tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post8808641398031445006..comments2024-03-29T07:01:08.281+00:00Comments on Plymothian Transit: Local Link Latestdidbygrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01858408719372985035noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-16550995389155974452017-03-16T17:41:44.964+00:002017-03-16T17:41:44.964+00:00Update from Torbay:
- Devon County Council C has...Update from Torbay: <br /><br />- Devon County Council C has announced the replacement service for Stoke Gabriel - Paignton - Marldon from 3rd April. Numbered 125, it will be operated by Country Bus and will consist of five return journeys between Stoke Gabriel and Marldon, plus five short journeys between Mardon and Paignton, the latter operating via Maidenway Road. Between Paignton and Stoke Gabriel buses will operate direct via Totnes Road. <br /><br />- Stagecoach will add a Saturday service between Newton Abbot and Marldon (4 journeys) on route 13 from 8th April, this will be supported by Devon CC.<br /><br />- From 29th April Stagecoach will operate new route "Hop 122" using ALX400-bodied Tridents converted to semi-open top and painted in a two-tone yellow version of Stagecoach livery. This will operate between St Marychurch and Paignton Zoo and will duplicate and supplement Hop 22 during the Summer season, except it will also operate via Paignton Seafront (exact route to be confirmed). Juliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-76175514319408058642017-02-22T09:41:19.604+00:002017-02-22T09:41:19.604+00:00In Scotland both Stagecoach and First can lobby fo...In Scotland both Stagecoach and First can lobby for a better deal.In England with the bus service bill hanging around some ooerators are just giving up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-28459000648563439212017-02-16T11:35:46.273+00:002017-02-16T11:35:46.273+00:00There's now an article on the Torquay Herald E...There's now an article on the Torquay Herald Express website (dated 16th February) about Local Link pulling out. <br /><br />http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/vital-torbay-bus-routes-threatened-with-the-axe-could-be-saved/story-30141022-detail/story.html<br /><br />The article states that Torbay Council is apparently in talks with another operator about taking over some of the services - the operator is not named, but it could well be Country Bus given Torbay's proximity to their base at Heathfield. <br /><br />It certainly doesn't sound like Stagecoach, going by this comment:<br /><br />A report to councillors had said: “While one company has already replied that they have no wish to expand and would continue to concentrate on their core business ... ",<br />Juliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-14617677393254890932017-02-15T14:09:10.124+00:002017-02-15T14:09:10.124+00:00A small piece of good news: Devon County Council i...A small piece of good news: Devon County Council is to tender a replacement route between Stoke Gabriel, Paignton and Marldon, covering parts of routes 25 and 67/67B. The new operator and timetables will be announced mid-March. <br /><br />https://new.devon.gov.uk/travel/bus/latest-news-service-updates/Juliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-68285462789660247422017-02-15T08:12:40.222+00:002017-02-15T08:12:40.222+00:00As an English National Concessionary Pass holder I...As an English National Concessionary Pass holder I am concerned about how much the bus company gets for each journey I make in that it at least has to cover their costs but as a visitor to Torbay I am concerned that the poor council is having to fund a scheme used by such visitors. Yes they bring money into the bay but at the same time if it is a "national" scheme surely it should be fully funded nationally. After all I can and quite frequently do use buses in areas where I do not live.<br /><br />Maybe the other alternative would be to make it a local or regional scheme although Scotland manages a national scheme that is better than the English one in that the pass can be used at any time of day and is also valid on City Link express coaches. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559382725130147445noreply@blogger.com