tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post6596126135161764315..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Magnificent Minehead Manoeuvres (1)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-86486260457614601002017-05-19T17:56:53.133+01:002017-05-19T17:56:53.133+01:00c 1963 map shows a service 217 of Western National...c 1963 map shows a service 217 of Western National but am sure I have seen it in a DEvon General timetable as a joint operation. By 1980's Dulverton to Tiverton section was being operated by a local independent. Section between there and Wheddon Cross seemed to be just a college/school bus. Recall seeing two or three smaller operators competing in and around Minehead at that time for bits and pieces - one of whom was I think a 'Webber'.!? <br /><br />Apparently there was a bus station for some years behind the shops but that had gone by the time I visited.Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-54760812629947058722017-05-19T17:00:17.195+01:002017-05-19T17:00:17.195+01:00Jointly for a while, now curtailed tivvy to Dulver...Jointly for a while, now curtailed tivvy to Dulverton only. To be fair it was rarely packed unless very sunny. There was also a coach weekly from Cullompton to Lynmouth which was even more scenic and bust. Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-27185055698112605542017-05-19T13:13:19.509+01:002017-05-19T13:13:19.509+01:00Anon (10.09) The answer is probably because it is ...Anon (10.09) The answer is probably because it is a fun thing to do and there are many readers who enjoy much of what is written. No one forces you to visit the site. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-39183924558610989622017-05-19T10:09:54.015+01:002017-05-19T10:09:54.015+01:00Why do it then? Nobody is forcing you. Why do it then? Nobody is forcing you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-32236225006223163562017-05-19T08:09:09.826+01:002017-05-19T08:09:09.826+01:00Years ago there was an infrequent through route fr...Years ago there was an infrequent through route from Exeter to Minehead via the beauitul Exe valley. Possibly run by Red Bus/Southern National?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-87845831814116514022017-05-19T07:50:26.460+01:002017-05-19T07:50:26.460+01:00There's still another Tavistock in there mate,...There's still another Tavistock in there mate, there were 2!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-37259757673416764232017-05-19T07:13:22.406+01:002017-05-19T07:13:22.406+01:00Thanks Anon. Duly corrected. Not easy to compose a...Thanks Anon. Duly corrected. Not easy to compose a blog on your knees in a B & B bedroom with nowhere to lean a laptop. The name of the device is misleading. Tomorrow's blog about Frinton should be better!fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-79815508716525727122017-05-19T06:45:01.669+01:002017-05-19T06:45:01.669+01:00Looks like some Tavistock and Tiverton confusion f...Looks like some Tavistock and Tiverton confusion for you to correct there!!<br />(Both Devon towns, both with relatively poor bus connections to the north, both with bus stations desperately clinging to life, and both towns no longer connected to the railway map!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com