006742/29 - Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between George Interchange Park & Ride and Derriford Hospital given service number PR3 effective from 05-Nov-2012. To amend Route and Timetable.

This is also known as route 60 which is used more often than not on the buses themselves although PR3 is used from time to time or even just “Park & Ride”is displayed.

18 October 2012  PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA

• PH0000135/8 - Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT, C'ham Road and ROYAL PARADE/MILEHOSE Central Park given service number 42/42A/42B/42D effective from 11-Nov-2012. To amend Route.
  
• PH0000135/131 - Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Plympton, Steer Park and DHS Boys Plymouth given service number 109 effective from 11-Nov-2012. To amend Route and Timetable.

22 October 2012 PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH,

• PH0000135/136 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Wembury and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA1 effective from 23-Dec-2012.
• PH0000135/137 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Ivybridge and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA2 effective from 23-Dec-2012.
• PH0000135/138 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Glenholt and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA3 effective from 23-Dec-2012.
• PH0000135/139 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Tameton Foliot and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA4 effective from 23-Dec-2012.
• PH0000135/140 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Whitleigh and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA5 effective from 23-Dec-2012.
• PH0000135/141 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Saltash and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA6 effective from 23-Dec-2012.
• PH0000135/142 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Plymstock and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA7 effective from 23-Dec-2012.
• PH0000135/143 - Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Plympton and Plymouth Argyle Home Park given service number PA8 effective from 23-Dec-2012.

ARGYLE'S special football buses have been scrapped because they are under-used, supporters' club chairman Keith Bulley said today. The supporters' club negotiated a deal with Plymouth Citybus for buses to run to and from Home Park for every home Saturday match this season. Buses – at present – run from Wembury, Ivybridge, Glenholt, Tamerton Foliot, Whitleigh, Saltash, Plympton and Plymstock, calling at all bus stops en route and dropping fans at Home Park up to an hour before kick-off. Fares range from £2-£4. But Bulley said the last specials would run on December 8, when Argyle play York City at home. Bulley said Citybus was losing a substantial amount of money because supporters were not using the service.

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