WebberBus

Webberbus

Headquarters	Unit 8C, Beech Business Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4FF
Locale	South West
Service area	Somerset
Service type	Bus, Coach
Hubs	Bridgwater, Taunton, Minehead, Weston Super Mare
Website	www.webberbus.com

Webberbus is a privately owned company that operates an ever increasing number of bus services around Bridgwater, Minehead, Taunton and Weston Super Mare in Somerset. It operates regular inter-urban services radiating from Taunton on a commercial basis, . A large proportion of its work is coach trips as well as private hire and school contracts. Most importantly the company operates a substantial heritage fleet on its bus route 400 and for private hire. Its fleet is one of the largest heritage fleets in UK.

Operation

A small operation of public bus services. The peak vehicle requirement = 5. One man operated buses operate on Routes 39, 300, 627 & 632 whilst crew operated buses operate on Route 400.

Fares & Ticketing

First Day South West Explorer tickets are accepted but not issued on Route 400.

Singles and Returns are available.

Free Travel for those holding a English National Concessionary Pass is available across the bus network.

Payment is made to the driver except on Route 400 where passengers must pay the bus conductor, this is one of the last crew operated bus routes in the UK. Also the company holds regular running days when crew operation occurs on the other routes which they operate.

Depots

Current

• Bishops Lydeard - The Old Coal Yard, Broadgauge Business Park, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset TA4 3BU

Routes: 39, 300, 400, 627, 632

Withdrawn

• Taunton - Taunton Trading Estate

Vehicles Operated

• 1 Open-top Scania Omnidekka (Branded for Route 300)
• 2 Open-top Bristol LDL built 1956 (1 Branded for Route 400)
• 1 Open-top Bristol VRT
• 1 Dennis Alexander Dart ALX200
• 1 Leyland PD3
• 1 Leyland PD2
• 1 Bristol L5G
• 1 AEC Regal built 1949

Routes

Somerset

Quantock Motor Services run the following services, , ;

Service	From	To	Via	Days of Operation	Frequency	Notes
39	Minehead	Porlock Weir	Woodcombe, Selworthy, Allerford, Bossington Green (Certain Journeys Only) & Porlock	Monday-Saturday except Evenings	Every 60 mins	Commercial
300	Minehead or Taunton	Lynmouth	Woodcombe, Selworthy, Allerford & Porlock	Daily	Every 120 mins	Exmoor Coastal Link Under Contract to Somerset County Council
400	Minehead	Minehead	Dunster, Timberscombe, Wheddon Cross, Exford & Porlock	Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays (Summer Only)	2 Journeys	Exmoor Explorer Under Contract to Somerset County Council Pay Conductor
632	Stoke Sub Hambdon	SCAT Taunton	Martock, Coat, Kingsbury Episcopi, Stembridge, East Lambrook, South Petherton, Compton Durville, West Lambrook, Shepton Beauchamp, Barrington, Puckington, Ilton, Henlade & Taunton Castle Way	Monday-Friday Peak Hours	1 Journey	Under Contract to Somerset County Council

Route 300 is an extremely scenic daily service linking Minehead, Somerset to Lynmouth, Devon. The open-top double-decker bus runs through the Exmoor National Park taking you along some of the most beautiful coastline in the country. The service runs from Minehead to Lynmouth via Porlock and County Gate and in the summer you can catch a continuation service to Ilfracombe.

Route 400 is a recommended route as part of the series of trips in the Scenic Britain by Bus publication.

See also

• List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

External links

• Quantock Motor Services website