First Devon & Cornwall

...to write a review of First Devon and Cornwall, although it covers the two counties I shall be writing it based on my own experiences of it being based right here in my home city of Plymouth. The company is actually based here with its main bus depot being on the banks of the River Plym, and first came in to existence down here when it bought out the now no longer bus and coach company known only as Western Nationals – they have also bought out a ...
...As already pointed out they first came here when they bought out an already existing company, and many people thought that this was a good thing as it meant a bigger company was a much stronger one – or is it? Almost as soon as they had taken over, they began to change some of the routes and timings around the city. Those bus routes where the journeys went outside of the city weren't changed very much, but some of the others were changed. Either ...

dynamicnurse 25.02.2010 · Read full review
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Review of First Devon & Cornwall

First provide a wide range of bus networks around Devon and Cornwall. As I live in Cornwall I will refer to these services in my review. As a general rule, the buses are dirty and fares have gone up in recent years. However, reliability has increased somewhat, and the frequency of some buses have been increased. Another point to consider is that Cornwall seems to be the 'bus graveyard' of England, most service buses are over 20 years old, this ...
...my bus broke down on the A30! On balance, First serves rural communities well and tries to provide a good service with limited resources. Buses are also a good option for tourists, I would not recommend driving cars through the narrow streets of Mousehole/Marazion/St Ives etc during the summer! ...

hellocello 07.09.2009 · Read full review
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