No Go Bretonside

Go Cornwall VOSA

Plymouth Citybus have registered some changes to their recently acquired Cornish services:

• PH0000135/161 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Launceston, Westgate Street and Bude, The Strand given service number 576 effective from 08-Feb-2015. To amend Timetable.
• PH0000135/162 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Plymouth, Royal Parade and Launceston, Westgate Street given service number 576 effective from 08-Feb-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
• PH0000135/163 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Liskeard, Barras Street and Polperro, Crumplehorn given service number 573 effective from 08-Feb-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
• PH0000135/164 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Plymouth, Royal Parade and West Looe given service number 572 effective from 08-Feb-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
• PH0000135/165 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Liskeard, Barras Street and Callington, New Road given service number 574 effective from 08-Feb-2015. To amend Timetable.
• PH0000135/166 - PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD, MILEHOUSE, MILEHOUSE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, PL3 4AA Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Plymouth, Royal Parade and Liskeard, Ballas Street given service number 593 effective from 08-Feb-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

I will wait for the full announcement from Plymouth Citybus to give the full run down of these changes but they seem to be fairly minor time tables changes presumably to improve running rather than anything more major. The other change being that all services now start from Royal Parade and no longer serve Bretonside Coach Station. © Richard Smith

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Blast from the past: Western National 76

From the John Evans Collection
Thanks to John I can bring this wonderful shot of a very new Western National Leyland Atlantean VUH377J on the 76 from Callington to Plymouth. The Tamar Bridge behind looks very quiet. The scene today has changed a lot with the bridge itself widened and a new toll booth complex to replace the old huts. First Devon and Cornwall still operate the 76 although Western Greyhound now run their own 576 over the route as well.

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Related Links

• Timetable 76 First Devon and Cornwall
• Timetable 576 Western Greyhound
• Vosa Variations Plymothian Transit February 2010
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