New registrations are slowly starting to appear for services changing hands under council tenders. Tuesday saw a few entries for Jacketts Coaches:
Jacketts 318
PH1101608/7 - TREVELLYAN JACKETT T/A JACKETT'S COACHES, KINGSETT HOUSE,, ALBASTON, GUNNISLAKE, PL18 9AL
Variation Accepted: Operating between Okehampton, Fore Street and North Tawton given service number 318 effective from 27-May-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PH1101608/12 - TREVELLYAN JACKETT T/A JACKETT'S COACHES, KINGSETT HOUSE,, ALBASTON, GUNNISLAKE, PL18 9AL
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Tavistock Bus Station
Finish Point: Yelverton Roundabout
Via: Horrabridge, Milton Coombe, Dousland
Service Number: 55
Service Type: Normal Stopping/Hail & Ride
Effective Date: 27-MAY-2014
Other Details: Monday to Saturday excluding public holidays.
The 55 is currently operated by Beacon Bus.
This next one is a bit of a surprise - It is of course currently a Plymouth Citybus route Monday to Saturday:
PH1101608/11 - TREVELLYAN JACKETT T/A JACKETT'S COACHES, KINGSETT HOUSE,, ALBASTON, GUNNISLAKE, PL18 9AL
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Plymouth, Royal Parade
Finish Point: Plymouth, Royal Parade
Via: Barbican & West Hoe
Service Number: 25
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 06-MAY-2014
Other Details: Sundays and public holiday from first Sunday in May through to last Sunday in September each year.
Meanwhile a little more information on the new 20A announced by Plymouth Citybus ...
As scheduled, the County Council contract for operating financially supported Service 180 has been retendered. The outcome of this is that Plymouth Citybus are successful. A revised timetable which takes effect on Monday 21st April.
The Citybus operation takes the form of an extension to their local service between Plymouth and Plympton. The service is therefore renumbered 20A.The service restores an hourly frequency between Ivybridge Town, Lee Mill, Smithaleigh, Plympton and Plymouth. Ivybridge Town sections continue to be served, at the improved frequency, with the eastern half of the town being served by means of a one-way clockwise loop. Plymouth-bound passengers boarding in Cole Lane will travel via Ivybridge Station, as will passengers travelling from Plymouth to St. Peter's Way. The route between Ivybridge and Lee Mill is via Beech Road and Woodland Road. The stop in Plympton moves to Moorland Road.
The route in and out of Plymouth will be via Marsh Mills, Laira, North Hill and Mayflower Street to and from Royal Parade. College-time passengers will need to change in the City Centre. Citybus are providing the new 20A in addition to their half-hourly direct Service 45. The full range of Citybus network tickets will be available. The Plymouth Citybus service is not only the lowest cost option for the County Council, but also, being built on a sound commercial core, it offers the best prospect of future sustainability.
Which of course replaces First service 180
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Hmm, tendered services generally have to accept other operators' paper tickets. Now the 25 has gone to Jackett's on Sun/BH, will they be keeping this quiet like they did with the 54 to Bovisand last year and First do with the late night Tavistock runs?
ReplyDeleteWhether tickets from other operators are accepted on a different operator's bus is a matter for the council to specify as such in their contract. The tendered operator is only obligated to accept other operation's tickets over the route if it is stipulated in the contract terms.
DeleteKent do this - and the tendered operator must accept all other operator's tickets over parallel sections of route, Wiltshire has the Day Rover all operator ticket.
If Devon (or Plymouth City) don't stipulate it in the contract, then Jackett's is not obliged to accept other operators tickets. You appear to be suggesting that the contract does require this. A swift email to the tendering authority would resolve that, as the odd mystery shopper or two would establish if it was indeed going on.
My money's on it not being required as part of the contract ;)
look out jackets are getting big routes in devon .and 3 Plymouth routes .that's two there took of citybus routes well done
ReplyDeleteYou will probably find that City Bus did not want the service 13 or run the Sunday service on the 25. So not much of a loss.
Deletebest of luck to trev. he has lower overheads than citybus, it now means we can put our resources into other areas.........
ReplyDeleteIt is the norm with PCC and DCC tenders that other operators tickets have to be accepted. Hence PCB tickets are valid on FDC tendered Tavistock services, tendered Target services and Jackett's tendered routes. Likewise PCB have to accept other operators tickets on service 14 and anything they operate on a tender. To clarify it is usually only paper tickets that are accepted, smart cards and mobile ticketing are not normally included in the tender rules.
ReplyDeleteAs expected, first's 180 is going.
ReplyDelete1.PH0004983/351 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Plymouth, Bretonside Bus Station and Ivybridge, Cole Lane given service number 180 effective from 19-Apr-2014.