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30/01/2025

😔😔😔. OPEN TOP BUSES DISAPPEARANCE...

Looks like internally, the decision has been made.

PUBLIC INFO shows most open toppers have been moved to other areas of the country, with pictures indicating many have arrived at Weymouth.

15 open top buses are required to run the coasters..... Research shows JUST THREE remain in Cornwall, with another that has been off road over a year...

Official statement from First says the services are under review, but actions and transfers indicate otherwise.

Full details soon.
Research underway.
If anybody has info on movements of open toppers or further info pls message me, all confidentially

29/01/2025

MONDAY 3rd MARCH

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REDRUTH COUNCIL MEETING

"Operations Committee meets quarterly and deals with matters including parks, gardens and play areas (where these are not a Cornwall Council responsibility), bus shelters, allotments and floral displays."

Do you have comments, observations or complaints about any of the matters they deal with?

Leave your comments below and I shall bring them forward at the next meeting for you.

I shall endeavour to bring this meeting to you via live stream if possible. Details to follow.

29/01/2025

REDRUTH COUNCIL MEETING. 3/3/25 PARKS AND AMENITIES
DETAILS...
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18dFdrw9UD/
KernowSpace

28/01/2025

Redruth ROADWORKS
WEST END

27TH JAN - - 16 MAY

Once again GAS WORKS is the reason for these temporary traffic lights and lane closure.

The works are at WEST END by the old JOHN BOYLE solicitors office

The Temporary traffic lights are in place and working instead of the normal traffic lights at the bottom of the HIGH STREET

What this means is that the timings between these traffic lights and those at the bottom of STATION HILL are completely shot and out of whack.

EXPECT some long delays especially during busy periods

28/01/2025

WEST END, REDRUTH
ROADWORKS Till mid may
3way TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Full details at KernowSpace

27/01/2025

Advance notice
TRURO CITY CENTRE GAS WORKS 3rd Feb-March
Diversion all Buses STATION-CROWN COURT - Radio C'wall R'BOUT-
BUS STN

27/01/2025

-------------------- UPDATED TUE 28TH JAN _______________
MONDAY 27TH JAN
NON RUNNING BUSSES THIS MORNING! AGAIN!!

T2 - - 0700 - - CAMBORNE TO ST AUSTELL
T1 - - 0715 - - CAMBORNE TO TRURO
T3 - - 0745 - - CAMBORNE TO TRURO

Essentially NO FIRST busses 7. 00 - 8. 00 AM between CAMBORNE AND TRURO

Is this becoming too common?

# # # # # # # # # # # # #
TUE 28th JAN
T2 - - 0700 - - CAMBORNE TO ST AUSTELL
Due... REDRUTH 0725...TRURO... 0817... St AUSTELL 0819
NEVER LEFT THE DEPOT AGAIN...
# # # # # # # # # # # # # #

These seem to be the first busses dropped by FIRST if there are any issues.... Be warned!

During the morning commute, FIRST will often cancel these busses before anything else.

Regular travellers will note that there is NO notice on the FIRST WEB site and THEIR ** # #**. TWITTER/X has been deleted***** CORRECTION..... TWITTER/X IS WORKING TODAY TUE 28TH JAN.... DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHEN TRIED IT...... ******

There appears to be NO WAY for First to communicate any cancellations or delays to their customers. FIRST do not update the information boards at bus stops, despite Cornwall Council having given them access to make updates.

It has to be questioned if First have lost interest in Cornwall?

The bus services, especially these morning services in the Camborne/Truro area are cancelled once, sometimes twice a week. (and I'm sure regular cancellations elsewhere on the network)

Do you think FIRST KERNOW will still be operating in a year?
Do you think would do a better job?

All the nice busses that First had in Cornwall seem to have been taken up country, and it's either unreliability( an age old problem we have had with First busses), or staff issues; that are leading to these weekly, if not 2xweekly cancellations.

If you Need a bus to get to work in Truro or at the ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL, TRELISKE, then there is a GO CORNWALL ROUTE 40 Bus at 0727 from REDRUTH, OPPOSITE THE TRAIN STATION., This bus takes slightly longer than the T routes, but at least you can be pretty sure this bus will arrive to get you to work!

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES OF COMMON CANCELLATIONS!?

20/01/2025

🚦🚦⚠️⚠️. BARNCOOSE ROADWORKS. ⚠️⚠️🚦🚦

🚙🚙 TEMPORARY MULTI WAY TRAFFIC LIGHTS 🚗🚗

Multi way traffic control in operation at the usual traffic lights at BARNCOOSE Terrace at the junction up towards the hospital.

In place 20th-24th January

These lights will not be timed or be sensitive to traffic flow like the permanent traffic lights that normally operate. Instead these will have set timings or be Human operated leading to DELAYS.

EXPECT SIGNIFICANT TAILBACKS AND DELAYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ESPECIALLY DURING RUSH HOURS AND SCHOOL, COLLEGE HOURS.

I have been informed that the 20th January saw significant talbacks in all directions including jams back to GWEAL PAWL, REDRUTH, AND DELAYS FROM TESCO REDRUTH DIRECTIONS, with traffic queuing on the duel carriageway well in excess of normal operating conditions

Allow extra time, and shoot down the A30 if you are able, will save a lot of time.

Stay safe
KernowSpace team.

20/01/2025

A dogs life......

🏖️❤️ ATLANTIC SCENIC COASTERS.. ❤️🏖️
Story updated 28/1 due to reflect current official position of First


Thanks to Bill Bankes-Jones for sending me Ding and Ding, seen here enjoying the high life before the Atlantic Coasters left service.

How do they expect Ding and D**g to get their blow dry now?

They certainly seem to be enjoying the views. Such a shame that there may be a loss of these open top services

FIRST Bus open toppers may cease to operate on the ATLANTIC COASTER route covering NORTH CORNWALL FROM LANDS END TO PADSTOW and the PENZANCE LANDS END route.

A REVIEW is under way to decide whether to withdraw these buses from further operating on thiese routes in order to save money. Both service routes may no longer see these iconic, and popular sightseeing busses with effect from April

What are you thoughts?

Please upload your photos and videos in the comments of your memories on these routes, or the busses that you now see on the route.

Let us know your experiences.

The KernowSpace team.

19/01/2025

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️Redruth TRAFFIC DISRUPTION⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
20TH-24TH JANUARY
🚦🚦🚦🚦🚦
3 Way traffic management will be in effect at the ROACHES ROW/TOLGUS HLL junction between these dates, with early morning starts.

The 3 way lights will be opposite the old REDRUTH BREWERY, NEXT TO THE PARK. This is before the pedestrian crossing, on the way to TESCO from the Redruth direction. The pedestrian crossing will no doubt confuse things further and cause immense delays around school hours due to adding a second RED light out of sequence with the 3-way lights!

Plain n gwarry Roaches row
! ! ! ! 🛝Park.
-----------------/. \----------/. 🚦 \--------------------------
🚸🚦 Tolgus Hill. 🚦. 🚦Redruth➡️
-------------------------------/. \-------------------------------------
! !
⬅️Tesco. Redruth brewery

EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS DURING RUSH HOURS AND DURING SCHOOL RUNS.

EXPECT SOME TIMING DISRUPTION TO BUS SERVICES THAT PASS TESCO REDRUTH.

The KernowSpace team.

19/01/2025

🏖️❤️ ATLANTIC SCENIC COASTERS.. ❤️🏖️
😁⛱️... END OF AN ERA....⛱️🌞
This post contains corrections from the original post (28/1)
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
FIRST Bus open toppers are may cease to operate on the ATLANTIC COASTER route covering NORTH CORNWALL FROM LANDS END TO PADSTOW and the PENZANCE LANDS END route.

A review is underway on whether to withdraw these buses from further operating on thiese routes in order to save money. Both service routes may no longer see these iconic, and popular sightseeing busses with effect from April

Despite being a holidaymakers favourite, and a locals day out, FIRST BUS may no longer be operating the open top buses at ANY Point during the year, on either of the current two service routes as part of their overall service review.

Instead, they may be replaced with closed top double decker busses on both these routes,

It is likely being considered that these service routes will receive the RED KERNOW BY CORNWALL double decker.

And will it be only a matter of time before the lack of available busses will mean single decker OPTARE busses are used on these routes?

What are you thoughts?

Please upload your photos and videos in the comments of your memories on these routes, or the busses that you now see on the route.

Let us know your experiences.

The KernowSpace team

The current position is that these bus routes are under review for the summer and the previous information that it has been decided to pull the open top buses altogether had already been taken has not been officially stated. As such rhis post has been amended to provide the current information. Apologies for the previous statement.




Photo credit Kieran Welsh Richard Nardi

19/01/2025

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Brett Evans, Pete John Skinner

17/01/2025

0730–1700, 16–24 Jan
The Square, St Mawes service 50 starts/terminates at Fire Station School buses will continue to the Car Park.

17/01/2025

CONFIRMATION OF OFFICIAL DAY TICKET PRICING

I keep getting comments that regarding my posts that day tickets being £8 and, as TAP N PAY caps at £8, you may as well tap; that way you never spend more than the weekly cap of £32..........is incorrect

I have comments saying I'm giving wrong info as DAY TICKETS ARE £7.50

They were, before Jan 1st, here are the current prices from the TFC app and the FIRST app pulled directly from them last night.

I went straight to official sources so their is no confusion.

If you are able to get a paper ticket for £7.50 and you need no more than 4 a week. Then sure, buy paper.

I do not know if some ticket machines have old prices but the official line is £8.

I hope this helps

Please visit KernowSpace for a ticket and current information summery as well as links to all TAP N PAY info from official websites, and there are also links to the TAP N PAY portal, where you can view all your journeys and charges.

17/01/2025

17/01/2025

FIRST Bus open toppers may cease to operate on the PENZANCE LANDS END route.

A service review is underway on whether to withdraw these buses from further operating on this route in order to save money.

Despite being a holidaymakers favourite, and a locals day out, FIRST BUS may no longer be operating open top buses on these routes from April.

Instead, they will may be replaced with closed top double decker.

Photo credit Kieran Welsh

16/01/2025

There are some tickets singles and returns, where you should ask the price of first.

That's all I'll say, please ask the cost of a return ticket to your destination. You may be on a route where that really helps you out at the moment, it works with through tickets as well.

So ask, if it's £6 for a return, and you will do more than 10 individual journeys a week... May be better to TAP

But do ask,

16/01/2025

To clarify a few point regarding TAP N PAY on CORNWALL busses

TL:DR THROUGH TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE
GET TOWN TICKET IF YOU ONLY TRAVEL WITHIN THAT ZONE
MONITOR BUS SPEND
IF YOU TAKE MORE THAN 3 £3 JOURNEYS A DAY OR TEN £3 JOURNEYS A WEEK, TAP N PAY IS BENEFICIAL

TAP N pay will charge you for a single journey. If that journey is less than £3 you are charged less.

Through tickets are available on Cornwall busses, so Camborne to Falmouth, Redruth to carnon downs etc, ask the driver. You have to buy a ticket for through tickets (paper £3 or £6 return) so work out if your total spend exceeds the TAP N PAY CAPS

Some short journeys are less than £3, ask the driver for the cost of a single, and a return if the return is double the cost of the single, may as well use tap n pay as it will charge you that cheapest fare

All tap n pay charges for bus travel are capped at £8 per day. You will never pay more than £8 per day no matter how many busses or how far you travel

TAP N pay is also capped at £32 per 7 days, so the most you will ever pay with tap n pay is £32 per week

A website is available to see all your journeys and the charges using TAP N pay. Details if that link are on my page KernowSpace

Links to FIRST AND TFC websites information on TAP N PAY is also available on my. Page.

I hope this clarifies some points. Anybody who uses more than 3 bus rides a day, is more likely to be better off using TAP N PAY. However, please always check for yourself especially if you just make a short journey.

Town zones are available, and the maps are on bus companies website. Again, if this is the only areas you travel in this may be best for you.

If in doubt, monitor your BUS TRAVEL, keep all your tickets and see if you spend over £8 per day or £32 in 7 days.
If you do, TAP N PAY will save you money

Now, I hope this clarifies the major points that people have brought up.