10 November 2014

VOSA Update

I am a bit behind on VOSA but I now finally bring things back up to date.

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 15 OCT 2014 Timetable

PH1017984/77 - ALANSWAY COACHES LTD T/A COUNTRY BUS, KING CHARLES BUSINESS PK, OLD NEWTON RD, HEATHFIELD, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6UT Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Newton Abbot, Sherborne Road and Widdecombe Car Park given service number 271 effective from 31-Oct-2014. To amend Timetable.

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 23 OCT 2014

PH0004983/278 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between THE GEORGE PARK AND RIDE SITE and PLYMOUTH (Royal Parade) given service number PR1 effective from 05-Nov-2014. To amend Timetable.

Like the PR2 this will be the bonfire Night special timetable only.

Registration of New Services 28 OCT 2014

PH0006742/58 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF Registration Accepted Starting Point: Yelverton Finish Point: Tavistock Via: Princetown, Bellever Service Number: 98 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 29-DEC-2014 Other Details: Monday to Saturday

Cancellations Of Existing Services 29 OCT 2014:

PH0005044/4 - JAMES WILLIAM GRAHAM GODDARD & DANIEL RICHARD TWEEDIE T/A ALINE COACHES, 9 BULLER ROAD, TORPOINT, PL11 2LD Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Cawsands and Cremyll given service number 80 effective from 28-Oct-2014.

Cancellations Of Existing Services 29 OCT 2014:

PH0005044/7 - JAMES WILLIAM GRAHAM GODDARD & DANIEL RICHARD TWEEDIE T/A ALINE COACHES, 9 BULLER ROAD, TORPOINT, PL11 2LD Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Liskeard Parade and Liskeard Rail Station given service number 80B effective from 28-Oct-2014.

Is this just a bit of tidying up? A-Line have been running these routes as the 32 32C since August. Moving into the first week of November...

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 04 NOV 2014 90 Dartmouth

PH0004983/36 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted: Operating between Dartmouth Pontoon and Dartmouth Pontoon given service number 90/90A/90B/90C effective from 04-Jan-2015. To amend Timetable.

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 04 NOV 2014 93 Dartmouth

PH0004983/38 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted: Operating between Kingsbridge Quay and Dartmouth Pontoon given service number 93 effective from 04-Jan-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 04 NOV 2014 807 808 809 Coombe Dean School

PH0004983/120 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted: Operating between Woolwell and Coombe Dean School given service number 808/807/809 effective from 04-Jan-2015. To amend Timetable.

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 04 NOV 2014 76 Launceston

PH0004983/186 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted: Operating between PLYMOUTH Bretonside Bus Station and LAUNCESTON Westgate Street given service number 76 effective from 05-Jan-2015. To amend Timetable.

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 04 NOV 2014

PH0004983/467 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT Variation Accepted: Operating between MOUNT GOULD, LIPSON ROAD and COOMBE DEAN SCHOOL given service number 806 effective from 04-Jan-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

Registration of new service: VOSA 07 NOV 2014

PH0006742/57 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF Registration Accepted Starting Point: YELVERTON Finish Point: TAVISTOCK Via: Service Number: 55 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 29-DEC-2014 Other Details: MONDAY TO SATURDAY

So quite a flurry of activity from First over the last month. On top of this there have been a few new services in Cornwall where First are very much 'on the up' compared with a few years ago. Also of note are the two new registrations from Target Travel who appear to be taking over from Oakleys. Is this the end of their brief foray into tendered services? We will be having a closer look at some of the Plymouth changes in more detail over the next few weeks. First 42438 P438ORL
Only a few years ago many people expected First to give up on the 76 as Western Greyhound seemed poised to win the battle. How times change...

In The News

  • This is the Westcountry: Buses of Somerset win Taunton park and ride contract A NEW contract to provide Taunton’s popular park and ride service has been awarded to The Buses of Somerset, the Taunton-based operation of First Bus. The fleet of buses and drivers will be familiar to passengers as the company has been operating the service on a temporary contract since April this year

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  • LANCASTER OMNIBUS: New Bus Journey Planner For Manchester Called Manchester Buses, it's produced by Manchester-based IOL Logistics, who describe it as a "labour of love" which they felt compelled to provide as there was "no decent and modern journey planner available". The Man on the Lancaster Omnibus was initially surprised at what appeared to be a slur on the good folk of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) but a check on that organisation's website soon showed that their journey planning service consists solely of a link to Traveline North West. Despite this, Manchester Buses apparently uses TfGM's timetable database.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous10 November 2014 at 15:10

    80 80B - these were the last open registration against that licence. The 32 is the only registration on a new licence held solely by Daniel Tweedie from August 14. Yes tiding up, but also reflects a change of ownership / responsibility (?) at A Line.

    First are in general succeeding as shown by the enthusiasm, innovation, expansion and inward investment. Growing a company is good fun and you get to take risks. Western Greyhound is showing just how hard it is to contract, particularly for a private company. Unless you act fast and admit the truth quickly (very hard to do), you soon have no money for redundancies, marketing initiatives or anything. The fires were costly and take the eye off the financial ball whilst looking at how to cope today. Cutting corners is often not enough. The fact that their major income source, Cornwall Council, was also cutting back, is just bad luck.

    We have a Truronian liveried Mercades midi coach 56000? TRU 4? running the 10 from Wiveliscombe to Wellington an odd sight. It is a route ex Quantock Heritage and is not commercial, but running it on an emergency basis keeps anyone else out of the area. Buses of Somerset are also investing in new style stop flags; seen around Bridgwater.

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  2. Anonymous10 November 2014 at 19:59

    Western Greyhound has finally published its overdue accounts. The auditors statements are worth reading as well as the accounts. The fire clearly isn't the basis for all WGs ills.

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