Devon & Cornwall Transit 2021: Week 38

It is time for the usual weekly look back on what has been published on the Registered Local Bus Services site over the last week. As always click through for more details including timetables and maps.

• First South West: Quite a few service suspensions due to COVID (staff shortages)
• Plymouth Citybus: These are a few corrections to previous notices
• Eastwood (Royal Buses) A few timetables changing – looks like they have ended the summer season earlier than planned (probably staff shortages too)

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	OPERATOR
PH1086607.021	2	St Ives, Trenwith Car Park	St Ives, Royal Square	09-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus	NICHOLAS COLIN EASTWOOD
PH1086607.010	22	St Ives, Trenwith Car Park	St Ives, Trenwith Car Park	09-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus. Probable early end to the summer season. No current timetable in operation	NICHOLAS COLIN EASTWOOD
PH0000135.232	27 27A 27S	Bodmin	Truro	13-Sep-2021	(a) correct error - last journey Truro - Sticker Monday to  Saturday starts at Truro Bus Station (b) afternoon seervice 27S to serve Truro Bus Station & arrive Probus correspondingly later	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH1086607.005	33	Royal Square, St Ives	Higher Penderleath Caravan & Camping Park	09-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus. Probably early end of seasonal operations. No current timetable in place	NICHOLAS COLIN EASTWOOD
PH1086607.019	44	St Ives, Royal Square	St Ives, Royal Square	09-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus	NICHOLAS COLIN EASTWOOD
PH1086607.014	55	St Ives, Royal Square	Polmanter	09-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus	NICHOLAS COLIN EASTWOOD
PH0000135.164	72 72A	Plymouth	Polperro	07-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus Summer seasonal journeys withdrawn	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.160	79 79A	Callington, Harrowbarrow, Calstock, Gunnislake	Tavistock Including Callington Town Service	06-Sep-2021	Callington estates withdrawn. Service extended in Tavistock	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0004983.518	Atlantic Coaster	Newquay Bus Station	Padstow Old Station Car Park	12-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Covid	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.584	Atlantic Coaster	St Ives Malakoff Bus Station	St Agnes institute	12-Sep-2021	Temporary suspension of service due to Covid	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.585	Atlantic Coaster	Newquay Bus Station	St Agnes Institute	12-Sep-2021	Temporary timetable variation due to Covid	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.599	D1 (D2)	Eden Project Bus Station	Newquay Bus Station	12-Sep-2021	Temporary suspension of service due to Covid	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.601	D4	Eden Project Bus Station	Truro, outside Truro College	12-Sep-2021	Temporary suspension of service due to Covid	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.603	D6 (D7)	Eden Project Bus Station	Lost Gardens of Heligan	12-Sep-2021	Temporary suspension of service due to Covid	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.604	D8	Eden Project Bus Station	Fowey Safe Harbour Inn	12-Sep-2021	Temporary suspension of service due to Covid	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.179	U2	Camborne Bus Station	Falmouth, The Moor	05-Sep-2021	Variation to route and timetable	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED

I suspect there are others which will appear as most operators are having major staff shortages at the moment so I suspect some will aim to reduce their services to levels they can actually staff. Better to have a reliable 30 mins frequency than a 20 mins one with buses missing!

Planned changes for this coming week:

Stagecoach have a couple of summer seasonal services coming to and end, or being reduced:

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	OPERATOR
PH1020951.031	95	Exeter	Sandy Bay (Devon Cliffs)	26-Sep-2021	Revised timetable to hourly	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.340	222	Dawlish Warren	Teignmouth	25-Sep-2021	Cancel service for end of season.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD

Another planned service change that has not made it through onto the govt download is The Falcon:

Don't forget we've introduced a temporary timetable to our Falcon coach service from today, so that we can keep you connected more smoothly whilst we train drivers to join our Falcon driving team. You can view the temporary timetable here http://stge.co/IaKp50GeC00