Western Greyhound

Thursday 6 June 2013 (0845) – Western Greyhound Optare Solo 983 (WK11 APO) seen in East Street, Newquay working the 0845 service 527 to St. Austell and the Eden Project site. New in April 2011.

Thursday 6 June 2013 (0949) – Western Greyhound Optare Solo 914 (PL06 TFX) seen in Cliff Road, Newquay working the 0945 service 527 to St. Austell and the Eden Project site. New in April 2011.

Thursday 6 June 2013 (1357) – Western Greyhound 986 (WK11 APX), a new style Optate Solo, seen at Newquay bus station prior to working the 1405 service 593 to Plymouth, a journey of 2 hours 19 minutes.

Thursday 6 June 2013 (1402) – Western Greyhound 986 (WK11 APX), a newer style Optare Solo new in April 2011, seen at Newquay bus station about to work the 1405 service 593 to Plymouth, a journey of 2 hours 19 minutes.

Thursday 6 June 2013 (1403) – Western Greyhound 986 (YN53 VBO), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new in January 2004, seen at Newquay bus station loading as the 1405 service 556 to Padstow. It carried a non-standard colour scheme and lettering to commemorate 60 years of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Thursday 6 June 2013 (1643) – Western Greyhound 562 (WK53 EUT), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new January 2004, seen at Newquay bus station having just arrived back from working the 1620 circular service 558 to and from Pentire. We travelled back from Fistral Bay on this bus.

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1054) – Western Greyhound 592 (WK56 SET), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new in September 2006 to Topping of Sancreed (a village just east of Penzance) as YN56 DZE. Seen in Alverton Street, Penzance. The pub is named after Sir Humphrey Davy, one of the leading scientists of the 19th century born in these parts, who invented the miner’s safety lamp and also discovered that nitrous oxide could be used as an anaesthetic.

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1302) – Western Greyhound 563 (WK53 EUU), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new in January 2004, seen arriving at Penzance bus station on town circular service 512, a 20 minute circular via Alverton and Landsdowne Estate.

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1309) – Western Greyhound 560 (WK02 BUS), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario, loading at Penzance bus station as the 1310 service 504 to St. Just. We travelled on this bus via Lands End to Sennen Cove. We then walked the cliff top path from Sennen Cove to Lands End returning from there to Penzance on the same bus working the 1620 service 501. We arrived at Sennen Cove about 8 minutes late after the bus got held up at Lamorna unable to turn round due to parked cars and increased traffic created by a cliff top athletics race. The driver managed to turn the bus round in a very confined space. The man boarding the bus was returning home and he was still on board when we got off so he had quite a long journey. New in May 2002 to Mitchell Coaches of Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland registered SL02 COU.

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1419) – Approaching Lands End on board Western Greyhound 560 (WK02 BUS), working the 1310 service 504 from Penzance to St. Just. We travelled on this bus via Lands End to Sennen Cove. We then walked the cliff top path from Sennen Cove back to Lands End returning from there to Penzance on the same bus working the 1620 service 501. New in May 2002 to Mitchell Coaches of Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland registered SL02 COU

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1428) – Western Greyhound 560 (WK02 BUS) at Sennen Cove when working the 1310 service 504 from Penzance to St. Just. We travelled on this bus via Lands End to Sennen Cove. We then walked the cliff top path from Sennen Cove back to Lands End returning from there to Penzance on the same bus working the 1620 service 501. New in May 2002 to Mitchell Coaches, Plean, Stirlingshire registered SL02 COU

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1429) – Western Greyhound 560 (WK02 BUS) at Sennen Cove when working the 1310 service 504 from Penzance to St. Just. We travelled on this bus via Lands End to Sennen Cove. We then walked the cliff top path from Sennen Cove back to Lands End returning from there to Penzance on the same bus working the 1620 service 501. New in May 2002 to Mitchell Coaches, Plean, Stirlingshire registered SL02 COU

Monday 10 June 2013 (1428) – Western Greyhound Optare Solo Slimline 701 (WK58 EAE) (new Jan 2009) seen at the Trevarth bus stop in Mevagissey when working the 1320 service 524 from Fowey to the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Tuesday 11 June 2013 (1904) – Western Greyhound 565 (WK54 CUC), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new in May 2004, seen as close to the heart of Polperro as any buses can really get. The small fishing village has such narrow streets in the harbour area that traffic restrictions exist. A large coach and car park is located at Crumplehorn, the top of the long main street of the village, and visitors then walk down into the centre or travel in a small shuttle vehicle. However, at the end of the day the last five evening trips of Western Greyhound services actually extend from Crumplehorn down into the village itself. This would be the 1911 service 574 from the village to Liskeard which is shown in the CCC timetable as starting from Crumplehorn at 1913. The buses shown departing Crumplehorn at 2013, 2113, 2213 and 2313 depart from the village two minutes earlier and are numbered service 572 running to Looe Bay Holiday Park.

Tuesday 11 June 2013 (1911) – Western Greyhound 565 (WK54 CUC), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new in May 2004, seen as close to the heart of Polperro as any buses can really get. The small fishing village has such narrow streets in the harbour area that traffic restrictions exist. A large coach and car park is located at Crumplehorn, the top of the long main street of the village, and visitors then walk down into the centre or travel in a small shuttle vehicle. However, at the end of the day the last five evening trips of Western Greyhound services actually extend from Crumplehorn down into the village itself. This was the 1911 service 574 from the village to Liskeard which is shown in the CCC timetable as starting from Crumplehorn at 1913. The buses shown departing Crumplehorn at 2013, 2113, 2213 and 2313 depart from the village two minutes earlier and are numbered service 572 running to Looe Bay Holiday Park.

Tuesday 4 June 2013 (1119) – Stagecoach 35168 (WA56 FKV), an Alexander Dennis Dart (Plaxton Pointer style body), at Bude (Strand) working the arriving on service 128 (the 1100 Stratton-Bude-Poughill local service). In the background is Western Greyhound 554 (WK53 BNB), a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario, working the 1115 service 595 to Wadebridge via the coastal road through Widemouth Bay, Boscastle, Tintagel and Camelford arriving in Wadebridge at 1255.

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1355) – The only Western Greyhound double decker I managed to photograph was 441 (WK51 CAF) which is seen here from inside 560 (WK02 BUS) when the two buses met at the bottom of St. Buryan Hill near Treen. Due to getting stuck at Lamorna we were running a little late so perhaps the buses don’t normally pass here. Our driver swung over to the pull in on the right to let the double decker pass. We were travelling to Sennen Cove on the 1310 service 504 (Penzance-St. Just) and the double decker was working the 1330 Lands End-Penzance service 501. 441 is a Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident new to City of Oxford in November 2001 as their number 5 which carried registration number R5 OXF (a number re-used by Oxford a few times since). 560 is a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new in May 2002 to Mitchell Coaches of Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland registered SL02 COU.

Saturday 8 June 2013 (1355) – The only Western Greyhound double decker I managed to photograph was 441 (WK51 CAF) which is seen here from inside 560 (WK02 BUS) when the two buses met at the bottom of St. Buryan Hill near Treen. Due to getting stuck at Lamorna we were running a little late so perhaps the buses don’t normally pass here. Our driver swung over to the pull in on the right to let the double decker pass. We were travelling to Sennen Cove on the 1310 service 504 (Penzance-St. Just) and the double decker was working the 1330 Lands End-Penzance service 501. 441 is a Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident new to City of Oxford in November 2001 as their number 5 which carried registration number R5 OXF (a number re-used by Oxford a few times since). 560 is a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario new in May 2002 to Mitchell Coaches of Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland registered SL02 COU.