The service registrations on VOSA continue with these few appearing on the site yesterday. It all starts of quite mundane...
Service 12
PH0000135/149 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA
Variation Accepted: Operating between Plymouth Royal Parade and Travistock Bus Station given service number 12 effective from 25-May-2014. To amend Timetable.
Then things start to get a bit more interesting with a new service 11 which starts off in Plymouth and goes via Derriford Hospital and "Hollabridge" to Tavistock and then on to Okehampton
PH0000135/154 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: PLYMOUTH ROYAL PARADE
Finish Point: TAVISTOCK BUS STATION Via: Derriford Hospital, Yelverton, Hollabridge
Service Number: 11 Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 25-MAY-2014
Other Details: Sunday to Saturday excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Sunday service on other bank holidays.
PH0000135/155 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: TAVISTOCK BUS STATION
Finish Point: WEST ST, OKEHAMPTON Via: Mary Tavi, Lydford, Sourton
Service Number: 11 Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 25-MAY-2014
Other Details: Monday to Saturday. On Sunday the service will stop at Market Street. Sunday service will operate on bank holidays. However, there will be no service on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Now the Tavistock to Okehampton service has been a bit of an open secret for some time but the next section was more of a surprise with a Sunday service through to Barnstaple which will use the same buses as used on the 11.
PH0000135/156 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: OKEHAMPTON, MARKET STREET
Finish Point: GREAT TOLLINGTON CHURCH Via: HATHERLEIGH, MEETH, MERTON
Service Number: 75B Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 25-MAY-2014
Other Details: Sundays & Bank Holidays excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. 2 Journeys in each direction.
PH0000135/157 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: GREAT TORRINGTON CHURCH
Finish Point: BARNSTAPLE BUS STATION Via: Bideford
Service Number: 75B Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 25-MAY-2014
Other Details: Sundays and Bank Holidays except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. 2 Journeys in each direction
As usual we await full details which will of course appear here when they are available. It does appear that the 11 will work alongside the 12 to provide a more comprehensive Plymouth to Tavistock service with a welcome incursion back into Derriford Hospital which has seen direct runs to Tavistock much reduced over the last year
Just another day running a bus company
13 March: SERVICE DIVERSION: East & West Charleton closed to traffic - service 93 diverted via Totnes Cross: Tuesday 25 March. The road between West Charleton and East Charleton will be closed to traffic between 09:30 and 16:30. This is for road resurfacing. Therefore service 93 will be unable to travel on the A379 between Kingsbridge and Torcross in both directions. (It will still serve Stoke Fleming and Strete). From Torcross it will be diverted via the A3122 and A381 via Totnes Cross to/from Dartmouth. We are hoping the road will be opened to allow the school bus to travel the normal route. However this has not yet been confirmed by Southwest Highways. Therefore until this is confirmed please assume the school bus will also be diverted via Totnes Cross. We apologise for any inconvenience caused due to circumstances beyond our control. If you have any questions regarding this road closure please contact Southwest Highways on 01404 821500.
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"Hollabridge" "GREAT TOLLINGTON CHURCH"
ReplyDeleteThey seem to have a problem with Ls and Rs
Mary Tavi is another interesting one. The 'l' and 'r' problem reminds me of the rather unkind imitation of a Chinese accent, as in 'flied lice'. The reason for this, though, is that - I believe - there is no 'r' sound in either of the main Chinese languages. British pronunciation of words in other languages is another matter entirely ....
ReplyDeleteMy only conclusion for the 75b registration is that Citybus have won the contract for the Sunday service to Barnstaple from Beacon Bus. I am surprised, though, that Devon County Council have not made them use the service number 118. The weekday service, though, may be an extra as it does not mention going through Brentor and Lydford - perhaps Citybus thinks there is a commercial need for Okehampton to have a through bus to Plymouth.
Keith
Has David Sheppard of BBC Radio Devon fame lost his Trypist to VOSA in Leeds?
ReplyDeleteMany years ago we had a link to from Okehampton to Plymouth with Okeridge of Okehampton then i believe it went to Gordons of Okehampton till he lost his licence.
ReplyDeleteMany will remember Okeridge:s - HGL384 Albion Harrington used on this service, the final vehicle used i think was AOD590L Ford R192 Willowbrook new to Bruce & Parker Okehampton
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