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.
Another busy week with more changes for the 4-5th September.
- Plymouth Citybus have a mixture of Plymouth and Cornwall services.
- First Kernow have a few including the cancellation of some of the Eden Project services
- Stagecoach have a couple of small amendments
| Licence | Route | Start Point | End Point | Effective | Notes | OPERATOR |
| PH0000135.166 | 11 | Plymouth | Wadebridge/Padstow | 04-Sep-2022 | Withdraw service 11B. Add service 75A and revise
timetables. This service will now run as Service 11 all the way through between Plymouth and Padstow. The timetable has been amended slightly to improve reliability |
PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0000135.001 | 16 | City Centre | City Centre | 04-Sep-2022 | Afternoons retimed to improve reliability. Sunday services running 5 minutes later than current. |
PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0004983.619 | 19 | Penzance Bus Station | Madron, Trelawney Estate | 04-Sep-2022 | Daily service. Route has to omit part of Heamoor towards Penzance, customers can board the bus towards Madron to travel into Penzance. |
FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0000135.159 | 75 | Liskeard | Torpoint | 05-Sep-2022 | Service 75A withdrawn, Timetable revised. Most journeys on Service 75A linking Torpoint and Saltash via St Germans are being withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. Services running to and from Saltash Community School have been retained |
PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH1020951.326 | 87 87A | Tavistock | Bere Alston | 04-Sep-2022 | Mondays to Saturdays, hourly | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0000135.256 | 95, 181 | Newquay | Bude | 05-Sep-2022 | Withdraw service 94. Service 95 operates via Widemouth Bay & Crackington Haven. Journeys between Doctors Corner & Sir James Smith School renumbered service 181. Tmetable revised. | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0004983.616 | 160 | St Erth Rail Station | Penwith College | 04-Sep-2022 | New route and timetable serving Carbis Bay Tesco. | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0000135.190 | 171 | West Looe | Callywith College, Bodmin | 05-Sep-2022 | Withdraw service 172. Revise terminal points, route & timetable. | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0004983.617 | 470 | Portreath Beach Car Park | Truro College | 04-Sep-2022 | Revised timetable for new academic year with fewer daytime buses. | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0004983.599 | D1 | Eden Project Bus Station | Newquay Bus Station | 05-Sep-2022 | Cancelled due to ongoing covid related issues with driver availability. A new application will be made when services can resume. | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0004983.600 | D2 | Eden Project Bus Station | Perranporth, Perran Sands | 05-Sep-2022 | Cancelled due to ongoing covid related issues with driver availability. A new application will be made when services can resume. | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0004983.604 | D3 | Eden Project Bus Station | Fowey Safe Harbour Inn | 05-Sep-2022 | Cancelled due to ongoing covid related issues with driver availability. A new application will be made when services can resume | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0004983.605 | D4 (D5) | Eden Project Bus Station | Looe Tregoad Park/ Polperro Crumplehorn /Lanhydrock | 05-Sep-2022 | Cancelled due to ongoing covid related issues with driver availability. A new application will be made when services can resume | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0004983.597 | Dartmoor Explorer | Exeter Bus Station | Moretonhamstead Court Stree | 04-Sep-2022 | Revised winter timetable. | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0004983.621 | MUL104 | ROSUDGEON, FALMOUTH PACKET INN | MULLION SCHOOL | 05-Sep-2022 | Mondays to Fridays on school days. | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH0004983.598 | Tin Coaster | Penzance Bus Station | Pendeen, Boscaswell Estate | 04-Sep-2022 | Route no longer serves Alexandra Road and instead serves Penzance town centre. | FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED |
| PH1020951.040 | X38 | Exeter Bus Station | Buckfastleigh | 04-Sep-2022 | Revised timetable. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
I have 99 registered service changes for the weekend of 4/5th so far, but there are quite a few more to appear, with several Plymouth Citybus services with new timetables that have yet to appear. Some of the above will have new timetables etc already linked so its worth having a look!
Plymouth Citybus
The full list of service changes for Plymouth have been published by Citybus:
| Route | Details |
| 5 5A | Minor changes to afternoon timings on school holidays
and Saturdays. School journey to Coombe Dean renumbered 806. (https://www.plymouthbus.co.uk/school-buses-recovery-plan-september-2022) Sunday evening 2105 service to Elburton withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. |
| 8 9 | All morning journeys will now go through Mayflower
Street. Afternoons and Sundays retimed to improve reliability. |
| 11 | This service will now run as Service 11 all the way
through between Plymouth and Padstow. The timetable has been amended slightly
to improve reliability Services 11, 12 and 72/A provide 3 buses per hour between Plymouth and Saltash (Monday to Saturday) |
| 12 12A | Hourly service between Plymouth and Callington
maintained Service between Callington and Launceston reduced to 2 hourly Service between Launceston and Bude maintained at 2 hourly Services 11, 12 and 72/A provide 3 buses per hour between Plymouth and Saltash (Monday to Saturday) |
| 16 | Afternoons retimed to improve reliability. Sunday services running 5 minutes later than current. |
| 20 20A | Timings changed in the afternoons, and between Lee Mill
and Ivybridge to improve reliability. Saturday services 08:22 from Plympton and 19:20 from Royal Parade withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. |
| 21 21A | Timings changed in the afternoons, evenings, and Saturday mornings to improve reliability. |
| 21B NEW | Running on Saturdays and during school holidays between Royal Parade and St Budeaux Square via Devonport. |
| 23 24 | Some timings changed to improve reliability. Sundays will operate five minutes earlier than current timetable to increase journey time. |
| 27 | Will now cover Lower Compton, Shallowford Road, Austin
Crescent to Asda, Mainstone, Estover Industrial Estate and the George Park and
Ride. The service will run hourly Monday to Saturday. Sunday and evening services are being withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. |
| 28 | Will now cover Henders Corner, Deer Park, Culver Way,
Charfield Drive, Crownhill Village, St Peter’s Road and Sheridan Road to
Transit Way. Most buses continue from Transit Way as Service 61 to West Park,
Honicknowle and Milehouse. Buses will run every half hour Monday – Saturday and hourly on Sundays. Evening services are being withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. |
| 28A | Service withdrawn as now covered by Services 28 and
61. Passengers for Mainstone and Asda are covered by new Service 27. |
| 33 | Early morning and Sunday timetables retimed to improve
reliability. On school days, the 15:40 at Royal Parade will leave HMS Drake at 15:57. |
| 34 34A | Service 34A is being withdrawn and replaced with
Service 34. All services will run via Royal William Yard. Evening services have been retimed to improve reliability. The journey from Royal William Yard at 06:38 to Derriford Hospital at 07:14 will run during the school holidays following passenger requests |
| 35 35A | Both services will travel along Weston Park Road
instead of Peverell Park Road. Service 41 will now run along Peverell Park
Road. Afternoon journeys have been retimed to account for the traffic around the Cherry Tree junction. |
| 36 NEW | Now leaving from Royal Parade Stop A2 (near St Andrews
Church). Operates every 30 minutes during the day, with additional services at peak hours. Certain journeys extend to Devonport and Oceansgate. |
| 41 | Will run along Peverell Park Road, replacing Service 35
and will continue to Royal Parade on school days and school holidays. This provides new journey opportunities between Southway and Peverell. |
| 42 42A | Timetables retimed to improve reliability. |
| 43 | Timetables retimed to improve reliability. |
| 44 | Timetables retimed to improve reliability. Sunday services into the city centre will go across the Viaduct rather than via Mayflower Street. |
| 50 51 | Timetables retimed to improve reliability. Evening
journeys will not cover Keswick Crescent. On Saturdays, we are putting extra vehicles on the route to make the service more reliable. This means they can also go to Transit Way in the middle of the day. Service 50 will not go around Crownhill Loop on Sunday evenings. |
| 61 62 | Service 62 is being withdrawn and be covered by Service
28 via Sheridan Road, Manadon to Eggbuckland. Service 61 will now cover Milehouse Park and Ride, Cherry Tree, St Pancras Avenue, Honicknowle Green and Coombe Park Lane to Transit Way. Buses will run every half hour Monday – Saturday and hourly on Sundays. Evening services are being withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. On Sundays, Sheridan Road will be served by Service 61. Passengers for Coombe Park Lane can go to Honicknowle Green or West Park for Services 50 and 51. |
| 75A | Most journeys on Service 75A linking Torpoint and Saltash via St Germans are being withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. Services running to and from Saltash Community School have been retained. |
https://www.plymouthbus.co.uk/plymouth-service-changes
I have yet to see anything from Stagecoach regarding their service changes from the same weekend (although they don't always put it where you expect to see it)
Social Media
Our classic open top Olympian out on private hire this afternoon/evening pic.twitter.com/RlzbR2MuIL
— Truronian Coaches (@TruronianC) August 20, 2022
Happy 20th birthday to 17701! Our oldest operational bus has a party board today, beautifully decorated by our lovely open top drivers. Damien and Caroline look forward to celebrating with you today on route 222! pic.twitter.com/NaV8WHwseL
— Stagecoach South West (@StagecoachSW) August 20, 2022
Three full upper decks out of Minehead this morning pic.twitter.com/5SAm4yV6dO
— Marc Huws (@MarcMorganHuws) August 18, 2022
If I'm reading the new 11 timetable correctly, buses run from Plymouth to Padstow, but the return journey terminates at Bodmin Parkway, and there's a 30 minute wait for an onward connection. This may make sense to the scheduler, but what will the customer make of it? I can see many being put off.
ReplyDeleteThe timetable is likely designed around the core flows of passengers on what is a very long route serving many objectives.
DeleteGosh if citybus reduce and more service s it won't have anything left may as well reduce the day ticket in Plymouth to £3 not worth £5 for a dayrider
ReplyDeleteStagecoach South West service changes now listed on their website: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/south-west-timetables
ReplyDeleteIt's only a few months ago Citybus reduced the service on route 12, now it's been cut back even further! No wonder people in Bude & Launceston don't use the bus.
ReplyDeleteIt didnt seem that long ago that there was just the one daily service - a Jennings coach from Bude in the morning returning from Plymouth in the evening so its still a lot better than it used to be. If it was used enough then the full service would be maintained.
DeleteI've always remembered First with the X8 which was very good, Western Greyhound also had a good service but Citybus seems to be constantly chopping and changing this route. Which I thought was part of the TFC contract now?
DeleteThe X8 wasn't too bad, but at its best was only every two hours and didn't run Sundays so todays service is still better than that. Only lasted April 2003 to May 2007 so wasn't a massive success. I did have a soft spot for WG but it has to be remembered that Citybus only started to venture into Cornwall because WG went bust in a very big way.
DeleteI see as at Thursday 25/8/22 the list of changes on the Plymouth CityBus has been removed, with the explanation from CityBus that "The update had some missing information so has been taken down until it has been corrected it will be back up in the next few days". There must be a lot of missing stuff if it will take them a couple of days to re-type a webpage! Operational difficulties presumably.
ReplyDeleteStagecoach new timetables are now on their website.
ReplyDeleteCitybus changes are now on their website
ReplyDelete