Plymothian Transit

Devon General Remembered

2026-07-08T20:31:05.770+01:00

‘Devon General Remembered’ running day at Newton Abbot

Preserved Devon General buses will take to the roads in and around Newton Abbot on Sunday 6^th September 2026, recreating the routes of the 1960s.

Services will run from Highweek Way between 10am and 4pm, giving free round trips around the town and out to local destinations such as Chudleigh, Teignmouth and Torquay. Open-top bus trips will also be available, weather permitting.

The event is organised by the Devon General Society, whose two hundred members celebrate the fascinating history of a bus company that many local people recall with fondness.

A souvenir programme giving details of the routes and the buses running on them will be available on the day, or in advance by post from the Devon General Society.

Further information can be found at devongeneral.org.uk/category/events/

Rame Buses Part Two

2026-07-02T13:30:00.000+01:00

I sadly missed the Rame Beers & Buses event over the weekend due to illness but Mark Bailey was there and has sent his usual selection of photos.

I couldn't choose between them all so I have split them across two posts so you get to see them all!

Stagecoach Devon 18395 (KX55 TLO) Dennis Trident / Alexander ALX400 (new to Thames Transit) arriving in Torpoint on circular service A

First South West T471 JCV Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander ALX200 arriving in Millbrook on circular service A and about to disgorge thirsty passengers into Bar Tusker (the yellowish building behind)

Devon General SN839 (XTA 839) Albion Nimbus / Willowbrook leaving Torpoint on service B with a standing load. Unfortunately a few minutes later the bus struggled to get up a hill on Trevol Road, ended up rolling backwards, and was taken out of service.

Dartline 76021 (N600 DLC) Scania N94UD / East Lancs OmniDekka (new to London Sovereign) leaving Millbrook on circular service C. The young ladies on the top deck are clearly having a good time!

Dart Pleasure Craft 1 (Y827 TGH) Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President (new to London Central) on circular service O in Millbrook. New into preservation following the decision to sub-contract their remaining Paignton - Totnes service to Stagecoach for 2026.

All photos © Mark Bailey.

Rame Buses Part One

2026-07-01T19:21:49.690+01:00

Unfortunately, I missed the Rame Beers & Buses event over the weekend due to illness, but Mark Bailey was there and sent along his usual great selection of photos. I couldn’t pick just a few, so I’ve split them into two posts so you can enjoy them all!

Western National 1557 (FDV 787V) Bristol LHS6L / ECW pulling out of the St John Inn on service B from Torpoint to Millbrook.

Western National 1254 (VOD 124K) Bristol LHS6L / Marshall arriving in St John on service B from Torpoint to Millbrook.

Western National 357 (L357 VCV) Mercedes-Benz 811D / Plaxton Beaver arriving in Torpoint on feeder service X from St Germans railway station.

Truronian TT03 TRU TransBus Dart SLF / TransBus Pointer leaving Millbrook on circular service A.

All photos © Mark Bailey - with thanks!

Go Cornwall Registrations

2026-06-30T20:30:01.717+01:00

I was laid low by last week’s heat wave, so I’m only now catching up after nearly a week of doing nothing! I have, however, managed to catch up with last week’s service registration notices. Apart from a one-day-only new registration for Dartline (Truronian section) PR2, everything else is Go Cornwall’s changes for 26/27 July, which have already been covered here, so I won’t go into any more detail.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH0000135.164	10	Plymouth	Polperro	27-Jul-2026	Revised route in Plymouth City Centre to serve new Health Hub. On Sundays and Bank Holidays the route will be revised to match Monday to Saturday. During the Summer School Holidays additional journeys will operate between Tregoad and Polperro.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.389	14 18	Penzance	Truro	26-Jul-2026	Revise timetable to improve reliability	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.275	15	Hayle	Penzance	27-Jul-2026	Revised route and timetable to improve reliability, some journeys will run the opposite direction around Queensway in Hayle.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.226	16A	Rosehill Gardens	St Ives	27-Jul-2026	The 16A starting from Halsetown at 0739 will start from Carbis Bay to provide additional peak time capacity towards Penzance.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.423	19	St Ives	Penzance	27-Jul-2026	New service to operate during Summer School Holidays to provide additional capacity.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.424	26A	Eden Project	St Austell	27-Jul-2026	New service during Summer School Holidays to replace service 26 between St Austell and Eden Project. At other times service 28 has sufficient capacity to meet demand for travel to the Eden Project.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.232	27	St Austell	Truro	26-Jul-2026	Revise timetable to provide connections with service 26	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.385	29	Mevagissey	St Austell	26-Jul-2026	Additional journeys to operate during Summer School Holidays. No changes expected to the year-round service.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.388	32 32A	Falmouth	Truro	26-Jul-2026	32: Revised timetable with route amended to additionally serve Tremough Campus, Ponsanooth, Perranwell and Carnon Downs. 32A Revised timetable to improve reliability. Some peak time journeys to Truro College removed at the request of Truro College and will operate for Truro College pass holders only. 32B WITHDRAWN	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.412	33 33A	Redruth	Falmouth	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to improve reliability. Some journeys extended to start/finish in Camborne.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.234	34	Redruth	Helston	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable for evening journeys to improve rail connections at Redruth.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.235	34	Helston	Lizard	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable for evening journeys to improve rail connections at Redruth.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.236	36 36A	Truro	St Keverne	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to improve reliability	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.238	38	Camborne	Helston	27-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to improve reliability	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.239	39	Helston	Camborne	27-Jul-2026	Revise timetable to improve reliability	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.240	39A	Camborne	Penzance	27-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to improve reliability and remove service from Perranuthnoe and route through Marazion.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.307	40 40A 40B	Truro	Camborne	26-Jul-2026	Service integrated with Service 46 and revised timetable to improve reliability.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.194	55	Bodmin	Camelford	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to improve reliability and additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.386	55	Bodmin	Liskeard	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to improve reliability and additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.362	57 96	Bodmin Parkway	Padstow	26-Jul-2026	57 Revised timetable to improve reliability through re-distribution of running times. Revisions at Bodmin Parkway are to improve rail connections.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.150	70 70A 70B 70S	Cremyll	Plymouth	26-Jul-2026	additional journeys operate as service 70B and revised school service numbers The 1200 from Cremyll is revised to run at 1155 and follow the 70B route.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.163	73 73A	Polperro	Liskeard	26-Jul-2026	Revise route and timetable to serve Liskeard Bus Station (planned opening late July)Sunday route and timetable adjusted to match weekdays	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.165	74	Callington	Liskeard	26-Jul-2026	Revise timetable and route to serve Liskeard bus station (due to open late July)	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.159	75	Liskeard	Torpoint	26-Jul-2026	Revise timetable to start/finish services at Liskeard Bus Station (due to open late July)	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.187	77 77S	Liskeard	Polperro	26-Jul-2026	Revise timetable to start/finish services at Liskeard Bus Station (due to open late July)	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.267	78 78A	Liskeard	Launceston	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station and improve reliability.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.250	85 86	Truro	Newquay	26-Jul-2026	Operate revised route and timetable thorugh Newquay (to serve Treloggan)	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.413	87 87A	Newquay	Truro	26-Jul-2026	On Sundays and Bank Holidays the route will be revised to match Monday to Saturday running via RCH Treliske with consequential changes to timetable.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.277	96 95	Delabole	Wadebridge	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable on service 96 to improve reliability 95 Sunday service will end on 31st August until Easter 2027	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.302	483	Trelander Circular	Trelander Circular	27-Jul-2026	Service renumbered 483 to align with other Truro City Services	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.376	484 485	Truro	Dobbs Lane	26-Jul-2026	Revise timetable and route to withdraw from Truro Health Park	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.374	493	Truro	Feock	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable and route to withdraw from Truro Health Oark	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.372	494	Truro	Truro cicular	26-Jul-2026	Revise route and timetable to withdraw from Truro Health Centre	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.371	496	Malpas Circular	Malpas Circular	26-Jul-2026	Revised route and timetable to withdraw from Truro Health Park	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.375	497	Summercourt	Truro	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to remove certain trips (trips dupicated by 94)	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0005305.127	PR2	City Centre	Tregurra Park	02-Aug-2026	New Service - for one day only so looks like some event.	DEALTOP LIMITED

As usual you can click through for more details - New timetables are available for all of these services, maps will be added in due course.

Cornwall and Exeter seeing new timetables

2026-06-22T20:56:36.090+01:00

We have already seen the large list of changes planned by Transport For Cornwall coming up at the end of July no its no surprise that we are now seeing the registration changes starting to come through.

There are also a few Stagecoach changes from 14 June in Exeter that I have not seen explained anywhere so far.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH0000135.222	1 1A	Penzance	Sennen Cove	26-Jul-2026	Revisions to timetable following introduction of one-way loop through Paul.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.365	2 2A	Helston	Penzance	26-Jul-2026	Revise route and timetable Start/ end location changed to Coinagehall St in Helston Short journeys run via Perranuthnoe	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.409	3	Helston	Falmouth	26-Jul-2026	In Helston the service will be amended to start/finish at Coinagehall Street with most journeys continuing as Service 2 to Penzance. Timetable amended to improve reliability.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.414	6	Penzance	Mousehole	26-Jul-2026	Route and timetable amended to serve West Cornwall Hospital. On Sundays and Bank Holidays the service will operate 30 minutes earlier throughout the day following customer feedback.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.166	11	Dobwalls	Plymouth	26-Jul-2026	Revised route in Plymouth City Centre to serve new Health Hub. Revised timetable on all days to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.162	12 12A	Plymouth	Callington	26-Jul-2026	Revise route to serve new Health Hub in Plymouth City Centre	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.230	24 24A 24B 24S	Fowey	St Austell	26-Jul-2026	Provision of additional journey between St Austell and Fowey via Polmear for the summer period	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.231	26	St Austell	Bodmin	26-Jul-2026	Revised timetable to improve reliability, remove journeys to the Eden Project and add additional journeys between St Austell and Roche in response to local feedback. Connections with service 27 at St Austell are also improved.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH1020951.372	351	Tiverton Bus Station	Farley Meadow	14-Jun-2026	12:05 journey now departs at 12:10	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.044	A	Alphington	Exeter City Centre	14-Jun-2026	AM & PM peak frequency reductions with punctuality changes.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.065	E	Exwick	Exeter City Centre	14-Jun-2026	Frequency reduction and punctuality changes	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH2023951.008	Folk 1A	Kings Down Tall Campsite, Sidmouth	Triangle, Sidmouth	08-Aug-2026	Saturday only	GREENSLADES TOURS (EXETER) LTD
PH1020951.047	R S	Rifford Road	Rifford Road	14-Jun-2026	Frequency reductions and punctuality changes with new stops added on Lower Hill Barton Road	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD

As I type this there have been another large batch of registration changes coming through this week which will be processed over the next few days. Most of the details above have been added to the route pages found by clicking through on the licence number although not all new timetables have been added yet. These will be added over the course of the week though.

Transport For Cornwall July Timetable Updates

2026-06-18T20:31:49.280+01:00

From 26th July 2026, a series of service changes will be introduced. These updates will take place earlier than the usual September service review, giving passengers more time to plan ahead. The changes are in addition to the previously announced summer service enhancements. Many of these improvements have been made directly in response to customer feedback, particularly regarding service timings and route coverage. Our aim is to better meet the needs of passengers and improve overall journey experience. Full details will eventually be added to the normal route pages, along with new timetables etc but for now we have the full summary from TFC:

Service Number	Operator	Route	Changes
1 / 1A	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance - Newlyn - St Buryan - Lands End	Revisions to timetable following introduction of one-way loop through Paul.
2 / 2A	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance - Helston - Mullion School (2A)	In Helston the service will be amended to start/finish at Coinagehall Street with most journeys continuing as Service 3 to Falmouth. Within Goldsithney journeys to/from Helston will operate via South Road instead of Perran Downs. Short journeys between Goldsithney and Penzance will continue to serve Perran Downs and additionally serve Perranuthnoe. These changes are in response to local feedback.
2	Stagecoach South West	Saltash – Plymouth	No changes expected.
3	Go Cornwall Bus	Helston - Tremough Campus - Falmouth	In Helston the service will be amended to start/finish at Coinagehall Street with most journeys continuing as Service 2 to Penzance. Timetable amended to improve reliability.
4/4A/4B	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance - St Just - Pendeen	Timetable amended following customer feedback. Evening & Sunday journeys renumbered 4B.
6 GCB	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance - Mousehole	Route and timetable amended to serve West Cornwall Hospital. On Sundays and Bank Holidays the service will operate 30 minutes earlier throughout the day following customer feedback.
6 SC	Stagecoach South West	Bude – Okehampton (for onwards bus or rail connections to Exeter)	No changes expected.
8	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance – St Just via Sancreed	No changes expected.
10	Go Cornwall Bus	Plymouth – Looe – Polperro	Revised route in Plymouth City Centre to serve new Health Hub. On Sundays and Bank Holidays the route will be revised to match Monday to Saturday. During the Summer School Holidays additional journeys will operate between Tregoad and Polperro.
11	Go Cornwall Bus	Dobwalls– Liskeard – Plymouth	Revised route in Plymouth City Centre to serve new Health Hub. Revised timetable on all days to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.
12/12A	Go Cornwall Bus	Plymouth – St Dominick (12A) – Callington	Revised route in Plymouth City Centre to serve new Health Hub.
14/18	Go Cornwall Bus	St Ives (14) / Penzance (18) - Camborne - Redruth - Truro	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
15	Go Cornwall Bus	Gwithian – Hayle Town – St Erth – Penzance	Revised route and timetable to improve reliability, some journeys will run the opposite direction around Queensway in Hayle.
16/16A	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance – Nancleadra (16) / Zennor (16A) – St Ives	The 16A starting from Halsetown at 0739 will start from Carbis Bay to provide additional peak time capacity towards Penzance.
17	Go Cornwall Bus	St Ives – Penzance	No changes expected.
19	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance - St Ives Holiday Village - Hayle	New service to operate during Summer School Holidays to provide additional capacity.
21	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – St Dennis – Newquay	Revised timetable for Summer School Holidays allowing additional time in Newquay. Revised routing on journeys into St Austell due to works in Trinity Street (Started 22nd June). Further revisions to route between Nanpean and High Street from 27th July to 24th August due to road closure in Nanpean.
21A	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – St Stephen – Summercourt – Indian Queens – Newquay	Revised timetable for Summer School Holidays allowing additional time in Newquay. Revised routing on journeys into St Austell due to works in Trinity Street (Started 22nd June).
22/22A	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – St Dennis – Truro	Revised routing on journeys into St Austell due to works in Trinity Street (Started 22nd June). Further revisions to route between Nanpean and High Street from 27th July to 24th August due to road closure in Nanpean.
23	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – Gorran Haven	No changes expected.
24	Go Cornwall Bus	Fowey – Par – Fowey	Additional journeys to operate during Summer School Holidays via Polmear. No changes expected to the year-round service.
24A	Go Cornwall Bus (Sundays)	Fowey – Par - Fowey	No changes expected.
25	Go Cornwall Bus	St Blazey - Carlyon Bay – St Austell	No changes expected.
26	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – Bugle – Roche - Bodmin	Revised timetable to improve reliability, remove journeys to the Eden Project and add additional journeys between St Austell and Roche in response to local feedback. Connections with service 27 at St Austell are also improved.
26A	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell - Eden Project	New service during Summer School Holidays to replace service 26 between St Austell and Eden Project. At other times service 28 has sufficient capacity to meet demand for travel to the Eden Project.
27	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – St Austell	Revised timetable to improve connections with service 26 at St Austell.
28/28A	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – Lostwithiel	No changes to timetable.
29	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – Mevagissey / Lost Gardens of Heligan	Additional journeys to operate during Summer School Holidays. No changes expected to the year-round service.
30	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell Town Service	No changes expected.
31	Go Cornwall Bus	St Austell – Luxulyan	No changes expected.
32	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro - Tremough - Falmouth	Revised timetable with route amended to additionally serve Tremough Campus, Ponsanooth, Perranwell and Carnon Downs.
32A	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro - Tremough - Falmouth	Revised timetable to improve reliability. Some peak time journeys to Truro College removed at the request of Truro College and will operate for Truro College pass holders only.
33	Go Cornwall Bus	Falmouth - Tremough - Redruth - Camborne	Revised timetable to improve reliability. Some journeys extended to start/finish in Camborne.
33A	Go Cornwall Bus	Falmouth - Tremough	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
34	Go Cornwall Bus	Redruth – Helston – Lizard	Revised timetable for evening journeys to improve rail connections at Redruth.
35/35A	OTS	Helston – Mawnan Smith – Falmouth	No changes expected.
36	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – Stithians – Helston – St Keverne	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
36A	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro - Devoran - Frogpool - Penryn Asda	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
36B	OTS	St Keverne – St Martin – Helston	Additional journeys to operate during Summer School Holidays. No changes to timetable.
37/37A	Go Cornwall Bus	Helston Town Service	No changes expected.
38	Go Cornwall Bus	Helston – Nancegollan – Camborne	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
39	Go Cornwall Bus	Helston – Leedstown – Camborne	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
39A	Go Cornwall Bus	Penzance – Leedstown – Camborne	Revised timetable to improve reliability and remove service from Perranuthnoe and route through Marazion.
40/40A/40B	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – St Day – Redruth - Illogan - Camborne	Service integrated with Service 46 and revised timetable to improve reliability.
42	OTS	Falmouth – Stithians – Camborne	No changes expected.
46/46A	Go Cornwall Bus	Camborne – Illogan	Service integrated into Service 40.
48/49/49A/49S	Go Cornwall Bus	Troon – Camborne – Portreath – Redruth	No changes expected.
50	Go Cornwall Bus	St Mawes – Tregony – Truro	No changes expected.
51	Go Cornwall Bus	Veryan – Tregony – St Austell	No changes expected.
55	Go Cornwall Bus	Delabole - Camelford - Bodmin - Liskeard	Revised timetable to improve reliability and additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.
56	Go Cornwall Bus	Newquay – Padstow	Revised timetable for Saturdays during Summer School Holidays and Sundays all year round to improve reliability.
57	Go Cornwall Bus	Bodmin Parkway - Bodmin - Wadebridge - Padstow	Revised timetable to improve reliability through re-distribution of running times. Revisions at Bodmin Parkway are to improve rail connections.
58	Go Cornwall Bus	Newquay Town Service (Mayfield / Pentire)	No changes expected.
59	Go Cornwall Bus	Newquay Town Service ((Pentire and Trencreek)	No changes expected.
60	OTS	Falmouth Town Service (Town Centre)	No changes expected.
63	OTS	Falmouth - Helford Passage	No changes expected.
64/64A	OTS	Falmouth Town Service (Swanpool/Golf Club)	No changes expected.
65/65A	OTS	Falmouth Town Service (Golden Bank/Trescobeas)	No changes expected.
66/466	Go Cornwall Bus	Penryn – Mylor – Truro	No changes expected.
67	OTS	Falmouth – Pendennis – Gyllyngvase – Falmouth	No changes expected.
69	OTS	Falmouth – Mylor Bridge	No changes expected.
69A	OTS	Falmouth – Mabe	No changes expected.
70/70A/70B/70S	Go Cornwall Bus	Plymouth – Torpoint – Millbrook – Cremyll	The 1200 from Cremyll is revised to run at 1155 and follow the 70B route.
71	Go Cornwall Bus	Saltash – Derriford Hospital	The revised route introduced during the Saltash Tunnel works is retained permanently. Revised timetable to re-instate hourly frequency off peak.
73/73A	Go Cornwall Bus	Polperro – Pelynt – Looe – Liskeard	Revised timetable to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station. On Sundays and Bank Holidays the route will be revised to match Monday to Saturday.
74	Go Cornwall Bus	Liskeard – St Cleer – Pensilva – Callington	Revised timetable to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.
74A	Go Cornwall Bus	Callington - St Dominick - Callington	No changes expected.
75	Go Cornwall Bus	Torpoint – Seaton – Liskeard	Revised timetable to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.
76	Go Cornwall Bus	Bude – Launceston	No changes expected.
76A	Go Cornwall Bus	Launceston - Callington	No changes expected.
77/77S	Go Cornwall Bus	Liskeard – Pelynt – Looe	Revised timetable to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station.
78/78A	Go Cornwall Bus	Liskeard – Upton Cross – South Petherwin – Launceston	Revised timetable to additionally serve the new Liskeard Bus Station and improve reliability.
79/79A	Go Cornwall Bus	Callington – Gunnislake – Tavistock	No changes expected.
84	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – Trelander	Service renumbered 483 to align with other Truro City Services
84	Stagecoach South West	Tavistock - Launceston - Holsworthy	No changes expected.
85	Stagecoach South West	Holsworthy - Barnstaple	No changes expected.
85	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – St Newlyn East – Newquay	Revised timetable to additionally serve Treloggan.
86	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro - Shortlanesend - Perranporth	No changes expected.
87	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – St Agnes – Perranporth – Holywell Bay - Newquay	On Sundays and Bank Holidays the route will be revised to match Monday to Saturday running via RCH Treliske with consequential changes to timetable.
88	Go Cornwall Bus	Redruth – Newquay	No changes expected.
91	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro - Trispen - Mitchell - Indian Queens - Quintrell Downs - Newquay	No changes expected.
92/92A/92S	Go Cornwall Bus	Newquay - St Columb Major	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
93/93A/93T	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – Trispen – Mitchell – Quintrell Downs (93/93T) / St Columb Major (93A) – Newquay	Revised timetable from 18th July to introduce Newquay Park & Ride for the Summer School Holidays. Revised timetable to improve reliability.
94	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – St Columb Major – Newquay Airport - Wadebridge	No changes expected.
95	Go Cornwall Bus	Bude – Boscastle – Camelford – Wadebridge	Sunday service will end on 31st August until Easter 2027
95A	Go Cornwall Bus	Bude - Widemouth Bay	No changes expected.
96	Go Cornwall Bus	Wadebridge – Polzeath – Port Isaac – Camelford	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
97	Go Cornwall Bus	Launceston – Camelford	No changes expected.
128	Go Cornwall Bus	Bude Town Service	No changes expected.
217	Go Cornwall Bus	Bude – Morwenstow	No changes expected.
218/219	Go Cornwall Bus	Bude – Kilkhampton – Hartland	No changes expected.
220	Go Cornwall Bus	Crackington Haven – Launceston (Tues)	No changes expected.
223	Go Cornwall Bus	Launceston Town Service	No changes expected.
304	Hopleys Coaches	Porthtowan – Truro	No changes expected.
315	Hopleys Coaches	St Agnes – Redruth	No changes expected.
371/372/373	Go Cornwall Bus	Warbstow Cross – Launceston (Mon/Thurs), Holsworthy (Wed), Bude (Fri)	No changes expected.
405	Travel Cornwall	Pedna Carne – Withiel – Bodmin	No changes expected.
425/426	Go Cornwall Bus	Altarnun – Launceston – North Petherwin	No changes expected, however we await details of National Highways' traffic management plans for Plusha works.
481/482	Go Cornwall Bus	Polruan – Looe (481) / Bodmin (482)	Revised timetable to improve reliability.
484/485	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro City Services	Revised timetable to improved reliability.
493	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – Feock	Revised timetable to improved reliability.
494	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – Newbridge	Revised timetable to improved reliability.
495	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – Tregurra	No changes expected.
496	Go Cornwall Bus	Truro – Malpas	Revised timetable to improved reliability.
497	Go Cornwall Bus	Summercourt – Truro	Revised timetable to remove journeys that run close to Service 94 leaving Truro at 1745.

Summer is coming - to Cornwall

2026-06-15T11:30:00.000+01:00

Transport for Cornwall have announced a few service uplifts for the summer:

[https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/summer-coming-and-its-better-bus]

Most summer services start on 26th July - 31st August, unless otherwise stated

Transport for Cornwall Summer uplift

Service 7/7A – Land's End to St Ives

Returning for the peak summer holiday period, Service 7/7A will once again provide a scenic connection between Land's End and St Ives.

By making use of our Service 1/1A network, customers will also benefit from improved connections to and from Penzance.

Service 10 – Plymouth to Polperro

Service 10 will be enhanced throughout the summer school holidays, providing an hourly service between Tregoad Holiday Park and Polperro.

Additional evening journeys will also be introduced, offering greater flexibility for residents and visitors alike.

Our Sunday timetable has been revised to follow the same route as Monday to Saturday services. As a result, there will be a minor alteration to Service 73 on Sundays.

Service 19 – Penzance to St Ives

For the peak summer holiday season, Service 19 will provide a direct link to/from St Ives Holiday Village to Penzance, St Ives and Hayle, helping visitors and local residents access one of the region's most popular destinations.

Service 24B – Fowey to St Austell via Polmear

A summer-only Service 24B will operate to provide improved transport links for Polmear, connecting customers with both Fowey and St Austell.

To further enhance connectivity along the south coast, the service will also be extended to Mevagissey with service 29.

Service 26A – St Austell and Eden

26A providing an hourly service throughout the peak summer holiday period.

Services into Newquay

Due to increased traffic levels and higher passenger demand during the summer school holidays, services operating into Newquay will run to revised timetables.

These changes are designed to improve reliability and ensure customers can continue to travel with confidence during the busiest time of year.

Newquay Park & Ride (Service 93) - starting 18th July

The popular Newquay Park & Ride will once again be incorporated into Service 93 between Newquay and Truro.

The service will begin operating one week before the start of the summer school holidays, helping visitors avoid congestion and parking pressures in the town centre.

Bude Park & Ride (Service 130) - starting 18th July

This year, the Bude Park & Ride service will operate an extended route, serving Crooklets Beach Car Park and providing improved access to one of North Cornwall's most popular seaside destinations.

Newquay Night Buses – N1 and New N2 (currently running)

We're pleased to introduce the return of our popular Newquay Night Bus network, alongside a brand-new route.

Operating every Saturday night and Sunday morning throughout the summer, services will run between 00:30 and 04:30.

N1 – Newquay Circular

N2 – Newquay to Perranporth

These services provide safe, reliable, and affordable late-night travel for residents, visitors, hospitality workers, and those enjoying Newquay's vibrant nightlife.

or if you prefer it in graphic form..

Summer is coming and so are road works!

2026-06-14T12:20:27.618+01:00

It continues to be quiet, but there are a few service notices to catch up u, with these from the last two weeks. The main features are the road works in North Devon affecting services from this week, and a few summer service updates from Go Cornwall. More on these tomorrow.

We also have cancellations from First South West (Stagecoach taking on the old Exmoor Explorer as its service 300).

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH1020951.397	5B	Great Torrington	Barnstaple	15-Jun-2026	From the 15/06/26 until the 21/08/26 Bickington, Barnstaple will be closed due to Gas Pipe works. 5B Services will be diverted between Cedars Roundabout and Heywood Roundabout via the A39. Whilst the diversion is in operation, we will be unable to serve stops throughout, Bickington, Fremington, Yelland and Instow.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.136	21 21A 815 821 921	Barnstaple	Appledore or Westward Ho!	15-Jun-2026	From the 15/06/26 until the 21/08/26 Bickington, Barnstaple will be closed due to Gas Pipe works. 21, 21A services will be diverted between Cedars Roundabout and Barnstaple Street (B3233) via the A39. 5B Services will be diverted between Cedars Roundabout and Heywood Roundabout via the A39. Whilst the diversion is in operation, we will be unable to serve stops throughout, Bickington, Fremington, Yelland and Instow.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0000135.053	34	Estover	City Centre	31-May-2026	Service to resume in Stonehouse following lifting of temporary road closure	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH1020951.414	38	Buckfastleigh	Exeter	24-May-2026	To change to serve Stand 8 in Exeter Bus Station, and to serve Exeter Cross in Liverton, in the Exeter to Buckfastleigh direction.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0000135.255	93 93E, 93A, 93T 91	Newquay	Truro	18-Jul-2026	The popular Newquay Park & Ride will once again be incorporated into Service 93 between Newquay and Truro. The service will begin operating one week before the start of the summer school holidays, helping visitors avoid congestion and parking pressures in the town centre.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.422	130	Bude: Park & Ride	Park & Ride site	18-Jul-2026	This year, the Bude Park & Ride service will operate an extended route, serving Crooklets Beach Car Park and providing improved access to one of North Cornwall's most popular seaside destinations.	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH1020951.252	300	Yelverton Airfield	Tavistock	01-Jun-2026	Annual event registration cancelled. (Goosey Fair)	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.116	903 904	Fremington	Pilton School	15-Jun-2026	From the 15/06/26 until the 21/08/26 Bickington, Barnstaple will be closed due to Gas Pipe works. Whilst the diversion is in operation, we will be unable to serve stops throughout, Bickington, Fremington, Yelland and Instow.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0004983.630	EXMO	Blue Anchor	Lynton	22-May-2026	cancellation. Replaced by Stagecoach 300	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH0004983.631	EXMO	Ilfracombe	Lynton	22-May-2026	cancellation. Replaced by Stagecoach 300	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED

As usual you can click through for full details and route history. Timetables and maps are available for most of these.

GR 14/06/2026

The Big Green Trail

2026-06-09T20:50:54.723+01:00

Families across Plymouth are invited to enjoy a free, feel-good day out as The Big Green Trail returns to Central Park on Saturday 20 June, from 10am to 3pm.

Led by Climate Connections, a Plymouth City Council project, and a wide range of local organisations and groups, the Big Green Trail brings together nature, creativity, games and community for a relaxed and welcoming fun day in the heart of the city.

The trail will feature a lively mix of free activities, giving families and residents the chance to get hands-on with nature, creativity and everyday climate action

To help everyone get to Central Park easily, Plymouth Citybus will be running a free hop-on, hop-off trail bus on the day, with pick-up points at Royal Parade, George Park and Ride and Milehouse Park and Ride. For those travelling by bike, Beryl will be offering one free ride (20 minutes of riding plus free unlock) per person with no code required

https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/news/big-green-trail-returns-free-family-friendly-activities

I cant promise that Citybus will be running a bus like that one on the shuttle! I cant see a timetable for this bus yet

Plymouth Bus Day!

2026-06-03T11:41:00.000+01:00

Join us at Plymouth’s Bus Day accessibility event!

Date: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Plymouth City Centre Piazza (outside Costa/House of Fraser) on Armada Way

Plymouth Bus Day 2026 will take place during Better Transport Week (running 15 to 21 June) and the theme for the week is celebrating how better transport connects people and places. We want bus travel to be accessible for everyone!

Come and join us in the city centre for a fun packed day where you can:

chat about bus travel and meet representatives from Plymouth Bus Partnership
explore a range of buses whilst they are stationary
try driving your own or a borrowed mobility scooter or wheelchair on and off a stationary bus
get a wheelchair or accessibility assessment provided by a bus operator
meet the Guide Dogs Team or bring your own guide dog to explore the buses
talk to drivers, bus operators, the Council and other local experts to ask questions and find out what support is available to you, including Bus Pass advice
pick up Help Me cards, Destination cards, printed timetables, bus network maps and other resources and goodies
take pictures with fun photo props and in the driver’s seat of a bus
write your name in braille
learn to sign your name and other useful words in British Sign Language (BSL)
get your face painted
play games
and more!

This event is open to everyone so we hope to see as many people there as possible, help us spread the word about the Bus Day event. If you have any questions email: buspartnership@plymouth.gov.uk

North Cornwall Connection Feasibility

2026-06-02T11:30:00.000+01:00

This sounds like a good idea - but will it ever happen?

A study into whether a multibillion-pound rail link through Cornwall would work has been hailed as a "huge step forward" by campaigners.

They said the proposed line would link Okehampton, in Devon, to Launceston, continuing onto a new station near Bodmin and joining the existing Cornish mainline.

Cornwall Council said it would now look at a more detailed study into the scheme - admitting it had the potential to improve rail resilience and open up the opportunity for more freight trains.

However, it warned the railway would be unlikely to be in use until the 2040s at the earliest.

David Hill, Smith, a railway engineer who worked on HS1 and an advisor to campaign group Connect North Cornwall, said the "obvious" route for the new railway was alongside the A30 from Okehampton.

"We would keep north of the A30, we wouldn't use the Meldon Viaduct, follow the A30 to Liftondown, and there would be a viaduct across the Tamar," he explained.

He said land at Scarne could be a potential site for a new station.

"It's next to the new development, the industrial and commercial areas of Pennygillam, and the junction of the A30 so it would be an ideal location potentially for a freight terminal," he observed.

Hill-Smith welcomed the council's backing of a feasibility study: "A proper study will add credibility. That will be a huge step forward."

He admitted the whole scheme would cost billions - but extending the route to Bodmin and Truro would make it more economically viable.

Councillor Leigh Frost, the Liberal Democrat leader of Cornwall Council, said it was a project which "had legs" and could allow more freight trains to boost the area's critical minerals industry.

"We can't use freight at the minute to get out of Cornwall on the current line. It's just not suitable.

"If we have that freight line that's running that takes around 129 HGVs off the road.

"We need to work out what barriers or what the opportunities are to deliver that and also how much is it going to cost - then hopefully the government will go this is a project that's worth delivering and we'll invest in that."

However, he cautioned it was unlikely to be delivered until the 2040s at the earliest: "If you don't start that work now, tomorrow doesn't come. You've got to have these plans in place and be ready to jump when the funding becomes available."

Bodmin Parkway is currently the only station serving the north of Cornwall - with the previous station at Launceston having closed in 1967.

Connect North Cornwall said creating a new electrified line through the town could enable journey times between London and Truro to be cut to two-and-half hours.

Ben Maguire, the Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, said he would be meeting the rail minister, Lord Hendy, to discuss the plan.

"This is a really exciting project. It would massively boost our economy. It's the kind of project on a par with Northern Powerhouse Rail or HS2.

"We have dismal journey times and don't have the capacity to take large quantities of freight. This would avoid the resilience issues that we face at Dawlish," he added.

BBC NEWS

Falcon Fares

2026-06-01T20:50:48.989+01:00

Fares News from Megabus:

From June 1st, adult fares across the Falcon route will be increasing by an average of 3%. As always, we have worked hard to keep our fare changes to a minimum for our customers, while also continuing to navigate rising costs within our operations. 🚌

Tickets purchased prior to 1st June remain valid and can be used until their expiry date.

I have no idea what the new fares are , the days when there was a nice easy farechart readily available one line seem to have long gone! (unless I have just missed it?)

Citybus 34

2026-05-28T20:31:24.504+01:00

Route 34 News

Good news for the 34 and 34A. With the road towards Royal William Yard now back open, the 34A will resume its normal route around the area until May 31. Service 34 will continue to serve Union Street to connect with the 34A until the end of the month, before resuming its full route into RWY on Sunday.

Also on the 34

There is a road closure between Ham Drive and St Erth road on Outland Road tonight (Thursday 28th May) 1900-2300 for buses towards Derriford only. Buses will operate from Outland Road via Peverell Park Road to Hyde Park then via Mannamead Road to Manadon Roundabout on to normal route from St Boniface stop. Buses will not stop at Outland Road /Ham Drive (Highbury) stop or Morrisons St Erth Road stops due to the diversion.

Buses towards the city centre are not affected.

However expect there will be some delays to services in both directions due to the additional time required to complete the diversion towards Derriford this may also delay buses returning back towards the City Centre.

Odds and Ends from a quiet week

2026-05-24T13:13:38.882+01:00

It’s been pretty quiet on the service registration front, with only a few changes coming through over the past week. We’ve got the seasonal service 171 from Country Bus starting in July, Stagecoach running a one-day Park & Ride shuttle at Lynmouth, and Hatch Green updating the timetable for the 382 as of last week. Lastly, there’s a cancellation from First South West, which is likely just an admin update, as I’m fairly sure it stopped back in February along with the others.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH1017984.142	171	Newton Abbot	Tavistock	20-Jul-2026	Seasonal timetable introduced. 20 July - 19 September 2026	ALANSWAY COACHES LTD
PH1037931.020	382	Sidmouth	Whimple	18-May-2026	Variation to route and timetable. No details that I can find anywhere. Not mentioned on the Devon CC pages either.	HATCH GREEN GARAGE LTD
PH0004983.633	ED03	St Austell	Eden Project	02-Jun-2026	cancellation ! Should have been back in February!	FIRST SOUTH WEST LIMITED
PH1020951.580	LVCC	Lynmouth Coach Park	Lynton Car Park	14-Jun-2026	Sunday 14 June only annual event	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD

Stagecoach Summer Upgrades

2026-05-16T13:38:20.819+01:00

Stagecoach have given more details for their new timetables from next weekend (23/24th May)

Torbay Areas

Service 12 (Newton Abbot – Brixham via Torquay and Paignton)

Intermediate running times are revised across all days of operation to improve reliability and punctuality.

There are a small number of changes to the timetable during the early morning Monday to Friday, with some additional and earlier journeys from Brixham towards Newton Abbot.

There are a small number of changes to the timetable during the early morning on Saturday.

To coincide with increased demand over the summer months, the frequency of buses during the main part of the day on Sunday and Public Holidays will be increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes, providing an additional journey opportunity each hour.

Overnight journeys on Saturday night, which currently run hourly between approximately 2400 and 0400 from Torquay to Brixham will be enhanced to operate the full route from Newton Abbot to Brixham, which extends the night bus provision to Newton Abbot and follows requests from customers.

Service 13 (Torbay Hospital – Brixham)

Intermediate running times are revised across all days of operation to improve reliability and punctuality, with some changes to school and college journeys, where they will depart earlier to ensure on-time arrivals.

Service 22 (St Marychurch – South Devon College via Paignton)

Intermediate running times are revised across all days of operation to improve reliability and punctuality.

Overnight journeys on Saturday night, which currently includes three journeys in each direction between approximately 2400 and 0400 will be removed, however, will be partly replaced by extending the normal end of service by one hour in each direction.

Customers travelling between Torquay and Paignton overnight on Saturday will still be able to do so on Service 12.

Service 35A (Torquay – The Willows via Torbay Hospital)

Service 35C (Torquay – The Willows via Torbay Hospital)

Intermediate running times are revised across all days of operation to improve reliability and punctuality.

Service 60 (Paignton – Occombe Farm)

There will be a minor change to the route, which will no longer serve Occombe Farm, allowing for reduced journey times and improved punctuality.

Journeys will terminate at Preston, Sandringham Gardens and operate the return journey via Sandringham Drive, Preston Down Road, Duchy Drive and Duchy Avenue before resuming normal route towards Paignton.

Service 120 (Paignton – Kingswear)

The number of timing points will be reduced to assist punctuality.

North Devon Areas

Service 21C (Barnstaple to Croyde Bay / Georgeham via Braunton)

Sunday and Public Holiday timetable resumes for the summer season, operating between Sunday 24 May 2026 and Sunday 13 September 2026 inclusive and will provide 8 journeys in each direction.

Service 31 (Ilfracombe to Woolacombe – Mortehoe Circular)

Sunday and Public Holiday timetable resumes for the summer season, operating between Sunday 24 May 2026 and Sunday 13 September 2026 inclusive.

Service 300 (Minehead to Ilfracombe via Lynmouth) from 23 May 2026

Working in partnership with Somerset Council and Devon County Council, a new Service 300 will operate between 23 May 2026 and 30 August 2026 inclusive.

The section of route between Minehead and Lynmouth will be operated with support from Somerset Council and will be operated by an open top double decker, while the section of route between Lynmouth and Ilfracombe will be operated with support from Devon County Council and will be operated by a midi bus.

Connections between the two sections of route are available at Lynmouth.

There will be three round trips each day, with the timetable operating seven days a week.

The service is expected to be popular with customers wishing to explore the Somerset and North Devon coastlines.

Service 301 (Barnstaple to Combe Martin)

Sunday and Public Holiday timetable resumes for the summer season, operating between Sunday 24 May 2026 and Sunday 13 September 2026 inclusive.

There are some minor changes to the timetable compared with the 2025 season, however, three journeys in each direction will continue to be provided.

Service 303 (Barnstaple to Woolacombe)

On Saturdays between 30 May 2026 and 19 September 2026 inclusive, an 1812 journey from Braunton Tesco to Woolacombe (before returning through to Barnstaple) will operate, connecting with the 1754 Service 21B departure from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe at Braunton.

Service 309/310 (Barnstaple to Lynton / Lynmouth)

Sunday and Public Holiday timetable resumes for the summer season, operating between Sunday 24 May 2026 and Sunday 13 September 2026 inclusive and will up to four journeys in each direction.

South Devon Areas

Service 54 (Plymouth to Bovisand) from 23 May 2026

Service 54 will operate from Saturday 23 May 2026 until Sunday 31 May 2026 inclusive and from Saturday 25 July 2026 until Sunday 6 September 2026.

A revised timetable will operate for the 2026 season, allowing for additional running and recovery time and also to accommodate capacity constraints on Royal Parade.

Service 91 (Dartmouth Park and Ride) from 23 May 2026

Service 91 resumes for the 2026 season, with buses operating every 10 minutes between Saturday 23 May 2026 until Sunday 31 May 2026 and between Monday 27 July 2026 and Monday 31 August 2026, with buses operating every 20 minutes outside these times.

Exmouth Area

Service 95 (Exmouth – Sandy Bay)

Between Sunday 24 May 2026 and Saturday 29 August 2026 the peak timetable will operate, with departures up to every 30 minutes.

Apart from the odd phrase "Key Tourist Mastround" I think ai has done a pretty good job with this!

Holiday Vibe

2026-05-11T20:24:28.957+01:00

Recent service registration changes have taken on a bit of a holiday vibe. The Dartmouth Park & Ride 91 began in April, while the annual Porthleven Food Festival Shuttle was the last registration change from last month. Moving into May, we saw the Plymouth Pirates weekend extra service for the weekend just passed, along with two Stagecoach registrations for both halves of their new 300 service, replacing the Exmoor Explorer previously run by First South West. There’s also a change to the 34, with a revised route due to the unstable building mentioned earlier.

Lastly, the old registration for the Round Robin Tour has been cancelled—but don’t worry, the service continues under a new registration already noted.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH0000135.416	25P	Royal Wiliam Yard	Royal William Yard	09-May-2026	New Service for Plymouth Pirates weekend Saturday and Sunday. Service will run in subsequent years around the same dates	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.053	34	Estover	City Centre	02-May-2026	Operate revised route and timetable due to unstable Building - section of route removed covered by new 34A	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH1020951.429	91	Dartmouth Park & Ride	Dartmouth Pontoon	03-Apr-2026	timetable change 2026 seasonal times.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.577	300	Ilfracombe	Lynmouth	23-May-2026	Summer 300 Ilfracombe to Lynmouth	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.578	300	Lynmouth	Minehead	23-May-2026	Summer 300 Lynmouth to Minehead	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0000135.354	A	Helston	Porthleven	24-Apr-2026	Friday and Sunday timetable extended Service will operate in similar days in future years	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0007025.050	Round Robin Tours	Paignton Bus Station	Totnes, Steamer Quay Road	09-Jun-2026	PREVIOUS REGISTRATION CANCELLED. UNDER PH0007025/54 THIS YEAR	DART PLEASURE CRAFT LIMITED

Stonehouse Shuttle 34A

2026-05-03T08:00:00.000+01:00

On Friday 17 April an exclusion zone involving road closures was put in place around the Evolution Cove block in Durnford Street, Stonehouse, due to concerns about the structural integrity of the building. the 27-metre exclusion zone around the residential block was a necessary precaution to protect the public due to a risk that the building – or part of it – could collapse. Some residents in properties in Emma Street Ope were encouraged to temporarily vacate their properties and stay with family or friends or if they had nowhere to go, offered hotel accommodation. The following roads and pavements were closed:

Emma Place Ope

A section of Emma Place

A section of Barrack Place

A section of Durnford Street

This exclusion zone was instigated after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service issued a prohibition notice on Evolution Cove. This is a legal notice that restricts the use of a building where there are serious safety concerns. The notice remains in place until those concerns are addressed.

Bus services will return to the Royal William Yard on the Stonehouse Peninsula from this Saturday 2nd May 2026 – in time for the popular monthly good food and craft market. Plymouth City Council is to subsidise a shuttlebus, the 34A, that will serve all stops along Union Street between the Octagon and Stonehouse Roundabout – the stops that are currently used by the service 34. The 34A will then continue to Royal William Yard via the signposted diversions.

Plymouth Citybus will deploy a 24-seater, fully accessible shuttle bus to run every 30 minutes from 7am to 7pm seven days a week. The 34A will pick up passengers who would normally use Service 34 to reach Durnford Street, Royal Willam Yard and Cremyll Ferry. The 34 will continue to operate from the City Centre to Derriford via Duke of Cornwall, Martin Street, Union Street and returning to its normal route through Devonport to Torpoint Ferry, Stoke, Milehouse and Crownhill.

Glenn Caplin-Grey, Strategic Director for Growth said: “We know that this is a lifeline for many elderly and more vulnerable residents on the Stonehouse peninsula who rely on the bus, so we were keen to bring some form of public transport back as soon as possible.

The 34 is a popular and busy service which normally uses a double decker. Given the bus’s size, Citybus have been unable to use the road diversions that were put in place as a result of emergency road closures around Evolution Cove from 17 April. Test runs took place on Tuesday to ensure that the bus to be used – which measures just under nine metres and is the smallest vehicle in the fleet – could negotiate the diversion route. The Council has agreed to fund the temporary service for an initial six weeks at a cost of £28,000 to minimise disruption to bus passengers to Stonehouse peninsula and Royal William Yard. Two temporary bus stops have also been put up in Martin Street for the 34 service to serve Millbay Academy School.

Our highways team continue to have a presence on site and more adjustments have been made to the traffic signal arrangements. This has now been set up as a two-way system, which should further reduce waiting time. This revised set up will be monitored over the next few days and we have committed to having operatives on site across the Bank Holiday weekend, so that manual intervention of the signals can be made if congestion builds up.

Thanks to Mark Bailey for the photo of 2017 at The Royal William Yard taken on the first day of operation. It does look like quite a tight squeeze in places along the diverted route so might be worth a trip to try out this short route.

Service Change Catch Up

2026-05-02T15:28:20.663+01:00

Apologies for the gap in updates, but it’s time for a bit of a catch-up. Over the past couple of weeks, several new service notices have been published, with many relating to Devon services changing from 24th May, along with a few older ones mainly in Cornwall. As always, more details and most timetables are available to view by clicking through to the main route pages.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH0000135.365	2 (2A)	Helston	Penzance	24-Feb-2026	Revise timetable to provide an additional journey from Penzance to Helston	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.244	4 (4A)	Penzance	St Just	23-Feb-2026	Revise timetable following requests for public following timetable publication	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH1020951.435	5B	Exeter	Copplestone	05-Apr-2026	Timetable correction	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0000135.407	7	St Just	Sennen Cove	17-Apr-2026	Cancellation of service. Replaced by PH0000135.415/417/418	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.415	7 (7A)	St Ives	Lands End	23-May-2026	New Service	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.417	7 (7A)	Penzance	Lands End	23-May-2026	New Service	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH0000135.418	7 (7A)	St Ives	Penzance	23-May-2026	New Service	PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD
PH1020951.070	9 9A	Exeter Bus Station	Sidbury/Honiton/Seaton	05-Apr-2026	Reintroduction of tendered Sunday journey to operate from 5th April 2026 until 25th October 2026	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.460	11	Dawlish Warren	Torbay Cary Parade	24-May-2026	Amended timing points in Teignmouth.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.011	12	Newton Abbot	Brixham	24-May-2026	Frequency uplift for Sunday service with punctuality changes across all days. Extension to the Saturday late night bus service.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.091	13	Torbay Hospital	Brixham	24-May-2026	Punctuality changes and some changes to AM departures.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.003	18	Brixham	Kingswear	24-May-2026	New stops added to route	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.208	22	St Marychuch	South Devon College	24-May-2026	Punctuality changes applied to service, withdrawal of Saturday late night bus service.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.574	31	Ilfracombe	Wollacombe	24-May-2026	Summer Sunday service from 24th May through 14th September	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.317	35A 35C	Torquay Strand	Torquay Strand	24-May-2026	Some punctuality changes due to change of route introduced since Feb.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.426	60	Preston Sandringham Gardens	Hyde Road	24-May-2026	Route change due to closure of terminus stop, Occombe Farm.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.198	80	Paignton	Plymouth	05-Apr-2026	Some changes to college / school services to better reflect the school day schedules, and to serve Ivybridge College better. The PM service via SDC to depart Paignton Bus Station at 1640, will connect with Service 81 ( ex SD3 ) at Totnes at 1730. 2210 Saturday, Plymouth to Totnes, extended to Paignton, with new 2340 return journey from Paignton to Totnes.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.442	80	South Devon College	Paignton Bus Station	05-Apr-2026	The PM service via SDC to depart Paignton Bus Station at 1640, and to connect with Service 81 ( ex SD3 ) at Totnes at 1730.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.404	81	Kingsbridge Bus Station	South Devon College	05-Apr-2026	Service SD3 to be known as Service 81. The PM 1715 from SDC, will be retimed to 1730 and start from Totnes, as a guaranteed connection off the service 80 from SDC.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.575	84	Holsworthy	Tavistock	05-Apr-2026	Revised version of the timetable with a short journey added on Saturdays	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.446	118	Tavistock	Okehampton	05-Apr-2026	To operate a revised Tender Timetable to now serve Bridestowe, and in readiness for the opening of Okehampton Interchange. This interim timetable will continue to operate to Okehampton Hospital and railway station, until Interchange Opens this summer. An additional stop has been added at Lydford Shelter.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.012	120	Paignton Bus Station	Kingswear Banjo	24-May-2026	New stops added to route.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1017984.113	178	Newton Abbot	Okehampton	07-Apr-2026	Variation to timetable. The peak-time journeys introduced as a trial with BSIP funding are removed due to very low usage.	ALANSWAY COACHES LTD
PH0005305.126	387A	Sidmouth Triangle, Sidmouth	Station Road, Feniton	22-Feb-2026	Thursdays only	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH1020951.074	B	Science Park	Exminster	05-Apr-2026	Change to operation of school journey to improve timetable consistency	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1081198.027	Crab 1	Sampton Field Salcombe	Sampton Field Salcombe	03-May-2026	Pick up from Sampton Field Salcombe and stop only at Crab Quay, the same will apply for the return.	TALLY HO! COACHES LIMITED
PH2023951.007	Folk 1	King's Down Tail Campsite, Sidmouth	Triangle, Sidmouth	31-Jul-2026	For Duration of Sidmouth Folk Festival-Friday-Friday following Week- 8 Days of each year.	GREENSLADES TOURS (EXETER) LTD
PH1020951.060	I (J)	Digby or Whipton Barton	Countess Wear, Digby	05-Apr-2026	Service I & J, due to congestion and being unable to wait time at Sidwell Street stop 36, timing point has been remove from stop 36 and changed to Sidwell Street Stop 18 (next stop) no other changes.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.434	K	Cowley Bridge	Pennsylvania	05-Apr-2026	Service K, due to congestion and being unable to wait time at Sidwell Street stop 36, timing point has been remove from stop 36 and changed to Sidwell Street Stop 18 (next stop) no other changes.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.431	P12	Churston Park and Ride	Brixham Brewery Lane	02-May-2026	Churston Park and Ride to Brixham to operate Saturday 2nd May - Monday 4th May 2026 for the Brixham Pirate Festival 2026.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1081198.028	Park and Ride	Park and Ride Field, Salcombe	Shadycombe Road, Salcombe	23-May-2026	route change	TALLY HO! COACHES LIMITED
PH0006159.414	X51 (X53)	Bridport Coach Station	Axminster Rail Station	01-May-2026	Variation to timetable (NO TIMETABLE CHANGE FOUND)	FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LIMITED
PH0006159.414	X51 (X53)	Bridport Coach Station	Axminster Rail Station	23-May-2026	Timetables revised to account for summer season traffic, with no change to frequencies. Last buses will be later, and a 2-hourly service will operate on Sundays during the summer	FIRST HAMPSHIRE & DORSET LIMITED

Mousehole

2026-04-21T21:06:00.001+01:00

It’s early April and the sun is shining over Mousehole, Cornwall, as an older couple trudge up the hill to their nearest bus stop before sinking into two of the plastic chairs that have been lined up on the side of the road. Until recently, buses would come right to the centre of the fishing village, the couple are soon explaining to a pair of Australian tourists also waiting for the bus. But when the bus route was taken over by the Go-Ahead transport group in February, the small, ice-cream-van-like buses that had been used by the previous bus company, First Bus, were swapped for full-size buses – some of them double deckers – that wouldn’t be safe to drive through Mousehole’s narrow streets. So the route, which has been taking passengers down to the harbour since the 1920s, was cut short, and now ends at the edge of the village.

This is the start of an interesting article in The Guardian today

Richard Stevens was interviewed for the article

The decision to change the Mousehole route, which also stops at the fishing port Newlyn, “was not done through ignorance”, says Stevens. He’s a former bus driver himself and the Mousehole route was one of the first he ever drove. But though he cares about keeping Cornwall accessible, the previous provider, First Bus, “landed themselves in a loss-making situation”, he says. Cornwall council subsidises approximately half of the bus services in the county, but the Mousehole route falls into the other half – the more well-used half that, pre-Covid at least, was deemed profitable enough to be run as a commercial service. “No bus company’s getting rich these days with current funding models, so while I am a stable company, I couldn’t afford to take on the kind of losses that they were incurring,” Stevens says.

Overall, I think the Guardian did a good job presenting a balanced view in its article about how challenging it is to sort things out without extra funding. Maybe Richard can find some buses that are small enough yet still carry enough passengers to make it viable, or perhaps someone on the council will have to bite the bullet and provide the necessary funding.

Go North East in Plymouth

2026-04-14T22:09:00.001+01:00

Its taken me longer than planned but finally we have Marks photos of the Go North East loans with Citybus:

1285 LX58CYP Weston Mill 4/3/2026 and looking like another Go North East loan but actually from Bluestar LX06EAY in GNE livery with Bluestar blue front!

26 Reg Electroliners

2026-04-06T20:16:00.004+01:00

With thanks to Mark Bailey:

Four of the new Plymouth Citybus 26-reg Wright StreetDeck Electroliners have been out in service today - 7051, 7053, 7054 and 7057. I have attached shots of 7051 (BF26 ZTU) on service 21 at St Budeaux, and 7054 (BF26 ZTX) on service 16 at King's Tamerton.

Odds and Ends from this weekend

2026-04-05T15:56:00.000+01:00

It has been very quiet on the service registration front for the last week or so, with just these few 'late' registrations coming through from this weekend for Stagecoach.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH1020951.070	9 9A	Exeter Bus Station	Sidbury/Honiton/Seaton	05-Apr-2026	Reintroduction of tendered Sunday journey to operate from 5th April 2026 until 25th October 2026	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.060	I (J)	Digby or Whipton Barton	Countess Wear, Digby	05-Apr-2026	Service I & J, due to congestion and being unable to wait time at Sidwell Street stop 36, timing point has been remove from stop 36 and changed to Sidwell Street Stop 18 (next stop) no other changes.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.434	K	Cowley Bridge	Pennsylvania	05-Apr-2026	Service K, due to congestion and being unable to wait time at Sidwell Street stop 36, timing point has been remove from stop 36 and changed to Sidwell Street Stop 18 (next stop) no other changes.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD

As usual you can click through for timetables etc.

Dont forget that quite a few Devon timetables have changed this weekend!

Service Change Catch Up

2026-03-29T16:25:00.005+01:00

A quick catch-up to bring us up to date with recently registered service changes: mostly April updates from Stagecoach, along with a few older ones that have taken some time to appear.

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes	Operator
PH1020951.236	2	Saltash	Mount Batten	05-Apr-2026	Following a full punctuality review, a fully revised timetable will operate from 5th April The small number of journeys that terminate in Saltash, which will now complete the full loop around Saltash.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.237	3	Plymouth	Kingsbridge	05-Apr-2026	A small number of early morning journeys Monday to Saturday will be advanced by 10 minutes to improve punctuality.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.397	5B	Great Torrington	Barnstaple	05-Apr-2026	1740 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exeter to Barnstaple will depart 10 minutes later at 1750 to allow for improved spacing with other services and improved connections. 1400 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exeter to Barnstaple will depart 10 minutes earlier at 1350 to assist with an on-time departure of a subsequent journey.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1020951.435	5B	Exeter	Copplestone	05-Apr-2026	1740 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exeter to Barnstaple will depart 10 minutes later at 1750 to allow for improved spacing with other services and improved connections. 1400 Monday to Friday and Saturday journey from Exeter to Barnstaple will depart 10 minutes earlier at 1350 to assist with an on-time departure of a subsequent journey.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0005305.122	52	Seaton Sea Front, Seaton	Sidwell Street, Exeter	05-Apr-2026	Service will be diverted via Aylesbeare to replace service 356.	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH1020951.424	54	Plymouth Royal Parade	Bovisand	23-May-2026	To operate the seasonal service 54 from Plymouth Royal Parade to Bovisand via Plymstock , Inline with the tender timetable. To operate on the following dates : Sat 23 May to Sun 31st May 2026 Inclusive Sat 25th July to Sun 6th Sept 2026 Inclusive	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0005305.113	66	Okehampton Railway Station, Okehampton	Exeter Bus Station, Exeter	21-Feb-2026	Variation to route bus stop/stopping places and timetable	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH1017984.113	178	Newton Abbot	Okehampton	02-Apr-2026	Variation to timetable. The peak-time journeys introduced as a trial with BSIP funding are removed due to very low usage.	ALANSWAY COACHES LTD
PH1020951.439	303	Barnstaple	Woolacombe	05-Apr-2026	1750 Monday to Friday journey from Barnstaple to Woolacombe will be revised to start from Braunton Tesco at 1812, with any customers from Barnstaple required to travel on the 1754 Service 21B departure to Ilfracombe and change at Braunton for a guaranteed connection.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH0005305.054	347	Cediton, Green	Cheriton Fitzpaine ( White Cross/Shelter)	05-Apr-2026	The Friday morning journey from Cheriton Fitzpaine is retimed to 1027	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH1020951.361	373	Tiverton Bus Station	Cullompton	05-Apr-2026	Minor timetable changes to improve reliability and punctuality, with a particular focus on school and college journeys.	STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
PH1037931.020	382	Sidmouth	Whimple	02-Mar-2026	Variation to route and timetable	HATCH GREEN GARAGE LTD
PH0005305.123	387	Station Road, Feniton	Taunton Rail Station, Taunton	22-Feb-2026	Variation to route bus stop/stopping places and timetable	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH0005305.041	694	HONITON, DOWELL STREET CAR PARK	HONITON, LACE WALK	05-Apr-2026	The additional journeys on Monday & Thursday from Kentisbeare to Cullompton introduced as a trial with BSIP funding are removed due to very low usage.	DEALTOP LIMITED
PH2023951.001	G	Exeter, Hamlin Gardens	The Quay, Commercial Road	04-Apr-2026	Timetable variation	GREENSLADES TOURS (EXETER) LTD

Citybus Fares Change this weekend

2026-03-26T21:03:00.001+00:00

From Sunday 29th March 2026 there will be changes to fares across the Plymouth Citybus network. We have delayed an increase in fares for as long as possible, with our last increase taking place in January 2025. As costs continue to rise, we have taken steps to minimise any impact passed onto the passenger, including freezing fares where we can.

Plymouth Singles and Returns
Plymouth Citybus will continue to take part in the Governments national £3 bus fare cap
scheme, meaning all single trips are capped at £3. There will be three fare bandings, dependant on distance. Shorter and longer distance fares will be frozen at £2.50 and £3 respectively. Middle-distance fare will increase from £2.50 to £2.80.
Under 19 fares will be £2, £2.50 or £3, dependant on distance.
We will continue to offer returns tickets at double the single fare, capped at £6.

Plymouth Kid Add-On
The ‘Kid Add-On’ ticket benefits over 150,000 families each year, reducing the cost of travel.
This ticket will be frozen at just £2. Allowing all day travel for those 16 and under , traveling with an adult or concessionary pass holder.

Plymouth Season Tickets
Our 4 week and 13 week tickets, used by those travelling most frequently by bus will be
frozen. Plymouth day tickets will increase by 50p, with weekly tickets and 5 day bundles increasing by £2.

Other Tickets
Nightrider, Weekend Wonder and all Ocean City Sights tickets will be frozen.

Tamar Connect Tickets
Tickets allowing travel across all Plymouth Citybus and Go Cornwall Bus services will go up for just the second time in 7 years.

Where to get info?
We understand that these changes to fares may raise questions. Our customer service team
are here to assist you with any further information or assistance you may need. Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

The full list can be found here

Bluestar in Plymouth

2026-03-23T21:29:00.000+00:00

There will be a batch of photo posts this week starting with...

The streets of Plymouth have a few extra colours at the moment with Plymouth Citybus having a few buses on loan at the moment. Thanks to Mark Bailey we have a few photos this week starting with some of the Bluestar buses: Marsh Mills 14/03/2026 Bluestar 1269 Tamar Bridge 21/03/2026 Bluestar 1268 Plymouth 20/03/2026 Bluestar 1008