The weekly look back on what has been published on the Registered Local Bus Services site over the last week. As always click through for more details including timetables and maps.
- As expected most of the rest of Stagecoach’s service changes for the ned of October have now come through. There is also a late notice for service 95 and 222 from this weekend.
- Dartline have a couple of changes from 31st October
| Licence | Route | Start Point | End Point | Effective | Notes | OPERATOR |
| PH1020951.038 | 4 4A | Exeter St Davids | Cranbrook & Exeter Airport | 30-Oct-2022 | Service 4 will be extended beyond Exeter City Centre to Exeter St David’s, providing a new direct link to the railway station for many passengers. A revised route will apply in the City Centre. Combined with new Service 4A, a combined 10 minute frequency will operate throughout the main part of the day Monday to Saturday between Honiton Road Park and Ride and Exeter St David’s. A new Service 4A will be introduced, which will link Exeter St David’s with the City Centre, Honiton Road Park and Ride and Exeter Airport. Service 4A will operate every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime and hourly on Sundays and Public Holidays. Combined with new Service 4A, a combined 10 minute frequency will operate throughout the main part of the day Monday to Saturday between Honiton Road Park and Ride and Exe | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.034 | 5 | Exeter Bus Station | Crediton | 30-Oct-2022 | There are significant changes to the route and timetable of Service 5/5A/5B/5C from 30 October 2022, which are designed to simplify the timetable and ensure the service is commercially viable. Service 5 will operate Monday to Saturday daytimes every 20 minutes between Exeter and Crediton. Morning peak journeys will start from Chulmleigh, Winkleigh and Hatherleigh and afternoon peak journeys will extend to Chulmleigh, Winkleigh and Hatherliegh. Service 5 will operate hourly during the evenings and on Sundays and Public Holidays. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.184 | 6 | Bude | Okehampton | 30-Oct-2022 | Service 6 and Service 6A will both operate between Bude and Okehampton approximately every three hours Monday to Saturday daytime, with the route extended to and from Okehampton Railway Station. Some additional journeys will operate at peak times to facilitate school, college and commuter flows. All journeys on Service 6A will operate the current Service 6A route, which serves Sticklepath and Whiddon Down. Passengers wishing to travel across Okehampton will benefit from co-ordinated timetables between Services 6 and 6A, however, will be required to change buses at Okehampton Railway Station. The timetables of Services 6 and 6A are designed to facilitate connections between them, as well as connections with GWR rail services to Crediton and Exeter St David’s. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.185 | 6A | Okehampton | Exeter | 30-Oct-2022 | Route and timetable variation see PH1020951.184 above | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.371 | 43 | Pinhoe Station | Exeter Airport | 30-Oct-2022 | new registration: A new Service 43 is introduced under contract to Devon County Council, operating Monday to Friday between Pinhoe Railway Station and Exeter Airport via the Science Park. Buses will operate up to six journeys in each direction, during the morning and afternoon peak times only. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.027 | 55 | Exeter Bus Station | Tiverton Bus Station | 30-Oct-2022 | There will be significant changes to Services 55/55A/55B from 30 October 2022, which are designed to simplify the timetable and ensure the service is commercially viable. All journeys will operate as a standard Service 55 between Exeter Bus Station and Tiverton Bus Station, with the Service 55A and 55B route variations withdrawn. Service 55 will operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime. During the evening and on Sunday and Public Holidays buses will operate every 90 minutes, seeing an improvement to the current level of service. Due to the removal of Service 55B, a new Service 355 will be introduced, which will follow the same route as Service 55B. Service 355 will be operated by Stagecoach and under contract to Devon County Council and will operate up to 7 journeys per day Monday to Friday and Saturday between Exeter and Tiverton via Thorverton and Silverton. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.296 | 56E | Exmouth Parade | Byron Way | 30-Oct-2022 | Services 56/56A/56B will be withdrawn from 30 October 2022, and replaced between Exeter St David’s and Exeter Airport by new Service 4A, which operates up to every 20 minutes and represents a significant increase in frequency over this section of route. There are no changes to evening Service 56E. Please refer to new Service 96 for details of partial replacement for Service 56 in the Exmouth area. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.057 | 58 | Exmouth Savoy Cinema | Exeter Bus Station | 30-Oct-2022 | There are significant changes to the route and timetable of Service 58, with Service 58C withdrawn. The new Service 58 will operate between Exeter and Exmouth via Middlemoor, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton and Woodbury. Service 58 will operate approximately every two hours Monday to Friday and Saturday, with the Saturday timetable operated under contract to Devon County Council. Morning and afternoon peak journeys will additionally serve Brixington, which is designed to facilitate commuter flows. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.125 | 71 72 | Barnstaple Bus Station | Holsworthy/Shebbear | 30-Oct-2022 | There are minor changes to a small number of journeys in the middle of the day, with journeys departing 10 minutes later. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.120 | 75 | Barnstaple | Great Torrington | 30-Oct-2022 | Service 75 will operate hourly Monday to Saturday daytime (approximately 0700-1900) between Bideford and Great Torrington and will follow the route of current Service 75A and therefore not serve Weare Gifford. Additional short journeys between Affinity Outlet Devon and Morrisons Bideford will no longer operate. Journeys currently numbered as Service 75A between Bideford and Great Torrington will operate as revised Service 75. Service 75A will no longer operate journeys between Great Torrington and Okehampton, however, new Service 317 will provide an alternative for customers. Please refer to Service 317 for further details. Service 75B will no longer operate, however, Service 75 will operate between Bideford and Great Torrington and new Service 317 will operate between Bideford and Okehampton. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.354 | 95 | Exeter Bus Station/Exmouth Imperial Road | Sandy Bay, Devon Cliffs | 02-Oct-2022 | Service 95 will be reduced to operate a limited service Monday to Friday daytime only. The new timetable will operate throughout the Autumn and Winter, ahead of the full timetable resuming in 2023. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.051 | 157 257 357 | Exmouth | Sidmouth/Budleigh Salterton | 30-Oct-2022 | Due to low passenger demand the 0823 Service 357 from Byron Way to Bicton College and the 1700 Service 357 from Bicton College to Byron Way will be withdrawn. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0005305.013 | 173 | Chagford Square | Exeter, Sidwell Street | 31-Oct-2022 | The route in Exeter is changed, with most journeys now operating via Redhills, Okehampton Road, Buller Road and Cowick Street. | DEALTOP LIMITED |
| PH1020951.165 | 185 | Holsworthy | Bude | 30-Oct-2022 | A new Service 185 will provide an alternative journey opportunities for customers travelling between Bude and Holsworthy at similar times to current Service 85 journeys. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH1020951.355 | 222 | Teignmouth | Dawlish Warren | 02-Oct-2022 | Timetable variation Service 222 will pause operation until the start of the new season in 2023. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
| PH0005305.034 | 343 | Tiverton Bus Station | Cotteylands | 31-Oct-2022 | Route and timetable variation. Not mentioned on Devon CC Page | DEALTOP LIMITED |
| PH1020951.372 | 351 | Tiverton Bus Station | Farley Meadow | 30-Oct-2022 | New registration A new Service 351 will commence operating Monday to Friday between Tiverton Bus Station and Rackenford Meadow. Buses will operate hourly from Tiverton Bus Station from 0940 until 1440, under contract to Devon County Council. | STAGECOACH DEVON LTD |
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