Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
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Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company operates almost all bus services in the city of Brighton and Hove in southern England. The company was established in 1884 as Brighton, Hove and Preston United Omnibus Company and has been part of the Go-Ahead Group
since 1993.
The company currently operates a fleet of 314 buses (includes Heritage, Passenger & Coach Fleet). Except for two vintage buses, the oldest in the fleet dates from 1996. The company now owns eleven luxury coaches which are available for private hire.
and East Sussex
and a single route into Kent
(the 29). The limits are:
There are 40 separately-numbered standard routes. Frequencies range from every 5 minutes to two journeys per day. In addition, there are six "Night Bus" routes and 23 school bus routes. During 2005, the company took over many routes previously operated partly or entirely by Scottish
-based Stagecoach Group
, the best example being the Coaster services 12 & 13 to Seaford and Eastbourne.
The company operate out of three depots: Conway Street, Whitehawk and Lewes Road. Conway Street also serves as the company's headquarters. The company have three outstations also in Newhaven, Eastbourne, Uckfield and Durrington. This helps for the Regency and Coaster routes for drivers who live near or to get the buses on schedule
. In April 2011, Metro 7 was removed from the Metro network and rebranded as Route 7 with brand new Volvo B9TL
Wright Eclipse Gemini
s operating on the route.
. The service is combined with the 12A which follows the same route but also serves Beachy Head
. The combined service with route 12 offers a bus every 10 minutes. It uses specially branded Scania OmniDekkas which date from 2004 to late 2005. However, due to the increasing popularity of the service, the OmniDekkas have been swapped with newer late 2006 models from Metro route 25. These are 12 metres long and have greater capacity.
subsidiary of the National Bus Company
, of which Brighton & Hove was a part, the route was part of the NBC's cross-country "Stagecoach" network. It runs from Brighton
's Churchill Square to Royal Tunbridge Wells
. It uses specially branded 2007 registered Scania OmniDekka
s which have high-backed Fainsa seats. The 29 and the 29A both run hourly giving a combined half hour frequency. The 28 follows the route from Brighton to Lewes
then diverts to serve Ringmer rather than Uckfield
. The 28 uses the same batch of Scania OmniDekkas but without the Regency Route branding. In April 2011, the Regency Route received a new branding.
and uses specially branded Scania OmniLink
s. The buses are painted in a special variation of the standard livery: gold swooshes with route detail above the cantrail and the number in a gold circle towards the rear of the bus. Until April 2011, service 6 was part of the Shuttle network, but has since been rebranded as Route 6.
The N25 and N7 run half hourly between 11.30pm and 5am (the N25 running every 15 mins between Universities and Churchill Square until 3am during term time). The N25 service partially runs in competition with The Big Lemon
service 42. N29 runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings from North Street.
Nightclub bus N99 runs 2 trips at 1:10am and 2:30am on a Friday and Saturday night between Brighton and Peacehaven (2:30am runs to Newhaven). N69 is a contract route between Brighton Patcham and Haywards Heath and does one trip, leaving at 1.00am and 2.30am from the Brighton Centre.
All Night buses operate Friday, Saturday and Sunday Mornings.
who run the no-frills 42 service along a similar route to Brighton & Hove's Metro 25 is the largest competitor. The company also runs the 43 service directly to Brighton University at Falmer and the 44 service to Varley Halls using yellow-liveried buses fueled with Biodiesel made from waste cooking oil collected from businesses around the city.
In response to the competition on the route, in 2011 Brighton & Hove reduced their daily ticket and weekly (on-bus) ticket for the 23/25 services to match The Big Lemon
's fares.
Other companies who run into the city include Countryliner who operate Service 40/40X which runs from Haywards Heath - Brighton Churchill Square ,Metrobus who operate 273 which is Crawley
- Brighton Churchill Square and also Stagecoach who run service 17 Horsham
- Brighton Churchill Square and service 700 Portsmouth
- Brighton
, 78 Old Steine to Stanmer Park
and 79 Old Steine to Ditchling Beacon
.
Brighton tour using two convertible East Lancs Lolyne
s and an open-top East Lancs Cityzen
. All three buses are painted in the City Sightseeing red livery.
Tridents 808 (Max Miller) 819 (Henry Allingham) and Scania 781 are the vehicles in use for the 2010 season.
The company also recently reduced its on-bus fares for students on the 23/25 services to match its competitors' prices - the company is offering £2.50 day tickets and £8 week tickets for those services.
In 1999 the company ran a competition asking local residents to name the 20 new double-decker buses that had just been added to its fleet. The company had started with names such as Brighton Belle, Brighton Rock, Brighton Pier, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hove Actually and Brighton and Hove in Bloom, and then asked local residents for help. It considered the options of naming the buses after landmarks in the town, people from the past, and present day celebrities.
In April 2004 the company added another 18 buses to its fleet, and continued the practice of naming them. The company's stated rule for choosing the name was: "The nominations must have made a significant contribution to the life of the local area during their lifetime and must have since died." However several living people are in fact featured on the bus fronts.
In September 2005 the company added a further 19 buses to its fleet, naming them after people who had "made great contributions to the city" – and including more female names, after complaints that the system had been too male-dominated up to that point. For a year one of the buses had been named after local historian and journalist Adam Trimingham.
Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group plc is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the privatisation of the UK's train and bus industries. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-Early history:...
since 1993.
The company currently operates a fleet of 314 buses (includes Heritage, Passenger & Coach Fleet). Except for two vintage buses, the oldest in the fleet dates from 1996. The company now owns eleven luxury coaches which are available for private hire.
Operations and routes
The company's routes cover a large area encompassing the whole of the city, some parts of WestWest Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
and East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
and a single route into Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
(the 29). The limits are:
- ShorehamShoreham-by-SeaShoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away...
and SteyningSteyningSteyning is a small town and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea...
in the west; - FalmerFalmerFalmer is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, lying between Brighton and Lewes, approximately five miles north-east of the former. It is also the site for Brighton & Hove Albion's new stadium....
, LewesLewesLewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
, RingmerRingmerRingmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is located three miles east of Lewes. Other small settlements in the parish include Upper Wellingham, Ashton Green, Broyle Side and Little Norlington....
and Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
in the north; - NewhavenNewhaven, East SussexNewhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England. It lies at the mouth of the River Ouse, on the English Channel coast, and is a ferry port for services to France.-Origins:...
, SeafordSeaford, East SussexSeaford is a coastal town in the county of East Sussex, on the south coast of England. Lying east of Newhaven and Brighton and west of Eastbourne, it is the largest town in Lewes district, with a population of about 23,000....
and EastbourneEastbourneEastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
in the east.
There are 40 separately-numbered standard routes. Frequencies range from every 5 minutes to two journeys per day. In addition, there are six "Night Bus" routes and 23 school bus routes. During 2005, the company took over many routes previously operated partly or entirely by Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
-based Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...
, the best example being the Coaster services 12 & 13 to Seaford and Eastbourne.
The company operate out of three depots: Conway Street, Whitehawk and Lewes Road. Conway Street also serves as the company's headquarters. The company have three outstations also in Newhaven, Eastbourne, Uckfield and Durrington. This helps for the Regency and Coaster routes for drivers who live near or to get the buses on schedule
Metro services
During 1996 and 1997, four of the most popular routes (1/1A, 7, 5/5A/5B, 25 and 49) were enhanced with new buses and individual route branding. On 8 September 1997, the concept was extended to a fifth route and standardised under the name Metro (e.g. "Metro Line 1"). All five routes offer regular services, modern buses and a wide range of connections throughout the centres of Brighton and Hove, reinforced by a colour-coded diagrammatic map Since 2004, Brighton & Hove have gradually introduced new buses to the Metro routes, the majority been Scania OmniDekkaScania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
. In April 2011, Metro 7 was removed from the Metro network and rebranded as Route 7 with brand new Volvo B9TL
Volvo B9TL
The Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo Buses since 2002. It superseded the older Volvo B10TL and the Volvo B7TL.-Chassis:...
Wright Eclipse Gemini
Wright Eclipse Gemini
The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL and Volvo B5L Hybrid for use in the United Kingdom....
s operating on the route.
Route
Route is the branding used for some services with a high frequency that serve Brighton Train Station. In April 2011, to coincide with the arrival of brand new Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Geminis, Brighton and Hove launched the new branding for service 6 (formally Shuttle 6), service 7 (formally Metro 7) and service 27. Services 6 and 7 use the new Volvos, whilst Service 27 continues to use the Dennis Trident 2 Alexander ALX400s, which have been repainted and branded, as well as having the seats re-trimmed.Coaster 12
The Coaster 12 is one of Brighton & Hove's most popular routes. Formerly the 712, it runs from Brighton to EastbourneEastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
. The service is combined with the 12A which follows the same route but also serves Beachy Head
Beachy Head
Beachy Head is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m above sea level. The peak allows views of the south...
. The combined service with route 12 offers a bus every 10 minutes. It uses specially branded Scania OmniDekkas which date from 2004 to late 2005. However, due to the increasing popularity of the service, the OmniDekkas have been swapped with newer late 2006 models from Metro route 25. These are 12 metres long and have greater capacity.
The Regency Route
The Regency Route (29/29A) is one of Brighton & Hove's branded routes. Begun as the 729 by the nationalised SouthdownSouthdown Motor Services
Southdown Motor Services Ltd operates bus and coach services in East and West Sussex and parts of Hampshire, in southern England. It was formed in 1915 and had various owners throughout its history, being purchased by the National Bus Company in 1969...
subsidiary of the National Bus Company
National Bus Company
The National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
, of which Brighton & Hove was a part, the route was part of the NBC's cross-country "Stagecoach" network. It runs from Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
's Churchill Square to Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
. It uses specially branded 2007 registered Scania OmniDekka
Scania OmniDekka
The Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
s which have high-backed Fainsa seats. The 29 and the 29A both run hourly giving a combined half hour frequency. The 28 follows the route from Brighton to Lewes
Lewes
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
then diverts to serve Ringmer rather than Uckfield
Uckfield
-Development:The local Tesco has proposed the redevelopment of the central town area as has the town council. The Hub has recently been completed, having been acquired for an unknown figure, presumed to be about half a million pounds...
. The 28 uses the same batch of Scania OmniDekkas but without the Regency Route branding. In April 2011, the Regency Route received a new branding.
Shuttle 50
Shuttle is the branding used for service 50. Shuttle 50 runs from Brighton railway station to HollingdeanHollingdean
Hollingdean is a part of the city of Brighton & Hove.Hollingdean is in effect the older part of Hollingbury south of the park. It is bounded by Ditchling Road to the west, the Round Hill area to the south, and Lewes Road and Moulsecoomb to the east...
and uses specially branded Scania OmniLink
Scania OmniLink
The Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
s. The buses are painted in a special variation of the standard livery: gold swooshes with route detail above the cantrail and the number in a gold circle towards the rear of the bus. Until April 2011, service 6 was part of the Shuttle network, but has since been rebranded as Route 6.
Night buses
The company operates several night buses: the N7 between the Marina and Hove George Street, the N25 between the Universities and Portslade Station, the N29 between Brighton and Lewes and Uckfield, plus the nightclub buses N69, N98 & N99.The N25 and N7 run half hourly between 11.30pm and 5am (the N25 running every 15 mins between Universities and Churchill Square until 3am during term time). The N25 service partially runs in competition with The Big Lemon
The Big Lemon
The Big Lemon is a bus operator in Brighton, East Sussex, England, operating public bus services and private hire operations as well as festival travel and waste oil collection...
service 42. N29 runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings from North Street.
Nightclub bus N99 runs 2 trips at 1:10am and 2:30am on a Friday and Saturday night between Brighton and Peacehaven (2:30am runs to Newhaven). N69 is a contract route between Brighton Patcham and Haywards Heath and does one trip, leaving at 1.00am and 2.30am from the Brighton Centre.
All Night buses operate Friday, Saturday and Sunday Mornings.
Competition
Brighton & Hove face limited competition on some of its network of routes. The Big LemonThe Big Lemon
The Big Lemon is a bus operator in Brighton, East Sussex, England, operating public bus services and private hire operations as well as festival travel and waste oil collection...
who run the no-frills 42 service along a similar route to Brighton & Hove's Metro 25 is the largest competitor. The company also runs the 43 service directly to Brighton University at Falmer and the 44 service to Varley Halls using yellow-liveried buses fueled with Biodiesel made from waste cooking oil collected from businesses around the city.
In response to the competition on the route, in 2011 Brighton & Hove reduced their daily ticket and weekly (on-bus) ticket for the 23/25 services to match The Big Lemon
The Big Lemon
The Big Lemon is a bus operator in Brighton, East Sussex, England, operating public bus services and private hire operations as well as festival travel and waste oil collection...
's fares.
Other companies who run into the city include Countryliner who operate Service 40/40X which runs from Haywards Heath - Brighton Churchill Square ,Metrobus who operate 273 which is Crawley
Crawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
- Brighton Churchill Square and also Stagecoach who run service 17 Horsham
Horsham
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
- Brighton Churchill Square and service 700 Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
- Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
Buses to the South Downs
In 2002, three special routes were introduced from the city centre to popular countryside locations on the South Downs. These have proved successful, and were run during the winter of 2007 on Sundays and public holidays. The company often uses its fleet of six open-top buses on these routes during the summer, although usually only two are used with the roofs removed and three are used for sightseeing around the city, with one as the ticket office (Scania Citizen 781 and Dennis Trident 808 both now permanent open-top). The routes are 77 Palace Pier to Devil's DykeDevil's Dyke, Sussex
Devil's Dyke is a V-shaped valley on the South Downs Way in southern England, near Brighton and Hove. It is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation.Devil's Dyke is on the way to Brighton and is a big hill at the side of the road.-Geological history:...
, 78 Old Steine to Stanmer Park
Stanmer Park
Stanmer Park is a large open park immediately to the west of the University of Sussex, and to the north-east of the town of Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England, UK....
and 79 Old Steine to Ditchling Beacon
Ditchling Beacon
Ditchling Beacon is the third-highest point on the South Downs in south-east England, behind Butser Hill and Crown Tegleaze . It consists of a large chalk hill with a particularly steep northern face, covered with open grassland and sheep-grazing areas...
.
City Sightseeing
Brighton & Hove also operate the City SightseeingCity Sightseeing
City Sightseeing is a global sightseeing bus brand, started by Ensignbus and the Spanish , which operates tour bus rides worldwide.Typically the tours consist of an open top double-decker bus. As the bus travels around the town or city, pre-recorded or live commentary is provided. City Sightseeing...
Brighton tour using two convertible East Lancs Lolyne
East Lancs Lolyne
The East Lancs Lolyne is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis.Later on in its life...
s and an open-top East Lancs Cityzen
East Lancs Cityzen
The East Lancs Cityzen was a double-decker bus body built on the Scania N113 chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders between 1995 and 2000. The name started East Lancs' long tradition of using 'misspelt' product names.-History:...
. All three buses are painted in the City Sightseeing red livery.
Tridents 808 (Max Miller) 819 (Henry Allingham) and Scania 781 are the vehicles in use for the 2010 season.
Daytime services
| No. | Route |
|---|---|
| Metro 1/1A | Whitehawk - Royal Sussex County Hospital - City Centre - Hove - Portslade - Mile Oak |
| South Downer 2/2A' | Rottingdean - Woodingdean - City Centre - Hove - Shoreham - Steyning (2A) |
| Metro 5 | Patcham - City Centre - Hove - Hangleton |
| Metro 5A | Patcham - City Centre - Hove - Mill View Hospital - Hangleton |
| Metro 5B | Universities (Peak-only) - Coldean (Peak Only) - Hollingbury - City Centre - Hove - British Engineerium British Engineerium The British Engineerium is an engineering and steam power museum in the West Blatchington area of Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove, located just north of the Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium... - Hangleton |
| Route 6 | Brighton Station - City Centre - Portslade - Downs Park & Sainsburys |
| Route 7 | Hove (George Street) - City Centre - County Hospital - Brighton Marina |
| Coaster 12 | Brighton - Rottingdean - Saltdean - Peacehaven - Newhaven - Seaford - Eastbourne |
| Coaster 12A | Brighton - Rottingdean - Saltdean - Peacehaven - Newhaven - Seaford - Chyngton Estate - Eastbourne |
| Tourist Trail 13X | Brighton - Rottingdean - Saltdean - Peacehaven - Newhaven - Paradise Park - Seaford - Birling Gap - Beachy Head - Eastbourne |
| 14/14C | Hangleton (14) - Brighton - Rottingdean - Saltdean - Telscombe Cliffs - Peacehaven - Newhaven(14) |
| Hangleton Hoppa 16' | Portslade - Knoll Estate - Hangleton |
| 20 | Brighton - Southwick - Shoreham - Steyning |
| 21 | Brighton Marina - Whitehawk - Manor Hill - Race Hill - Open Market - London Road |
| 22 | Brighton City Centre - Open Market - Race Hill - Woodingdean(Anti-Clockwise) |
| 22A | Brighton City Centre - Open Market - Race Hill - Woodingdean(Clockwise - Peak Only) |
| 23 | Sussex University - Lewes Road - Queen's Park - County Hospital - Brighton Marina |
| 24 | Hollingbury - Coldean - Lewes Road - Open Market - City Centre |
| Metro 25 | Portslade (Early Morning only) - Hove - City Centre - Old Steine - Lewes Road - Universities |
| 26 | City Centre - Hollingbury - Coldean*(24) |
| Route 27 | Saltdean - Rottingdean - Brighton, City Centre - Dyke Road - Westdene |
| Regency 28 Brighton & Hove Bus Regency Route The Regency Route is a name given since 1977 to a regular bus service between Brighton in East Sussex and Tunbridge Wells in Kent, both towns with a Regency heritage... |
Brighton - Coldean - Lewes - Malling Hill - Ringmer - Broyle Estate |
| Regency 29/29A Brighton & Hove Bus Regency Route The Regency Route is a name given since 1977 to a regular bus service between Brighton in East Sussex and Tunbridge Wells in Kent, both towns with a Regency heritage... |
Brighton - Lewes - Malling Hill - Rose Hill(29A) - Isfield(29) - Uckfield - Whitehill - Crowborough - Eridge Green - Tunbridge Wells |
| Regency 29B Brighton & Hove Bus Regency Route The Regency Route is a name given since 1977 to a regular bus service between Brighton in East Sussex and Tunbridge Wells in Kent, both towns with a Regency heritage... |
Brighton - Lewes - Ringmer - Isfield - Uckfield - Whitehill - Crowborough - Eridge Green - Tunbridge Wells |
| 37 | Meadowview - General Hospital - Seven Dials - City Centre - Kemp Town - County Hospital - Bristol Estate |
| 37B | Bristol Estate - County Hospital - Kemp town - City Centre - General Hospital - Meadowview |
| 38/38A | Meadowview - Open Market - London Road - Brighton Station(38A) |
| 46 | Southwick - Holmbush - Portslade - Hove - City Centre - Hollingbury |
| 47 | Brighton, City Centre - Kemp Town - County Hospital - Marina - Rottingdean - East Saltdean |
| Metro 49/49A | Portslade - Hove - City Centre - Lewes Road - East Moulsecoomb(49) - Lower Bevendean(49A) |
| Shuttle 50 | Brighton Station - City Centre - Hollingdean Circular - City Centre - Brighton Station |
| 52 | City Centre - Marina - Ovingdean - Woodingdean |
| 55 | Mile Oak - Hangleton - City Centre - Hollingbury |
| West East 56 | Patcham - Hollingbury - City Centre - Knoll Estate - Portslade - Fishergate - Southwick - Holmbush Centre - Southlands Hospital |
| 57 (Sundays Only) | City Centre - Kemp Town - Marina - Ovingdean - Rottingdean - East Saltdean |
| Shoreham Coaster 59 | Shoreham Beach - Shoreham - Southwick - Portslade - BHASVIC - City Centre |
| 77 (Sundays) | Brighton Pier - City Centre - Dyke Road - Devil's Dyke |
| 78 (Sundays Only) | Brighton - Open Market - Lewes Road - Moulsecoomb - Stanmer Park |
| 79 (Sundays Only) | Brighton - Open Market - Fiveways - Ditchling Road - Ditchling Beacon |
| 81/81B | London Road - Elm Grove - Queens Park - City Centre - Cricket Ground(81B) - Furze Hill(81B) - Hove(81) - Goldstone Valley(81) |
| 81A (Evenings And Sundays Only) | Meadowview - Lewes Road - London Road - Queens Park - City Centre - Brighton Station |
| 81C (Sundays) | Meadowview - Lewes Road - London Road - Queens Park - City Centre - Furze Hill - Hove - Golstone Valley |
| 84 | Whitehawk - Woodingdean - Universities |
Night services
| No. | Route |
|---|---|
| N7 | Marina - County Hospital - City Centre - Hove, George Street |
| N12 | City Centre - Marina - Rottingdean - Saltdean - Peacehaven - Newhaven - Denton - Seaford - Eastbourne |
| N25 | Universities - City Centre - Hove - Portslade |
| N29 | City Centre - Lewes Road - Coldean Lane - University (A27) - Lewes - Isfield (If Requested) - Uckfield |
| N69 | Brighton - Patcham - Hurstpierpoint - Hassocks - Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath |
| N98 | City Centre - Hove - Hangleton - Mile Oak - Southlands - Shoreham |
Fares and ticketing
The company operates, to a large extent, a flat fare system — people can travel on almost all of its buses, and to almost everywhere on its network, for fixed prices. The CitySaver ticket allows people to travel as often as they want for one day anywhere on any combination of buses (with a few exceptions). There are also longer-period season tickets, there are tickets valid also with local rail services and other bus operators, and various concessions for students, people under 16 and others.The company also recently reduced its on-bus fares for students on the 23/25 services to match its competitors' prices - the company is offering £2.50 day tickets and £8 week tickets for those services.
Named buses
Many of the company's buses have the name of a famous person commemorated on the front.In 1999 the company ran a competition asking local residents to name the 20 new double-decker buses that had just been added to its fleet. The company had started with names such as Brighton Belle, Brighton Rock, Brighton Pier, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hove Actually and Brighton and Hove in Bloom, and then asked local residents for help. It considered the options of naming the buses after landmarks in the town, people from the past, and present day celebrities.
In April 2004 the company added another 18 buses to its fleet, and continued the practice of naming them. The company's stated rule for choosing the name was: "The nominations must have made a significant contribution to the life of the local area during their lifetime and must have since died." However several living people are in fact featured on the bus fronts.
In September 2005 the company added a further 19 buses to its fleet, naming them after people who had "made great contributions to the city" – and including more female names, after complaints that the system had been too male-dominated up to that point. For a year one of the buses had been named after local historian and journalist Adam Trimingham.
Fleet (excluding coaches)
- 88 Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekkaScania OmniDekkaThe Scania OmniDekka is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK...
- 18 Scania N270UDScania N-seriesScania N-series is a series of city bus with straight-up, transversely mounted Euro IV/Euro V engine at the rear.It is available as N230UB, N270UB as well as the N230UD and N270UD...
/East Lancs OmniDekka - 21 Volvo B9TLVolvo B9TLThe Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo Buses since 2002. It superseded the older Volvo B10TL and the Volvo B7TL.-Chassis:...
/ Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 - 40 Dennis Trident 2Dennis Trident 2Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
/East Lancs LolyneEast Lancs LolyneThe East Lancs Lolyne is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Dennis Trident 2 chassis.Later on in its life... - 36 Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton PresidentPlaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
- 17 Volvo B10BLEVolvo B10BLEThe Volvo B10BLE is a low-entry city bus chassis which was popular in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Australia. It was launched around 1992 with the engine mounted on the rear overhang of the bus. It was the successor of the citybus version of Volvo B10B and is used as a base for single-deck...
/Wright RenownWright RenownThe Wright Renown is a low floor single-deck bus body built on Volvo B10BLE chassis by Wright.Over 800 Renowns were built between 1997 and 2002, making it somewhat more successful than the B10L-based Liberator.... - 13 Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton PointerPlaxton PointerThe Plaxton Pointer is a successful single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Plaxton and latterly built by Alexander Dennis.With the launch of the Dennis Dart in 1989, Plaxton's subsidiary Reeve Burgess made the Pointer body on the short 8.5 m...
1/Plaxton/Transbus Pointer 2 (MPD's ex-Metrobus) - 7 Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400Alexander ALX400The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders...
(ex-Stagecoach LondonStagecoach LondonStagecoach London , is a bus company which principally operates services in the UK capital city of London, under contract to the London Buses arm of Transport for London. It was formed in 1989 as a subsidiary of London Buses. The company privatised in 1994 and acquired by the Stagecoach Group, but...
) - 10 Dennis DartDennis DartThe Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
/Plaxton PointerPlaxton PointerThe Plaxton Pointer is a successful single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Plaxton and latterly built by Alexander Dennis.With the launch of the Dennis Dart in 1989, Plaxton's subsidiary Reeve Burgess made the Pointer body on the short 8.5 m... - 1 Optare SoloOptare SoloThe Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
(ex-Metrobus) - 7 Scania OmniLinkScania OmniLinkThe Scania OmniLink is an integrally-constructed rear longitudinal-engined citybus available on the European market. It is a complete product built by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
- 31 Scania OmniCityScania OmniCityThe Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
(double deck) - 4 Mercedes-Benz Citaro (ex-London GeneralLondon GeneralLondon General is a bus company operating in Surrey ang Greater London. It is owned by the Go-Ahead Group and operates most buses under contract to London Buses...
Bendybuses) - 1 Bristol K5G/ECW (Heritage Fleet)
- 1 AEC Routemaster (Ex Metrobus)
See also
- List of bus operators of the United Kingdom
- Trolleybuses in BrightonTrolleybuses in BrightonThe Brighton trolleybus system once served the town of Brighton, East Sussex, England. Opened on , it gradually replaced the Brighton tramway network....
- List of bus routes in Brighton & Hove