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16/02/26 22:00 Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill
22:41 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
17/02/26 05:22 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
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17:48 London Paddington to Carmarthen
19:17 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
19:42 Barnstaple to Paignton
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20:41 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
20:54 Exmouth to Barnstaple
21:41 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
17/02/26 06:12 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
17/02/26 06:25 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 07:07 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
17/02/26 07:22 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 08:04 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 08:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 09:14 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 09:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 10:14 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 10:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 11:14 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 11:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 12:14 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 12:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 13:12 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 13:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 14:14 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 14:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 15:14 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 15:35 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 16:13 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 16:31 Barnstaple to Axminster
17/02/26 17:15 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 17:33 Barnstaple to Exeter Central
17/02/26 18:15 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
17/02/26 18:38 Barnstaple to Exmouth
17/02/26 19:17 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
Delayed
16:15 Penzance to London Paddington
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 18:37 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
18:53 Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
19:02 Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 19:32 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 19:37 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
19:39 Bristol Temple Meads to Gloucester
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 19:42 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 19:52 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 20:34 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 20:41 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 20:52 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 20:56 Yeoford to Crediton
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 21:07 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 21:12 Crediton to Yeoford
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 21:12 Crediton to Yeoford
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 21:41 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 16/02/26 21:42 Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 22:00 Crediton to Yeoford
An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 22:00 Crediton to Yeoford
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