Timetables in the South West during the National Lockdown
We have been working closely with the local authorities to maintain essential connections for keyworkers across the South West, as well as school journeys and essential shopping trips. We are delighted to say that we will largely be leaving our local bus network unchanged in the coming weeks.
We are pleased to be able to ensure that key workers can continue to use our services to travel to and from work, and that our customers across Devon will have vital links maintained for essential travel. We will be making some very minor changes to services across the South West from 10th January 2021 with the majority of our buses operating on school holiday timetables. Please make sure you look carefully at codes within your timetable, as journeys coded SD largely will not be running.
The following journeys will be operating a school day service and we’ll also have duplicate buses at school times to insure our key workers children can continue to travel to school safely.
Route 1: We will be operating a trip at 0725 via Cullompton School and Uffculme School, to replace the 0730 via Tiverton Parkway. We will also operate a trip at 0755 to Clyst Vale school, to replace the 0805 which usually does not serve the school.
Route 4: We will be operating a trip at 1440 to operate via Gittesham for students of Kings School.
Route 155: The 1400 journey will operate as school day times, not school holiday times. This service will depart at the same time but will serve South Molton College.
Route 157/357: The 0735 journey will operate as a school trip via Dinan Way, Cheshire Road, Bradham Court and Exmouth C. College.
Route 921: Will operate from Westward Ho! At 0700 to Pilton diverting in Fremington via Beechfield. This will provide a service for passengers who usually catch the 903/904. Buses will operate the reverse route in the afternoon departing from the school at 1520. The 903/904 will not currently operate.
Route 815: Will operate from Appledore at 0710 to Park, in the afternoon buses will depart the school at 1530 to Appledore. The 821 will not currently operate.
Route 919: The 0733 from Westward Ho! to Atlantic Academy will operate it’s usual timetable.
Route 985: Will run one bus in morning and afternoon.
Falcon: Our Falcon coach service will have a temporarily reduced timetable from 10th January, operating 7 trips a day, click here for more information
Latest Update:
Following new guidance from the Department for Transport, asking us to further reduce our services, we have had extensive conversations with Devon County Council and have agreed to make a few additional reductions to our services in Exeter and Torquay.
We have worked closely with our local authority partners to maintain vital connections for key workers, maintain service for essential shopping trips and to provide a capacity that will allow our customer to socially distance when travelling with us. The changes are detailed below alongside links to download your new timetables. As of 10th January 2021, the remainder of our network remains unchanged with the majority of our buses operating on school holiday timetables.
Exeter - From 24th January
Route 1: The 1513 from Tiverton toward Exeter will now serve Uffculme School at 1542.
Route A: Frequency of buses has been reduced to 20 minutes on Saturdays
Route Uni: Will operate a special temporary timetable, with buses running every 30 minutes from Monday to Friday, daytimes only.
Route Red P&R: Service will be temporarily withdrawn, customers are still able to catch the 4 service every 20 minutes from the stop at Honiton Road P&R into Exeter.
Torquay- From 31st January
Route 12: A new timetable has been introduced with buses operating every 15 minutes
Route 31: The new timetable introduced will have buses operating every 30 minutes
Route 35: A new timetable has been introduced with buses operating every 30 minutes in each direction.