Devon & Cornwall Transit 2022 Week 39

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.

• As expected most of the rest of Stagecoach’s service changes for the ned of October have now come through. There is also a late notice for service 95 and 222 from this weekend.
• Dartline have a couple of changes from 31st October

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	OPERATOR
PH1020951.038	4 4A	Exeter St Davids	Cranbrook & Exeter Airport	30-Oct-2022	Service 4 will be extended beyond Exeter City Centre to Exeter St David’s, providing a new direct link to the railway station for many passengers. A revised route will apply in the City Centre.  Combined with new Service 4A, a combined 10 minute frequency will operate throughout the main part of the day Monday to Saturday between Honiton Road Park and Ride and Exeter St David’s. A new Service 4A will be introduced, which will link Exeter St David’s with the City Centre, Honiton Road Park and Ride and Exeter Airport. Service 4A will operate every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime and hourly on Sundays and Public Holidays. Combined with new Service 4A, a combined 10 minute frequency will operate throughout the main part of the day Monday to Saturday between Honiton Road Park and Ride and Exe	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.034	5	Exeter Bus Station	Crediton	30-Oct-2022	There are significant changes to the route and timetable of Service 5/5A/5B/5C from 30 October 2022, which are designed to simplify the timetable and ensure the service is commercially viable. Service 5 will operate Monday to Saturday daytimes every 20 minutes between Exeter and Crediton. Morning peak journeys will start from Chulmleigh, Winkleigh and Hatherleigh and afternoon peak journeys will extend to Chulmleigh, Winkleigh and Hatherliegh. Service 5 will operate hourly during the evenings and on Sundays and Public Holidays.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.184	6	Bude	Okehampton	30-Oct-2022	Service 6 and Service 6A will both operate between Bude and Okehampton approximately every three hours Monday to Saturday daytime, with the route extended to and from Okehampton Railway Station.  Some additional journeys will operate at peak times to facilitate school, college and commuter flows. All journeys on Service 6A will operate the current Service 6A route, which serves Sticklepath and Whiddon Down. Passengers wishing to travel across Okehampton will benefit from co-ordinated timetables between Services 6 and 6A, however, will be required to change buses at Okehampton Railway Station. The timetables of Services 6 and 6A are designed to facilitate connections between them, as well as connections with GWR rail services to Crediton and Exeter St David’s.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.185	6A	Okehampton	Exeter	30-Oct-2022	Route and timetable variation see PH1020951.184 above	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.371	43	Pinhoe Station	Exeter Airport	30-Oct-2022	new registration: A new Service 43 is introduced under contract to Devon County Council, operating Monday to Friday between Pinhoe Railway Station and Exeter Airport via the Science Park. Buses will operate up to six journeys in each direction, during the morning and afternoon peak times only.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.027	55	Exeter Bus Station	Tiverton Bus Station	30-Oct-2022	There will be significant changes to Services 55/55A/55B from 30 October 2022, which are designed to simplify the timetable and ensure the service is commercially viable. All journeys will operate as a standard Service 55 between Exeter Bus Station and Tiverton Bus Station, with the Service 55A and 55B route variations withdrawn. Service 55 will operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime.  During the evening and on Sunday and Public Holidays buses will operate every 90 minutes, seeing an improvement to the current level of service. Due to the removal of Service 55B, a new Service 355 will be introduced, which will follow the same route as Service 55B. Service 355 will be operated by Stagecoach and under contract to Devon County Council and will operate up to 7 journeys per day Monday to Friday and Saturday between Exeter and Tiverton via Thorverton and Silverton.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.296	56E	Exmouth Parade	Byron Way	30-Oct-2022	Services 56/56A/56B will be withdrawn from 30 October 2022, and replaced between Exeter St David’s and Exeter Airport by new Service 4A, which operates up to every 20 minutes and represents a significant increase in frequency over this section of route. There are no changes to evening Service 56E.  Please refer to new Service 96 for details of partial replacement for Service 56 in the Exmouth area.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.057	58	Exmouth Savoy Cinema	Exeter Bus Station	30-Oct-2022	There are significant changes to the route and timetable of Service 58, with Service 58C withdrawn. The new Service 58 will operate between Exeter and Exmouth via Middlemoor, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton and Woodbury. Service 58 will operate approximately every two hours Monday to Friday and Saturday, with the Saturday timetable operated under contract to Devon County Council. Morning and afternoon peak journeys will additionally serve Brixington, which is designed to facilitate commuter flows.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.125	71 72	Barnstaple Bus Station	Holsworthy/Shebbear	30-Oct-2022	There are minor changes to a small number of journeys in the middle of the day, with journeys departing 10 minutes later.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.120	75	Barnstaple	Great Torrington	30-Oct-2022	Service 75 will operate hourly Monday to Saturday daytime (approximately 0700-1900) between Bideford and Great Torrington and will follow the route of current Service 75A and therefore not serve Weare Gifford. Additional short journeys between Affinity Outlet Devon and Morrisons Bideford will no longer operate. Journeys currently numbered as Service 75A between Bideford and Great Torrington will operate as revised Service 75. Service 75A will no longer operate journeys between Great Torrington and Okehampton, however, new Service 317 will provide an alternative for customers. Please refer to Service 317 for further details. Service 75B will no longer operate, however, Service 75 will operate between Bideford and Great Torrington and new Service 317 will operate between Bideford and Okehampton.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.354	95	Exeter Bus Station/Exmouth Imperial Road	Sandy Bay, Devon Cliffs	02-Oct-2022	Service 95 will be reduced to operate a limited service Monday to Friday daytime only. The new timetable will operate throughout the Autumn and Winter, ahead of the full timetable resuming in 2023.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.051	157 257 357	Exmouth	Sidmouth/Budleigh Salterton	30-Oct-2022	Due to low passenger demand the 0823 Service 357 from Byron Way to Bicton College and the 1700 Service 357 from Bicton College to Byron Way will be withdrawn.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0005305.013	173	Chagford Square	Exeter, Sidwell Street	31-Oct-2022	The route in Exeter is changed, with most journeys now operating via Redhills, Okehampton Road, Buller Road and Cowick Street.	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH1020951.165	185	Holsworthy	Bude	30-Oct-2022	A new Service 185 will provide an alternative journey opportunities for customers travelling between Bude and Holsworthy at similar times to current Service 85 journeys.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.355	222	Teignmouth	Dawlish Warren	02-Oct-2022	Timetable variation Service 222 will pause operation until the start of the new season in 2023.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0005305.034	343	Tiverton Bus Station	Cotteylands	31-Oct-2022	Route and timetable variation. Not mentioned on Devon CC Page	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH1020951.372	351	Tiverton Bus Station	Farley Meadow	30-Oct-2022	New registration A new Service 351 will commence operating Monday to Friday between Tiverton Bus Station and Rackenford Meadow. Buses will operate hourly from Tiverton Bus Station from 0940 until 1440, under contract to Devon County Council.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.361	373	Tiverton	Cullompton	30-Oct-2022	Timetable variation	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.044	A	Alphington, Smithfield Road	Exeter Odeon	30-Oct-2022	Route and timetable variation Following a review of passenger demand for the route between Alphington and the City Centre, the Monday to Saturday daytime frequency will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, providing an additional journey opportunity each hour. Buses will continue to operate every 30 minutes in the evening and on Sundays and Public Holidays. There are also some minor changes to timings to improve reliability and punctuality, such as additional time given between Alphington and St Thomas. The route will be amended to operate between Alphington and the City Centre only, with the City Centre to Thornpark Rise section covered by changes to Services R and S. To ensure passengers have access to as much of the City Centre as possible, the route will start and terminate at the Odeon in the City Centre.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.074	B	Science Park	Exminster, Dawlish & Teignmouth	30-Oct-2022	Route and timetable variation As part of plans to simplify and enhance the Exeter City network, there are a number of changes to current Services B1 and B2, with a simpler service, numbered B, operating from 30th October. The current Service B2 between Exminster and Science Park via the City Centre will be re-numbered as Service B, with the Monday to Saturday daytime frequency doubled from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes. On Sunday and Public Holidays buses will operate hourly during the main part of the day between Exminster and the City Centre only.  Departure times on Sundays and Public Holidays will be revised to provide more evenly spaced departures with Service 2 through Exminster. Following customer feedback, there will be a number of additional early morning Monday to Friday journeys across the route as well as some additional early morning and early evening journeys between Matford Park and Ride and Teignmouth. Service B1, between the City Centre and Pinhoe, will be covered by changes to Service E2, and between Exminster and the City Centre the frequency of Service B buses is doubled.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.065	E1 E2	Exwick	Pinhoe Causey Ln  & Pendragon Rd	30-Oct-2022	Service E1 and E2 will both operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime and every 60 minutes during the evening and on Sundays and Public Holidays.  Between the City Centre and Exwick, Services E1 and E2 will continue to provide up to four departures per hour throughout the day and following the current routes.  Service E1 will be extended beyond the City Centre to Beacon Heath, replacing the current Service F1 route, with the exception of Savoy Hill. Passengers boarding Service E1 along King Arthurs Road and Lancelot Road will benefit from reducing journey times into the City Centre, as buses will no longer divert to serve Savoy Hill. Service E2 will be extended beyond the City Centre to Pinhoe , replacing the current Service B1 route between the City Centre and Pinhoe. The frequency of buses between the City Centre and Pinhoe will double from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime. Both Services E1 and E2 will operate via Old Tiverton Road, Stoke Hill and Mincinglake Road, which retains a provision of up to four buses per hour. Following customer feedback, an earlier first journey on Service E2 from Pinhoe will be introduced Monday to Friday, there will also be earlier first journeys from Exwick into the City Centre on Monday to Friday. As a result of the changes, Union Road, which is currently served by daytime journeys on Service F2, will be served by Devon County Council supported Service F.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.370	F	COWLEY BRIDGE West Garth Road	SUMMERWAY Bernadette Close	30-Oct-2022	A new Service F is introduced, operated under contract to Devon County Council. This new service and the changes to Services E1/E2 will replace Services F1/F2. Service F will operate hourly, Monday to Saturday daytimes, between Cowley Bridge and Summerway via the City Centre and Savoy Hill / Union Road.  Journeys will alternate and serve either Savoy Hill or Union Road.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.281	Falcon	Plymouth	Bristol	30-Oct-2022	Route and timetable variation. Full service now under PH1020951.281. all other registrations cancelled	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.029	H	St David's Train Station	RD & E Hospital and Digby	30-Oct-2022	Services H1 and H2 will be simplified and replaced by a new Service H, which will operate one consistent route between Exeter St David’s and Digby. West Garth Road and Cowley Bridge Road will no longer be served by Service H, however, new service F will offer a replacement. Between Exeter St David’s and Digby all journeys will operate via the current Service H2 route, with the unique section of Service H1 route around Broadfields served by changes to Services R and S. Due to low passenger demand evening buses and all Sunday and Public Holiday journeys will no longer operate. Newly designed Services 4 and 4A will provide a replacement connection between Exeter St David’s and the City Centre, whilst Services R and S, which will be rerouted to serve the RD&E Hospital at these times.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.105	P	Crossmead	Pennsylvania	30-Oct-2022	To facilitate an improved frequency of buses, the route will be amended to operate a one way loop from Cowick Street via Dunsford Road, Barley Lane, Barley Farm Road, Berkshire Drive, Bowhay Lane and Dunsford Road.  This change of route will provide improved access to local healthcare facilities. Bus stops on Okehampton Road, Isleworth Road and Charnley Road will no longer be served, however, Service E1/E2 stops nearby in many cases and Dartline’s 173 will provide some journeys to Okehampton Street. The Monday to Saturday daytime frequency is increased to every 30 minutes throughout the main part of the day. Journeys are retimed to reduce travelling times for passengers, and the timetable is simplified to make timings easier to read.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.047	R (S)	Rifford Road	Exeter City Centre, High Street	30-Oct-2022	While the route will still operate as a circular, the route will be extended to serve Thornpark Rise via Broadfields, which provides replacements in relation to changes to Services A and H1. The new route will reinstate a direct link between Broadfields and Heavitree, which follows passenger feedback.  Journeys during the evening and all day on Sunday and Public Holidays will now also serve the RD&E Hospital, providing a partial replacement for Service H, which will not be operating at these times. Some journey times will be extended by up to 10 minutes, however, an improved frequency will be provided.  The Monday to Saturday daytime frequency will be increased from every 40 minutes to every 30 minutes on both Services R and S, providing a combined 15 minute frequency. The daily evening frequency is reduced from 30 to 60 minutes on each service, providing a combined 30 minute frequency.  On Sundays and Public Holidays the frequency is reduced from 40 to 60 minutes on each service, providing a combined 30 minute frequency.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD

Full timetables and more detail for the above can be found on the full route pages via the links.

This week

• MD Buses B1 B2 are cancelled from this weekend, although the operator has yet to remove timetables from their web site. I guess these were contract services of some sort?
• First Wessex bring in their winter timetable for the X51 X53

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	OPERATOR
PH2008096.014	B1	Bow Square	Halwill Junction, Station Field	03-Oct-2022	CANCELLED REGISTRATION. Timetable still on MD Buses web site	LINDEN HOLDINGS (DEVON) LTD
PH2008096.013	B2	Bow Station	Northlew Square	03-Oct-2022	CANCELLED REGISTRATION. Timetable still on MD Buses web site	LINDEN HOLDINGS (DEVON) LTD
PH0006159.414	X53 X51	Bridport Coach Station	Axminster Rail Station	09-Oct-2022	A new timetable will be introduced for the winter season.	FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LIMITED

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