Service changes coming up

It has been pretty quiet with service registrations over the last couple of weeks. Apart from Taw & Torridge 696 and 873 these are all old ones which have already happened.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH0000135.164	10	Plymouth	Polperro	18-Sep-2026	Additional Journeys for Looe Festival on the weekend of the 18 September	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0004727.027	17	Northam Square	Bideford Quay	22-Jun-2026	Monday to Friday 5 return journeys per day	TAW AND TORRIDGE COACHES LTD
PH0005305.119	360	Bridford	Exeter	20-Sep-2026	Cancellation. Change of operator to Country Bus, no change to timetable.	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH1017984.130	678	Witheridge	Exeter	29-Aug-2026	Cancellation. Service Will now operate on Wednesdays only by MD Buses. Route amended to operate via Shobrooke instead of Thorverton	ALANSWAY COACHES LTD
PH0004727.012	696	East Ansty, Old Froude Arms	South Molton, The Square	29-Oct-2026	cancellation. Service withdrawn due to unsustainably low passenger numbers.	TAW AND TORRIDGE COACHES LTD
PH0004727.008	873	Brayford, Brayfordhill Shelter	South Molton, The Square	29-Oct-2026	cancellation: Service withdrawn due to unsustainably low passenger numbers.	TAW AND TORRIDGE COACHES LTD

It has been very quiet on the blog this month as work has been so busy and draining I just have not had the energy to spend evenings in front of the computer as well, but there should be a few more posts this month as I catch up.

There are a few service changes coming up for November:

Plymouth Citybus have just announced these small adjustments from the 2nd November:

104	This journey has been retimed to support improved reliability for customers travelling to Devonport High School for Boys. The new departure time from Roborough will be 07:40, with revised times throughout the journey.
34	The current journey departing Milehouse, Outland Road at 07:23 and travelling to Derriford Hospital will no longer operate. The next available journey will depart at 07:27, arriving at Derriford Hospital at 07:48.
42B	The current journey departing Derriford Hospital at 07:40 towards The George will no longer operate. The next available journey will depart from Derriford Hospital at 07:57.

Devon County Council have also announced for few changes from 1st November:

• PR1: Sowton P&R – Exeter City Centre (Stagecoach)
  • Will additionally call at Heavitree Bridge and Waitrose.
• 95: Exmouth – Sandy Bay (Stagecoach)
  • Service ends for 2026
• 121: Milton Abbot – Tavistock (Oakleys)
  • Service withdrawn – alternative journeys available on service 84.
• 122: Horndon – Tavistock (Oakleys)
  • Service withdrawn due to unsustainably low passenger numbers.
• 193: Haytor Vale – Newton Abbot (Country Bus)
  • Service withdrawn. MD Buses service 671 will be diverted to cover much of this route on Wednesdays.
• 322: Ashreigney – Barnstaple (Taw & Torridge)
  • Will now only operate on Tuesdays.
• 325: Lapford – Barnstaple (Country Bus / Taw & Torridge)
  • Will now only operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with all days operated by Taw & Torridge.
• 346: South Molton – Tiverton (Stagecoach)
  • 0645 journey from South Molton on Monday to Fridays retimed to 10 minutes earlier.
• 378: Seaton – Lyme Regis (AVMT Buses)
  • Winter timetable begins.
• 658: West Buckland – Barnstaple (Taw & Torridge)
  • Will now only operate on Tuesdays.
• 671: Okehampton – Newton Abbot (MD Buses)
  • Diverted to operate via Haytor Vale.
• 696: East Anstey – South Molton (Taw & Torridge)
  • Service withdrawn due to unsustainably low passenger numbers.
• 873: Brayford – South Molton (Taw & Torridge)
  • Service withdrawn due to unsustainably low passenger numbers.

More on these as they come through and timetables etc are added to the pages. 

I have also been working hard on bringing all service registrations into the Plymouth Citybus pages on Plymothian Bus Services which now finally have a page for every single service registration since 2002. I am currently working through getting all old timetables etc onto these pages as I have several hundred of them scattered across many folders, many of these are Plymouth Citybus services.