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Small no longer beautiful for Eastbourne’s bus services

The demise of what was claimed to be the world’s oldest municipally-owned bus company, Eastbourne Buses, highlights the difficulties of the small, independent bus operator in a sector dominated by a handful of giants

Mark Smulian
22 May 2009
Eastbourne Buses was bought by Stagecoach last year, after 105 years as an independent operation
Eastbourne Buses was bought by Stagecoach last year, after 105 years as an independent operation
Since it bought Eastbourne Buses, Stagecoach has begun to introduce low-floor buses similar to the one pictured to the town
Since it bought Eastbourne Buses, Stagecoach has begun to introduce low-floor buses similar to the one pictured to the town

 

Late last year bus giant Stagecoach bought Eastbourne Buses, bringing to an end 105 years of independent operation for what had been the world’s oldest municipally-owned bus company. Passengers in Eastbourne are now, therefore, getting to grips with a revised network, in some cases higher fares and the promise of £1.5m of investment in ‘greener and cleaner’ vehicles.

Eastbourne Borough Council, however, is understood to be heaving the most enormous sigh of relief at...

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