Registered local bus service
42A
67 records
Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.
42A · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Revise weekday peak hours timetable to improve reliability & revise stop on Royal Parade
Operating between Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42A / 42 effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Stopping Places and Timetable.
42A · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Relocate terminal point from Charles St to Royal Parade & revise timrtable
Operating between Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42A / 42 / 42D effective from 23 February 2026. To amend Stopping Places and Timetable.
42A · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Revise timetable - additional journeys to Broadley PArk Road
Operating between Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42A / 42 / 42D effective from 04 January 2026. To amend Timetable.
42A · Royal Parade – Southway
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Revised timetable to increase corridor frequency to Derriford to up to every 7/8 minutes
Operating between Royal Parade and Southway given service number 42A / 42 / 42D effective from 26 October 2025. To amend Timetable.
42B · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Revise timetable to address late running resulting fron City Centre redevelopment scheme
Operating between Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 27 July 2025. To amend Timetable.
42B · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Relocate start point to Union Street for Royal Parade roadworks
Operating between Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 07 July 2025. To amend Start & Finish Point.
42B · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Rerlocate city centre bus stops for redevelopment
42B · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
To revise inbound timetable to address congestion through Mutley Plain and North Hill.
Operating between Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 02 June 2024. To amend Timetable.
42B · Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Update outbound timetable to include Mutley Plain as a timing point
Operating between Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 14 April 2024. To amend Stopping Places and Timetable.
42B · Royal Parade – Southway
via Derriford Hospital, Looseleigh Lane
Revised to provide consistent 10 minute frequency between Royal Parade & Derriford at peak times. Sunday morning timetable adjusted to improve timekeeping, and 2355 Derriford - Royal Parade withdrawn
Operating between Royal Parade and Southway given service number 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 14 April 2024. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Southway
No longer serves Seaton (The Ship). Timetable revised accordingly
Operating between City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 03 September 2023. To amend Route and Timetable.
42 · Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Southway
Journeys serving Seaton (the Ship) to operate between there and Derriford Road via Brest Road instead of William Pranz Road and Tavistock Road
Operating between Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42 / 42A / 42B effective from 07 May 2023. To amend Route and Timetable.
42B · Plymouth City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Southway
correction to inbound timetable - outbound journeys were retimed for peak traffic congestion but inbound journeys were not.
Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 04 September 2022. To amend Timetable.
42B · Tamerton Foliot – City Centre, Plymouth
via Southway, Derriford, Mutley
Retime to ease traffic congestion.
Operating between Tamerton Foliot and City Centre, Plymouth given service number 42B / 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 04 September 2022. To amend Timetable.
42B · Tamerton Foliot, Cunningham Road – Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade
via Southway, Derriford, Mutley
Revise service 42 to cover Southway
Operating between Tamerton Foliot, Cunningham Road and Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade given service number 42B / 42B / 42A / 42 effective from 24 April 2022. To amend Route and Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Southway
Revise times to address congestion
Operating between City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42B / 42D / 42A effective from 05 December 2021. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Southway
Revised times in afternoon peak for congestion. On schooldays 1600 from Ryal Parade becomes service 42B not 42A
Operating between City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42B / 42D / 42A effective from 05 September 2021. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
Temporary timetable variation due to schools reopening on 8 March 2021 (temporary Covid variation)
Operating between City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42B / 42D / 42A effective from 08 March 2021. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
Temporary timetable variation due to Coronavirus
Operating between City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42B / 42D / 42A effective from 21 September 2020. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
temporary change to timetable due to corona virus
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
Temporary Covid19 timetable Change
Operating between City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42B / 42D / 42A effective from 27 March 2020. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
Timetable Change
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
Timetable Change
Operating between City Centre and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42B / 42D / 42A effective from 23 February 2020. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Southway
via Mutley, Derriford
Revise inbound times on Sundays & Bank Holidays
Operating between City Centre and Southway given service number 42B / 42B / 42D / 42A effective from 01 September 2019. To amend Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Southway
via Mutley, Derriford
Revise inbound times on Sundays & Bank Holidays
42B · City Centre – Southway
via Mutley, Derriford
Introduce 42D on Sundays & Bank Holidays. Revise morning times Monday to Friday
Operating between City Centre and Southway given service number 42B / 42A / 42B / 42D effective from 03 February 2019. To amend Route and Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Southway
via Mutley, Derriford
Monday to Friday revised morning peak. Sundays & Bank Holidays revised timetable including new service 42C
42B · Tamerton Foliot – City Centre
via Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Mutley
Revised times during afternoon
Operating between Tamerton Foliot and City Centre given service number 42B / 42A / 42B effective from 02 September 2018. To amend Timetable.
42B · Tamerton Foliot – City Centre
via Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Mutley
Changes to evening services Monday to Saturday
Operating between Tamerton Foliot and City Centre given service number 42B / 42A / 42B effective from 01 April 2018. To amend Timetable.
42B · Tamerton Foliot – City Centre
via Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Mutley
Timetable Change
42B · Plymouth, Royal Parade – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
To reroute service 42A to serve Tavistock Road, Rowland Drive Timetable amended
Operating between Plymouth, Royal Parade and Tamerton Foliot given service number 42B / 42A / 42B effective from 29 October 2017. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
42B · City Centre – Tamerton Foliot
via Mutley, Derriford, Looseleigh Lane
EBSR Test
42A · Tamerton Foliot – Plymouth, Royal Parade
via Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Mutley
Revised timetable
Operating between Tamerton Foliot and Plymouth, Royal Parade given service number 42A / 42B effective from 30 July 2017. To amend Timetable.
42B · Tamerton Foliot – City Centre
via Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Mutley
Timetable during road works on Tavistock Road
Operating between Tamerton Foliot and City Centre given service number 42B / 42A / 42B effective from 03 February 2017. To amend Timetable.
42B · Tamerton Foliot – City Centre
via Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Mutley
Timetable Change for road works
42A · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Revised route and timetable.
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42A / 42B effective from 15 January 2017. To amend Route and Timetable.
42A · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Revised timetable.
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42A/42B effective from 03-Jul-2016. To amend Timetable.
42A · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Revised timetable.
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42A/42B effective from 03-Jul-2016. To amend Timetable.
42A · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Revised route and timetable.
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42A/42B effective from 10-Jan-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
42A · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42A/42B effective from 20-Sep-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.
42A · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Timetable amended.
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42A/42B effective from 23-Nov-2014. To amend Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Timetable amended.
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42/42A effective from 31-Aug-2014. To amend Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Route and timetable amended.
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42/42A effective from 20-Apr-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Timetable amended
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42/42A effective from 05-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Route and timetable amended
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42/42A effective from 05-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Timetable amended
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42/42A/42B/42X effective from 03-Nov-2013. To amend Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Timetable amended
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42/42A/42B/42X effective from 06-Oct-2013. To amend Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT – ROYAL PARADE
via MUTLEY PLAIN
Timetable amended
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT and ROYAL PARADE given service number 42/42A/42B/42X effective from 05-May-2013. To amend Timetable.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT, C'ham Road – ROYAL PARADE/MILEHOSE Central Park
via MUTLEY
Route amended
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT, C'ham Road and ROYAL PARADE/MILEHOSE Central Park given service number 42/42A/42B/42D effective from 11-Nov-2012. To amend Route.
42 · TAMERTON FOLIOT, C'ham Road – ROYAL PARADE/MILEHOSE Central Park
via MUTLEY
change of timetable and route, some slight time adjustements to improve reliability with service 42, no longer operating around Southway, addition service 42A to operate Tavistock Road, to Southway and Tamerton and short services 42D to operate between Ci
Operating between TAMERTON FOLIOT, C'ham Road and ROYAL PARADE/MILEHOSE Central Park given service number 42/42A/42B/42D effective from 11-Nov-2012. To amend Route and Timetable.
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