STAGECOACH GOLD IS COMING TO THE SOUTH WEST! Stagecoach South West announced today that, starting 30th September 2013, they are introducing two brand new ‘Stagecoach Gold’ routes which will operate between Torquay, Paignton, Totnes and Plymouth or Dartmouth. The introduction of the flagship ‘5 star’ brand to Devon is a coup for customers, reserved for only a select number of locations across the country. The two ‘Gold’ routes will operate up to every 30 minutes, 7 days a week between Torquay, Paignton and Totnes. The routes will then connect the English Riviera to either Dartmouth or Plymouth via Ivybridge, with each location benefiting from an hourly service . The company is also investing £2 million in a new fleet of 9 high specification buses which will only operate on the Gold routes and will feature a distinctive gold and blue livery. The buses offer luxury as standard and feature extra legroom, high back leather seats and free Wi-Fi. The buses will also be fitted with Scania Euro 5 EEV (Enhanced Environmental Vehicle technology) engines that have even lower emissions than those required by the highest current Euro standard, making them amongst the most environmentally friendly vehicles on the road. Stagecoach Gold is also characterised by its ‘Customer Promise’ which enshrines the service standards customers can expect from the company, vehicles and drivers. Mike Watson, Managing Director at Stagecoach South West, said “We know that, particularly on longer distance journeys, comfort and reliability are essential so we are taking our services to the next level by introducing ‘Stagecoach Gold’. This is an incredibly exciting development for Devon and I can’t wait to see the new buses on the road”.

Revised timetable

New timetable

New timetable

The X64 will be extended from Totnes to Dartmouth to replace the Totnes - Dartmouth section of Stagecoach Gold and give Dartmouth residents direct, through connections to Totnes, Newton Abbot and Exeter up to every hour Monday to Saturday. For commuters travelling from Newton Abbot and Kingsteignton to Exeter, there will also be a later evening journey back from Exeter bus station which will depart at 1915. Some morning journeys will leave earlier to allow more time to get through the roadworks at Splatford Split. The new X64 timetable keeps all of the key morning and evening connections between Dartmouth and Totnes that are currently part of the Gold timetable

X64 (Exeter - N.Abbot - Totnes - Dartmouth + Sundays to Salcombe) Summer Sunday service to Kingsbridge and Salcombe introduced (numbered 164)

"We have additional buses running for Dartmouth Regatta on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th, Saturday 29th August. These additional services will operate at the following times:

Service X64 .

Additional buses will leave Totnes for Dartmouth at 2050 and 2250. From Dartmouth, there will be additional journeys at 2150 from Dartmouth to Totnes 2350 from Dartmouth to Totnes and Newton Abbot"

new timetable

new timetable

new timetable

To renumber Service 92 and to revise timetable

To return to pre COVID timetable. Not sure if this was suspended or just reduced in the COVID period, nothing recorded