Cut-backs in Gloucestershire

Bus and Coach operations, new or changed services and timetables for Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Company, and Thames Transit Limited, trading as Stagecoach West and Oxford Tube.
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DD12
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Cut-backs in Gloucestershire

Post by DD12 » 15:52 Friday 21st October 2022

https://cbwmagazine.com/gloucestershire ... -services/

Yes, - even the bus paradise of Gloucestershire is suffering !

I would love WR to pick-up some interesting work (WITH the necessary higher subsidies) but I expect finding and keeping enough drivers ( - even for our existing network) would not be possible !!

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Post by AdamH » 15:58 Friday 21st October 2022

All of the cut routes have - with the aid of Council Subsidies - been making a modest amount of money Stagecoach. The contracts are being surrendered due to staff shortages. GCC have invited other operators to bid for them, but so far the uptake has been slow because other local operators are suffering the same staff shortages as everyone else.

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Re: Cut-backs in Gloucestershire

Post by AdamH » 16:04 Friday 21st October 2022

Further details of the services withdrawn by Stagecoach West are here...

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-an ... ce-changes

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Re: Cut-backs in Gloucestershire

Post by ANDREW » 21:15 Tuesday 22nd November 2022

Bus and Coach Buyer report that Newport Buses will be operating two routes in Chepstow and Lydney.

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Re: Cut-backs in Gloucestershire

Post by AdamH » 06:21 Thursday 24th November 2022

ANDREW wrote:
21:15 Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Bus and Coach Buyer report that Newport Buses will be operating two routes in Chepstow and Lydney.
Correct. Their Service C4 will replace the 761 Chepstow to Beachley route with a slightly altered route, and their Service 72 will replace the Chepstow to Lydney section of the 24. Times are unchanged.

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