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MOTOR BUS ROUTE "79" PLYMOUTH to EGGBUCKLAND, CROWNHILL and DEVONPORT On Monday May 13th 1929 the Western National Omnibus Company formally took over the National Omnibus Company's service 218 from Plymouth to Higher Compton and Eggbuckland. From Wednesday January 1st 1930 it became Western National's service 79. The service ran from Plymouth's St Andrew's Cross through Mutley to Higher Compton and on to the New Inn, Eggbuckland, before going on to Crownhill, back to Manadon Lodge, Torr Lane, Milehouse, Stoke and terminating at Fore Street, Devonport. For the benefit of passengers from Devonport, connections were made at Crownhill Barracks with the services to and from Tavistock. On weekdays in the winter of 1935-36 the first bus left St Andrew's Cross at 5.55am and was due to arrive at Fore Street, Devonport, at 6.42am. It did not leave Devonport until 7.58am for the first return journey, which was due back in Plymouth at 8.55am. In the meantime, the 7.10am from Plymouth ram only as far as the New Inn at Eggbuckland, from where it returned at 7.35am, due Plymouth 7.55am. The normal service from Plymouth was hourly at ten minutes past each hour. In the winter of 1935-36 the adult singles fares from Plymouth were: to the City boundary at Efford, 2d; to the New Inn, Eggbuckland, 5d; to Crownhill, 7d; to Peverell Co-op stores, 9d; to Home Park and Milehouse, 10d; and to Fore Street, 11d. As there were more direct services it is doubtful if anybody made much use of those fares. From Eggbuckland to Devonport was 6d; from Crownhill it was 4d; and from Peverell to Devonport it was 3d. The adult return fare from Plymouth to Eggbuckland New Inn was 8d. As from Thursday October 1st 1942 Western National service 79 became Plymouth Joint Services route 79.
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