Jordy
Established Member
Info from Grimsby Telegraph, some text from paper, some from me;
Bus giant Stagecoach has bought out Traction Group Ltd, the company behind Lincolnshire Road car (LRC), bringing bus operations around the Grimsby area under the same ownership. The deal, costing £26-million, will also see Stagecoach in charge of Serivices to Lincoln and Barton Upon Humber, as well as many serivces in Louth, Mablethorpe, Skegness and the surrounding area. LRC first began operations in 1928, serving the whole county. Prior the the aquisition Barnsley Buisnessman Frank Carter was chairman of Traction, which also has services in South and West Yorkshire and Tayside. The buy out will mean that SGC (Stagecoach Grimsby Cleethorpes) will own two depots in Grimsby, both on opposite sides of the town centre.
It sounds like this could be a great improvement for services around Grimsby, as LRC share some routes with LRC, attempting to run a quarter hourly service, alternating between the two companies. However, all does not normally go to plan, as communication between the two companies is poor - resulting in two buses operating the same route right behind eachother for the entire days service. The aquisition will hopefully mean the SGCs 'Dayrider' tickets will be accepted on ex LRC services, and may also see the 59 vehicles owned by LRC repainted into the Stagecoach corperate livery of White with blue red and yellow 'Swoosh', and eventually a timetable improvement. However, for the time being, Stagecoach have stressed its 'Buisness as Usual' for LRC routes until other issues are sorted. Interestingly, the buy out will see SGC operate the 350 bus from Barton to Hull via the Humber Bridge, while it attempts to remove the Grimsby-Hull X1 service due to the high bridge toll. Maybe the timetable could be altered to see the X1 run into Barton itself, replacing the 350 and repriving the valuable direct link between Grimsby and Hull.
The buy out will altogether include some 7000 vehicles as part of the bigger Traction Group limited.
Thanks
Jordy
Bus giant Stagecoach has bought out Traction Group Ltd, the company behind Lincolnshire Road car (LRC), bringing bus operations around the Grimsby area under the same ownership. The deal, costing £26-million, will also see Stagecoach in charge of Serivices to Lincoln and Barton Upon Humber, as well as many serivces in Louth, Mablethorpe, Skegness and the surrounding area. LRC first began operations in 1928, serving the whole county. Prior the the aquisition Barnsley Buisnessman Frank Carter was chairman of Traction, which also has services in South and West Yorkshire and Tayside. The buy out will mean that SGC (Stagecoach Grimsby Cleethorpes) will own two depots in Grimsby, both on opposite sides of the town centre.
It sounds like this could be a great improvement for services around Grimsby, as LRC share some routes with LRC, attempting to run a quarter hourly service, alternating between the two companies. However, all does not normally go to plan, as communication between the two companies is poor - resulting in two buses operating the same route right behind eachother for the entire days service. The aquisition will hopefully mean the SGCs 'Dayrider' tickets will be accepted on ex LRC services, and may also see the 59 vehicles owned by LRC repainted into the Stagecoach corperate livery of White with blue red and yellow 'Swoosh', and eventually a timetable improvement. However, for the time being, Stagecoach have stressed its 'Buisness as Usual' for LRC routes until other issues are sorted. Interestingly, the buy out will see SGC operate the 350 bus from Barton to Hull via the Humber Bridge, while it attempts to remove the Grimsby-Hull X1 service due to the high bridge toll. Maybe the timetable could be altered to see the X1 run into Barton itself, replacing the 350 and repriving the valuable direct link between Grimsby and Hull.
The buy out will altogether include some 7000 vehicles as part of the bigger Traction Group limited.
Thanks
Jordy