Bus News
South East
Stagecoach East Kent has launched a new bus service from Canterbury to Howletts Zoo.
Kent
Bus News
Arriva Southern Counties unveils gold bus for Sochi Skeleton Olympic medalist
Arriva Southern Counties has unveiled a gold-painted bus to congratulate Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold in her home village of West Kingsdown, Kent. The bus, Plaxton Pointer-bodied Dart ‘T218 NMJ’, went into use in its new […]
News
Kent County Council to abandon Kent Top Travel
Kent County Council has confirmed it is pulling out of its bus and coach operation Kent Top Travel (KTT) following the actions of Operations Manager Gavin Grant who set up a successor company Kent Top […]
Coach News
New Chalkwell commuter service in the works
Long-established commuter operator Chalkwell of Sittingbourne is introducing a new service between Kings Hill and London.
Bus News
New Kent Enviro200 fleet for Stagecoach
Stagecoach in East Kent has invested £3m in 27 new Enviro 200s which were launched on May 10.
Bus News
Stagecoach doubles East Kent passenger numbers
Council partnership and operator marketing helps double ridership in less than a decade Bus use in East Kent has doubled in less than a decade on Stagecoach services, according to new figures. Figures compiled by […]
Tourism
Experience the Canterbury Tales coming to life
The Canterbury Tales visitor attraction is one of Kent’s most popular attractions. With its stunning reconstruction of 14th century England, visitors step back in time to experience the sights, sounds and smells of a bygone […]
Coach News
Severn Toll to rise while Dartford Crossing on hold
Tolls at the Dartford Crossing will not rise until after April 2012, roads minister Mike Penning has announced. However, charges on the Severn Bridges are set to rise to £6 from January 1. In September, […]
Drivers
Stagecoach Ashford depot doubles drivers over 5 years
Stagecoach has almost doubled driver numbers in the Ashford area over the last five years. With over 325,000 passenger journeys made each week on the 21 routes operated from the Ashford depot, Stagecoach is on […]
Drivers
Stagecoach staff run for Demelza Hospice
33 bus drivers and support staff from Stagecoach depots across Kent and East Sussex joined hundreds of runners at Maidstone’s Tote Park to raise money for the Demelza Children’s Hospice. The team members ran either […]
