24 March 2015

Devon Transit 006

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Stagecoach Devon

VOSA

Notices published over the last two weeks:
  • PH1020951/136 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted: Operating between Ilfracombe or Barnstaple and Appledore or Westward Ho! given service number 21/21A effective from 03-May-2015. To amend Timetable.
  • PH1020951/91 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Newton Abbot and Totnes given service number 66/66B/66C/66D effective from 13-Apr-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
  • PH1020951/98 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Kingsteignton and South Devon CFE given service number 66D effective from 13-Apr-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
  • PH1020951/120 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Barnstaple and Great Torrington given service number 75B/75/75A effective from 05-May-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

Timetables

Quite a few timetables changes due in the next two weeks:
  • PH1020951/63 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted: Operating between Exeter and Newton Abbot given service number 2 effective from 30-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
From 30th March the B will no longer serve Starcross, Dawlish Warren or Dawlish and will revert to finishing at Exminster. This is following the end of 12 months of funding by Devon County Council to cover the extension to Dawlish which, unfortunately, did not generate enough additional passengers to make it sustainable once the funding period ended. At the same time, we also took the opportunity to look at the B extension from Dawlish Warren into Exeter, which had been introduced following the withdrawal of the Hop2.
The review showed that the service is little used: the train station is located a few yards away from the main bus stop and the more frequent bus connections between Dawlish Warren and Dawlish attract the majority of use. Therefore the decision was taken to also withdraw this service.
However a new 2B service is being introduced which will maintain popular peak hour connections between Dawlish and Matford. There will be two early and two afternoon journeys Monday to Friday and one early morning and two afternoon journeys on Saturdays. The new, combined Hop2/2B timetable provides a bus up to every 15 minutes in the peak hour, an improvement on the current every 20 minutes frequency.
The once a day 2A journey from Dawlish Warren is also being withdrawn. Customers from Dawlish Warren can continue to use the Hop11, which runs up to every half hour 7 days a week, to travel from Dawlish Warren to connect onto the Hop2 (and 2B) at Dawlish.
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Timetable PDF
PTBS Route 2 Page
Stagecoach Route-2 2015-03-30
  • PH1020951/74 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted: Operating between Met Office and Exminster & Dawlish given service number B/2B effective from 30-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.

Timetable PDF

PTBS Route B 2B Page
Stagecoach Route-B 2015-03-30

Following Torbay Council and Devon County Council cuts to bus service funding we are making changes to our 17, 18 and Hop11 bus services.
The changes to the 18 Brixham – Kingswear service affect both early morning and evening journeys. In the mornings, the 0715 from Brixham and 0733 from Kingswear will no longer run. However, Stagecoach will retain the 0655 Brixham and 0713 Kingswear departures without funding to provide an early morning alternative. In the evenings the last 17 from Brixham will leave at 1830 and the last 18 from Brixham will leave at 1935 (2000 from Kingswear). The 1935 is a new journey that is being added by Stagecoach to replace withdrawn journeys at 1905 and 2005 (which were 1922 and 2022 from Kingswear).On the Hop11 the 0630 from Torquay / 0740 from Dawlish Warren is being withdrawn, with the 0815 from Dawlish Warren retimed to 0810 to help fill the gap. There are also earlier journeys on this route which remain unchanged, meaning that the impact on passengers will be minimal.
  • PH1020951/148 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted: Operating between Torquay Strand and Dawlish Warren given service number 11 effective from 30-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
New Timetable PDF
PTBS Route 11 Page
Stagecoach Route-11 2014-05-19
  • PH1020951/22 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted: Operating between Brixham, Bank Lane and Furzeham, Copythorne Road given service number 17/17A effective from 30-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
New Timetable PDF
PTBS Route 17 Page
Stagecoach Route-17 2010-11-10

  • PH1020951/3 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted: Operating between Brixham and Kingswear given service number 18/18A effective from 30-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
New Timetable PDF
PTBS Route 18 Page
Stagecoach Route-18A 2014-05-19
Service 95, the 'Big Beach Bus', will start running from 30th March 2015 until 31st October 2015. There has been a slight change to the timetable and printed copies will be available shortly.
  • PH1020951/31 - STAGECOACH DEVON LTD T/A Stagecoach South West, BELGRAVE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2LB Variation Accepted: Operating between Exmouth Bus Station and Sandy Bay (Devon Cliffs) given service number 95 effective from 30-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.
Timetable PDF
PTBS Route 95 Page
Stagecoach Route-95 2015-03-30 The beast unleashed
Photo credit: Nick Rice under Creative Commons Licence.

Holsworthy Ltd Beaconbus

VOSA

Another batch of cancellations have been posted:
  • PH1016164/5 - HOLSWORTHY LTD T/A BEACON GARAGE, DOLTON BEACON, DOLTON, WINKLEIGH, EX19 8PS Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Petrockstowe and Barnstaple given service number 386 effective from 02-May-2015.
  • PH1016164/6 - HOLSWORTHY LTD T/A BEACON GARAGE, DOLTON BEACON, DOLTON, WINKLEIGH, EX19 8PS Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Ashreigney and Barnstaple given service number 322 effective from 02-May-2015.
  • PH1016164/7 - HOLSWORTHY LTD T/A BEACON GARAGE, DOLTON BEACON, DOLTON, WINKLEIGH, EX19 8PS Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Winkleigh and Okehampton given service number 648 effective from 02-May-2015.
  • PH1016164/20 - HOLSWORTHY LTD T/A BEACON GARAGE, DOLTON BEACON, DOLTON, WINKLEIGH, EX19 8PS Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Ilfracombe High Street and Ilfracombe High Street given service number 33/34 effective from 02-May-2015.
  • PH1016164/23 - HOLSWORTHY LTD T/A BEACON GARAGE, DOLTON BEACON, DOLTON, WINKLEIGH, EX19 8PS Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Dawlish Town Service and Dawlish Town Service given service number TN 186 effective from 02-May-2015.
  • PH1016164/30 - HOLSWORTHY LTD T/A BEACON GARAGE, DOLTON BEACON, DOLTON, WINKLEIGH, EX19 8PS Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Bideford and Bideford given service number 14/16 effective from 02-May-2015.
  • PH1016164/31 - HOLSWORTHY LTD T/A BEACON GARAGE, DOLTON BEACON, DOLTON, WINKLEIGH, EX19 8PS Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Bradworthy Square and Barnstaple Bus Station given service number 372 effective from 02-May-2015.

Alansway Ltd Countrybus

VOSA

  • PH1017984/104 - ALANSWAY COACHES LTD T/A COUNTRY BUS, KING CHARLES BUSINESS PK, OLD NEWTON RD, HEATHFIELD, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6UT Variation Accepted: Operating between NEWTON ABBOT and REYNELL ROAD given service number 175 effective from 11-May-2015. To amend Timetable.
  • PH1017984/16 - ALANSWAY COACHES LTD T/A COUNTRY BUS, KING CHARLES BUSINESS PK, OLD NEWTON RD, HEATHFIELD, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6UT Variation Accepted: Operating between Newton Abbot, Sherborne Road and Totnes, Royal Seven Stars given service number 177 effective from 11-May-2015. To amend Timetable.
  • PH1017984/75 - ALANSWAY COACHES LTD T/A COUNTRY BUS, KING CHARLES BUSINESS PK, OLD NEWTON RD, HEATHFIELD, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6UT Variation Accepted: Operating between Newton Abbot, Sherborne Road and Newton Abbot, Sherborne Road given service number 79 effective from 11-May-2015. To amend Timetable.

Timetables

  • PH1017984/77 - ALANSWAY COACHES LTD T/A COUNTRY BUS, KING CHARLES BUSINESS PK, OLD NEWTON RD, HEATHFIELD, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 6UT Variation Accepted: Operating between Newton Abbot, Railway Station and Widdecombe Car Park given service number 271 effective from 04-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.
Countrybus Route-271 2015-04-04

Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd Riverlink

Timetables


  • PH0007025/43 - DART PLEASURE CRAFT LTD T/A RAIL RIVER LINK BUSES, DART PLEASURE CRAFT LTD, STEAMER QUAY ROAD, TOTNES, TQ9 5AL Variation Accepted: Operating between Totnes and Paignton Bus Station/ Torquay Strand given service number 100 effective from 28-Mar-2015. To amend Timetable.  New timetable not yet available online!

  • PH0007025/44 - DART PLEASURE CRAFT LTD T/A RAIL RIVER LINK BUSSES, DART PLEASURE CRAFT LTD, STEAMER QUAY ROAD, TOTNES, TQ9 5AL Registration Accepted
    Starting Point: CHURSTON STEAM RAILWAY STATION
    Finish Point: GREENAWAY HOUSE ( NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY)
    Service Number: NT1 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 28-MAR-2015
    Other Details: SATURDAY TO THURSDAY INCLUSIVE INCLUDING BANK HOLIDAYS NOT FRIDAYS (EXCEPT GOOD FRIDAY)
Timetable NT1
PTBS Route NT1 Page
Dart Pleasure NT1 2015-03-28

Dartline

Timetables

A batch of routes come to a close at the start of April (Dates are suspect!):
  • PH0005305/16 - DEALTOP LTD T/A DARTLINE COACHES, UNIT 2, LANGDON BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AF Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Christow, Church Lane and Newton Abbot-Sherborne Road given service number TN/361 effective from 01-Apr-2015.
VOSA has this route being cancelled from 1st April but Traveline has it down as ending on the 7th. Countrybus are taking over. Dartline Route-361 2011-04-11
  • PH0005305/21 - DEALTOP LTD T/A DARTLINE COACHES, UNIT 2, LANGDON BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AF Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Sherborne Rd. Newton Abbot and Sherborne Rd. Newton Abbot given service number 888 effective from 01-Apr-2015.
VOSA has this route being cancelled from 1st April but Traveline has it down as ending on the 7th. Countrybus are taking over.
Dartline Route-888 2009-05-27
  • PH0005305/43 - DEALTOP LTD T/A DARTLINE COACHES, UNIT 2, LANGDON BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AF Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Kenn and Exeter given service number 366 effective from 04-Apr-2015.
Another one to Countrybus
Dartline Route-366 2014-07-28
  • PH0005305/44 - DEALTOP LTD T/A DARTLINE COACHES, UNIT 2, LANGDON BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AF Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Paris Street, Exeter and Cheeke Street, Exeter given service number M effective from 04-Apr-2015.
Countrybus from 7th April
Dartline Route-M 2014-07-28

  • PH0005305/45 - DEALTOP LTD T/A DARTLINE COACHES, UNIT 2, LANGDON BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AF Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between St john Lewis, Exeter and Paris Street given service number U effective from 04-Apr-2015.
Countrybus from 7th April
Dartline Route-U 2014-07-28

  • PH0005305/46 - DEALTOP LTD T/A DARTLINE COACHES, UNIT 2, LANGDON BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AF Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between King Arthurs Rd and Stoke hill school given service number 979 effective from 04-Apr-2015.
You’ve guessed it, another one to Countrybus. Timetables etc. for these new routes will appear in the next Devon Transit
Dartline Route-979 2014-07-28

Plymouth Citybus

Timetable

One new route starting 1st April 2015:
  • PH0000135/167 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Registration Accepted
    Starting Point: Plymouth, Milehouse Bus Depot Finish Point: Langage, Ashleigh Way Via: St Budeaux, Crownhill Service Number: 22
    Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 01-APR-2015 Other Details: Daily except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Plymouth Citybus 022 2015-04-01

Robert Risk Target Travel

Timetable

  • PH0006742/5 - ROBERT JOHN RISK, 4 ARCADIA, ELBURTON, PLYMOUTH, PL9 8EF Variation Accepted: Operating between LANGAGE, PLYMPTON and LANGAGE, PLYMPTON given service number 53 effective from 03-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.
Quite what the change is, if anything remains to be seen as no new timetable is available on Traveline and as usual the Target Travel website says nothing.
Target Travel Route-053 2014-12-08 Target Travel Y184CFS

Tally Ho

Timetable

PH1081198/8 - TALLY HO! COACHES LIMITED, UNIT 7, STATION YARD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KINGSBRIDGE, TQ7 1ES Variation Accepted: Operating between Salcombe Park & Ride Field and Salcombe, Courtenay Street given service number Salcombe Park & Ride effective from 03-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.
Timetable (3rd to 6th April 2015)
Tall Ho Route-Salcombe PR 2015-04-03

Bowden – English Riviera Tours

Timetable

  • PH1076450/1 - COLIN JAMES BOWDEN & PARTNERS T/A ENGLISH RIVIERA TOURS, THE FIRS, STATION APPROACH, RATHMORE ROAD, TORQUAY TRAIN STATION, TORQUAY, TQ2 6NU
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Torquay, Cary Parade and Brixham, Freshwater Car Park given service number English Riviera Tour effective from 02-Apr-2015.

Dial a Bus

Timetable

PH1052309/19 - CHELSTON LEISURE SERVICES LTD T/A DIAL-A-BUS, LONG ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 7BL
Registration Accepted Starting Point: Waterside Road Finish Point: Paignton Bus Station Via: Cherry Brooke Service Number: 67b Paignton
Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 30-MAR-2015 Other Details: Monday to Friday. Operating from the Monday before Easter to the last Friday of October annually.

Other News

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to ‘Save the 18!’ bus service after Stagecoach announced it was withdrawing its evening services between Brixham and Kingswear
Elliot Massey, a student who grew up in Brixham and returns regularly, has started a petition on Change.org to reinstate the evening service which is ‘well used by residents and tourists alike’. It currently has around 250 signatures and can be found here.
Read more: http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Petition-save-Brixham-Kingswear-evening-bus/story-26180512-detail/story.html#ixzz3VEnGUHmS
Exeter's Green Party members have blasted 'devastating' cuts to local bus services, and are preparing for a day of action this week.
Alongside a launched online petition to keep bus services that are heading towards the chopping block, Exeter Green Party will be chatting to passengers on Exeter High Street and encouraging them to let Devon County Councillors know how the cuts will affect their daily lives.
Read more: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Bus-Cuts-Greens-hold-day-action/story-26217157-detail/story.html#ixzz3VEolHX24
ILFRACOMBE will be treated to a new and expanded train service from next month when its Dotto Train returns to the town.
It comes after operators Filers Travel said they had been surprised by the overall popularity of the train in its debut year, with more than 7,000 people using the service in 2014.
Read more: http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Ilfracombe-Dotto-train-service-expanded-following/story-26212439-detail/story.html#ixzz3VEqRzucx

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous24 March 2015 at 09:24

    Holsworthy / Beacon bus; This is all their remaining routes (The 3 still registered don't run, but were covered by later registrations) - They were at a Public Inquiry at the beginning of the month, which might explain. Last time I saw them they had pressed the crew mini bus into the service bus. So first company to close bus work in Devon this year?

    Dartline / Country Bus routes 361 and 888; They run Wednesdays only so last Dartline is 1st April and first Country bus is 8th April.

    Dart Pleasure craft; Its strange that their own website doesn't show the 100 timetable beyond 27 March, however the round robin timetable that uses it does show part of it - oversight?

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  2. Anonymous25 March 2015 at 09:28

    target travel 53 is now schooldays only, one from stoke to plympton in the morning and afternoon return, plympton to stoke, so really just now a school bus, so for those in st budeaux/west park/crownhill/eggbuckland no direct route to plympton, the 21 from st.budeaux takes ages of course as it waits at royal parade for an eternity

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