This Autumn local bus operator Stagecoach South West are introducing changes to some bus services within the region.
The changes, largely from Sunday 3rd November 2024, include some reliability and punctuality improvements as well as new tendered services in partnership with Devon County Council. Night buses also return in North Devon and Torbay for the festive period from the end of November.
In Torbay temporary timetables are introduced during the next phase of redevelopment works around Torquay Harbourside.
Full details of the services changing are provided...
Exeter City Council Leader Phil Bialyk has called on Devon County Council to use proposed new powers to transform bus services in the city.
Cllr Bialyk, a former bus driver, is calling on the transport authority to use new powers unveiled by the Transport Secretary to bring bus services in house.
Cllr Bialyk said he had been inundated with requests from communities in the city for a better and more reliable service.
“We have lots of problems at the moment,” he said.
“Pointing fingers isn’t going to help, but it is fair to say a lot of people are pretty...
This September local bus operator Stagecoach South West are introducing a number of changes with some improvements to bus services within Exeter.
From Sunday 1 September 2024 a new Exeter City network is launched with the company investing in additional buses and drivers to provide an increase in the frequency on a number of services, as well as the introduction of more co-ordinated timetables across the City.
To coincide with the start of the new academic year, new links are introduced to and from the University of Exeter. The company is also providing additional...
A fleet of 41 electric buses are set to take to Devon’s roads in Exeter, North Devon and Torridge. A successful joint bid by Devon County Council and Stagecoach has secured £5.3 million from the second round of the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. Stagecoach will be investing a further £15 million into the project to roll out new EV buses in Exeter on Service 4, Service A and the Green Park and Ride service, while in North Devon and Torridge they will operate on Services 21/21A as well as town services in Barnstaple. The introduction of electric...
From Sunday 28th May we are introducing a number of new timetables across our network, focused primarily on the Torbay area, which are predominantly centred around improving the punctuality of our bus services, and a number of new exciting enhancements to our services.
We are excited to be introducing night buses, initially over the summer season, to our popular 12 service, with buses operating hourly until 3am Monday to Saturday nights. Also, in partnership with Torbay Council, a brand-new Saturday timetable will be introduced on Service 13. Plus, our popular open top bus route...
The current operator of Services 315, 345 and 377 linking Exeter with Barnstaple, Okehampton and Chumleigh, has notified Devon County Council that they no longer wish to operate these services. Working in partnership with Devon County Council, Stagecoach South West will provide replacement services, which will start from Monday 5 June 2023.
Service 315 will be replaced by Service 5B, which will provide up to four journeys per day Monday to Saturday between Exeter and Barnstaple via Crediton, Winkleigh, Great Torrington and Bideford.
From Sunday 2nd April local bus operator Stagecoach South West will be introducing a number of timetable changes across their network, which are predominantly centred around improving the punctuality of their bus services.
Stagecoach want to make sure that your bus arrives at your stop at the time you’re expecting it.
Over the last few months, the company have analysed the data from their specialist Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) software which uses real-time updates from onboard tracking systems to inform the new timetables they’re introducing.
Stagecoach, the country’s biggest bus and coach operator, has launched the search for a team of new graduates to join its UK-wide business from September.
Applications have opened for ten people to join its two-year extensive graduate training programme. Successful applicants will have a valuable opportunity to learn the bus and coach business inside-out, with time spent in operations, engineering, financial, marketing and commercial departments at a range of locations up and down the country from Inverness to Exeter.
The programme is part of Stagecoach’s strategy to...
On Wednesday 14th December, passengers travelling through Exeter City Centre’s Bus Station were treated to a live Carol Concert as part of the Stagecoach South West ‘It’s Christmas’ event.
The fun-filled free afternoon was organised by staff at Stagecoach to wish their customers a Happy Christmas from the local transport operator. The event featured Christmas songs from popular local choir ‘Big Noise Chorus’, music from Radio Exe, festive freebies and offered families across the city the opportunity to meet Father Christmas.
