Stagecoach South

Stagecoach South

Alexander Dash bodied Dennis Dart in Winchester in November 2008
Parent Stagecoach
Headquarters Chichester
Service area South East England
Service type Bus services
Routes 115 (April 2013)
Depots 7 (April 2013)
Fleet 473 (April 2013)
Annual ridership 34.1 million (April 2013)
Chief executive Mike Watson
Website www.stagecoachbus.com/south

Stagecoach South is a bus operator providing services in South East England. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach. It operates services in Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex with some routes extending into Berkshire and Wiltshire. As at April 2013 it operates 473 buses from seven depots.[1]

It is branded as three sub-divisions: Stagecoach in Hampshire, Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey and Stagecoach in the South Downs.

Stagecoach in Hampshire

Goldline liveried Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 bodied MAN 18.240 in February 2009
Coastliner 700 branded Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodied Scania N230UD in Emsworth in July 2011

Stagecoach in Hampshire[2] operates from depots in Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester.[1] It also operates services in Fleet under the Fleet Buzz name.

Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey

Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey[3] operates from a depot in Aldershot and Peasmarsh Just outside of Guildford.

The company operates a number of routes across Hampshire, serving Aldershot, Camberley, Farnborough, Godalming and Guildford.

Many of the routes are branded, with large route number vinyls, or with names such as Yo-Yo and The Kite.

On 9 February 2009 route 1 was upgraded to Goldline status with new vehicles. Route 2 lost its service name of The Marbles in 2008/9. Due to Hampshire County Council cuts in October 2011, routes 2 and 3 lost some of their evening services on Monday-Friday. Route 18 also lost a handful of evening services. Route 41 Ash to Farnborough was taken over by Countryliner.[4]

In September 2012 Surrey County Council's bus review phase 3 saw route 92 renumbered to 72 to fit with routes 70 and 71. The contract for route 46 was lost to Countryliner.[5]

However a month later, Countryliner went into administration, with Stagecoach taking back route 46, as well as Surrey County Council school routes 43, 45 and 87, all on an emergency basis until July 2013.[6] Countryliner ceased trading on 18 January 2013 with Stagecoach operating route 41 for one week before it passed to sister company Fleet Buzz.[7][8]

Stagecoach in the South Downs

Stagecoach in the South Downs,[9] operates from depots in Chichester, Portsmouth and Worthing. In August 1989 Stagecoach purchased Southdown Motor Services.[10][11] It had previously been owned by the National Bus Company until sold in a management buy out.

Services in Portsmouth are operated under the Stagecoach in Portsmouth banner. It also operates the Coastliner 700 service from Portsmouth to Brighton.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Stagecoach South Annual Report May 2012 - April 2013 Stagecoach
  2. ↑ Companies House extract company no 2230625 Hampshire Bus Company Limited
  3. ↑ Companies House extract company no 1673542 Stagecoach (South) Limited formerly Hampshire Bus Company Limited
  4. ↑ Retendering of local bus services - Blackwater Valley Hampshire County Council
  5. ↑ Changes to bus service contracts October 2011 to September 2012 Surrey County Council
  6. ↑ Surrey bus routes taken away from Countryliner Get Surrey 9 October 2012
  7. ↑ Route 41 timetable Surrey County Council 21 January 2013
  8. ↑ Route 41 timetable Fleetbuzz 15 April 2013
  9. ↑ Companies House extract company no 140534 Southdown Motor Services Limited
  10. ↑ Stagecoach down South Commercial Motor 24 August 1989 page 6
  11. ↑ Southdown Motor Services Limited Mergers & Monopolies Commission June 1993 page 5
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