Plusbus

PLUSBUS is an add-on ticket, which can be purchased with rail tickets in Great Britain. It allows unlimited travel on participating bus operators' services (and in some cases Trams) in the whole urban area of rail-served towns and cities.[1]

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History

The PLUSBUS scheme was launched in May 2002

The scheme is promoted by ATOC, and administered by Journey Solutions, a partnership of Britain's leading bus and train operating companies.[2]

PLUSBUS is available to 275 towns and cities across Britain (outside greater London). It gives the rail traveller unlimited local bus travel around the whole urban area of the origin and/or destination town(s) of their rail journey.

Prices start from £1.60[3] for a days travel, in addition to the rail fare. Season tickets are now available for most destinations. Railcard holders get one-third off PLUSBUS day ticket prices.

Currently PLUSBUS tickets can be purchased with train tickets from all National Rail station ticket offices, and most online rail ticket retailers. Other ways to purchase PLUSBUS include by telephone from 08457 000 125, or from selected self-service ticket machines.[4]

PLUSBUS won the International Road Transport Union Eurochallenge Award in 2007 for their model of private partnership providing outstanding social and customer value.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PLUSBUS". http://www.plusbus.info/. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 
  2. ^ "About Journey Solutions". http://www.journeysolutions.com. Retrieved 25 June 2009. 
  3. ^ "PLUSBUS - Train and Bus without the fuss...". http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/plusbus.html. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Where to Buy, PLUSBUS". http://www.plusbus.info/links/linksindex.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "IRU Eurochallenge Award 2007 - Press Release - UK's PLUSBUS wins IRU Eurochallenge Award". 18 October 2007. http://www.iru.org/index/en_event2007_eurochallenge_press. Retrieved 5 September 2009. 

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