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 promised before Christmas we end the year with a look ahead to the timetable changes in the first week of 2023:
| Licence | Route | Start Point | End Point | Effective | Notes | OPERATOR |
| PH1020951.381 | 4 4A 4B 4C | Plymouth City Centre | Plymstock/ Elburton | 03-Jan-2023 | New Services 4/4A/4B/4C are launched operating from
Plymouth City Centre to Plymstock via Saltram Meadow and 7 days a week from
early until late. Route 4A will serve the Hooe via Saltram Meadow, with route
4B serving Elburton via Saltram Meadow. Service 4A/4B will each operate hourly Monday to Friday daytime, providing a combined 30 minute frequency, with some early morning journeys operating as Service 4C. Service 4 will operate hourly each evening (last departure from Royal Parade at 2300) and throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday / Public Holidays. Due to ongoing construction work at Saltram Meadow, the stopping arrangements are likely to change early in 2023. Passengers should refer to the new timetable for further details. |
STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0000135.290 | 14 | Derriford Hospital | Plymouth, Royal Parade | 01-Jan-2023 | Revised at peak hours to improve timekeeping. | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0000135.291 | 17 | Hooe (South Hill) | Plymouth City Centre | 01-Jan-2023 | Cancel. Service retendered by Plymouth City Council | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0000135.292 | 18 | Plymouth City Centre | Elburton (Knapps Close) | 01-Jan-2023 | Cancel. Service retendered by Plymouth City Council | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH1020951.366 | 19 | Plymouth City Centre | Plympton | 31-Dec-2022 | Cancellation of service due to withdrawal of tender | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0000135.316 | 27 | Plymouth, Royal Parade | Southway, The George Park & Ride | 01-Jan-2023 | Saturday service is being withdrawn as it is no longer funded. The service will continue to run Monday-Friday | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH1020951.367 | 31 | Plymouth | Pennycross | 31-Dec-2022 | Cancellation of service due to withdrawal of tender | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0000135.042 | 35 35A | Plymouth, Royal Parade | Ham Green | 01-Jan-2023 | Minor timetable changes in the morning following
commuter feedback Monday to Friday, the 0812 journey from Royal Parade runs at 0817. |
PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0000135.293 | 39 | Plymouth City Centre | Hartley Vale | 01-Jan-2023 | Cancel. Service retendered by Plymouth City Council | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0000135.010 | 44 | Plymouth, Royal Parade | Whitleigh, Whitleigh Green | 01-Jan-2023 | The 44A is being withdrawn. There are going to be minor changes to service 44 to accommodate this | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH1091418.009 | 52 52C | George Lane, Plympton | Derriford Hospital (52), Crownhill Low Level (52C) | 30-Dec-2022 | cancelled. Service lost to Stagecoach under tender in the new year | PAUL SIMON OAKLEY |
| PH1020951.380 | 52 | Plympton, George Lane | Derriford Hospital | 03-Jan-2023 | New service 52 will operate every 75 minutes Monday to
Friday daytime between Plympton and Derriford Hospital via Estover. Some
additional journeys will operate to Derriford Hospital in the morning peak and
from Derriford Hospital in the afternoon peak. It is anticipated that there will be a route and timetable change early in 2023 once access to and from Derriford Hospital is possible using Morlaix Drive |
STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1093399.018 | 69 69A | Falmouth, The Moor | Mylor Bridge/ Penryn Campus | 03-Jan-2023 | Route and timetable variation | OFFICE & TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD |
| PH0000135.179 | 84 | Milehouse, Bus Depot | Milehouse, Bus Depot | 01-Jan-2023 | The evening timetable is being adjusted to accommodate
staff availability 00:15 journey retimed to 00:25 |
PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH0000135.178 | 85 | Milehouse, Bus Depot | Milehouse, Bus Depot | 01-Jan-2023 | The evening timetable is being adjusted to accommodate
staff availability 00:15 journey retimed to 00:25 |
PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD |
| PH1020951.326 | 87 87A | Tavistock Bus Station | Bere Alston | 03-Jan-2023 | The Monday to Friday journey from Bere Alston at 1855 will now depart at 1905, which is designed to provide an improved connection with the rail service | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.354 | 95 | Exeter Bus Station/Exmouth Imperial Road | Sandy Bay, Devon Cliffs | 08-Jan-2023 | The Monday to Friday journey from Countess Wear at 0833 to Sandy Bay, arriving at 0920 will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.163 | 155 | South Molton | Barnstaple | 01-Jan-2023 | There are minor changes to journeys at peak times Monday to Friday, which are designed to improve reliability and punctuality and better accommodate school and college movements. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.368 | 200 | Coypool Park & Ride | Plymouth, Royal Parade | 03-Jan-2023 | Service 200 has been awarded as a new contract,
operating up to every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday between 0630 (from Coypool
Park and Ride) until 1910 (from Royal Parade). The new timetable for Service
200 will mean that the frequency of buses has increased from every 30-40
minutes to every 20 minutes. There are no changes to the route of Service 200. |
STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1050300.008 | 304 | Porthtowan | Truro Bus Station | 02-Jan-2023 | Vary route and timetable. | HOPLEYS COACHES LTD |
| PH1020951.377 | 346 | South Molton, Broad Street | Tiverton Bus Station | 03-Jan-2023 | An additional journey will operate Monday to Friday (College Days Only) from Tiverton Bus Station at 1810 to Witheridge, arriving at 1835. This additional journey is designed to provide additional journey opportunities for students returning from Exeter College. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0004853.007 | COLY3 | Stockland, Cokers Elms | Colyford, The Elms | 04-Jan-2023 | Variation to timetable and stopping places( timetable not normally published publicly) | RICHARD MERVYN SEWARD & CATHERINE ELSIE SEWARD |
| PH1020951.364 | DY 1 | Chaddlewood , Plympton | Devonport Dockyard | 03-Jan-2023 | Following a review of passenger demand for Service DY1,
some journeys will be withdrawn. From 3 January 2023, there will be a departure at 0625 Monday to Friday from Chaddlewood to Camels Head Dockyard and a departure at 1610 Monday to Thursday / 1355 Friday from Camels Head Dockyard to Chaddlewood |
STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH2023951.001 | G | Exeter, Hamlin Gardens | The Quay, Commercial Road | 03-Jan-2023 | Timetable variation | GREENSLADES TOURS (EXETER) LTD |
| PH1020951.198 | GOLD | Paignton Bus Station | Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade | 03-Jan-2023 | The Monday to Friday journey from Totnes to Plymouth at
0635 will depart 10 minutes earlier at 0625 to improve reliability and
punctuality. The Monday to Friday journey from Plymouth to Paignton at 0740
will depart 5 minutes earlier at 0735 to ensure an on-time arrival at
KEVICS. There are some other very minor changes to departure times Monday to Friday daytime journeys and passengers are advised to check the new timetable before travelling |
STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0004853.006 | Sewards/ Woodroffe | Dalwood, Sewards Yard | Woodroffe School | 03-Jan-2023 | Variation to timetable and stopping places( timetable not normally published publicly) | RICHARD MERVYN SEWARD & CATHERINE ELSIE SEWARD |
as usual you can click on the links to get the full details or there is a quick link to the new timetables below:
| Route | Start Point | End Point | Effective | OPERATOR | Timetable |
| 4 4A 4B 4C | Plymouth City Centre | Plymstock/ Elburton | 03-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002253 |
| 14 | Derriford Hospital | Plymouth, Royal Parade | 01-Jan-2023 | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD | T002245 |
| 27 | Plymouth, Royal Parade | Southway, The George Park & Ride | 01-Jan-2023 | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD | T002246 |
| 35 35A | Plymouth, Royal Parade | Ham Green | 01-Jan-2023 | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD | T002247 |
| 44 | Plymouth, Royal Parade | Whitleigh, Whitleigh Green | 01-Jan-2023 | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD | T002248 |
| 52 | Plympton, George Lane | Derriford Hospital | 03-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002254 |
| 69 69A | Falmouth, The Moor | Mylor Bridge/ Penryn Campus | 03-Jan-2023 | OFFICE & TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD | T002262 |
| 84 | Milehouse, Bus Depot | Milehouse, Bus Depot | 01-Jan-2023 | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD | T002249 |
| 85 | Milehouse, Bus Depot | Milehouse, Bus Depot | 01-Jan-2023 | PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD | T002250 |
| 87 87A | Tavistock Bus Station | Bere Alston | 03-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002255 |
| 95 | Exeter Bus Station/Exmouth Imperial Road | Sandy Bay, Devon Cliffs | 08-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002251 |
| 155 | South Molton | Barnstaple | 01-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002256 |
| 200 | Coypool Park & Ride | Plymouth, Royal Parade | 03-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002257 |
| 304 | Porthtowan | Truro Bus Station | 03-Jan-2023 | HOPLEYS COACHES LTD | T002263 |
| 346 | South Molton, Broad Street | Tiverton Bus Station | 03-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002259 |
| DY 1 | Chaddlewood , Plympton | Devonport Dockyard | 03-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002260 |
| G | Exeter, Hamlin Gardens | The Quay, Commercial Road | 03-Jan-2023 | GREENSLADES TOURS (EXETER) LTD | T002252 |
| GOLD | Paignton Bus Station | Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade | 03-Jan-2023 | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD | T002261 |
Finally
I just want to end the year with a big thank you to all who have supported this little but long running blog over the last year with lots of comments and suggestions. Hopefully 2023 will see more posts than the last few years have managed due to various issues including covid!
Happy New year Graham
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Graham and everyone. Maybe we could get your thoughts on the new Enviro range? I think they look ugly as hell. https://www.memuk.org/sustainability/ev-fuel-cells/new-alexander-dennis-enviro400ev-and-enviro100ev-feature-next-generation-electric-driveline-79424
ReplyDeleteany update on the Solos? they just sat around doing nothing?
ReplyDeletePossibly going to dartline
Deletepretty sure half of them have citybus logos on already so if going to dartline, that wouldn't match them keeping the brand.
DeleteWouldn't take much to rebrand. them
DeleteI am sure they can change the logo on these buses pretty quickly before entering service if they needed to. Not aware any of them have have full repaint yet. The last I heard they were all for Plymouth but things can easily change. There are still quite a few yet to arrive so some could easily end up with Dartline if required.
DeleteI dropped off a work vehicle to citybus for some work before xmas and some of them were lined up numbered in the 1800 range
DeleteThought it would be of interest to users of Stagecoach in the South West that after just 4 days of Midland Red (South) Limited running the new Transport for West Midlands Services 41& 46 from Queen Elizabeth Hospital In Edgbaston and A9 & 169 in Solihull that TfWM have issued am official warning that Stagecoach is currently unable to fully fulfil its new contracts & is advising passengers to check the TfWM Service Disruption Website before travelling as the company is suffering from a severe shortage of drivers..........
ReplyDeleteRugby, Leamington Spa, Kettering and Northampton which are all Stagecoach Midlands are still cancelling services that people need to get work because of driver shortages and then they still take on these contracts knowing that they can't run them properly because of driver shortages . Something needs to be done
DeleteExactly what we've experienced over the past 6-9 months. Driver shortages are everywhere!
DeleteThankfully these contracts were awarded to Stagecoach as a last resort and are very lightly used., Diamond Bus handed them back after being awarded them initially & NXWM withdrew orginally .Interestingly NXWM has recently suffered driver shortages after losing a number of drivers at some garages. NXWM withdrew a large number of services on New Years Eve to focus on its core routes.All the withdrawn services save the Stagecoach routes are now operated by Diamond Bus as Rotala doesn't have a driver shortage. The Mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority Andy Street CBE may be facing some unfortunate questions about the awarding of these contracts to Midland Red (South) Limited
ReplyDeleteAs Anon 17:15 says, lots of operators have driver shortages and are having to make difficult decisions about scaling back. One of the major problems is that it takes far less time for a driver to hand in their notice and leave than it does to train up replacements.
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