The New weekly posting combining Devon & Cornwall Transit.
Highlights this week:
- First Hampshire & Dorset had a timetable change to the X51/X53
- Stagecoach register timetable changes for Exeter service P and North Devon 21 services for January
- National Express withdraw a Devon service which they say doesn't serve Devon anyway
X51 Bridport - Seaton FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LTD PH0006159.402
- Licence: PH0006159.414
- Operator: FIRST HAMPSHIRE AND DORSET LIMITED
- Address: EMPRESS ROAD, BUS DEPOT, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0JW, GB
- Route Number: X51 (X53)
- Start Point: Bridport Coach Station
- Via: Lyme Regis
- End Point: Axminster Rail Station
- Other Details: variation to timetable Sunday service withdrawn over winter period.
- Received: 22-Sep-17
- Effective: 19-Nov-17
- Accepted: 26-Sep-17
- End Date: 00-Jan-00
- Event Type: Variation applications
- N & P: 2615
- c: Applications to Vary Existing Services (3.3)
- Initial Published: DT072c
- Final Published: DCT076
- From Sunday 19 November, First Wessex will introduce revised timetables. Some routes will have their frequencies altered, while certain Sunday services will be temporarily removed. The bus operator is responding to the seasonal level of passenger demand, as well as congestion issues and withdrawal of subsidies, to ensure the long-term sustainability of these routes.
- Historically, the local authorities provided financial support for service 4 and 8 in Weymouth for the winter, and for X51 (Dorchester to Bridport and Axminster) and X53 (Weymouth to Bridport and Axminster) all year. Due to the current challenging financial constraints, this is no longer the case. First Wessex has endeavoured to maintain the same level of service without any subsidies. However, whilst being able to keep the same timetable from Monday to Saturday on services 4, X51 and X53, when the majority of customers travel, the Sunday timetables will be withdrawn over the winter.
©Nick Rice (cc)
341 Paignton - Burnley NATIONAL EXPRESS LTD PD0000738.146
- Licence: PD0000738.146
- Operator: NATIONAL EXPRESS LTD
- Address: DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM COACH STATION, BIRMINGHAM, B5 6DD, GB
- Route Number: 341
- Start Point: Burnley
- Via: Bolton,Manchester,Birmingham,Bristol
- End Point: Paignton
- Other Details: Service withdrawn, last day of operation: Sunday 12.11.2017.
- Received: 15-Sep-17
- Effective: 13-Nov-17
- Accepted: 21-Sep-17
- End Date: 00-Jan-00
- Event Type: Cancelled applications
- N & P: 2614
- e: Cancellations of Existing Services (3.5)
- Initial Published: DT072
- Final Published: DCT076
- The registration says Paignton but Traveline Timetables don't have this route serving Paignton, or anywhere in Devon. Quite happy to see it cancelled to be honest!
21 Ilfracombe - Westward Ho! STAGECOACH DEVON LTD PH1020951.136
- Licence: PH1020951.136
- Operator: STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
- Address: Matford Park Depot, Stagecoach South West, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD, GB
- Route Number: 21 (21, 921, 815, 821, 21A)
- Start Point: Ilfracombe or Barnstaple
- Via: 0
- End Point: Appledore or Westward Ho!
- Other Details: To revise the timetable to improve reliability
- Received: 06-Nov-17
- Effective: 02-Jan-18
- Accepted: 09-Nov-17
- End Date: 00-Jan-00
- Event Type: Variation applications
- N & P: 0
- 0
- Initial Published: DCT076
- Final Published: DCT083
P Crossmead - Pennsylvannia STAGECOACH DEVON LTD PH1020951.105
- Licence: PH1020951.105
- Operator: STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
- Address: Matford Park Depot, Stagecoach South West, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD, GB
- Route Number: P (P)
- Start Point: Crossmead
- Via: 0
- End Point: Pennsylvania
- Other Details: To revise times to improve reliability
- Received: 06-Nov-17
- Effective: 02-Jan-18
- Accepted: 09-Nov-17
- End Date: 00-Jan-00
- Event Type: Variation applications
- N & P: 0
- 0
- Initial Published: DCT076
- Final Published: DCT083
Operations
- PH0005305 SI DEALTOP LTD
- Variation Applications Granted
- Director(s): DAVID ROBERT PAUL HOUNSLOW, DAVID DART
- UNIT 2, LANGDON BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AF
- New operating centre: OAKHAMPTON GLASS LTD, UNIT 1, MERRIVALE ROAD, EXETER ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 1UD
- New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 2 vehicle(s)
- Decrease at existing operating centre: LANGDONS BUSINESS PARK, OIL MILL LANE, CLYST ST. MARY, EXETER, EX5 1AU
- New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 58 vehicle(s)
- PH1145790 SI CARMEL COACHES LTD
- Variation Applications Granted
- Director(s): ANTHONY GROVE HAZELL, CAROLYN ALDERTON
- CARMEL COACHES, STATION ROAD, NORTHLEW, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 3BN
- New operating centre: WEBBERS TRANSPORT, GALBRAITH ROAD,
- HAMELDOWN BUSINESS PARK, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 1UF
- New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 3 vehicle(s)#
- PH2007899 SI HG HOLDINGS (EXETER) LIMITED
- Applications Withdrawn Prior to Determination
- Director(s): ALASTAIR GEORGE GRAY
Looking at the nx coach tracker the 341 has been withdrawn as the link to the route is not found. The nearest the 341 got to devon is proberbly southampton.
ReplyDeleteI am not entirely 'au fait' with registration of long-distance coach services (and I find National Express operations impossible to fathom so I don't even try), but my understanding is that only sections where passengers can be carried for less than 30 miles need to be registered. So the 341 probably stopped running to Paignton some years ago and the registration was never changed - because that section was not part of the registration. Does that make sense?
ReplyDeleteAline coaches are haveing a new bus depot built out grow old site with 4 coaches .2 mimbuses .1 24 seat coach .3 service buses .bring fleet to 10
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