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FIRST DEVON AND CORNWALL FINAL VR RUNNING DAY

Saturday 9th December will see the end of closed top operation by First Devon & Cornwall of their once ubiquitous standard Bristol VR double deck bus which first entered service with the then Western National Omnibus Company in 1969.  To mark this auspicious occasion it is planned that the final three operational examples will run services from Penzance on Routes 1/1A to Land’s End, 2/2B to Helston and 17/17A to St. Ives.  The VRs are expected to run all day, starting with the 0920 to Land’s End and ending with the 23.57 from Helston to Penzance.  Special commemorative tickets will be issued on the vehicles. 

   
   

WHOTT Press Release

TIMETABLE
                                 
  BUS 1           BUS 2           BUS 3      
                                 
09:20 Penzance Lands End 10:14 1A   09:45 Penzance Helston 10:38 2   09:30 Penzance St.Ives 09:58 17A
10:17 Lands End Penzance 11:12 1   10:40 Helston  Penzance 11:39 2   10:05 St.Ives Penzance 10:36 17A
11:20 Penzance Lands End 12:12 1   11:45 Penzance Helston 12:38 2   11:03 Penzance St.Ives 11:31 17
12:17 Lands End Penzance 13:14 1A   12:40 Helston  Penzance 13:39 2   11:35 St.Ives Penzance 12:06 17
                        12:15 Penzance Perranuthnoe 12:36 2
                        12:40 Perranuthnoe Penzance 13:12 2
                                 
14:00 Cavalcade         14:00 Cavalcade         14:00 Cavalcade      
                                 
15:03 Penzance St.Ives 15:31 17   15:20 Penzance Lands End 16:12 1   15:15 Penzance Perranuthnoe 15:36 2
15:35 St.Ives Penzance 16:06 17   16:32 Lands End Penzance 17:29 1A   15:40 Perranuthnoe Penzance 16:12 2
16:15 Penzance Perranuthnoe 16:36 2   17:40 Penzance Lands End 18:32 1   16:30 Penzance Lands End 17:24 1A
16:40 Perranuthnoe Penzance 17:12 2   18:35 Lands End Penzance 19:29 1A   17:35 Lands End Penzance 18:30 1
17:45 Penzance Helston 18:38 2                        
18:52 Helston Penzance 19:42 2B                        
                                 
                                 
21:05 Penzance Helston 21:55 2B                        
21:57 Helston Penzance 22:47 2B