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We are grateful to our drivers & ops teams who worked hard throughout the day to maintain services & get our customers to their destinations despite conditions & to our customers for their patience & understanding when changes became necessary, but safety remains our priority.
Today at midday, our
#Stagecoach
colleagues across the business took a minutes silence to remember our dear friend & colleague Frank Hachem who proudly served our communities across
#Chichester
&
#Portsmouth
since Feb 2017.
RIP Frank
We recently appointed Sudib Gurung as the first Nepalese Assistant Operations Manager at our Aldershot depot.
Sudib has been with the company for 10 years & started his career at Stagecoach as a bus driver. Congratulations Sudib! Find out more here >
Congratulation to our
#Portsmouth
depot Manager, Colin Ashcroft, for being named by
@guardian
as one of their readers’ heroes of 2020.
Nominated by one of his staff "Colin is loved by all staff, is a huge mental health supporter & leads by example".
#Basingstoke
Today we say goodbye to a much loved and respected colleague, Ken Jenkins. His funeral procession will be passing through the bus station around 15:00. As a mark of respect, buses due to depart around this time will be delayed. Please be aware and understanding.
It's finally
#PortsmouthPride
! We're proud to be supporting the LGBTQ+ community on such an unforgettable day of celebration! 🌈🏳️🌈
Meet our friendly team and keep an eye out for our Pride Bus - the perfect photo opportunity to commemorate your day 📸
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Well its been a challenging few days for us all, not just locally but across the UK. It's now pleasing to see many services have been restored to full route & timetable & it goes without saying that we really appreciated the patience & understanding from you, our customers!
This week, Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a
#PlatinumJubilee
, marking 70 years of service.
#Stagecoach
South are proud to recognise this unprecedented anniversary with the unveiling of 2 special Jubilee buses.
#HM70
We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Her Royal Highness, Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth. She will be greatly missed by all. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the Royal Family at this sad time.
We can confirm all bus services have returned to their normal routes across our network, we thank all of our passengers for their patience over the last few days whilst our teams worked hard to provide as many services as possible during the adverse weather conditions.
Rain or shine! 🌧️ we're revving up our engines & are proud to be providing the
#GoodwoodRevival
Bus Service for the weekend, Friday 6th – Sunday 8th September, featuring some of our very own vintage buses - some come with a roof ! Regular buses from
#Chichester
Rail Stn.
We're proud to support our LGBTQ+ colleagues and customers during
#PrideMonth
and throughout the year.
Keep an eye out for our Pride buses, on the road and at Pride events over the summer. Share your photos with us if you spot one!
We're offering free travel for veterans & military personnel across the UK on
#RemembranceDay
and
#RemembranceSunday
This cause is close to the hearts of many of our employees & customers and we hope this will help people to attend memorials >
As
#2023
draws to a close, its been an eventful year for
#Stagecoach
South.
We have:
- invested £5.3m in new vehicles
- introduced a new route in
#WestSussex
- continued our
#fundraising
for local & national
#charities
- recognised staff for their long service.
Happy New Year!
We're celebrating Steve's 30th anniversary working at Stagecoach. Steve started with the company at just 16 & has been working tirelessly in our commercial and marketing departments ever since. You might even catch him behind the wheel occasionally too!
We would like to wish all our customers and staff a Happy New Year - our buses/drivers are now finishing their last journeys of 2019, we will be back tomorrow operating a Sunday service across Hampshire, Sussex and Surrey - Colin
Today, we bid a farewell & a happy
#retirement
to our long serving 'Inspector' Chris Pearce, who joined us in 1989.
A special ceremony took place at our
#Worthing
depot where colleagues, past & present where in attendance.
Wayne & Rachael will be out and about with our
#Portsmouth
depot
#PudseyBus
on service 30 at 13:20 & 14:20 from Havant to Hayling Island and then Service 23 at 16:01 Havant to Leigh Park,`16:16 Leigh Park to Southsea, 17:51 Southsea to Leigh Park. Raising money for
@BBCCiN
- Kaye
Our
#Stagecoach
#engineering
heroes have been extra busy behind the scenes, especially during these cold mornings, & throughout the day, making sure our
#buses
are ready to tackle the day ahead and get people from A to B!
High 5 to our lads & lasses from Engineering!
At 11am today, where safe to do so, your driver may stop their vehicle to observe the national two minutes' silence that will be held as a mark of respect to those killed or injured in the defence of their country.
From Monday 25th September 2023, electric scooters must not be brought on board any Stagecoach service, even if the battery pack has been removed. This safety step is due to the batteries on e-scooters being a known fire risk and multiple fires occurring on UK public transport.
At 11am today, where safe to do so, your driver may stop their vehicle to observe the national two minutes' silence that will be held as a mark of respect to those killed or injured in the defence of their country.
Hats off to our
#Chichester
#coach
builder 'Graham Kent' who came to the rescue of a poorly driver & took to the driving seat of the 0619
#Coastliner700
bus from
#Littlehampton
this morning to ensure our customers reached their destination without delay.
Today,
#Portsmouth
depot bid
#busdriver
'Tom Harwood' a Happy
#Retirement
He was joined by colleagues and managers past & present at the depot for a surprise celebration lunch.
Tom started driving buses across the city in 1980.
May we all wish Tom a very happy retirement.
Thank you to all who have participated in the
#SantaBusSouth
competition, and of course a big thank you to our staff who arranged the Santa buses this year.
The winner has been drawn and contacted directly via DM, but we have enjoyed seeing every photo come through🎍
Following the weekends' Government announcement & the further upcoming restrictions, we are currently reviewing what this will mean to our services.
We will update you further as soon as we can but it remains 'business as usual' for now.
Stagecoach South Management Team
From Sunday 1st January 2023, the cost of a single bus journey will be capped at £2* on most Stagecoach routes in England. This Government funded initiative will run from 1ST JANUARY - 31ST MARCH 2023 >
#getaroundfortwopound
*Ts&Cs apply
Given the extreme weather continues to cause disruption, we now anticipate being able to resume service at 1730.
Please check back for further updates across the afternoon.
The safety of passengers & staff is our top priority & we thank you for your patience & understanding.
A red weather warning has now been issued for the South of England.
As such, all
#Stagecoach
bus service across
#Hampshire
#Surrey
&
#WestSussex
have been
#SUSPENDED
until 1500.
Updates available from 1500 onwards.
The safety of passengers & staff is our top priority.
We're pleased to announce the new 500 service connecting Littlehampton & Chichester via
#Tangmere
,
#Fontwell
,
#Barnham
&
#Yapton
, from 2nd July 2023.
The new service has been made possible by
@WSCCNews
and the Government's Bus Back Better strategy.
#Chichester
Stagecoach staff will congregrate at the bus stn at approximately 1245 today to pay their respects to a colleague as the funeral courtege passes through the bus stn site. There will be a short disruption to services entering & departing at this time.
Following the temporary closure of the staff canteen due to Covid19, Driver Dan Harwood, based at
#Winchester
, built a small kitchen supplying a kettle for hot drinks & a toaster & microwave to keep our staff fully refreshed during these challenging times
#ThankYouBusWorkers
#Basingstoke
Link Service, Ewe may experience minor delays, drivers are being a little sheepish through Pit Hall Farm, as there are sheep loose in the carriageway.
Baaa apologies.
Great news for
#Portsmouth
!
In partnership with
@portsmouthtoday
, we're introducing 5 additional routes to our
#bus
network - improving connectivity across the city & beyond.
Full details :
We look forward to welcoming new customers on board!🙂
Good morning
#Basingstoke
. We are attempting to run as many services as possible today. We are currently experiencing may problems with abandoned vehicles and staff still attempting to get into work. Please be patient with us and we will try to move as many people as we can today
#Basingstoke
Service 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 17 / 3B / Link and Centre Shuttle, Have all been temporarily suspended due to adverse weather and treacherous road conditions. Apologies for the disruption caused by this. More updates to follow
Today we welcomed back Penny from her epic charity bus journey around the country, using her concessionary bus pass, her journey started at the St Wilfreds Hospice shop in Chidham on the 700, and finished there aboard our Southdown open top 700! Well done Penny (Boomer on a bus)
Following the media coverage today about public services impacted by strike action, we just wanted to confirm that no Stagecoach services are being impacted by any strike action, and services will run as per the normal scheduled timetables.
#Guildford
A driver has very kindly offered to carry on after their shift and run the previously cancelled 23:15
#1
from Guildford to Manor Park and return. This service will now operate as scheduled.
#notallheroeswearcapes
We're pleased to announce changes to the
#Coastliner
700 between
#Portsmouth
&
#Littlehampton
. From 2nd April we'll be adding more buses more often, with services now splitting at
#Chichester
.
Please check the link below for further information: