New Forest Services
Posted: 09:32 Tuesday 5th March 2019
In January, Stagecoach West won a contract from Gloucestershire CC to run a number of local and connecting services in the Forest of Dean. The contract is currently run by James Bevan and will pass to Stagecoach on 1st April 2019.
Route are as follows...
Route learning took place on Sunday 3rd using an Optare Solo (fleet number 47357) that was borrowed from Cheltenham depot, because at the moment Gloucester don't have any vehicles small enough to make the tight turns around Cinderford. Gloucester are expecting four SWB Enviro200s to run these routes. Three will be used each day and one spare. I have already seen one parked in Gloucester depot, and I believe the other three are stored at Stroud depot waiting for refurbishment. If they are not ready, we'll be borrowing Solos from Cheltenham again!
Route are as follows...
- 710 and 711 Cinderford Local
- 713 and 714 Cinderford to Mitcheldean
- 717 Cinderford to Lydney
- 727 Lydney to Parkend
- 748 Lydney to Blaisdon (Schooldays)
- 755 Lydney to Chepstow
- 757 Lydney Town to Lydney Rail Station
- 761 Chepstow to Beachley
Route learning took place on Sunday 3rd using an Optare Solo (fleet number 47357) that was borrowed from Cheltenham depot, because at the moment Gloucester don't have any vehicles small enough to make the tight turns around Cinderford. Gloucester are expecting four SWB Enviro200s to run these routes. Three will be used each day and one spare. I have already seen one parked in Gloucester depot, and I believe the other three are stored at Stroud depot waiting for refurbishment. If they are not ready, we'll be borrowing Solos from Cheltenham again!