A busy week ahead

Quite a busy weekend for new timetables coming up. This is the promised summary for all the new timetables coming into play until the end of May:

AVMT Buses

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH2050218.008	378	Lyme Regis Square	Seaton, Marine Place	30-May-2023	Revised timetable
PH2050218.002	899 899S	Exmouth Tesco	Seaton Sea Front	30-May-2023	Timetable variation

Gorran & District Community Bus Assoc.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
CB002264/B041	G1	GORRAN HAVEN CAR PARK	St Austell	31-May-2023	new timetable

Nicholas Eastwood (Royal Buses)

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH1086607.010	2a	St Ives, Royal Square	St Ives, Trenwith Car Park	27-May-2023	Timetable variation (no timetable found)
PH1086607.019	44	St Ives, Royal Square	Trevalgan Touring Park	27-May-2023	Timetable variation

Plymouth Citybus Inc Go Cornwall Bus

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH0000135.332	Muse (A, B, C)	Coypool Park & Ride	Milehouse Park & Ride	27-May-2023	Operates for the Muse Festival on Saturday 27 May 2023
PH0000135.166	11	Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade	Bodmin Parkway Station	28-May-2023	the trip currently leaving Saltash School towards Plymouth at 1501 is retimed to 1510 As a consequence the 1540 from Plymouth will run 5 minutes later To ensure students form Saltash School have a suitably timed journey to get them home
PH0000135.162	12 12A 12D	Launceston, Westgate Street	Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade	28-May-2023	the 0801 from Hatt on will renumber 12D This is to avoid customer confusion about the trip which run through Devonport
PH0000135.246	56	Padstow, Bus Terminus	Newquay Bus Station	28-May-2023	The 0921 from St Eval (Mon - Fri), and the 0840 from Padstow will run via Mawgan Porth at 0927 towards Newquay The journey departing Newquay at 0640 will run 10 minutes earlier at 0630 To provide a journey into Newquay following customer requests. There is no journey currently available This will provide a connection to service 11 at Padstow Tesco
PH0000135.259	128	Marhamchurch	Poughill	28-May-2023	Revised timetable The timetable has been changed to provide better links to Stratton Hospital from Residential areas of Bude without the need to change buses
PH0000135.264	217	Holsworthy	Gooseham	29-May-2023	Last journey towards Bude to operate via poughill and Flexbury
PH0000135.265	218 219	Bude	Hartland	29-May-2023	0930 from Bude retimed and serves Ked Post & Grimscott. 1530 & 1730 from Bude retimed 3 mins latewr. 1630 from Bude retimed 10 mins earlier. Journeys into Bude retimed for reliability Revised route (service will operate through Flexbury and Poughill) and timetable within Bude to provide direct links to Stratton Hospital. The timetable has been changed to provide better links to Stratton Hospital from Residential areas of Bude without the need to change buses

Stagecoach Devon Ltd

Mostly around the Torbay area. A few of these have yet to appear on Traveline. (the 122 still has not appeared there after the April timetable was introduced)

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH1020951.388	271	Newton Abbot Rail Station Opposite	Newton Abbot Rail Station	27-May-2023	Operating under contract to Devon County Council a new service, 271, will resume from Saturday 27 May 2023 and will operate on Saturdays only until Saturday 16 September 2023.  The timetable will provide four journeys per day between Newton Abbot Railway Station and Widecombe via Bovey Tracey and Haytor Vale (outbound) and Manaton (inbound).
PH1020951.063	2	Exeter Bus Station	Newton Abbot	28-May-2023	Some lightly used journeys are withdrawn. The majority of Monday to Friday schoolday and school holiday variations are standardised.
PH1020951.046	7	Exeter Bus Station	Totnes Coronation Road	28-May-2023	Journeys on Sundays will additionally serve Matford Park and Ride, to provide consistency with the rest of the week.
PH1020951.011	12	Newton Abbot	Brixham	28-May-2023	Buses will continue to run up to every ten minutes, however there are some minor changes to specific journeys. For the summer period, initially later journeys will be introduced on Service 12 Monday to Saturday nights (early hours of Tuesday to Sunday mornings). Buses will operate after midnight until 3am, hourly, for those enjoying a night out in the Bay or needing to travel in the early hours.  Save money on taxis, with all single fares just £2 or less until the end of June 2023.
PH1020951.091	13 13C 13D	Torbay Hospital	Brixham	28-May-2023	There are changes introduced to some specific Monday to Friday journeys. Following working in partnership with Torbay Council, we are pleased to announce that a brand new Saturday timetable will be introduced on Service 13. Buses will operate every hour from Brixham between 0910 and 1810 and from Torbay Hospital between 0810 and 1710.
PH1020951.098	13D	Kingsteignton	South Devon College	28-May-2023	There are changes introduced to some specific Monday to Friday journeys. Following working in partnership with Torbay Council, we are pleased to announce that a brand new Saturday timetable will be introduced on Service 13. Buses will operate every hour from Brixham between 0910 and 1810 and from Torbay Hospital between 0810 and 1710.
PH1020951.003	18	Brixham	Kingswear	28-May-2023	The following Monday to Saturday journeys will be withdrawn due to low demand and high operating costs; from Brixham to Kingswear at 0755, 0815 and 1935 and from Kingswear to Brixham at 0813 and 2000. The 1600 Monday to Friday School Holidays and Saturdays journey from Kingswear to Brixham will be revised to depart at 1608 and provide consistency with schooldays.
PH1020951.208	22	Dawlish Warren	South Devon College	28-May-2023	The four Service 22A journeys in each direction between St Marychurch and Paignton Monday to Friday and Saturday evenings will be withdrawn as other services are available.  The route of Sunday daytime journeys will be amended, with buses starting and terminating at South Devon College as opposed to Davies Avenue, which will provide improved access to leisure and retail facilities.
PH1020951.209	23	South Devon College	Paignton Bus Station	28-May-2023	The route of Service 23 will be standardised with all journeys following one consistent route. Service 23 will operate from Paignton Bus Station to South Devon College via Waddeton Close at all times. This change to the timetable will provide a service to South Devon College from early until late every day, as well as providing journey opportunities to nearby leisure and retail facilities. The Monday to Friday frequency will be adjusted to operate every 40 minutes at peak times and continue to operate every 30 minutes at off-peak times. There are no changes to Saturday and Sunday frequencies.
PH1020951.006	31	Torquay, Cary Parade	Barton Padacre Road	28-May-2023	There are minor changes introduced to some Monday to Saturday journeys.
PH1020951.391	31	ILFRACOMBE	WOOLACOMBE	28-May-2023	Service 31 between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe on Sundays and Public Holidays, will operate from Sunday 28 May 2023 until Sunday 17 September 2023. The Monday to Saturday timetable will continue to be operated by Taw & Torridge.
PH1020951.317	35A (35C)	Torquay Strand	Torquay Strand	28-May-2023	Service 35 has suffered from some significant punctuality issues in recent months, therefore in addition to making timing adjustments it has been necessary to make a minor change to the route. The route of Service 35A/35C will be amended and will no longer serve Fowey Avenue, with buses operating direct via Exe Hill. This change of route is necessary to ensure a reliable and punctual service can operate.  Four pairs of bus stops will no longer be served by this service as a result of this route change, however, alternative bus stops are available nearby. The evening departure times on Service 35A will be amended to depart 15 minutes later, to provide a regular combined frequency with Service 35C. The frequency of buses on Saturday morning from start of service until approximately 0830 will be revised to every 60 minutes on each service, with a combined 30 minute frequency applying. Sunday evening timetable will be amended to ensure departure times are consistent with other days of operation.
PH1020951.075	39	Exeter Bus Station	Newton Abbot	28-May-2023	Minor changes are introduced, and the Sunday timetable is reduced from five to four journeys per day to ensure the service remains commercially viable.
PH1020951.318	77 77A	Hele Park	Buckland	28-May-2023	Timetable variation
PH1020951.106	110	Torquay	Totnes, King Edward V1 Community College	28-May-2023	0735 journey from Torquay Cary Parade to KEVICS will be re-timed to depart earlier at 0725 to ensure effective use is made of our vehicle resource and that the service remains commercially viable. 1530 journey from KEVICS to Torquay will be re-timed to depart earlier at 1525 to better facilitate the end of the school day and will terminate at Torquay Grammar School. Upon arrival at Torquay Grammar School the vehicle will continue as Service 32C towards Torquay and passengers may remain on the vehicle from the previous journey.
PH1020951.012	120	Paignton Bus Station	Kingswear Banjo	28-May-2023	There are a number of changes introduced to journeys operating on Monday to Saturdays, please check the timetable carefully before traveling.
PH1020951.385	122	Babbacombe	Devon Bay Hoburne Holiday Park	28-May-2023	A new timetable will be introduced, with revised departure times and the frequency is doubled to every 30 minutes daily for the peak summer season. The new timetable is better co-ordinated with Service 22 along the common section of route.  [still no timetable on Traveline]
PH1020951.400	198	Gunnislake Rail Station	Gunnislake Rail Station	28-May-2023	Gunnislake Circular - Sundays only Working in partnership with Devon County Council and the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, Service 198 will operate on Sundays from 28 May 2023 until 24 September 2023. Service 198 will link Gunnislake Railway Station with Tavistock and Princetown, with four journeys per day and times designed to connect in and out of rail services at Gunnislake. Special add-on fares will apply for rail passengers.
PH1020951.020	FOX	Paignton Bus Station	Foxhole	28-May-2023	The 1820 Monday to Friday journey will be withdrawn due to low passenger demand. The Saturday frequency is adjusted to every 30 minutes before 0930 and between 1630 and 1835.

Totnes & Rural Community Transport

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
CB001929/B1876	B3S	Follaton Stores	Follaton Stores	27-May-2023	New Registration; It runs mornings only. Note that departure times from Follaton (on the hour) are different from Mon-Fri. Catch the return service to Follaton from the bottom of Fore Street, not the bus shelter! The service does NOT call at Leatside, Baltic Wharf or Follaton Oak. Bus passes are valid all day at weekends."

Click on the licence number for the full route history for each route with timetables and maps available for your viewing pleasure.

There are quite a few more timetables changing next weekend, mainly Devon CC tendered services. These will appear here next week!