VOSA has been busy recently and there is still plenty more to come. Earlier this week we had the following for Target Travel and First Devon & Cornwall:
PH0006742/48 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF
Variation Accepted: Operating between Plymouth, Royal Parade and Ridgefield Shopping Centre given service number 19/19A/19B effective from 04-Nov-2013. To amend Route.
Plymouth City Council tender change.
PH0006742/55 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF
Registration Accepted Starting Point: Plymouth, Mayflower Street Finish Point: Plymouth, Mayflower Street Via: Mutley, Pennycross Service Number: 31 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 05-NOV-2013 Other Details: Monday to Friday hourly.
Plymouth City Council tender change. Route taken from Plymouth Citybus.
PH0004983/35 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT
Variation Accepted: Operating between TORPOINT FERRY and PLYMOUTH Bus Station given service number 81/81A/81C effective from 03-Nov-2013. To amend Timetable.
Presumably to respond to the new Plymouth Citybus route
PH0004983/429 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT
Variation Accepted: Operating between Wembury and Plymouth City Centre given service number 48 effective from 03-Nov-2013. To amend Timetable.
Winter timetable but may also help fill in gaps left by the other planned changes in Plymstock?
I notice that the message on their web site now reads
We are currently compiling information on these changes and it will be published on our website, Facebook and Twitter pages very shortly
There are more notices on VOSA for Plymouth Citybus and Western Greyhound which will be given in the next post later on Friday. I will be going back and looking at all of these planned changes in more detail on a route by route basis over the coming weeks once the dust has settled and all the information is in from the companies themselves.
My understanding is that the 48 service to Wembury is from a Monday to Saturday financially supported by Devon County Council. On Sundays and bank holidays it is financially supported by Plymouth City Council from (I think it is called a section 106 agreement) money from a new housing scheme.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there is any funding changes occurring? Also there are problems for holders of the (excellent value at £32) FirstMonth Plymstock ticket. This is only valid for use on First services 2, 6 and 7. Unless this is amended the 48 and 93 cannot be used with this monthly ticket. If there is no change to the terms and conditions this will considerably reduce the journeys available for use on this ticket. I do hope it is not withdrawn altogether though.
Spotted a Blue Flash Enviro outside Milehouse today. Looks very neat. I couldn't see any red from the angle I was looking from.
ReplyDeleteWestern Greyhound seem to be cancelling half of their routes but the 594 for example is cancelled but also recreated and extended to Trutro so maybe they are just changing routes and numbers and nothing more. Fingers crossed.
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