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24th Jan (2007)
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Train RunningCancelled
22:40 Paignton to Exeter St Davids
23:17 Paignton to Exeter St Davids
25/01/26 08:20 Exeter St Davids to Paignton
25/01/26 09:04 Exeter St Davids to Paignton
25/01/26 22:40 Paignton to Exeter St Davids
26/01/26 06:55 Liskeard to Looe
26/01/26 07:33 Looe to Liskeard
26/01/26 08:16 Liskeard to Looe
26/01/26 09:02 Looe to Liskeard
26/01/26 09:37 Liskeard to Looe
26/01/26 10:09 Looe to Liskeard
26/01/26 10:48 Liskeard to Looe
26/01/26 11:18 Looe to Liskeard
26/01/26 11:54 Liskeard to Looe
26/01/26 12:26 Looe to Liskeard
26/01/26 12:57 Liskeard to Looe
26/01/26 13:29 Looe to Liskeard
26/01/26 13:58 Liskeard to Looe
26/01/26 14:34 Looe to Liskeard
26/01/26 15:15 Liskeard to Looe
Short Run
17:45 Penzance to London Paddington
20:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
20:30 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
25/01/26 09:15 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 09:24 Okehampton to Paignton
25/01/26 10:16 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 10:24 Okehampton to Paignton
25/01/26 10:28 London Paddington to Paignton
25/01/26 11:16 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 11:24 Okehampton to Paignton
25/01/26 12:12 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 12:24 Okehampton to Paignton
25/01/26 12:28 London Paddington to Paignton
25/01/26 13:09 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 13:24 Okehampton to Paignton
25/01/26 14:16 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 14:24 Okehampton to Paignton
25/01/26 14:53 Paignton to London Paddington
25/01/26 15:23 Okehampton to Paignton
25/01/26 15:26 Paignton to Okehampton
25/01/26 15:32 Barnstaple to Paignton
25/01/26 16:17 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 16:30 Barnstaple to Paignton
25/01/26 16:54 Paignton to London Paddington
25/01/26 17:26 Paignton to Barnstaple
25/01/26 17:55 Paignton to Exmouth
25/01/26 17:58 Exmouth to Paignton
25/01/26 18:55 Paignton to Exmouth
25/01/26 18:59 Exmouth to Paignton
25/01/26 19:45 Paignton to Exmouth
25/01/26 19:59 Exmouth to Paignton
25/01/26 20:55 Paignton to Exmouth
25/01/26 20:59 Exmouth to Paignton
25/01/26 22:01 Paignton to Exmouth
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An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 20:52 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 22:57 Newton Abbot to Plymouth
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 23:30 Paignton to Newton Abbot
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« on: December 09, 2023, 16:36:33 »
Withdrawn from London Route 159 early afternoon amongst howls of anguish from bus lovers and howls of delight from disability rights campaigners - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEC_Routemaster
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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2023, 18:05:44 »
Incroyable that the type of bus I caught for travel to school - and would on rare occasions receive bun pennies in the change for the fare (and on even more rare occasions pay the fare in bun pennies) - was still in service as recently as 2005.

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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2025, 11:57:41 »
20 years ago today ... from ((here)) under a Creative Commons License
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