16 December 2014

First Schools

We have already had the main Plymouth service changes for First from the 4th January, but there are a few other changes that are equally important to some passengers:

Plymouth Schools

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 11 NOV 2014

PH0004983/75 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT
  • Variation Accepted:
  • Operating between Roborough Bypass and Tor Bridge High
  • given service number 804/805
  • effective from 05-Jan-2015.
  • To amend Route and Timetable.

Applications To Vary Existing Services: VOSA 04 NOV 2014

PH0004983/120 - FIRST DEVON & CORNWALL LTD, THE RIDE, CHELSON MEADOW, PLYMOUTH, PL9 7JT
  • Variation Accepted:
  • Operating between Woolwell and Coombe Dean School
  • given service number 808/807/809
  • effective from 04-Jan-2015.
  • To amend Timetable.

Details

804 Widewell - Southway - Estover Community College
805 Robourgh - Estover Community College Timetable

First 804

First 805

807 Woolwell - Crownhill - Greenbank - Coombe Dean
808 Peverell - Greenbank - Coombe Dean
809 Peverell - Greenbank - Coombe Dean Timetable

First 807 First 808

One oddity that seems to have been carried over from the previous timetable is that routes 808 and 809 are identical in both the times and the route. Do both services actually run together - ie two buses both operating to the same route and times?

First 34614 K614LAE

On the 805 back in May 2010 K614LAE. These days its pretty much all Trident operation

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8 comments:

  1. As a current student at Coombe Dean, I believe they do indeed run together! They all leave together at the end of school and I always see them all heading in at the same time in the mornings too. Believe me though, this is required - they are always absolutely packed to the brim! I've never seen buses so busy - all seats taken with a load more kids all bunched together standing downstairs right up to pretty much next to the driver. They must make a fair bit of cash!

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    1. Cheers Tom for the confirmation. I guess its better to register both to run at the same time than to have duplicates every day.

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    2. There are financial (BSOG and Concessionary Travel reimbursement) benefits and administrative (easy to see loadings by journey, real time information data flow,mileage recording) benefits from having journeys registered rather than operated as duplicates

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  2. There is a Wright Crusader at Milehose bus Depot In the NEW plymouth citybus livery!! i did not have a camera so i could not get a photo sorry.

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  3. With the way Citybus are performing on the 43 since merged with the 50 i'm sure First could pick up some custom here. Service is hopeless at the best of times now

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    1. I am sure a lot of this down to the traffic in town as we get close to Christmas. I use the other end - the 50 and find its generally running very well, but come the evening rush hour at Derriford then everything is running behind - including First!
      If First are looking at more areas to compete with Citybus I would be surprised if they go for the 43 as the St Budeaux - Milehouse - City Centre section id the most heavily bussed corridor in Plymouth.

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    2. I suggested to them to do a Chaddlewood circular, from Royal Parade to Westfield as the 21 does, but then up to Chaddlewood Garage (poorly served by an hourly 20A), up Sandy Road and back to Royal Parade as the 21A does. Starting and finishing at Royal Parade should mean a more punctual service than the present 21/21A.

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