Most of the low floor vehicles from the South Gloucestershire fleet were painted white with dark blue skirts and ended up with staying in Bristol or transferring to Rotala group company Central Connect in Birmingham. Other operators in Gloucestershire are Swanbrook, Mikes Travel, Jackies Coaches, and Wessex Bus. The route was taken over by Eurotaxis in September 2014. After steadily expanding over the years, in 1994 Durbin's Coaches was sold to Badgerline and incorporated into their Bristol Omnibus Company subsidiary, later being re-branded as First Durbin. You can also find out more about our parent company, Stagecoach UK Bus. We run safe, reliable, clean, punctual and comfortable local bus services across Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Swindon, South Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Bristol. Stagecoach West has bought up family-run South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach (SGBC) after the owner stepped down. In April 2011 the morning journey was withdrawn and the evening journey reduced to school days only before eventually being withdrawn altogether. Route 318 was initially reduced to operating on Sundays only from the start of the new National Express timetable commencing on 13 May 2013, with the Friday service not operating after 10 May. In September 2008 South Gloucestershire began operating their first full-time National Express contract on route 200 between Bristol and Gatwick Airport. A non-compete clause in the contract of sale prevented Roger Durbin from operating bus services in the Bristol area for three years. Click here for our guide. Cllr Colin Hunt, James O’Neil – Commercial Manager at Stagecoach, Wayne Johnson – South Gloucestershire Council’s Public Transport Manager, Peter Sheldon – Engineering Director at Stagecoach, Mark King – South Gloucestershire Council’s Head of StreetCare and Transport and one of the new buses. Skip to main content . Stagecoach buses Christmas and New Year timetables in Gloucestershire. to Grimsby and 502 from Westward Ho! Johnsons Coaches YJ57 YCL.jpg 3,625 × 1,715; 1.25 MB. New to Stagecoach Midland Red South. In the months leading up to this, the company was providing regular duplicate coaches on route 040 and also other routes such as the 403 from Bath to London and on cross country services from South West England. Buses ran from Bristol Temple Meads railway station to the Fiesta Site every 10 minutes from around 09:00 until 23:00 across four days. Acquisition of South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach enables more flexibility and a diverse mix of services; Boost for one of the UK’s fastest growing cities, with improved connectivity to support the region’s aspirations for economic growth . National lockdown: Stay at home. Information about bus services. During December 2007 South Gloucestershire operated the seasonal route 319 from Bristol to Birmingham. Taken 11th January 2020. [10], On 1 May 2017, South Gloucestershire commenced operating four Megabus services.[11][12]. Timetables and route information for all services are available from www.travelinesw.com. The deal will be pivotal to its plans for growth in and around Bristol, the group says. Find the right bus at the right time for your journey with the Stagecoach journey planner. By Andrew Merrell | 24th September 2019 Stagecoach West has announced it has bought the South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach, which will see the business expands its operations into Bristol. South Gloucestershire can trace its history back to 1982 when Roger Durbin set up operations as Durbin’s Coaches. As of September 2013 all of these journeys have now been withdrawn. Since then further corporate staff services have been up in and around Bristol as well as work on behalf of UWE, including shuttle bus and P&R for open days. In 2007 South Gloucestershire was named the most un-environmentally-friendly bus operator in the country. South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach Company Ltd[1] was a bus and coach operator operating school bus services under contract to Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council and coach services under contract to Megabus. Stagecoach West (SCGL) A bus operator in the South West. Stagecoach will be increasing its bus service levels in Gloucestershire from June 1 as lockdown restrictions ease. It was however withdrawn again after 11 October 2013 meaning that the route now operates on Sundays only. For this purpose a fleet of six tri-axle Caetano Levante Scania K340EB6s were purchased, the first new coaches to be operated. New bus operator brings additional services to South Gloucestershire. Download our annual report [3], In June 2007 the bus operations of the company were sold to Rotala subsidiary Flights Hallmark. South Gloucestershire's only scheduled bus services is route 462, which runs at peak hour times from Emersons Green, Mangotsfield and Bromley Heath to either Bristol Temple Meads railway station or Clifton via Bristol city centre. The light blue livery is no longer in use as all vehicles have either been sold or painted into the new yellow StudentLink livery. South West. Here we see ex South Gloucestershire bus & coach L600SGB now in the Stagecoach West fleet photographed at Barnstaple Bus Station after standing in for a failed megabus coach. Stagecoach Gold South East launch - Duration: 2 ... [GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUSES] in snow Stagecoach Dennis Trident 18187 MX54 LPO 19/01/13 - Duration: 0:33. Stagecoach West is an operating division of the Stagecoach Group. Full restrictions on GOV.UK. During 2003 the goodwill and custom as well as the majority of the fleet of Eastville Coaches were bought from the proprietor Mr Phillips. Some journeys also extend into Wales and Oxfordshire. From November service 302 between Bristol and Northampton has also been taken over from Arriva MK Metro, coincidentally this had previously been operated by FirstGroup. Stagecoach have announced the changes that they will be making for when children head back to school next week. Whilst Roger Durbin left the company, Tony Lavoie, the marketing manager stayed with the company, moving to City Line's Lawrence Hill depot as the general manager for the Durbin operations. The 620 service operates between Tetbury in Gloucestershire and Bath via (South Gloucestershire towns) Chipping Sodbury, Yate, Westerleigh and Pucklechurch. There were two Dennis Dart SLFs that were new to Durbin in 2003 for Orange and UWE work. The sale has been prompted by the owners of SGBC deciding to step away from the industry. 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