Western Greyhound
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Western Greyhound is a bus operator based in Newquay
, Cornwall
, United Kingdom. It operates many services throughout the county and also into Devon
. Established at the start of 1998, it has been judged the Independent Bus Operator of the Year on several occasions.
, the local Badgerline Group (later First Group) operation, and he was joined by Robin Orwell who had also worked for Badgerline. Within a few weeks R&M Coaches, another local operator, also sold out to Western Greyhound which brought one more vehicle and an office near Newquay bus station. This left one other independent bus operator in the town, Pleasure Travel Minicoaches, but this went out of business and the contracts were also taken on by Western Greyhound.
The company expanded beyond contract and private hire work with their first public timetabled services on 14 December 1998. These two routes (592 and 594) were contracts awarded by Cornwall County Council and were operated by three new minibuses. Further contracts were awarded in 2001, and double deck buses were added to the fleet to operate school routes given up by Western National. Since then many more routes have been added to the network including some from Plymouth Citybus
and DAC Coaches in the south east, and Hookways in the north. There have also been new routes instigated, such as Newquay to Bodmin
, linking the two largest towns in the county hitherto not connected by bus, and a coastal route from Newquay to St Ives
.
The expanding fleet needed to operate these additional services saw the company move to a larger depot at nearby Summercourt. Initially it used established facilities there, but in 2004 a new purpose-built depot and offices were constructed. In the same year the old Newquay bus station was closed and replaced by a new facility. This is owned by the County Council but is managed on their behalf by Western Greyhound, and their town centre shop was moved into new premises on the site. The company maintains its bus stops and uses satellite tracking to monitor its fleet.
The company won the Independent Operator of the Year at the UK Bus Awards in 2006, was runner up in 2007, but won it again in both 2008 and 2009. Mark Howarth himself was elected president of the Omnibus Society in 2010, having previously been the Chairman of the Confederation of Passenger Transport South West Region.
and Exeter
in Devon. The routes below (correct in 2010) are given in the four geographical areas identified on the company's route maps.
Bright green has not always been the fleet livery. When the services were first introduced the main colour was pink. This was used for several years but when First Group introduced a blue and pink livery to their buses in the area a decision was taken to change the buses to a green livery which was paler than the colour now used.
Newquay
Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom. It operates many services throughout the county and also into Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
. Established at the start of 1998, it has been judged the Independent Bus Operator of the Year on several occasions.
History
Western Greyhound was established in January 1998 to take over the three vehicles and the contracts of Cornishman Coaches, whose owner was retiring. The new company's managing director was Mark Howarth who had previously managed Western NationalWestern National
Western National was a bus operating company in South West England from 1929 to the 1990s.-Early history:Western National Omnibus Company Ltd started in 1929 as a joint venture between the Great Western Railway and the National Omnibus & Transport Company...
, the local Badgerline Group (later First Group) operation, and he was joined by Robin Orwell who had also worked for Badgerline. Within a few weeks R&M Coaches, another local operator, also sold out to Western Greyhound which brought one more vehicle and an office near Newquay bus station. This left one other independent bus operator in the town, Pleasure Travel Minicoaches, but this went out of business and the contracts were also taken on by Western Greyhound.
The company expanded beyond contract and private hire work with their first public timetabled services on 14 December 1998. These two routes (592 and 594) were contracts awarded by Cornwall County Council and were operated by three new minibuses. Further contracts were awarded in 2001, and double deck buses were added to the fleet to operate school routes given up by Western National. Since then many more routes have been added to the network including some from Plymouth Citybus
Plymouth Citybus
Plymouth Citybus is one of the principal bus operators serving the City of Plymouth, England, and the surrounding area. Plymouth Citybus's route network serves almost exclusively the boroughs and inner-city areas of Plymouth, with the majority of rural services handled by First Devon and...
and DAC Coaches in the south east, and Hookways in the north. There have also been new routes instigated, such as Newquay to Bodmin
Bodmin
Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...
, linking the two largest towns in the county hitherto not connected by bus, and a coastal route from Newquay to St Ives
St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
.
The expanding fleet needed to operate these additional services saw the company move to a larger depot at nearby Summercourt. Initially it used established facilities there, but in 2004 a new purpose-built depot and offices were constructed. In the same year the old Newquay bus station was closed and replaced by a new facility. This is owned by the County Council but is managed on their behalf by Western Greyhound, and their town centre shop was moved into new premises on the site. The company maintains its bus stops and uses satellite tracking to monitor its fleet.
The company won the Independent Operator of the Year at the UK Bus Awards in 2006, was runner up in 2007, but won it again in both 2008 and 2009. Mark Howarth himself was elected president of the Omnibus Society in 2010, having previously been the Chairman of the Confederation of Passenger Transport South West Region.
Routes
Western Greyhound operates throughout Cornwall, and to PlymouthPlymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
and Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
in Devon. The routes below (correct in 2010) are given in the four geographical areas identified on the company's route maps.
Mid-Cornwall
- PR1 Langarth Park – Victoria Square (Truro Park and RidePark and ridePark and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
) - PR1a Langarth Park - Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske (Truro Park and RidePark and ridePark and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
) - 500 TruroTruroTruro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
– PenrynPenryn, CornwallPenryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth...
– FalmouthFalmouth, CornwallFalmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
– Helford PassageHelford PassageHelford Passage is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the north bank of the Helford River opposite Helford approximately five miles south-southwest of Falmouth.... - 505 Tregustick – Smugglers Trevelgue – Newquay (summer only)
- 510 Newquay – CamelfordCamelfordCamelford is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles north of Bodmin and is governed by Camelford Town Council....
– Cornwall – OkehamptonOkehamptonOkehampton is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor, and has an estimated population of 7,155.-History:...
– ExeterExeterExeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the... - 521 Newquay – St Dennis – Foxhole – St Austell
- 522 Truro – ProbusProbus, CornwallProbus is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is famous for having the tallest church tower in Cornwall. The tower is high, and richly decorated with carvings...
– St Dennis – St Austell - 523 Lostwithiel – St Austell – LuxulyanLuxulyanLuxulyan , also spelled Luxullian or Luxulian, is a village and civil parish in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village lies four miles northeast of St Austell and six miles south of Bodmin...
- 524 St Austell St BlazeySt BlazeySt Blazey is a small town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.St Blaise is the civil parish in which St Blazey is situated; the name St Blaise is also used by the town council.St Blazey is situated east of St Austell...
ParPar, CornwallPar is a town and fishing port with a harbour on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated in the civil parish of Tywardreath and Par and is approximately east of St Austell. Par has a population of around 1,400.....
– Fowey - 525 St Austell – CharlestownCharlestown, CornwallCharlestown is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, in the parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately south east of St Austell town centre....
– St Blazey – Par - 526 St Austell – MevagisseyMevagisseyMevagissey is a village, fishing port and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles south of St Austell....
– Heligan GardensLost Gardens of HeliganThe Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey in Cornwall, are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The style of the gardens is typical of the nineteenth century Gardenesque style, with areas of different character and in different design styles.The gardens were created by members of...
– Gorran Haven - 527 Newquay – SummercourtSummercourtSummercourt is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of St Enoder five miles south-east of Newquay...
– St Austell – Eden ProjectEden ProjectThe Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall in the United Kingdom, including the world's largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world.... - 528 St Austell – Stenalees
- 529 St Austell – RocheRoche, CornwallRoche is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village gets its name from a granite outcrop east of the village. Roche is the Norman-French word for Rock....
– LanivetLanivetLanivet is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately 2½ miles southwest of Bodmin. The Saints' Way long-distance footpath passes Lanivet near its half-way point....
– Bodmin - 547 Newquay – PerranporthPerranporthPerranporth is a small seaside resort on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is southwest of Newquay and northwest of Truro. Perranporth and its long beach face the Atlantic Ocean....
– HayleHayleHayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles northeast of Penzance...
– St IvesSt Ives, CornwallSt Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
(summer only) - 550 Truro – TregonyTregonyTregony is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies on the River Fal. In the village there is a post office, shop, and two churches. Tregony has bus links to the nearest town, which is Truro. The village is made up from two parishes namely, Tregony and Cuby...
– PortscathoPortscathoPortscatho is a coastal village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village adjoins Gerrans on the east side of the peninsula approximately seven miles south-southeast of Truro....
– St MawesSt MawesSt Mawes is a small town opposite Falmouth, on the Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to... - 551 Truro – Tregony – Portscatho – VeryanVeryanVeryan is a coastal civil parish and a village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The main settlements are at Veryan Churchtown, Veryan Green, Portloe and the smaller hamlets of Trewartha, Treviskey, Carne and Camels...
- 552 Bridgeview Estate – Bromfield – Foxdown (WadebridgeWadebridgeWadebridge is a civil parish and town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel five miles upstream from Padstow....
) - 555 PadstowPadstowPadstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay...
– Wadebridge – BodminBodminBodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...
– - 556 Newquay – Newquay Airport – Watergate BayWatergate BayWatergate Bay is a bay located two miles north of Newquay on the B3276 Newquay to Padstow road near the village of Tregurrian in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It faces the Atlantic Ocean....
– Padstow - 557 St Columb MajorSt Columb MajorSt Columb Major is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as St Columb, it is situated approximately seven miles southwest of Wadebridge and six miles east of Newquay...
– Padstow - 558 Hendra – Trencreek – Trerice Drive (Newquay)
- 559 Chester Road – Trerice Drive – Morrisons (Newquay)
- 583 Truro – St Agnes – Perranporth
- 584 Wadebridge – PolzeathPolzeathPolzeath is a small seaside resort in the civil parish of St Minver in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately six miles north of Wadebridge on the Atlantic coast....
– Port IsaacPort IsaacPort Isaac is a small and picturesque fishing village on the Atlantic Coast of North Cornwall, United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, both ten miles away in opposite directions. Port Gaverne, commonly mistaken to be part of Port Isaac, is a hamlet that has its own...
– CamelfordCamelfordCamelford is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles north of Bodmin and is governed by Camelford Town Council.... - 585 Newquay – CrantockCrantockCrantock is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is approximately two miles southwest of Newquay....
– St Newlyn EastSt Newlyn EastSt Newlyn East is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately three miles south of Newquay...
– Truro - 586 Newquay – Quintrell Downs – St Newlyn East – Truro
- 587 Newquay – Crantock – Perranporth – Royal Cornwall Hospital – Truro
- 588 Mayfield – Pentire (Newquay)
- 590 Newquay – Truro – Penryn – Falmouth (summer only)
- 591 Ponsharden – Prince of Wales Pier (Falmouth Park and RidePark and ridePark and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
) - 593 St Columb MajorSt Columb MajorSt Columb Major is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as St Columb, it is situated approximately seven miles southwest of Wadebridge and six miles east of Newquay...
– Bodmin – LiskeardLiskeardLiskeard is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Liskeard is situated approximately 20 miles west of Plymouth, west of the River Tamar and the border with Devon, and 12 miles east of Bodmin... - 594 St Columb Major – Wadebridge – CamelfordCamelfordCamelford is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles north of Bodmin and is governed by Camelford Town Council....
– Boscastle - 596 Trelander – Boscawen Street (Truro)
- 597 Newquay – St Columb Major – Trispen – Truro
West Cornwall
- 501 PenzancePenzancePenzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
– St BuryanSt BuryanSt Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End...
– PorthcurnoPorthcurnoPorthcurno is a small village in the parish of St. Levan located in a valley on the south coast of the county of Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. It is approximately to the west of the market town of Penzance and about from Land's End, the most westerly point of the English mainland...
– Land's EndLand's EndLand's End is a headland and small settlement in west Cornwall, England, within the United Kingdom. It is located on the Penwith peninsula approximately eight miles west-southwest of Penzance.... - 504 Penzance – MouseholeMouseholeMousehole is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 2½ miles south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay.The village is in the civil parish of Penzance...
– St Buryan – Land's End – St Just - 507 St Just – PendeenPendeenPendeen is a village on the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is north-northeast of St Just and west of Penzance.The village has a community centre, a shop, a post office, a primary school, and a few small businesses. Community activities include an art club, silver marching band...
– Gurnard's HeadGurnard's HeadGurnard's Head is a prominent headland on the north coast of the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is near the hamlet of Treen in the parish of Zennor.... - 508 Penzance – Gurnard’s Head – St Ives
- 509 Penzance – SancreedSancreedSancreed is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately three miles from Penzance....
– St Just - 511 Pendennis Road – Manor Way – Treneere (Penzance Circular)
- 512 Alverton – Lansdowne Estate (Penzance Circular)
- 513 Penzance – MarazionMarazionMarazion is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the shore of Mount's Bay, two miles east of Penzance and one mile east of Long Rock.St Michael's Mount is half-a-mile offshore from Marazion...
– Leedstown - 515 Penzance – Hayle – Gwithian
- 516 Penzance – NancledraNancledraNancledra is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is three miles south of St Ives and four miles north-northeast of Penzance. Nancledra is a small village with a population of around 150...
– St Ives - 537 HelstonHelstonHelston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles east of Penzance and nine miles southwest of Falmouth. Helston is the most southerly town in the UK and is around further south than...
– CuryCuryCury is a civil parish and village in southwest Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately four miles south of Helston on The Lizard peninsula. The parish is named for St Corentin and is recorded in the Domesday Book as Chori....
– MullionMullionA mullion is a vertical structural element which divides adjacent window units. The primary purpose of the mullion is as a structural support to an arch or lintel above the window opening. Its secondary purpose may be as a rigid support to the glazing of the window...
– Kuggar – Ruan Minor – The LizardThe LizardThe Lizard is a peninsula in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at .... - 538 Helston – MawganMawganMawgan and Meugan are names referring to either one or two Brythonic saints who flourished in the 5th or 6th century.Both names are widely attested in place-names and church dedications, "Mawgan" in Cornwall and Brittany and "Meugan" in Wales, but it is uncertain whether the names refer to one and...
– Goonhilly – St KeverneSt KeverneSt Keverne is a civil parish and village on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 started in St Keverne. The leader of the rebellion Michael An Gof was a blacksmith from St Keverne and is commemorated by a statue in the village...
– CoverackCoverackCoverack is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on the east side of the Lizard peninsula approximately nine miles south of Falmouth.... - 540 TroonTroonTroon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services...
– CamborneCamborneCamborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
– PortreathPortreathPortreath is a civil parish, village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately three miles northwest of Redruth....
– RedruthRedruthRedruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of... - 546 Hayle Towans – St Ives (summer only)
- 547 St Ives – Hayle – Perranporth – Newquay (summer only)
North Cornwall
- 510 Exeter – Okehampton – Launceston – Camelford – Newquay
- 518 BudeBudeBude is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, England, at the mouth of the River Neet . It lies just south of Flexbury, north of Widemouth Bay and west of Stratton and is located along the A3073 road off the A39. Bude is twinned with Ergué-Gabéric in Brittany, France...
– StrattonStratton, CornwallStratton is a small town situated near the coastal resort of Bude in north Cornwall, UK. It was also the name of one of ten ancient administrative shires of Cornwall - see "Hundreds of Cornwall"...
- MarhamchurchMarhamchurchMarhamchurch is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom.Marhamchurch village is situated 1½ miles south of Bude off the A39 road.-History:...
– Widemouth BayWidemouth BayWidemouth Bay is a bay and beach on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England, UK, approximately 3 miles south of Bude. This stretch of coast is steeped in the smuggling history of times before, and not far south of Widemouth Bay can be found many little inlets and coves.-Activities:The beach is... - 519 Bude – Red Post – KilkhamptonKilkhamptonKilkhampton is a village and civil parish in northeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the A39 approximately four miles north-northeast of Bude.Kilkhampton was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Chilchetone"...
– HartlandHartland, DevonThe town of Hartland, which incorporates the hamlet of Stoke to the west and the village of Meddon in the south, is the most north-westerly settlement in the county of Devon, England.... - 520 Bude – Kilkhampton – Crimp – MorwenstowMorwenstowthumb|Parish Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, MorwenstowMorwenstow is a civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated near the coast approximately six miles north of Bude....
- 576 Bude – Launceston – Callington – Plymouth
- 577 Launceston – Milton Abbot – Tavistock
- 584 Camelford – DelaboleDelaboleDelabole is a large village in north Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated approximately two miles west of Camelford.The village of Delabole came into existence in the 20th century; it is named after the Delabole Quarry. There were three hamlets: Pengelly, Medrose and Rockhead...
– Port Isaac – Wadebridge - 594 Boscastle – Camelford – Wadebridge – St Columb Major
- 595 Bude – Widemouth Bay – Crackington HavenCrackington HavenCrackington Haven is a coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located in the civil parish of St Gennys at at the head of a cove on the Atlantic coast. The village is seven miles south-southwest of Bude and four miles north-northeast of Boscastle.Middle Crackington and Higher...
- Boscastle - 599 Bude – HolsworthyHolsworthy, DevonHolsworthy is a market town in the north west of Devon, England. It is situated near the county border with Cornwall, and is 9 miles from the coastal resort of Bude. It is on the intersection of the A388 and A3072 roads, and lies on the River Deer, a tributary of the Tamar...
– Okehampton – Exeter
South East Cornwall
- 536 Liskeard – Rilla Mill
- 572 Plymouth – LooeLooeLooe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 . Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge...
– PolperroPolperroPolperro is a village and fishing harbour on the south-east Cornwall coast in South West England, UK, within the civil parish of Lansallos. Situated on the River Pol, 4 miles west of the neighbouring town of Looe and west of the major city and naval port of Plymouth, it is well-known for... - 573 Liskeard – Looe – Polperro
- 574 Liskeard – Callington
- 575 Liskeard – Trago MillsTrago MillsTrago Mills is a chain of British department stores situated in the West Country. They are sited in the town of Falmouth, and on the outskirts of two other towns at Liskeard, Cornwall and Newton Abbot, Devon. Large department stores were formerly sparse in the rural west country and Trago Mills has...
– East Taphouse – St Neot - 576 Plymouth – Callington – Launceston – Bude
- 577 Tavistock – Milton Abbot – Launceston
- 581 Liskeard – HessenfordHessenfordHessenford is a small village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is four miles west of St Germans.Hessenford is part of the united parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford....
– WidegatesWidegatesWidegates is a village in south-east Cornwall, about 4 miles north of Looe. It is on the A387 road about two miles west of Hessenford.The centre of the village lacks any sort of local amenities but there is a nearby farm shop on its outskirts. Widegates has a population of approximately... - 592 Liskeard – SaltashSaltashSaltash is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a population of 14,964. It lies in the south east of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as "the gateway to Cornwall". Saltash means ash tree by...
– Plymouth - 593 St Columb Major – Bodmin – Liskeard
Fleet
Western Greyhound operates a varied fleet. The largest part (as at 10 August 2010) consists of 60 minibuses and 25 midibuses, most of which have coach seats. They also have 8 single deck and 21 double deck vehicles. In addition, there is a small fleet of heritage vehicles that are used for special services and charters.| Fleet number range | Type | Seats | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 – 208 210 |
Mercedes-Benz Citaro | 39 or 42 | 9 single deck buses |
| 301 – 304 | Mercedes-Benz 413CDi Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light and heavy commercial vehicle, built by Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a van, chassis cab and minibus, and sold as a Mercedes model, except in the U.S. where it is built from complete knock down kits and was sold by Freightliner until 2010 when Mercedes... |
16 | 4 minibuses with UVG bodies for Corlink demand-responsive services |
| 401 – 402 | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | 78 | 2 coach-seated double deck buses |
| 440 – 443 | Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow... with Plaxton President Plaxton President The Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under... body |
75 | 4 double deck buses |
| 444 – 445 | Dennis Trident 2 with East Lancs Lolyne East Lancs Lolyne The East Lancs Lolyne is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis.Later on in its life... body |
82 | 2 double deck buses |
| 450 – 499 | Volvo Olympian Volvo Olympian The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo at Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was first built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian.... East Lancs Pyoneer East Lancs Pyoneer The East Lancs Pyoneer is a type of double-decker bus body built on the Volvo Olympian, Dennis Arrow and Volvo B10M by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. The name continues the pattern of using 'misspelt' product names, started by the Cityzen.-History:... body |
84 | 13 double deck buses |
| 500 – 599 | Mercedes-Benz O814 Mercedes-Benz Vario The Mercedes-Benz Vario is a heavy van manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. Originally launched as the T2 in 1986, the Vario gained its current name when it was facelifted in 1996. The T2 van itself succeeded the Mercedes-Benz L van series.The bodyshell remained relatively unchanged since production... Plaxton Beaver 2 Plaxton Beaver The Plaxton Beaver, originally known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver, is a minibus body built by Plaxton. It was built at the Pilsley, Derbyshire factory of Plaxton's Reeve Burgess subsidiary from 1987-1991, at Plaxton's main Scarborough factory from 1991, and from 1995 at Anston in South Yorkshire.The... body |
27 – 33 | 55 coach-seated minibuses (plus 3 spares) 8 bus-seated minibuses |
| 701 – 708 | Optare Solo Optare Solo The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative... M710SE |
23 | 8 coach-seated midibuses |
| 816 – 817 | Optare Solo M850 | 28 | 2 midibuses |
| 910 – 988 | Optare Solo M920 | 31 or 33 | 24 midibuses |
Heritage fleet
| Fleet number | Registration | Type | Built | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM1062 | 62 CLT | AEC Routemaster Routemaster The AEC Routemaster is a model of double-decker bus that was built by Associated Equipment Company in 1954 and produced until 1968. Primarily front-engined, rear open-platform buses, a small number of variants were produced with doors and/or front entrances... |
1962 | London Transport London Transport (brand) London Transport was the public name and brand used by a series of public transport authorities in London, England, from 1933. Its most recognisable feature was the bar-and-circle 'roundel' logo... red livery |
| RM1783 | 783 DYE | AEC Routemaster | 1964 | Converted to open top |
| RMA11 | NMY 648E | AEC Routemaster | 1967 | |
| RML2737 | SMK 737F | AEC Routemaster | 1967 | London Transport red livery |
| RF | MLL 528 | AEC Regal IV | 1952 | Single deck, formerly with Green Line Green Line Coaches Green Line is a commuter coach brand in the Home Counties of England. It is owned by the Arriva group.Green Line has its origin in the network of coach services established by the London General Omnibus Company in the 1920s and 1930s... |
| 258 | LFJ 858W | Bristol VR Bristol VR The Bristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline.-Development:... T/SL3 with ECW Eastern Coach Works Eastern Coach Works Ltd was a bus and railbus body building company based in Lowestoft, England.-History:The company can trace its roots back to 1912, when United Automobile Services was founded in the town to run bus services. United began a coach building business at the Lowestoft site in 1920... body |
1980 | |
| 259 | JWV 259W | Bristol VRT/SL3 with ECW body |
1981 | |
| 282 | LUA 282V | Leyland Leopard Leyland Leopard The Leyland Leopard was a mid-engined single-deck bus and coach chassis built by Leyland between 1959 and 1982. It was popular with bus and coach operators throughout the British Isles... PSU5D/4R with Plaxton Supreme Plaxton Supreme The Plaxton Supreme was a design of coach bodywork built by Plaxton. It was first built, on small chassis only, in 1974, replacing the Panorama. On full-sized chassis, it replaced the Panorama Elite in 1975, and was superseded by the Paramount in 1982/3... body |
1980 | Coach, previously with Cornishman Coaches; not in service |
| 347 | MHJ 347F | Leyland Titan PD3/4 with East Lancs body |
1967 | Formerly with Southend Corporation Transport Arriva Southend Arriva Southend is a division of Arriva Southern Counties, a subsidiary of transport group Arriva which operates bus services in and around the Southend-on-Sea, Rochford, Rayleigh, Basildon, and Thurrock areas of Essex... ; not in service |
| 2748 | EOO 590 | Bristol Lodekka Bristol Lodekka The Bristol Lodekka was a low-height double-decker bus built by Bristol Commercial Vehicles in England.Bristol manufactured over 5,200 Lodekkas from 1949 to 1968, as a standard double-deck vehicle for the UK state-owned bus sector. With all examples bodied by Eastern Coach Works in Lowestoft, they... FLF6B with ECW body |
1962 | Formerly with Eastern National Eastern National Eastern National is a non-profit organization based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, that partners with the National Park Service in the United States... ; not in service |
Liveries
Most service buses are in a bright green livery with a thin yellow strip. A large fleet name and a greyhound logo are applied in white. The Citaros used on the Truro Park and Ride service are painted blue, Two Citaros used as spare vehicles (207/208) are painted red. One Mercedes-Benz/Plaxton Beaver minibus (599) is in a silver livery.Bright green has not always been the fleet livery. When the services were first introduced the main colour was pink. This was used for several years but when First Group introduced a blue and pink livery to their buses in the area a decision was taken to change the buses to a green livery which was paler than the colour now used.