Plymouth Citybus 12th April 2015...
True to form Plymouth Citybus have given plenty of notice of their timetable changes for 12th April. I will be having a much closer look at these changes over the coming weeks so for now we have just the full run downFrom 12th April 2015 a number of our services will be revised. Full lists of the revisions are listed below.
The bigger changes will be to Saltash and Plymstock services, re-deploying resource to allow both to benefit from an up to every 7 minute service on the main corridor, increased from the current 10 minute.
The changes will also the see the introduction of a new cross city route, linking the current 43 and 50. This will be service number 50. We currently have a £2m order for new buses for this route, which will be delivered in the summer.
To allow the above to happen we have had to renumber some services, which are also listed below.
Finally the Go Cornwall Bus network will see changes, the biggest of which will be increasing the frequency of both the Plymouth to Callington and Plymouth to Liskeard routes to up to every 30 minutes.
PLYMSTOCK SERVICES
The below service 4/4A and 5/5A all both operate between Royal Parade and Plymstock Broadway providing an up to every 7 minute frequency.Services 4 & 4A (NEW SERVICE)
City Centre – Plymstock – Hooe – Mount Batten Service 4 operates up to every 30 mins via Billacombe, serving the entrance to the development at Saltram Meadow, Plymstock School, Plymstock Broadway, Goosewell and Hooe.Service 4A operates up to every 30 mins via Oreston, and serves Plymstock Broadway, Goosewell and Hooe.
Services 5 & 5A
Plymstock – City Centre Frequency to Elburton and Staddiscombe now up to every 30 mins each. The afternoon diversion to Plymstock School is removed.
SALTASH SERVICES
The below services 10/10A, 11 & 12 all operate commonly between Royal Parade and Fore Street, Saltash providing an up to every 7 minute frequency in both directions. Both service 11 and 12 will serve Callington Road, providing a 15 minute service on Callington Road, as 10/10A will not serve Callington Road.Services 10 & 10A
This replaces the current 5/5A City Centre to Saltash section. All journeys follow current 5 route outbound to Oaklands Green, and current 5A route inbound up to every 15 mins. 10 operates clockwise on Yellowtor loop, and 10A anticlockwise. Callington Road is now served by services 11/12 below.Service 11
This replaces the current 593. Half hourly service Plymouth to Liskeard via Saltash. Alternate journeys continue to Looe & Polperro as service 72.Service 12
This replaces the current 576 Half hourly Plymouth to Callington via Saltash, hourly Plymouth onto Launceston, and roughly 2 hourly onto Bude.OTHER SERVICES
Service 16
Departs from Royal Parade A1. Outbound serves Western Approach and inbound serves Cobourg Street and Viaduct. Monday to Saturday now up to every 20 minutes, Sunday up to every 30 minutes.
Services 21 & 21A
Monday to Saturday early morning and early evening revisions to improve pacing.Service 22
New 7 day service, 1 journey each way a day from Milehouse to Langage via St Budeaux, Crownhill & Eggbuckland. Starts 1st April, funded by EE for its staff, but is open to all fare paying passengers.Service 27 / 28/A/B
These services will now depart Royal Parade from stop A17, previously A11. No other changes.Service 33
Departs from Royal Parade A1 . Outbound serves Western Approach and inbound serves Cobourg Street and Viaduct. Monday to Saturday now up to every 20 minutes, Sunday up to every 30 minutes.Services 34 & 34A
Increased frequency to Royal William Yard Additional journeys 7 days a week between Royal William Yard and Royal Parade. Additional journeys between Royal William Yard and Derriford via Milehouse on Sundays only. Partly funded by Urban Splash and Plymouth City Council.RENUMBERED SERVICES
Services 51/51A
Current service 29/29A: Revised running times between Holly Park and West Park. Services in Victoria Road will now be either 50 or 51/51A.Service 46
Current service 11: Revised running times between Peter Tavy & Okehampton.Service 50 New cross city route, current 43 and 50 combined: Revised running times.
Current 43 / 50 route to be run by new double deck buses, currently on order.
Official news that the Yellow Flash will be the 50 and will be new DDs. Expected to be more Enviro 400s (to the old design)
GO CORNWALL BUS
Service 11
Current service 593. Half hourly service Plymouth to Liskeard. Alternate journeys continue to Looe & Polperro as service 72. In Saltash both service 11 and 12 will serve Fore Street and Callington Road, providing a 15 minute service on Callington Road.Service 12
Current service 576. Half hourly Plymouth to Callington, hourly Plymouth onto Launceston, and roughly 2 hourly onto Bude. Most journeys ending in Callington work through onto services 79/79A. No longer serves St Dominick or Downgate, see service 78. In Saltash both service 11 and 12 will serve Fore Street and Callington Road, providing a 15 minute service on Callington Road.Service 72
Current service 572. Operates via Devonport to provide a Saltash to Devonport link. In Saltash, serves North Road and New Road, not Callington Road and Grenfell Avenue. Inbound services through St Germans follow the B3249 to the A38 at Heskyn Mill, left onto A38,around Trerulefoot roundabout. No longer serves Hannafore and Pelynt (see service 73), now serves Camping Caradon. Some services operate via Trerulefoot instead of St Germans to enable double decks to be used if required.
Service 73
Current 573. Now serves Hannafore and Pelynt. Most journeys continue from Liskeard to Plymouth via Saltash as service 11.Service 74
Current 574. Some frequencies reduced to every two hours to improve reliability and provide resource for service 78.Service 78 (NEW SERVICE)
New service linking Stoke Climsland, Downgate and St Dominick to Callington, taking in part of the Callington town service form 79/79A.Services 79 & 79A
Loses northern part of Callington town service (see above), and works through into Plymouth via Saltash as service 12.In The News
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do you know what is going to happen with target travels 46 bus?
ReplyDeletei think the 47 will take over that
DeleteNo reason why anything will happen with Target Travel 46. No one is likely to confuse the two, they don't share any of the same route. We had two 5's in Plymouth for a while with both Citybus and First using the number at the same time. I don't recall it being a big problem.
DeleteAppears that the 79 is re-branded as Go Cornwall as a result.
ReplyDeleteAs the 72 and 79 are paired with the 11 and 12 respectively, all routes, except the 74 and 78 pair, serve Plymouth. Thus the management is simplified with all buses and drivers, except the 74/78, visiting Plymouth every day. Liskeard outstation is no longer remote.
Just a quick note - it is the 73 that will interwork with the 11 not the 72 - the Citybus announcement is in error.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that - I was wondering how the 72 would work. Makes a lot more sense now.
DeleteTalking of notice - Anyone seen any for the 30 at St Austell? Having run since the beginning of January it was registered on 17th Feb with an end date of 20th Feb!
ReplyDeleteSimilarly anyone ever seen anything for the First 10 at Wellington Somerset? It was taken over on 28 July last year and does not appear on any First publicity (It runs, is on Traveline and has a bus stop paper slip). It should end in April with a Demand Responsive replacement. It had a Truronian midi coach on it for ages.
Notice the 33 is cut to every 20 mins now First have left Keyham. Funny that, so now Keyham have the same level of service as they had with First 4 but paying loads more. Cheers Citybus
ReplyDeleteEvidently people were willing to pay more for the better quality service Plymouth Citybus were providing in comparison to FDC. If people were happy with what First were offering, they would have continued to catch them, and it would be them left in Keyham, not PCB!
DeleteAnd this is what will happen all over the city if Citybus have their way. Come on people, let's start a revolution. Boycott Citybus and start using First
DeleteHopefully with new buses due for 43/50 route - the buses being replaced can be used in saltash instead the rickety old darts!!
ReplyDeleteAnd have Go-Ahead announced their annual fares rise yet ???
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