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]
History
The Plusbus scheme was launched in 2002.[2] The scheme is promoted by ATOC, and administered by Journey Solutions, a partnership of Britain's leading bus and train operating companies.[3] Plusbus won the International Road Transport Union Eurochallenge Award in 2007 for their model of private partnership providing outstanding social and customer value.[4]
Rail and bus service
Plusbus is available to 265 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.[1] Prices start from £1.60.for a day's travel, in addition to the rail fare. Season tickets are now available for most destinations.[1][5] Railcard holders get one-third off Plusbus day ticket prices.
Plusbus tickets can be purchased with train tickets from all National Rail station ticket offices, by phone, through National Rail travel agents and selected self-service ticket machines.[1]
See also
- List of bus operators of the United Kingdom
- BahnCard City-Ticket, a similar scheme in Germany
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rail Tickets. Cornwall Public Transportation. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ Plusbus. Warrington Borough Transport. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ About Journey Solutions. Journey Solutions. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ↑ IRU Eurochallenge Award 2007 - Press Release - UK's Plusbus wins IRU Eurochallenge Award. IRU. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ↑ Plusbus - Train and Bus. National Rail. Retrieved 1 March 2009.