First Devon & Cornwall Cornish wins

First Devon & Cornwall have won 12 contracts from Western Greyhound in Cornwall. This blog entry just details the routes won. It marks an exciting time for First Devon & Cornwall and a sad time for Western Greyhound - First need an extra 20 buses in to the area, where Western Greyhound will be given the opportunity to move on some of their Mercedes-Benz Varios without buying more buses. 

* 500 - Truro to Helford Passage via Falmouth and Maenporth

A variation of the old Falmouth Explorer open top service, before it was made the 400 by First Devon & Cornwall (FDC). Western Greyhound (WGH) later won the contract, but First are claiming the service back.

* 511 - Penzance to Treneere via Manor Way

A Penzance service won by WGH a few years ago off of FDC when they ran it as the 11 - no doubt it will return to become service 11 from April 1st.

* 516 - Penzance to St Ives via Nancledra

Another route won by WGH off of FDC a few years ago - now returning to FDC. No doubt they won't be using these Mercedes-Benz 811Ds on the route this time :-)

* 534 - Redruth to Helston via Four Lanes

FDC winning Sunday services.

* 535 - Helston to Falmouth via Mawnan Smith, Constantine and Gweek

Originally bought into First with the takeover of Truronian, they then lost the contract only to win it back from 1st April.

* 537 - Helston to Lizard via Mullion

* 540 - Camborne to Truro via Illogan and Redruth

Another route returning to First Devon & Cornwall from 1st April.

* 542 - Camborne to Redruth via Pool

* 543 - Camborne to Truro via Illogan and Redruth

* 576 - Plymouth to Bude via Callington and Launceston 

See the last Sunday's Lost Scenes for details.

* 582 - Helston to Truro via Rame Cross

FDC winning the Sunday and evening contracts from WGH to incorporate them into the existing route.

I hope this is of interest - I really just wanted to document this all in one place. Further changes are taking place - for example the Bude 128 is leaving FDC and moving to Stagecoach South, and the Bude 518/519 is moving to Jacketts. All change in Cornwall!