Devon & Cornwall Transit 185

The weekly look at service changes across Devon & Cornwall.

Its still very quiet indeed. There wouldn't normally have been anything to report for this next week as both of the notes below are just updates from what was posted here last week now that the operators have updated their web sites.

As usual please click through on the Licence number for more details and full route histories on the PTBS web site. Links to Traveline and other timetables and maps are provided below where possible, but always check with the operators own web site for up to date information before you travel!

First South West Ltd PH0004983

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH0004983.360	101	St Austell Trinity Street	Eden Project/ Luxulyan School	15-Dec-2019	Sunday 15th December will see a major revision to rail timetables in Cornwall. Service 101 between St Austell and Eden will also operate a revised timetable from Sunday 15th to match the rail changes. Please note service 101 does not operate on Christmas Day and Boxing Day but will operate a Public Holiday timetable on Wednesday 1st January 101 Traveline Timetable & Maps

Stagecoach South West Ltd PH1020951

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH1020951.136	21 21A	Ilfracombe or Barnstaple	Appledore or Westward Ho!	15-Dec-2019	To revise the 0545 from Appledore (MF) to connect with the train at Barnstaple Rail Station and to amend the 0640 (MF) journey from Westward Ho! to connect with Service 19 to North Devon District Hospital. The 21A will depart Appledore at 05:37 arriving  at Barnstaple station for 06.20 connecting to the 06.28 train to Exeter. The 21 from Westwood Ho! Coop now departs at 06:30, arriving at Barnstaple Railway Station at 07:15. 21 21A Traveline Timetables & Maps

There is just the one new notice published this last week for future service changes:

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	OPERATOR
PH0004983/360	101	St Austell Trinity Street	Eden Project/ Luxulyan School	16-Feb-2020	Vary timetable.	FIRST SOUTH WEST LTD

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The Go Ahead Years: New buses

Continuing from where we left off last week we have the new buses from 2015

2015 sees more Enviro 400s in another new livery: Yellow Flash

with one (531) in standard red swoop with Go Cornwall names

2016 we get some new single deck Enviro 200s in standard swoop livery:

and some in Green Flash livery:

and another batch of Enviro 400s in Go Cornwall livery

along with two in Green Flash, (although they were soon repainted out of that!)

2017 saw the new Enviro City for Plymouth Citybus, who were the first in the GA Group to get this new style. Most were in another new livery: SPARK while one was in the standard swoop livery, although it has to be said it didn't really suit this design

WE then have a bit of a gap as the next new buses have only just arrived in 2019 – as has already been covered here!

Next we have a look at the second hand buses that have arrived from within the group.

Devon & Cornwall Transit 184

The weekly look at service changes across Devon & Cornwall.

Its all very quiet at the moment…

As usual please click through on the Licence number for more details and full route histories on the PTBS web site. Links to Traveline and other timetables and maps are provided below where possible, but always check with the operators own web site for up to date information before you travel!

First South West Ltd • PH0004983

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH0004983.360	101	St Austell Trinity Street	Eden Project/ Luxulyan School	15-Dec-2019	A new timetable will apply from 15 December to connect with the new timetable. Nothing mentioned on FK own web site. 101 Traveline timetable and maps

Plymouth Citybus Ltd • PH0000135

These are repeated to include more details published over the last week

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH0000135.166	11 X11	Plymouth	Bodmin Parkway	09-Dec-2019	On Sunday 15th December 2019, Great Western Railway will be introducing a significant timetable change to its railway network. Around three quarters of journey times will be different from how they are today as new services are added and old services change as part of the improvements. The changes are so significant that at Plymouth Citybus, we are making amendments to our service 11/11A timetable to make sure we can still make the connections at Bodmin Parkway station. Our changes to the service 11/11A will come into effect from Sunday 8th December 2019. The main changes are revised morning and evening departures from Bodmin Parkway as well as an additional evening departure from The Parkway to Bodmin Mount Folly. The 20:05 departure from Royal Parade will now be extended to Dobwalls with a return journey back to Liskeard Parade 11 11A 11B X11 Traveline timetable & Maps
PH0000135.171	11A 11B	Bodmin Parkway	Padstow	08-Dec-2019	see above 11 11A 11B X11 Traveline timetable & Maps

Stagecoach Devon Ltd • PH1020951

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH1020951.136	21 21A	Ilfracombe or Barnstaple	Appledore or Westward Ho!	15-Dec-2019	To revise the 0545 from Appledore (MF) to connect with the train at Barnstaple Rail Station and to amend the 0640 (MF) journey from Westward Ho! to connect with Service 19 to North Devon District Hospital. No mention of this on SC web site. 21 21A Traveline Timetables & Maps

There is just the one new notice published in the last week for future service changes:

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	OPERATOR
PH1128051.002	33 Torpoint circular	HMS Raleigh Torpoint	Torpoint Ferry	18-Jan-2020	Cancellation Accepted	DANIEL RICHARD TWEEDIE

Citybus Lines–not swoops

The new revised livery being applied to the new buses has been revealed today:

Well I like it. Its a more modern variation of the swoops which works better with the design of the bus and will also be less intrusive for passengers over the windows.

This is expected to be the new livery from now on, but its not known if this will be applied to the Yorkshire Enviros waiting to be dealt with at Milehouse.

So what do people think?