Atlantic Coast Express

In July 1925, the Southern Railway staged a competition for a title for its new improved express train service from Waterloo via Exeter to the North Cornwall Coast. The winner, who received 3 guineas (£3.15) in prize money, was railway guard F. Rowland of Torrington. His entry was "The Atlantic Coast Express". The name was used as from the summer timetable of 1926.

The definitive information pages for the Atlantic Coast Express.

From steam to X9

New Premier Service from First Western National Ltd.

Through a European funded awareness partnership project, involving North Tamar Business Network, Bude Area Tourist Board, Bude - Stratton Town Council, Bude Chamber of Commerce, North Cornwall District Council, Holsworthy Town Council, Torridge District Council and First Western National Ltd, using bus-back adverts on two Atlantic Coast Express buses.

Residents and visitors in North and West Devon and North Cornwall are now able to travel in comfort on the "Atlantic Coast Express" from Bude or Boscastle to Exeter. The Atlantic Coast Express links the wild Atlantic Coast, with its bustling ports and market towns, to the historic city of Exeter. The X9 runs from Bude to Exeter, via Holsworthy and Okehampton, and the X10 service runs from Boscastle to Exeter, via Launceston and Okehampton.