Stagecoach in Peterborough

Stagecoach in Peterborough
Slogan "City travel made easy"
Parent Stagecoach Group
Headquarters Peterborough
Service area Cambridgeshire, East Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire
Service type Urban and inter-urban bus services
Routes Citi 1, Citi 2, Citi 3, Citi 4, Citi 5, Citi 6, Citi 7, 13, X14, 14, 15, 16, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37
Destinations Peterborough, Chatteris, Huntingdon, Oundle, Southwick, Spalding, Thrapston
Fleet Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander ALX200
Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2
Volvo B10M
Volvo Olympian
Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400
Dennis Trident 2/Enviro400
Operator Stagecoach Cambridgeshire
Web site www.stagecoachbus.com

Stagecoach in Peterborough is a bus company, which runs services throughout Peterborough and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach Cambridgeshire, itself a subsidiary of the larger Stagecoach Group.

Stagecoach in Peterborough is the trading name of The Viscount Bus and Coach Company Limited, demerged as a subsidiary undertaking of Cambus Holdings Limited in 1989. Cambus Limited was formed in 1984 from demerger of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company in preparation for bus deregulation and privatisation and was acquired by the Stagecoach Group Plc in 1995.

Its main depot and head office is in Peterborough; it also operates from outstations based in Lincoln, Holbeach Drove, Oundle, and March.

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History

The Viscount Bus and Coach Company Ltd. was incorporated on 9th May 1989[1] as a subsidiary of Cambus Holdings Ltd., the management-owned holding company for Cambus Ltd. It took over the North Division operations of Cambus in September 1989. It introduced a livery of yellow and white with blue and grey stripes[2], while the coach livery incorporated a V logo in the stripes[3][4]. Later there was also a Peterborough Bus Company version, using reds and cream[5].

Following the acquisition by Cambus Holdings of the bulk of Premier Travel Services Ltd. in May 1990, Viscount's coaching operations (Viscount Travel) were transferred to Premier Travel (which adopted a new livery based closely on that of Viscount, but using blues instead of yellow[6]).

Cambus Holdings Ltd. was acquired by Stagecoach Holdings plc on 6th December 1995. Subsequently, full Stagecoach "stripes" livery was applied, with "Stagecoach Viscount" branding. The current livery with "Stagecoach in Peterborough" appeared later.

Services

Stagecoach in Peterborough operates citi, inter-urban, and express services.

Citi

Within the Citi family there are eight Stagecoach in Peterborough: Citi map services, operating with minimum frequencies of every 10 minutes during daytime, and hourly during evenings and weekends. The services are:

Express

Inter-urban

Other services

Other services operated include:

Stagecoach in Peterborough operate two Park and Ride services on behalf of the City Council on Saturdays until Christmas:

Park and Ride services on Sundays are run by another operator.

Service frequencies

Daytimes

Route Origin Destination Via Notes
Citi 1 The Ortons Werrington Queensgate (Bus Station) Use this service for Nene Valley Railway
Citi 2 Bretton Gunthorpe Queensgate (Bus Station)
Citi 3 Bretton Park Farm Queensgate (Bus Station)
Citi 4 Welland Queensgate (Bus Station) Eastfield
Citi 5 Dogsthorpe Queensgate (Bus Station) Eastfield
Citi 6 Hampton, Peterborough Queensgate (Bus Station) Fletton
Citi 7 Yaxley City Hospital Queensgate (Bus Station) Also known as the famous Stagecoach Route 7.
Citi 8 Cardea Queensgate (Bus Station) Parnwell
Every 10
minutes
Every 20
minutes
Hourly Infrequently Peak only
Citi 1 Citi 6 X8 (1) 13 X7
Citi 2 Citi 7 12 15 -
Citi 3 Citi 8 14 33 -
Citi 4 - 16 - -
Citi 5 - 31 - -

1. Operates hourly to Thorney school, and to Chatteris every 2 hours to (off peak), hourly (peak)

Evenings

Services Citi 1 to 6 operate hourly

Sundays

Every 30
minutes (1)
Hourly
Citi 1 Citi 4
Citi 2 Citi 5
Citi 3 Citi 6
- Citi 7

1. These services operate hourly on Sunday evenings

Vehicles

Stagecoach operate a fleet of almost 75 vehicles[7] across its operations in Peterborough.

Stagecoach in Peterborough has around:

References

  1. ^ http://www.creditgate.com and search for Viscount Bus and Coach
  2. ^ Photo of Viscount Buses livery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ewood_eddie1968/4744630331/
  3. ^ Photo of Viscount coach livery, incorporating a V logo in the stripes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/grrrbpool/5312144329/in/pool-898316@N25/
  4. ^ Photo of Premier Travel Services coach in Viscount Bus and Coach livery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iainrobbie9/4052528515/in/set-72157622690505380
  5. ^ Photo of Peterborough Bus Company livery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21611052@N02/5780503578/
  6. ^ Photo of Viscount-based Premier Travel Services livery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iainrobbie9/4069613360/in/set-72157622690505380/
  7. ^ Stagecoach Cambridgeshire Fleetcard, Ending 25 May 2008

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