30 December 2022

Devon & Cornwall Transit 2023: Week 1

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 NotesOPERATOR
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PH0000135.316 27 Plymouth, Royal Parade Southway, The George Park & Ride 01-Jan-2023 Saturday service is being withdrawn as it is no longer funded.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 EffectiveOPERATORTimetable
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 EVERYONE!


13 comments:

  1. Happy New year Graham

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  2. Happy 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

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  3. any update on the Solos? they just sat around doing nothing?

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    1. Possibly going to dartline

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    2. pretty sure half of them have citybus logos on already so if going to dartline, that wouldn't match them keeping the brand.

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    3. Wouldn't take much to rebrand. them

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    4. I 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.

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    5. I dropped off a work vehicle to citybus for some work before xmas and some of them were lined up numbered in the 1800 range

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  4. Thought 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..........

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    1. Rugby, 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

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    2. Exactly what we've experienced over the past 6-9 months. Driver shortages are everywhere!

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  5. Thankfully 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

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  6. As 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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