Devon & Cornwall Transit 173

The weekly look at service changes across Devon & Cornwall. A few odds and ends this week, including a few late ones which have already started. Its actually very quiet this week with no new service changes planned although there is one entry below – for a service which has already changed. The ‘highlight’ this week is the very large batch of future service changes registered by Stagecoach for the end of October

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!

The following service changes are planned for this coming week

Roselyn Coaches Ltd • PH1038599

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH1038599.006	ROS012	St Austell Station	Roseland School, Treggony	16-Sep-2019	Timetable amended. Route only started from 4th September but the Traveline timetable starts from 9th  September…

The following future service changes were published this last week:

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	OPERATOR
PH0007025.026	100	Totnes Coronation Road	Paignton Bus Station	04-Nov-2019	Route and timetable amended	DART PLEASURE CRAFT LIMITED
PH1038599.006	ROS012	St Austell Station	Roseland School, Treggony	16-Sep-2019	Timetable amended	ROSELYN COACHES LTD
PH1020951.249	1 X1	Plymouth	Tavistock	27-Oct-2019	To revise the timetable	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.236	2 2A	Saltash	Mount Batten or Sherford	27/10/2019	To revise timetable on Saturdays and adjust running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.237	3	Plymouth	Kingsbridge	27-Oct-2019	To add earlier & later journeys	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.238	3	Kingsbridge	Dartmouth	27/10/2019	To add earlier and later journeys	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.034	5 5C	Exeter, Paris Street	Crediton or Chulmleigh	28/10/2019	To revise 5C journeys early mornings and evenings	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.206	5A	Hatherleigh	Okehampton	28/10/2019	To operate additional journeys	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.046	7 7A	Exeter Bus Station	Totnes Coronation Road	27/10/2019	To extend one journey in each direction to Paignton	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.011	12 N12	Newton Abbot	Brixham	27-Oct-2019	to re-introduvce the Winter timetable. To revise Sundany evenings	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.136	21 ETC	Ilfracombe or Barnstaple	Appledore or Westward Ho!	27-Oct-2019	To revise Saturday morning and Sunday evening journeys	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.208	22	Dawlish Warren	South Devon College	27-Oct-2019	To remove last journey to/from Dawlish Warren daily	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.134	27 28	Paignton Bus Stn	Torquay Grammar School	28-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.100	30	Brixham/Paignton	Cuthbert Mayne Sch/St Marychurch	28-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.006	31	Torquay, Cary Parade	Barton Padacre Road	27/10/2019	To revise Monday to Friday timetable & revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.317	35A 35C	Torquay Strand	Torquay Strand	27-Oct-2019	To revise timetables	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.315	39	Newton Abbot	Torquay	27-Oct-2019	To cancel registration	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.075	39	Exeter	Newton Abbot	28-Oct-2019	To revise timetable	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.036	57 N57	Exeter	Exmouth	02/11/2019	To revise the route of Service N57 in Exeter to operate from Paris Street via New North Road, Queen Street and High Street to Sidwell Street	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.234	100 101	The George Park & Ride	Plymouth Royal Parade	27-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.106	110	Torquay	Totnes Seven Stars	28-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.012	120	Paignton Bus Station	Kingswear Banjo	28-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.235	200	Coypool Park & Ride	Plymouth Royal Parade	27-Oct-2019	To revise running times and revise to be a normal stopping service	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.254	302	Tavistock	Gulworthy Park & Ride site	09/10/2019	Te extend from Lumburn Rise to Gulworthy as the Lumburn Rise site has be redeveloped. Operates on Wednesday 9th October 2019 and annually when Tavistock Goose Fair is hheld	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.044	A	Alphington, Smithfield Road	Thornpark Rise	27-Oct-2019	To revise timetable	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.074	B 2B	Prince Charles Road	Exminster & Dawlish	28-Oct-2019	To extend certain journeys from Union Road to Prince Charles Road Morrisons	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.029	D H	University of Exeter	Digby	27-Oct-2019	To amend timetable Saturday Mornings and revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.065	E F1 F2	Beacon Heath	Exwick	27-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.020	FOX	Paignton Bus Station	Foxhole	27-Oct-2019	To revise Saturday timetable	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.197	GOLD	Torquay Strand	Totnes Royal Seven Stars	27-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.198	GOLD	Totnes Royal Seven Stars	Plymouth	27-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.052	GRN	Sowton	Matford Park & Ride	28-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.060	K I T J	Science Park, Digby or Whipton Barton	Countess Wear, Digby or Topsham	27-Oct-2019	To revise Service K timetable Saturday mornings and to revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.105	P	Crossmead	Pennsylvania	27-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.047	R S	Rifford Road	Rifford Road	27-Oct-2019	To revise Saturday timetable	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.058	RED	Exeter, Paris Street	Honiton Road Park & Ride	27-Oct-2019	To revise running times	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD

Late reminder for tomorrow..

Returning for our 12th year, the Kingsbridge Running Day on Saturday 21st September is going to include some interesting new routes as well as a different mix of vehicles for both regular and new visitors to enjoy.

The Running Day will be centred on Kingsbridge Bus Station on the Quay, operating services from 10.00 until 17.30.

The extensive network and full timetable give visitors the opportunity to ride on a range of vehicles to spectacular coast and country destinations all around Kingsbridge and the South Hams. The routes we plan to use were formerly operated by the Great Western Railway Road Motors, the Western National Omnibus Company and/or other local operators such as Tally Ho Coaches and the Coleridge Community Bus. In 2018 road closures affecting routes to the east of Kingsbridge encouraged us to explore the network to the west of the town.  These were popular and will feature again in the 2019 timetable.

Features of Kingsbridge 2019 include:

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Services to East Portlemouth, South Pool & Sherford, Goveton, Slapton, Salcombe, Hope Cove, Thurlestone, Bantham, Loddiswell, California Cross, Bigbury on Sea, East Allington, Kingston and Ringmore

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Circular services provided by Coleridge Community Bus (in its 40^th anniversary year) operating a route fr Kingsbridge to Beesands, North Hallsands, Kellation and Ford.  Their bus provides low floor access unlike more ‘vintage’ vehicles.

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Special free vintage bus services to coordinate with the Royal Visit and unveiling of sculptures in Kingsbridge and Salcombe as part of the Salcombe lifeboat 150th anniversary celebrations: http://salcombelifeboat.co.uk/news2/  (0835 feeder service from Salcombe to Kingsbridge with timetable adjustments to suit possible short-term road closures).

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Other circular services including Kingsbridge to Goveton, via Buckland-tout-Saints and Kingsbridge to Blackawton back through Strete and along the coast.

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A circular ‘school’ service TNS004 through the Avon Valley combined with pre-war rail replacement route 177 from South Brent.

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Coach excursions to Bigbury-on-Sea for the sea tractor and facilities on Burgh Island in the morning and to the sheltered bay of Blackpool Sands to the east of Kingsbridge in the afternoon.

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Short workings with a town service via Rack Park and a circular to Churchstow offering round trip times of less than 30 minutes so enthusiasts can sample a greater number of vehicles in the course of the day.

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Double-deck open-top rides on the Churchstow and Aveton Gifford services.

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A number of routes with duplicate vehicles so that passengers can change vehicles at outer termini.

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Refreshment opportunities with programme advertisers en route such as Burgh Island at Bigbury-on-Sea (Tour and Service 101), Millbrook Inn, South Pool (Service 99), The Sloop Inn, Bantham (102, 161), Salcombe Dairy ice cream (105, 100/109/100, 158), Aune Valley Café, Loddiswell (92/3, 103) and The Creeks End Inn, Kingsbridge

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Refreshments at Loddiswell Station courtesy of the owners with proceeds going to Loddiswell PTFA to benefit the Pre-and Primary Schools (103).

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Stagecoach service buses to and from Plymouth will operate through the day to the normal Saturday timetable

Full details on the TVGWOT web site

I sadly wont be there but have a great time everyone!

Mayflower 400

Yet another new livery for a Citybus Enviro…

Thanks to Jake Street who caught these at Milehouse a day or so ago

First Group Sale–Kernow to Management?

There have been rumours for a while but this is the first time I have seen it in print…

EMBATTLED transport operator First-Group is poised to offload part of its bus business to its own managers amid mounting industry concern of a shakeup by politicians.
A string of management buyouts are said to be the front-runners vying for First's bus operations in Bristol, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. A similar swoop by managers is also being pulled together in East Anglia.
First put its entire UK bus arm up for sale earlier this year, alongside North American coach arm Greyhound, following pressure from its biggest shareholders.
The largest of these, activist Coast Capital Management, launched a campaign over the summer to oust half of the board. While Coast failed to attract majority shareholder support, First's chairman and two other directors would later step down.
Some investors want the company to also exit UK rail and concentrate on more profitable operations in the US.
FirstGroup's plans to put its UK bus operations on the market were revealed after the earlier sale of part of its sprawling Manchester operation to rival Go-Ahead.
The bus industry remains fearful of tighter regulation across major cities. Andy Burnham, the Manchester mayor, has already announced plans to run bus services using a franchise model. Others considering similar plans include Liverpool, Sheffield, Cambridge and Peterborough.
As a result, one industry source said: "No one has much enthusiasm for buying bus companies."
A First spokesman said: "There are a number of potential outcomes for the separation of First Bus from the group and we are pursuing these options. Although we do not comment on market rumours or speculation, it would be incorrect at this stage to say any one outcome is more likely than another."

Daily Telegraph, The/The Sunday Telegraph (London, England) (Published as Sunday Telegraph, The (London, England)) - September 15, 2019

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As always we will have to wait and see what actually happens…