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The same issue is often encountered by the small number of passengers who wish to purchase the Devon Day ticket. The £2 fare cap seems to have reduced driver knowledge of day tickets, and perhaps also lead to corners being cut in ticket training as I recently had a Stagecoach South West driver...

From memory the route number is never displayed during the booking process and only shows in the booking reference code.

Yes, indeed. The branch is in the centre of this map.

This is exactly what happened for me when the Cardiff stopped was moved - new ticket automatically issued for the same coach with the same timings, but a different stop. I assume these updated tickets are issued automatically, and perhaps that system hasn't worked properly for the OP, but with...

I imagine the Walkergate drivers will have to double man to comply with driving hours for a London trip, or at least some kind of feeder operation.

The claim for Somerset was 82%, and from a casual glance at Bustimes it seems accurate as the only obvious gap was the Taunton town services. I observed the 14.45 X22 leaving Tiverton with two passengers.

Time for another trip report, and for this jaunt I was making full use of my weekly Stagecoach South West Megarider Gold ticket (£40). To start the day I had Enviro400/Scania 15887 (WA13 GDF) on the 09.15 346 from Tiverton to South Molton. This route featured in my previous trip report, but...

The problem with unisex facilities is that this usually means a lack of urinals, and the result is that every cubicle is splattered by gents who have a poor aim, which doesn't help to maintain hygiene.

The 045 and N45 are interworked, and all services should normally be operated by Flix branded coaches, but they don't have any spares for the full service level, which is why you will often see coaches in Berrys livery on Flix work. There was also a period last summer when the 045 was extended...

I've done quite a few trips on Flix with reserved seats, and I've never been unable to occupy my booked seat. I've had a couple of occasions where I've had to ask passengers to move who were already occupying it, but they didn't argue. Most of these journeys have been on the Berry's routes, 045...

A GWR HST ran on the branch as part of a Branch Line Society charter in October 2015 - I can't remember if anything else has used it since!

The OP also suggested that they may want to sample the demonstrator vehicle that Harrogate have. Personally, I would say that this seems a good way to get out of the house after surgery, especially for someone posting in the bus section of a transport forum, as they may enjoy riding on a vehicle...

I've looked back through the last week on the bustimes.org history and it has run punctually - Monday didn't track, but this is likely to be a GPS error. However I would urge the usual caution when using intercity coaches, especially if you have a flight to catch. Breakdowns and motorway...

I was a prolific user of overnight coaches in my late teens and it was a great way to explore the country on a limited budget. I'm still happy to do a one night trip, but I avoid doing a double overnighter which is something I did quite a few times, and some of these would have made for...

On the subject of grey imports, I purchased a rather expensive camera and lens from E-Infinty, as I decided the saving was enough to justify the risk, and the items do come with warranties, although one does have to wonder how effective these might be. The delivery took a while, but the camera...

Thanks for the kind words - I will certainly try to get some more reports in! A decker does occasionally make an appearance on the 346, but you would need to be very fortunate to get one at random.

I've enjoyed reading everyone else's reports, so it's probably time to add one of my own. The following trip was partly inspired from reading @TheGrandWazoo's North Devon/Exmoor excursion, so it will be covering some familiar ground, but I thought it could make an interesting comparison. The...

The railway has confirmed that services are cancelled for the rest of the weekend: Link to the update on Facebook

All services were open-top operated today, so I think you will be in luck. https://bustimes.org/services/60-poole-lilliput-sandbanks/vehicles?date=2023-09-17

36240 is now an Exeter vehicle again. Newton Abbot outstation has been under the control of Exeter depot since Sunday, so a number of vehicles had to transfer to allow this.