The Sussex Bus
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| Slogan | no fuss - catch the bus! |
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| Parent | Heritage Coaches |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Burgess Hill |
| Service area |
Brighton East Sussex West Sussex |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 16 (March 2015) |
| Hubs | Haywards Heath |
| Fleet | 28 (May 2015) |
| Website | www.thesussexbus.com |
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The Sussex Bus[1] is a bus company based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex operating bus services in East Sussex and West Sussex as a subsidiary of Heritage Coaches. The company was formed after Countryliner went into administration. It is a subsidiary of Heritage Coaches.[2]
History
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Services commenced at short notice on 9 October 2012 after Countryliner went into administration the day before and took over their West Sussex operations with a subsidy from the local authority on some of the routes.[3]
On 1 September 2014, Sussex Bus commenced operating services in Crawley branded as Crawley Reds.[4] In March 2015 it operated 16 routes.[5]
Bus fires
The Sussex Bus had two bus fires in 2013, first in March [6] and the second in September.[7]
Fleet
In May 2015 there were twenty eight buses in the fleet.[8]
References
- ↑ Companies House extract company no 8254712 Sussex Bus Limited
- ↑ Companies House extract company no 6970508 Heritage Coaches Limited
- ↑ "More on the buses changes in Countryliner crisis". Mid Sussex Times. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Sussex Bus challenges Metrobus in Crawley" Buses issue 715 October 2014 page 8
- ↑ Timetable Sussex Bus 2 March 2015
- ↑ "Bus catches on fire near Pyecombe". The Argus. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "A23 southbound closed after bus bursts into flames". The Argus. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ The Sussex Bus Fleet The Sussex Bus
External links
Media related to The Sussex Bus at Wikimedia Commons- Company website
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