The Sussex Bus

The Sussex Bus

Plaxton Pointer I bodied Dennis Dart SLF in Brighton in January 2013
Slogan no fuss - catch the bus!
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

The Sussex Bus[1] was 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] was placed in administration. It is a subsidiary of Heritage Coaches.[2]

History

East Lancs Esteem bodied Volvo B7RLE in Brighton in September 2014

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]

On 1 October 2016 the services were taken over by Compass Travel with no buses nor the depot.[6][7][8]

Bus fires

The Sussex Bus had two bus fires in 2013, first in March [9] and the second in September.[10]

Fleet

In May 2015 there were twenty eight buses in the fleet.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 8254712 Sussex Bus Limited
  2. ↑ Companies House extract company no 6970508 Heritage Coaches Limited
  3. ↑ "More on the buses changes in Countryliner crisis". Mid Sussex Times. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sussex Bus challenges Metrobus in Crawley" Buses issue 715 October 2014 page 8
  5. ↑ Timetable Sussex Bus 2 March 2015
  6. ↑ Sale of theSussexBus routes to Compass Travel Compass Travel 26 September 2016
  7. ↑ Many Routes now changed ownership from Sat 1st Oct The Sussex Bus
  8. ↑ "Compass Travel buys theSussexBus" Coach & Bus Week issue 1260 4 October 2016 page 8
  9. ↑ "Bus catches on fire near Pyecombe". The Argus. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "A23 southbound closed after bus bursts into flames". The Argus. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  11. ↑ The Sussex Bus Fleet The Sussex Bus
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