Stagecoach Timetables

Stagecoach have now published the timetables coming up towards the end of May:

Area	Summary of changes
Exeter	Service 2 (Exeter – Newton Abbot via Dawlish)
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality. Some departure times of Monday to Friday peak time journeys are changed to better suit school and college movements. There are some minor changes to the Saturday morning timetable, with a small number of journeys removed from the timetable.
	Service 7 (Exeter – Totnes via Newton Abbot)
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality, with additional time scheduled at peak times
	Service 39 (Bovey Tracey – Newton Abbot)
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality.
	Service 53 (Kingsteignton – Torbay Hospital)
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality.
	Service 95 (Exmouth – Sandy Bay)
	From 26 May 2024 until 31 August 2024, Service 95 will operate every 30 minutes between approximately 0830 and 1730 daily. After the seasonal peak, from 1 September 2024 until 2 November 2024, service will operate hourly between approximately 0830 and 1730
North Devon	Service 21C (Barnstaple to Croyde Bay / Georgeham via Braunton)
	Sunday and Public Holiday timetable introduced, operating 8 round trips until 15 September 2024 inclusive..
	Service 31 (Ilfracombe to Woolacombe – Mortehoe Circular)
	Stagecoach will operate Service 31 on Sundays and Public Holidays between Sunday 26 May 2024 and Sunday 15 September 2024 inclusive.
	8 journeys will operate per day on an Ilfracombe to Woolacombe – Mortehoe circular route.
Plymouth	Service 1A (Sherford to George Park and Ride via City Centre and Derriford Hospital)
	There will be a minor route change to Service 1A within Plymstock, as part of a package of improvements to local bus services within Plymouth
	Within Plymstock, between Dean Hill and Pomphlett Road, buses will now operate via Plymstock Road, Randwick Park Road, Foresters Road, Pomphlett Close and Pomphlett Gardens, before joining the current route on Pomphlett Road.
	Dean Cross Road and part of Pomphlett Road will no longer be served by Service 1A, however, this section of route will now be served by changes to the route of Service 2.
	Service 2 (Saltash to Mount Batten via City Centre)
	Working in partnership with Plymouth City Council, there will be a number of improvements to the route and timetable of Service 2.
	Within Plymstock, between Dean Hill and Pomphlett Road, buses will now operate a more direct route via Dean Cross Road and the full length of Pomphlett Road.
	Plymstock Road, Randwick Park Road, Foresters Road, Pomphlett Close and Pomphlett Gardens will now be served by Service 1A.
	The frequency of buses Monday to Saturday daytime between approximately 0700 and 1900 will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, providing an additional journey opportunity every hour.
	On Sunday and Public Holidays daytimes the frequency of buses will be doubled from hourly to every 30 minutes, buses will also serve more of Saltash, covering the routes of both Services 2 and 2A.
	Times are also revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality.
	Service 2A (Saltash to City Centre)
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality.
	The Sunday and Public Holiday timetable will be withdrawn, however, the frequency of Service 2 will be doubled and the route of Service 2 amended to take in the Service 2A route around Saltash.
	Service 4/4A/4B/4C (City Centre to Plymstock via Saltram Meadow)
	Awaiting a confirmed date for this change
	To coincide with the new housing development at Saltram Meadow and to provide access to bus services, the route of the services will change.
	From the City Centre, the current route will apply to Laira Bridge, with buses then operating via The Ride, Killerton Lane, Halecombe Road, Coscombe Circus, Ashbrook Street and Broxton Drive before joining the current route at Billacombe Road, with the opposite applying towards the City Centre.
	Current bus stops at Sugar Mill, Rock Gardens and Morley Arms will no longer be served.
	Service 38 (Exeter – Bovey Tracey – Ivybridge)
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality, with additional time scheduled at peak times
	Service 54 (Plymouth to Bovisand) – 25 May 2024
	Following a contract award by Plymouth City Council, Stagecoach will commence operating Service 54 during school holidays between 25 May 2024 and 1 September 2024 inclusive.
	Buses will operate hourly from 1000 until 1800 from Saturday 25 May 2024 until Sunday 2 June 2024 and Saturday 20 July 2024 until Sunday 1 September 2024 inclusive. Service will operate from Plymouth City Centre to Bovisand via Plymstock and Hooe and is expected to prove popular with those wishing to spend a day at the beach.
	Service 91 (Dartmouth Park and Ride)
	Service will operate on the following dates:
	25 May to 2 June 2024: up to every 10 minutes.
	3 June to 21 July 2024: every 20 minutes.
	22 July to 1 September 2024: up to every 10 minutes.
	2 September to 15 September 2024: every 20 minutes.
	Service 92 (Dartmouth to Totnes)
	From 25 May 2024 until 15 September 2024 inclusive, Service 91 (Dartmouth Park and Ride) will be operating and therefore Service 92 will not serve Dartmouth Park and Ride. Additional short journeys on Service 92 between Dartmouth Pontoon and Dartmouth Park and Ride will not operate.
	Service DY1
	Following a review of shift patterns at the dockyard, there will be some minor changes to the timetable of Service DY1.
	The Monday to Friday journey from Chaddlewood at 0725 will be replaced by a new journey departing at 0550, and from Camel’s Head the 1610 will now depart at 1555 and the 1710 will now depart at 1655. The 1355 Friday only journey from Camel’s Head will now depart earlier at 1255.
	Service FALCON
	Following a review of the route and stopping arrangements for Falcon within Exeter, there will be some changes from 26 May 2024.
	The stops at Sowton Park and Ride will no longer be served, with Honiton Road Park and Ride providing an alternative stop, which is approximately one mile away from Sowton Park and Ride.
	At Honiton Road Park and Ride, coaches towards both Bristol and Plymouth will now stop alongside the park and ride site, whereas coaches towards Bristol currently stop outside Miller & Carter on the opposite side of the road.
	The new route and stopping arrangements will provide one consistent stop within Exeter, with improved facilities and will deliver improvements to punctuality.
	There will be no other changes to the route or timetable.
Torbay	Service 12 (Newton Abbot – Brixham via Torquay and Paignton)
	Following a comprehensive review of our popular Service 12, there will be a number of significant changes to the timetable, which are designed to better match passenger demand.
	There will be changes to the frequency of buses on Service 12, supplemented by buses running between Regent Close, Torquay and Brixham.
	Monday to Friday daytimes buses will run every 15 minutes between Newton Abbot and Brixham, supplemented by buses between Torquay and Brixham every 15 minutes providing a combined 7/8 minute frequency along the busiest section of route.
	This will also be the case on Saturday daytimes, with buses every 20 minutes between Newton Abbot and Brixham buses, supplemented by buses running every 20 minutes between Torquay and Brixham, providing a combined 10 minute frequency along the busiest section of route.
	There will be no changes to the frequency of buses on Sunday and Public Holidays, with buses continuing to operate every 20 minutes during the main part of the day.
	We have undergone a review of demand for travel during the evening and overnight on the service. As a result, the frequency of buses daily after 1900 until the end of service will be reduced from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes. In addition, the night journeys introduced last May on a trial basis will be withdrawn as they have not proved to be commercially viable.
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality.
	Service 22 (Dawlish Warren – South Devon College via St Marychurch and Paignton)
	Times are revised each day buses operate to improve reliability and punctuality.
	Service 35A/35C (Torquay – The Willows via Torbay Hospital)
	A number of departure times during the afternoon peak are revised to improve reliability and punctuality.
	Service 60 (Paignton – Occombe Farm)
	Intermediate running times are revised on all days of operation to improve reliability and punctuality, with changes to departure times and a reduction of one journey.

Source: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/south-west-timetables

Small changes

Plymouth Citybus have now released details of a small batch of timetable changes 2nd June:

Service	Summary of changes
21/21A	In partnership with Plymouth City Council, a new timetable will be introduced to maintain a frequency of up to 10 minutes from the City Centre, towards both Devonport and Plympton; up until 1900 on Monday to Friday, on school days.
28	Following feedback from passengers, an earlier Saturday morning journey has been added to the timetable to enable an arrival in Royal Parade for 08:30.
34	Following feedback from passengers, an 08:15 service will run from George Junction as a standard journey, school days and school holidays.
42/42A/42C	Minor change to departure times from Derriford Hospital towards City Centre, to address congestion through Mutley Plain.
50/51	Revised timetable on weekday afternoons to improve departure times from Derriford Hospital at passengers’ requests.

Thanks to Mark Bailey for a couple of nice pics of the ‘new’ E200s out and about in blue and orange

Citybus Fleet Update

A few updates on Plymouth Citybus

Another three Enviro 400s from Oxford have arrived this week, former Oxford 300, 303 and 308. We now have a better idea of their fleet numbers with two of them now carrying numbers in the 5000’s as shown below. They are generally having their Oxford names removed and being readied for service in their base colours although former 300 SN60BXW carries a special livery so may need a bit more work

No.	Reg	Chassis	Body	Seats	New	Livery	Notes
5027	OE11YNL	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H47/30F	Jun 2011	Red
5029	OE11YNK	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H47/30F	Apr 2011	Maroon
[300]	SN60BXW	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H45/31F	Feb 2010	Blue Sky Thinking	Not yet in service
[302]	OE11YMY	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H47/30F	Jun 2011	OX City Purple	Not yet in service
[303]	OE11YNO	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H47/30F	Jun 2011	OX City Purple	Not yet in service
[306]	OE11YMZ	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H47/30F	Jun 2011	OX City Maroon	Not yet in service
[308]	OE11YNM	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H47/30F	Jun 2011	OX City Maroon	Not yet in service
[313]	OE11YNJ	Alexander Dennis Trident E40H	Alexander Enviro 400	H47/30F	Jun 2011	OX City Red	Not yet in service

Meanwhile most of the Go North West E200s are out in the orange and blue livery as acquired with Plymouth Citybus logos on the front. Three so far have been repainted in red but have yet to receive any ‘tramlines’

No.	Reg	Chassis	Body	Seats	New	Livery	Notes
2460	SK15GXZ	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	May 2015	RED
2461	SN16OGU	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	Apr 2016	GNW: Plymouth Citybus
2462	YY16YJV	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B38F	Nov 2016	GNW: Plymouth Citybus
2463	YY66PCU	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	Nov 2016	GNW: Plymouth Citybus
2464	YY66PCV	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	Nov 2016	GNW: Plymouth Citybus
2465	YY16PDO	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	Nov 2016	GNW: Plymouth Citybus
2466	YY66PDU	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	Nov 2016	RED
2467	YY66PFJ	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	Nov 2016	GNW: Plymouth Citybus
2468	YY66PFK	Alexander Dennis E20D	Alexander Dennis Enviro 200	B39F	Nov 2016	RED

The Oxford buses will see off the Scania double deckers. The current plan is that up to 6 more Scanias will Dartline 6001-6004 in time for the new school year in September. It is also expected that some of the remaining ones will become trainers in due course.

One final bit of fleet news is that Citybus 136 was badly damaged by fire on the A38 this weekend.

The bus was not in service at the time as it was under test. I would not expect it to be repaired in view of its age.

You can click through to Herald web site [https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/live-a38-traffic-stopped-after-9277907]

where you are promised “dramatic footage”. Once you have endured up to 30 seconds of advertising you then get 5 seconds of video – I think dramatic is a bit of an overstatement!