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Transport for Cornwall is not an organisation, but a partnership of organisations. However, it does has staff, both direct and seconded from participating companies and Cornwall Council. [citation needed] The partnership is responsible for training drivers and plans routes. It directly runs most of Go Cornwall Bus services and subsidises others.
A full circuit can take up to three hours to complete, with the service carrying 50,000 passengers each day. [4] There are 266 bus stops on the route. [6] The route serves 233 schools, colleges or universities, 69 leisure and community facilities, 40 pubs, 19 retail centres, six hospitals, and one prison. [17]
The first four bus routes were operated by a fleet of twenty single-deck 31-seat vehicles with solid tyres. By 1927 this had expanded to ten routes and 57 buses, some of which were one-man operated. [7] Plymouth was granted city status in 1928 and the buses started to carry the city's coat of arms and the "Plymouth City Transport" name. [8]
First South West [2] is a bus company operating services in the English counties of Somerset, Cornwall and Devon.It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup.. First South West includes the business areas previously operated under the Kernow, Adventures by Bus and Buses of Somerset brands, all of which are now operating under the main First Bus brand.
In February 2019, Go-Ahead announced it would buy First Greater Manchester's Cheetham Hill depot with 163 buses and brand it Go North West. [62] [63] [64] During March 2020, Go Cornwall Bus partnered with Cornwall Council and local operators to form a new Transport for Cornwall brand, with plans calling for an additional 130 vehicles. [65]
For a structured list of current operators, see List of current bus operators of the United Kingdom This is a list of bus and coach operators of the United Kingdom. The list includes both current and historic entities, private companies and public operators, sub-brands and holding companies and public transport , private hire and tour operators.
West Midlands Travel MCW Metrobus in Birmingham in April 1993. Despite pressure from the central government, including both a threat to be split under Section 61 of the Transport Act 1985 to force its sale and government funding for the Midland Metro tram project being lost if the company was not sold, West Midlands Travel remained in public ownership under the West Midlands Passenger ...
In 2018, one bus per hour was extended to Gornal Wood. The extended service was funded by Transport for West Midlands. [2] In November 2022, it was announced that the extension to Gornal Wood could be withdrawn. [3] [4] In late December 2022 it was confirmed that the X10 will continue to serve Gornal Wood but to a revised timetable.