The 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.
Last Week
Very quiet again. A new 378 for AVMT which fills a gap left by Stagecoach withdrawals.
| Licence | Route | Start Point | End Point | Effective | Notes | OPERATOR |
| PH2050218.008 | 378 | Lyme Regis Square | Seaton, Marine Place | 01-Aug-2022 | NEW: Monday to Saturday (Easter to October) Monday to Friday (November to Easter) |
AVMT BUSES LIMITED |
| CB001929 | P & R | KEVICC Totnes | KEVICC Totnes | 20-Aug-2022 | Park & Ride for 20-21st Augst 2022 only | TOTNES & RURAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT |
Nothing coming up this next week
Social Media
#TFC72 #PCB72 Full details of the new timetable restoring the link with Polperro can be found here. https://t.co/3h0DJM4wbR pic.twitter.com/x5r5tmvmn4
— Plymouth Citybus (@plymouthbus) July 10, 2022
END OF SERVICE NOTICE - DISCOVER EXETER - From Monday 11th July 2022
— Adventuresbybus (@adventuresbybus) July 10, 2022
Due to ongoing staff shortage and sickness
from 11/07/2022 the Discover Exeter service will finish operating for the remainder of the season.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
With 37729’s engine rebuilt, 36100 has finally bid Minehead depot goodbye and is heading to @FirstPortsmouth for the summer. However, Minehead depot are eagerly awaiting their next baby!!! pic.twitter.com/FNqtjP0OHb
— Marc Huws (@MarcMorganHuws) July 8, 2022
Good morning,
— Adventuresbybus (@adventuresbybus) July 8, 2022
Due to operational reasons we are not able to run open topped vehicles on the Sunseeker S1 & S2 routes until further notice.
We apologies for any inconvenience caused and will endeavour to resolve this as soon as possible.
From July 31st 2022 we've got some changes to our Exeter bus network, reflecting the changed travel patterns following the Covid-19 pandemic. Visit here to read more: https://t.co/LJ3a8WUOR1 pic.twitter.com/2Eum01Dmkj
— Stagecoach South West (@StagecoachSW) July 5, 2022
And finally, its outside our area but this made me smile…
If you're in the same situation as Boris and you need a new career, why not try being a bus driver? Trainee and existing licence holders welcome. See: https://t.co/6JkijCQfIe pic.twitter.com/qrkkrCKzF0
— Chambers (@chambersbus) July 7, 2022
Surprised "Discover Exeter" had come back for 2022, it never had any passengers onboard.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, doubt public knew what the plain bus devoid of any branding with just EXETER as its destination even was!
DeleteIt's all seemed incredibly half-hearted - whatever happened to the two Lothian Tidents that were branded for the service? It also seemed weird to start it from St David's rather than in the city centre where there's plenty of people.
DeleteOne is in Camborne, in pieces, the other is in Taunton, but has never been able to run more than a couple of days without issue. Whilst the unbranded one wasn't ideal at least it has commentary for the few that used it
DeleteThe 2 tridents both had major mechanical issues
DeleteStagecoach will be cancelling there bread and butter services to concentrate on the commonwealth games
ReplyDeleteApparently Stagecoach are deploying around 1000 drivers for the Commonwealth Games, I assume that is the total number and some will only be doing a few days and not all these are Stagecoach staff (I know one of my employers depots, which isn't suffering driver shortages, are providing drivers to Stagecoach) but it is difficult to see how they can cover this without affecting services elsewhere. You can see how a company can cover a one-off special event using overtime & management resources but not how such a large event covering several weeks of fairly continuous service levels without impacting elsewhere even if it is during school & Uni holidays which may produce a driver requirement saving.
DeleteYes indeed, sadly it puts profit before local communities which potentially travel year round if its services actually ran more!
DeleteThe 378 is a very poor replacement for Stagecoach's hourly Seaton to Lyme Regis link, with just four busses a day. Any news though of any form of replacement of the Cranbrook to Axminster service?
ReplyDeleteI note that whilst all the other Devon County Council timetable e-booklets were published as usual in May, that for East Devon is not due until the end of this month.
a new registration has now come in for the new 44 44A service. I will post a link here shortly when I add the timetables
DeleteEven less 378 in Winter!
DeleteNew route 44 will link Exeter and Honiton hourly on Mondays to Saturdays, operating via Rockbeare. Route 44A will operate between Exeter and Axminster six times a day on Mondays to Saturdays, operating via Whimple. On Sundays two return 44A journeys will operate between Exeter and Honiton only (presumably these are linked with the two Sunday route 9 journeys between Honiton and Sidmouth). This is all supported by Devon County Council.
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