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Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
, Bath and West Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. It is part of First Group. First Somerset & Avon operates an extensive network of services in and around Bath, Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, Trowbridge
Trowbridge
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England, situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, approximately 12 miles southeast of Bath, Somerset....
, Wells
Wells
Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205...
, Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort, town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, which is within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is located on the Bristol Channel coast, south west of Bristol, spanning the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury...
and Yeovil
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
.
History
The company combines the former operations of Badgerline, acquired by First Group in 1995, and the Somerset operations of Southern NationalSouthern National
Southern National was a bus company operating in South West England from 1929 to 1969, and again from 1983 to 1999.-Original company :...
, acquired in 1999. Badgerline was formed from the southern area operations of the Bristol Omnibus Company
Bristol Omnibus Company
The Bristol Omnibus Company is the former name of the dominant bus operator in Bristol, one of the oldest bus companies in the United Kingdom. The company once ran buses over a wide area of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. The name was in operational use until 1985...
in 1985 and privatised in 1986. Southern National was split off in 1983 from Western National
Western National
Western National was a bus operating company in South West England from 1929 to the 1990s.-Early history:Western National Omnibus Company Ltd started in 1929 as a joint venture between the Great Western Railway and the National Omnibus & Transport Company...
(then part of the National Bus Company
National Bus Company UK
The National Bus Company was, from 1969 to 1988, a nationalised bus company in England and Wales. NBC did not run buses itself, but was the owner of a number of regional subsidiary bus operating companies.-History:-Background:...
) and privatised in 1988.
Badgerline Ltd continued as the legal name of the operator of First Somerset & Avon services until 2001, when First Group changed the legal structure of some of its bus operating subsidiaries. The legal entity which had been Badgerline Ltd changed its name to First City Line Ltd and became the operator of Bristol city services (now First Bristol Ltd). The legal entity which had been First Bristol Buses Ltd (which had previously been Bristol Omnibus Company
Bristol Omnibus Company
The Bristol Omnibus Company is the former name of the dominant bus operator in Bristol, one of the oldest bus companies in the United Kingdom. The company once ran buses over a wide area of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. The name was in operational use until 1985...
, incorporated in 1887) changed its name in 2003 to First Somerset & Avon Ltd and became the operator of Bristol country, and the Somerset and West Wiltshire services previously operated by First Southern National.
Depots
- Bath (Weston Island, Lower Bristol Road) (BH)
- BridgwaterBridgwaterBridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
(Boards Road) (BR) - BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
(Lawrence Hill) (MH) (Marlborough Street Bus station allocation) - MineheadMineheadMinehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, north-west of the county town of Taunton, from the border with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park...
(Mart Road) - TauntonTauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
(Hamilton Road) (TN) - WellsWellsWells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205...
(Priory Road) (Outstation of BH) - Weston Super Mare (Searle Crescent) (WM)
- YeovilYeovilYeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
(Reckleford) (YV)
Services
Services operated by First Somerset & Avon have been under review. After consultation, the new services operated by First Somerset & Avon, as taken fromTaunton Town Services
1/1A Ladymead Road - Railway Station - Town Centre - Normandy Drive (1) - Blackbrook (1) - Richard Huish College (1A) - Chestnut Drive (1A) - Holway (1A).2 Town Centre - Railway Station - Lyngford Road - Horner Road - Priorswood
3 Bishop's Hull - Town Centre - Nerrols Farm
4 Lane Estate - Wheatley Crescent - Town Centre - Bus Station - Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Park Hospital is a large NHS hospital located in Taunton, Somerset. Originally a US Army General Hospital during the Second World War, it became an NHS hospital in 1949.-About the hospital:...
- Galmington
Taunton Rural Routes
21/21A/221 Richard Huish College (221) - Taunton - Brittons Ash (21/221) - Monkton Heathfield (21A) - North Petherton - Bridgwater - Pawlett - West Huntspill - Highbridge - Burnham on Sea - Berrow (221)22/22A Taunton - S.C.A.T. - Heatherton Park - Wellington - Tonedale (22) - Rockwell Green (22A)
23/A/B Taunton - Bishops Lydeard (23) - Kingston St Mary - Fulford (23) - West Bagborough/Cotford St Luke (23) - Kingston - Hawkridge - Over Stowey - Nether Stowey - Stogursey - Bridgwater (23A) - Kilve (23B) - West Quantoxhead (23B) - Watchet (23B) - Williton (23B)
25/A/B Taunton - Staplegrove - Norton Fitzwarren - Cotford St Luke - Hillcommon (25/25B) - Milverton (25/25B) - Wiveliscombe (25/25B) - Langley Corner (25) - Langley Marsh (25) - Petton (25B) - Shillingford St George (25B) - Bampton (25B) - Exebridge (25B) - Brushford (25B) - Dulverton (25B)
26 Taunton - Stoke St Mary - Thurlbear
28/X28/28A Taunton - Staplegrove - Bishops Lydeard (28/28A) Bishops Lydeard railway station
Bishops Lydeard railway station
Bishops Lydeard railway station is the current southern terminus for regular trains on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, England. It is situated in the village of Bishops Lydeard.-History:...
(28)- Williton (28/X28) - Watchet
Watchet
Watchet is a harbour town and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, with an approximate population of 4,400. It is situated west of Bridgwater, north-west of Taunton, and east of Minehead. The parish includes the hamlet of Beggearn Huish...
(28/X28) - Washford (28/X28) - Carhampton (28/X28) - Dunster
Dunster
Dunster is a village and civil parish in west Somerset, England, situated on the Bristol Channel coast south-southeast of Minehead and northwest of Taunton. The village has a population of 862 .The village has numerous restaurants and three pubs...
(28/X28) - Minehead
Minehead
Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, north-west of the county town of Taunton, from the border with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park...
(28/X28)
29 Taunton - Monkton Heathfield - West Lyng - East Lyng - Othery - Greinton - Walton - Street - Glastonbury - Wells
30/30A Taunton - Ashill (30A) - Ilminster - Chard - Axminster
54/A/B/C Taunton - Henlade - Curry Rivel - Langport - Somerton - Ilchester - Yeovil
92/92A Taunton - S.C.A.T. - Heatherton Park - Wellington - Rockwell Green - Beam Bridge Hotel - Appledore - Uffculme - Willand - Cullompton (92) - Exeter (92) - Halberton (92A) - Tiverton (92A)
Weston-super-Mare Town Services
1 Weston-super-Mare Railway Station - Town Centre - The Grand Pier - Marine Lake - Birnbeck Pier - Kewstoke - Sand Bay3 Worle (Sainsburys) - Mead Vale - Locking Road - Town Centre - Whitecross Road - Bournville Estate - Searle Crescent (Asda)
3A Worle (Sainsburys) - Walford Avenue - Mead Vale - Locking Road - Town Centre - Drove Road - Bornville Estate - Searle Crescent (Asda) Evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays only
3B Worle (Preanes Green) - Station Road - Summer Lane/Lidl - Mead Vale - Locking Road - Town Centre - Drove Road - Bornville Estate - Searle Crescent (Asda) Evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays only
5 Worle (Sainsburys) - Upper Bristol Road - Town Centre - Walliscote Road/Clarence Park - Uphill - Weston General Hospital
5A Worle (Sainsburys) - Upper Bristol Road - Town Centre - Walliscote Road/Clarence Park - Uphill - Weston General Hospital - Oldmixon (Broadway) - Hutton Evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays only
5B Worle (Sainsburys) - Balmoral Way - Upper Bristol Road - Town Centre - Walliscote Road/Clarence Park - Uphill - Weston General Hospital - Oldmixon (Broadway) - Hutton Evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays only
7 Worle (Sainsburys) - Wansbrough Road - Ebdon Road - Worle High Street - Milton Road - Town Centre - Walliscote Road/Severn Road - Devonshire Road - Coronation Estate - Oldmixon (Brompton Road)
8 Cleeve - Claverham - Yatton - Worle(Saindburys) - Milton Road - Town Centre - Weston College University Campus Weston College Terms only
9 Searle Crescent (First bus depot) - Locking Road - Mead Vale - Walford Avenue - Worle High Street - Milton Road - Ashcombe Road - Winterstoke Road - Searle Crescent (First bus depot)
10 Searle Crescent (First bus depot) - Birnbeck Pier - Town Centre - Coronation Estate - Oldmixon Estate -Searle Crescent (First bus depot) Monday to Saturday Only
14 Worle (Sainsburys) - Walford Avenue - Pastures Avenue - Locking Castle - Weston Village - Hutton Moor - Locking Road - Town Centre
14A Worle (Sainsburys) - Walford Avenue - Pastures Avenue - Locking Castle - Weston Village - Hutton Moor - Locking Road - Town Centre - Weston-super-Mare Railway Station - Bournville Estate - Oldmixon Estate - Bleadon Hill/Burnham Drive - Weston General Hospital Evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays only
Weston Rural Services
X1 Weston-super-Mare (High Street) - New Bristol Road - Congresbury - Cleeve - Backwell - Flax Bourton - Bristol (Bus Station)352 Weston-super-Mare (High Street) - New Bristol Road - Hewish - Congresbury - Yatton - Yatton Railway Station - Claverham - Cleeve - Backwell - Flax Bourton - Long Ashton - Bristol (Bus Station)
353 Weston-super-Mare (High Street) - New Bristol Road - Hewish - Congresbury - Yatton (Henley Lodge) - Claverham - Cleeve - Backwell - Flax Bourton - Long Ashton - Bristol (Bus Station)
X21/X22 Weston-super-Mare - Bridgwater College Bridgwater College Terms Only
X23 Weston College University Campus - Weston-super-Mare Town Centre - New Bristol Road - M5 - Clevedon - Tickenham - Nailsea Weston College Terms Only
X24 Clevedon - M5 - Worle (Sainsburys)- Milton Road - Weston-super-Mare Town Centre - Weston College University Campus Weston College Terms Only
X25 Weston-super-Mare (Marine Parade) - New Bristol Road - M5 - Clevedon - Weston/Walton-in-Gordano - Portishead - M5 - Cribbs Causeway (Some journeys start from Weston College University Campus during Weston College Terms
102 Weston-super-Mare (High Street/Weston-super-Mare Railway Station) - Weston General Hospital - East Brent - Brent Knowle - Burnham-on-Sea - Highbridge - East Huntspill - Woolavington - Puriton
112 Weston-super-Mare (High Street/Weston-super-Mare Railway Station) - Weston General Hospital - Lympsham - Brean - Berrow - Burnham-on-Sea - Higbridge (The George Hotel/Highbridge & Burnham Railway Station)
121 Weston-super-Mare (Weston-super-Mare Railway Station/Marine Parade - Locking - Banwell - Winscombe - Sandford - Churchill - Langford - Wrington - Bristol International Airport - Winford - Felton - Bedminster - Bristol (Bus Station)Some journeys continue to Weston College University Campus during Weston College Term Times
126 Weston-super-Mare (Weston-super-Mare Railway Station/Marine Parade - Locking - Banwell - Sandford - Winscombe - Axbridge - Cheddar - Draycott - Wells Some journeys continue to Weston College University Campus during Weston College Term Times
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See also
- List of bus operators of the United Kingdom
- Open top buses in Weston-super-MareOpen top buses in Weston-super-MareOpen top buses in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, were introduced in 1950 and have run along the sea front every summer since. The current route runs from Weston-super-Mare railway station to Sand Bay and is operated by First Somerset and Avon....