tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post3317328449524592736..comments2024-03-28T10:23:06.618+00:00Comments on Plymothian Transit: Citybus 21didbygrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01858408719372985035noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-80216336867184518512012-07-21T09:40:47.021+01:002012-07-21T09:40:47.021+01:00It's the proposed reductions in frequency for ...It's the proposed reductions in frequency for Chaddlewood that I find surprising. If you look at St Maurice this area will marginally gain from the changes - still having 3 departures an hour, a quicker route through the Embankment to the city and through services to the western suburbs. The Chaddlewood Glen Road section service would be effectively halved from 6 to 3 buses an hour. Yes, there is the option of going the long way round via St Maurice but that will be unpopular. Also it is likely when they timetable this that the buses will cross each other somewhere between Westfield and the District Centre. So it will be roughly a 20 minute frequency with one bus going quick to town another taking 10 minutes longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-31783935139643227662012-07-21T09:29:34.289+01:002012-07-21T09:29:34.289+01:00For the proposed 21 because the route is a cross c...For the proposed 21 because the route is a cross city service with a 2 way loop in Plympton and a 1 way loop in Barne Barton numbering is difficult. They can all use the same number west of the city because it's only 1 route, east of the city it's 2 routes. I think if this comes about they will all be 21s but heading east will either say Chaddlewood via Glen Road or Chaddlewood via St Maurice depending on which way around the loop they goAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-55322529006108808812012-07-21T09:09:57.497+01:002012-07-21T09:09:57.497+01:00Presumably with loop services going in different d...Presumably with loop services going in different directions, all Plymouth Citybus need to do is add an A after the route number. They already do this with their 5 and 5A service to Elburton, depending on which route direction around the loop the bus is travelling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-25112757062828235262012-07-21T08:16:13.154+01:002012-07-21T08:16:13.154+01:00Lets all remember that these are proposals only. T...Lets all remember that these are proposals only. The closing date for comments was yesterday. I suspect that these suggested routes will not all come to fruition. Although the 21/26 idea would be a definite if I was making the changes. Nobody is funding the changes PCB is a private company. I guess the whole idea is looking for revenue growth by offering alternate journey solutions. After all some of these routes have hardly altered since the 70's yet the main centers of employment have certainly changed since then. I would also not be surprised to see some other route alterations as a result of customer feedback. Exciting times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-37198773901696422742012-07-20T22:15:14.871+01:002012-07-20T22:15:14.871+01:00^Nothing can be worse than the 62. Had the pleasur...^Nothing can be worse than the 62. Had the pleasure of catching it twice today, was 12-15 minutes late both times. I can see why Citybus are keeping the 50 as a 50 rather than continuing through to 61/62s and vice versa, they must build up huge delays.<br /><br />I think all 34s going to the Industrial Estate will be a very valuable and extremely useful service for many, though I'm intrigued to know who this is being funded by.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-34641737086193107472012-07-20T22:08:05.910+01:002012-07-20T22:08:05.910+01:00Obviously to free up buses to use elsewhere...
I ...Obviously to free up buses to use elsewhere...<br /><br />I like these changes. They'll work, although all 34's going to the industrial estate? And the 21 linked to the 26, that will surely make it the worlds most delayed service.43Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-25984644032281550762012-07-20T22:02:14.018+01:002012-07-20T22:02:14.018+01:00Yep, you are reading that right. No surprise reall...Yep, you are reading that right. No surprise really! Even a 49 style service with 3/4 trips a day on a Sunday I'd be grateful for! <br /><br />You're quite right about the Steer Park bit though, it just seems to be going up and down for them.Tomnoreply@blogger.com