SHAFTESBURY & DISTRICT MOTOR SERVICES

 

How the route network developed over the years



Whilst services and routes have come and gone over the years some have remained remarkably little changed such as the 32, 34 and 36.  Salisbury and Dorchester remain as continuing destinations, whereas Yeovil has disappeared from the route list.  Poole and Bournemouth were added, as were summer seaside services in more recent years, after a gap of many years.




1978 timetable
 1987 timetable
 1993 timetable
 2001 timetable
 2010 timetable






25



Wincanton - Kington - Gillingham - Stoke - Wincanton  (Thursdays)
28/
 54
Shaftesbury - Hindon - Fovant - Salisbury
(Mondays to Saturdays (evenings))


31
 Hill Farm - Shaftesbury
(Mondays to Fridays, town service)
 (served by 32, 40A, 46)
 (served by 32, 39, 46, 47)
 (served by 32, 38, 39)
 (served by 35, 37, 38, 39, 45)
32
 Shaftesbury - Orchards - Stur Newton
(Mondays)
 Shaftesbury - Orchards - Stur Newton
(1st, 3rd Mondays)		 Shaftesbury - Orchards - Stur Newton
(Mondays)
 Shaftesbury - Orchards - Stur Newton
(Mondays)
33


Blandford - Fontmell - Shaftesbury
(Schooldays)
 Iwerne Minster - Ashmore - Shaftesbury
(Schooldays)
33A



Fontmell Magna - Shaftesbury - East Orchard
(Schooldays)
34
 Margaret Marsh - Orchards - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)
 Margaret Marsh - Orchards - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)		 Margaret Marsh - Orchards - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)
 Todber - Margaret Marsh - Orchards - Shaftesbury   (Thursdays) Moorside - Margaret Marsh - Orchards - Shaftesbury    (Thursdays)
35
 Stur Newton - Marnhull - Stours - Shaftesbury
(Tuesdays, connects to Salisbury service)
 Stours - Gillingham - Shaftesbury
(Tuesdays, connects to Salisbury service)

Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Morden - Swanage
(Thursdays in summer)
36
 Marnhull - Todber - Stours - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)
 Marnhull - Todber - Stours - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)		 East Stour - Todber - Marnhull - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)
 East Stour - Todber - Marnhull - Shaftesbury   (Thursdays) East Stour - Marnhull - Stours - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)
37
 Stur Newton - Marnhull - Gillingham
(Fridays)


Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Spetisbury - Poole
(Mondays)
38
 Shaftesbury - Stours - Henstridge - Stalbridge     (Tuesdays)

Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Handley - Bournemouth   (Fridays) Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Handley - Bournemouth   (Fridays)
39
 Stalbridge - Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Salisbury   (Tuesdays)
 Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Salisbury
(Tuesdays)		 Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Salisbury
(Tuesdays)
 Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Salisbury
(Tuesdays)		 Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Salisbury
(Tuesdays)
40
 Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Okefords - Woolland - Dorchester
(2nd, 4th Wednesdays)
Gillingham - Okefords - Winterbornes - Dorchester
(Wednesdays)
 Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Okefords - Winterbornes - Dorchester
(Wednesdays)		 Gillingham - Okefords - Winterbornes - Dorchester
(Wednesdays)
40A
 Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Okefords - Winterbornes - Dorchester
(1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesdays)
 Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Okefords - Winterbornes - Dorchester
(Wednesdays)


41
 Gillingham - Common Mead Lane
(Fridays, town service)



42
 (route number not apparently used)



43
 Bovington - Wool - East Lulworth - Lulworth Cove
(Sundays in summer, but did not operate)



43A
 Shaftesbury - Blandford - Wool - Lulworth Cove
(Sundays in summer, but did not operate)



44
 Bovington - Wool - Lulworth Cove
(Sundays in summer, but did not operate)



45



Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Bere Regis - Weymouth    (Mondays in summer)
46
 Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Todber - Henstridge - Sherborne - Yeovil
(Fridays)
 Shaftesbury - Stour Row - Todber - Henstridge - Sherborne - Yeovil
(Fridays)		 Gillingham - Todber - Henstridge - Sherborne - Yeovil
(Fridays)

46N

Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Yeovil
(Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays (evenings))		 Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Yeovil
(Fridays, Saturdays (evenings))
47
Gillingham - Todber - Winterbornes - Poole    (2nd, 4th Mondays)
 Gillingham - Shaftesbury - Iwerne Minster - Blandford - Poole   (2nd, 4th Mondays)

48
Henstridge - Marnhull - Stur Newton - Poole     (1st, 3rd Mondays)
 Gillingham - Stours - Henstridge - Stur Newton - Blandford - Poole     (1st, 3rd  Mondays)

49
Iwerne Steepleton - Shaftesbury
(Mondays to Fridays in school term)


50
Stur Newton - Shaftesbury - Marnhull
(Mondays to Fridays in school term)
 (operated by Cudlipp Coaches at this time)
 Stur Newton - Shaftesbury - Marnhull
(Mondays to Fridays in school term)		 West / East Orchard - Shaftesbury
(Schooldays)
51
Gillingham - Marnhull - Stur Newton
(Mondays to Fridays in school term)


52
Shaftesbury - Rushmore
(Mondays to Fridays in school term)


53
Dinton - Fovant - Shaftesbury
(Mondays to Fridays in school holidays)


58



Shaftesbury - Bourton - Zeals - Mere - Gillingham    (Mondays to Saturdays)
59



Shaftesbury - Gillingham - Shaftesbury Shuttle    (Mondays to Saturdays)
80



Gillingham - Mere - Maiden Bradley - Frome - Bath   (Wednesdays and Saturdays)
159



Shaftesbury - Motcombe - Gillingham
(Schooldays)
400


Ashmore - Handley - Salisbury
(Tuesdays, Saturdays)
 Cann Common - Ashmore - Handley - Salisbury    (Tuesdays)
401


Handley - Ashmore - Shaftesbury
(Thursdays)
803


Mere - Gillingham
(Schooldays)






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