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.
Very quiet at the moment…
- Stagecoach withdraw Plymouth services 19 and 31 as the council has withdrawn the tender
| Licence | Route | Start Point | End Point | Effective | Notes | OPERATOR |
| PH1020951.366 | 19 | Plymouth City Centre | Plympton | 31-Dec-2022 | Cancellation of service due to withdrawal of tender | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.367 | 31 | Plymouth | Pennycross | 31-Dec-2022 | Cancellation of service due to withdrawal of tender | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
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Stagecoach will be running new 4/4a/4b/4c service replacing services 17 and 18 from January plus as stated the 52. New improved 200 Park and ride from January too back up to 20 minute frequency
ReplyDeleteI bet the 200 only goes from Coypool straight into town no stops on the way
ReplyDelete200 will stop at ALL stops from Royal Parade to Coypool along Exeter Street and Embankment to Sainsburys Marsh Mills
Deletethat is the point of a P&R...
DeleteI does not it goes Coypool straight to Royal parade and back does not stop at sainsbury s or Exeter Street
Deletei dont believe there's any further detail on 200 yet.
Deletelots of service cancellations though across the SW due to PCC withdrawing tender
The 200 DOES stop at all stops, I use this service and it does stop at Sainsburys, Flyover, Astor Fields etc...
DeleteAnon 9 Dec 20:38 The 200 has been ALL stops on its route for a while now as a local stopping service not dedicated non-stop P&R bus which the 101 was also changed to before being axed totally with passengers having to use the slower all stops 1
DeleteWell if it does stop at all stops etc the driver has said it don't, so stagecoach need to make it very clear I got fed up with using it for this very reason
DeleteAre they doing the same route as citybus if so bit daft doing the same route
ReplyDeletewhat route?
DeleteIf you are referring to the 4's doing sane route as Citybus 17 and 18 they are a replacement as Citybus will not run yhese 2 services after 31st December
DeleteThe 17/18 isn't stopping, only the 19, 31, 39, 54
Delete17 and 18 is being replaced by 4 services from start of January
DeleteBoth the 200 and 101 were all stops under Stagecoach and have been for a while.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting development for fans of Stagecoach as it would appear we have not seen the last of them in Birmingham following the Commonwealth Games & given the comments on this forum about its operations a number of tenders in Edgbaston, Northfield & other parts of South Birmingham have been awarded by Transport for West Midlands to Midland Red ( South ) Limited for operation from its Leamington Spa garage from January 2023 .
ReplyDeleteIndeed but it currently doesn't have drivers for them, hopefully it'll find enough as I can't see SC South West sending drivers again lol
DeleteI understand Stagecoach are currently percurring extra drivers from across England to operate thier new Transport for West Midlands contracts. The services will based at Rugby. If they fail to fulfil thier contract requirements for the next 3 years severe penalties will apply hence Rotala handling back the original tenders.
DeleteAre the ex norfolk green solos for these contracts.
ReplyDeleteAny idea whats going on with the GNE Solos?
ReplyDeleteupdate - the fleet nos for the Solos & Mini Solos are from 1800.
Deleteanyone else seen the mass re-allocation of fleet from Citybus? Milehouse has lowered the number of vehicles allocated significantly....
ReplyDeleteRemember 9 e200s are at winkleigh for go Devon bus
DeleteI’ve seen on a local enthusiast social media page someone asking a question about the ‘new Stagecoach 2B to Holly Park’. Anyone have any idea if this is true, or absolute conjecture? Seems a particularly bizarre commercial move if true!
ReplyDeletenothing registered - pretty sure that would be a Plymouth City Council tendered operation if it was happening, which I doubt.
DeleteStrange they quote a route number as well though. Can't see it though with no subsidy
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