The travel advice service given to those attending the TravelWatch SouthWest, 4th October 2008, General Meeting was as follows -
"Free" transport will be provided between Exeter Bus Station, Taunton Railway Station and the Somerset College of Arts and Technology campus in Taunton for delegates attending the TravelWatch SouthWest meeting on Saturday 4 October 2008, sponsored by Stagecoach Devon.
The bus will depart from Exeter Bus Station at 0900hrs and will return from Somerset College of Arts and Technology campus at the conclusion of the meeting.
Bus connections are available to Exeter Bus Station from the following locations:-
Bideford The Quay (Stagecoach Devon service 315) at 0645hrs
Bude Strand (First service X9) at 0640hrs
Crediton Tourist Information Centre (Stagecoach Devon service 315) at 0818hrs
Exmouth Strand (Stagecoach Devon service 57) at 0810hrs
Newton Abbot Sherborne Road (Stagecoach Devon service X64) at 0750hrs
Paignton Bus Station (Stagecoach Devon service X46) at 0710hrs
Plymouth Bretonside Bus Station (Stagecoach Devon service X38) at 0730hrs
Sidmouth Triangle (Stagecoach Devon service 52B) at 0757hrs
Torquay Strand (Stagecoach Devon service X46) at 0725hrs
Totnes Royal Seven Stars (Stagecoach Devon service X64) at 0730hrs
The bus will depart from Taunton Railway Station (South Side - adjacent to platform two) at 1025hrs and 1055hrs and will return from Somerset College of Arts and Technology campus at the conclusion of the meeting (1510hrs).
The 1025hrs bus departure from Taunton Railway Station (South Side - adjacent to platform two) will connect with the arrivals of the following trains:-
0645hrs ex Penzance FGW train calling at St Erth (0656hrs), Hayle (0700hrs), Camborne (0710hrs), Redruth (0717hrs), Truro (0729hrs), St Austell (0747hrs), Par (0754hrs), Lostwithiel (0801hrs), Bodmin Parkway (0808hrs), Liskeard (0821hrs), Plymouth (0852hrs), Totnes (0919hrs), Newton Abbot (0932hrs), Exeter St Davids (0954hrs) and Tiverton Parkway (1009hrs)
0610hrs ex Derby XC train calling at Cheltenham Spa (0759hrs), Bristol Parkway (0925hrs) and Bristol Temple Meads (0944hrs)
The 1055hrs bus departure from Taunton Railway Station (South Side - adjacent to platform two) will connect with the arrivals of the following trains:-
0730hrs ex Penzance XC train calling at St Erth (0738hrs), Camborne (0748hrs), Redruth (0754hrs), Truro (0806hrs), St Austell (0822hrs), Par (0829hrs), Bodmin Parkway (0840hrs), Liskeard (0852hrs), Plymouth (0925hrs), Totnes (0950hrs), Newton Abbot (1003hrs), Exeter St Davids (1023hrs) and Tiverton Parkway (1037hrs)
0939hrs ex Pewsey FGW train calling at Westbury (0959hrs) and Castle Cary (1016hrs)
The directors of TravelWatch South West are most grateful to Stagecoach Devon and the company's operations director, Richard Stevens, for the sponsorship of these "free" bus services between Exeter Bus Station, Taunton Railway Station and the venue for the sixth consecutive meeting.