Registered local bus service

PH1020951/381

4

Service
4
From
Plymouth City Centre
To
Elburton & Plympton
Via
Via Sherford
Effective
30 August 2026
Status
Registered

Registration history

11 records

Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.

#10 · Registered

Effective
30 August 2026
Received
17 July 2026

4 · Plymouth City CentreElburton & Plympton

via Via Sherford

Service 4 Intermediate running times are revised across all days of operation to improve reliability and punctuality. Service 4 will be extended to serve the new areas of Sherford. After serving Sherford School continue along Hercules Road towards Plympton, the service then turns right into Equinox Drive, then continues via Vortex Road, Dusk Avenue, Dewpoint Way, Nimbus Road and Equinox Road, before turning right again onto Hercules Road. The same loop would apply with journeys from Plympton.

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Elburton & Plympton given service number 4 / 4B / 4A effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Timetable.

#9 · Registered

Effective
23 February 2026
Received
26 January 2026

4 · Plymouth City CentreElburton & Plympton

via via Sherford

To Amend the first journey on Service 4B to start from Knapps Close to Brookwood Road

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Elburton & Plympton given service number 4 / 4A / 4B effective from 23 February 2026. To amend Timetable.

#8 · Registered

Effective
2 November 2025
Received
19 September 2025

4A · Plymouth City CentreElburton & Plympton

via Elburton

To Amend the first journey on Service 4B to start from Knapps Close to Brookwood Road

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Elburton & Plympton given service number 4A / 4B / 4 effective from 02 November 2025. To amend Route.

#7 · Registered

Effective
31 August 2025
Received
18 July 2025

4B · Plymouth City CentreElburton & Plympton

via Elburton

Intermediate running times are revised across all days of operation to improve reliability and punctuality. An additional earlier first journey will operate on Service 4B To ensure the level of service provided on Service 4 reflects customer demand, a small number of journeys will be withdrawn from the timetable. 0600 Monday to Friday journey from City Centre to Plympton will be withdrawn. 2010 Monday to Saturday journey from City Centre to Plympton will be withdrawn. 2110 Monday to Saturday journey from City Centre to Plympton will be withdrawn. 2105 Monday to Saturday journey from Plympton to City Centre will be withdrawn. 2205 Monday to Saturday journey from Plympton to Wakehams Quarry will be withdrawn.

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Elburton & Plympton given service number 4B / 4 / 4A effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.

#6 · Registered

Effective
7 July 2025
Received
26 June 2025

4P · Plymouth City CentreElburton & Plympton

via Elburton

With the start of the Royal Parade Bus Stop Improvement Scheme on Monday 2nd June, the Service 4 / 4A / 4B will now be using Derry Cross 2 as a temp stop until completion of the works. There is no change to timetables.

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Elburton & Plympton given service number 4P / 4B / 4A / 4 effective from 07 July 2025. To amend Stopping Places.

#5 · Withdrawn

Effective
2 June 2025
Received
14 May 2025

4P · Plymouth City CentrePlympton Ridgeway

via Elburton

With the start of the Royal Parade Bus Stop Improvement Scheme on Monday 2nd June, the Service 4 / 4A / 4B will now be using Derry Cross 2 as a temp stop until completion of the works. There is no change to timetables.

#4 · Registered

Effective
30 March 2025
Received
14 February 2025

4A · Plymouth City CentrePlympton Ridgeway

via Elburton

To alter the route to go via Saltram Meadow and punctuality changes to timings, using the new tendered timetable. The 4 service is to extend through Sherford and onto Plympton.

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Plympton Ridgeway given service number 4A / 4B / 4 effective from 30 March 2025. To amend Timetable.

#3 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2024
Received
19 July 2024

4P · Plymouth City CentreElburton

via Saltram Meadow

To alter the route to go back via Billacombe Road and out of Saltram Meadow estate but turning at Broxton Drive, until at least the end of the contract.

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Elburton given service number 4P / 4C / 4B / 4A / 4 effective from 01 September 2024. To amend Route and Timetable.

#2 · Registered

Effective
14 April 2024
Received
29 February 2024

4P · Plymouth City CentreElburton

via Saltram Meadow

To alter the route to go via Saltram Meadow and punctuality changes to timings. Mon-Fri we have advanced the first few journeys, to ensure the 0900 departures can start on time, and also stepped back journeys twice during the day in order to keep the timetable robust.

Operating between Plymouth City Centre and Elburton given service number 4P / 4 / 4A / 4B / 4C effective from 14 April 2024. To amend Route and Timetable.

#1 · Registered

Effective
2 April 2023
Received
28 February 2023

4 · Plymouth City Centre, Royal ParadePlymstock

via Saltram Meadow

Change to route, due to bad parking and punctuality issues

Operating between Plymouth City Centre, Royal Parade and Plymstock given service number 4 / 4C / 4A / 4B effective from 02 April 2023. To amend Route and Timetable.

#0 · Registered

Effective
3 January 2023
Received
21 November 2022

4 · Plymouth City CentrePlymstock/ Elburton

via Saltram Meadow

Daily service

From: Plymouth City Centre To: Plymstock/ Elburton Via: Saltram Meadow Name or No.: 4 / 4C / 4A / 4B Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 03 January 2023 Other details: Daily service

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