Go-Coach

Go-Coach
A Go-Coach Optare Solo in Tunbridge Wells Town Centre in November 2013
Founded2008
HeadquartersSwanley
Service areaKent
East Sussex
South London
Service typeBus services
Routes40[1]
HubsSevenoaks, Swanley, Dartford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells
Fleet43 (December 2022)
Chief executiveAlfred Crofts
Websitewww.go-coach.co.uk

Go-Coachhire Limited,[2] trading as Go-Coach, is a bus operator running a total of 40 bus services (including school services) across Kent and Sussex. The majority of these services are operated on behalf of Kent County Council from their depot in Swanley.

History

A Go-Coach Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart at Westerham in March 2013

Go-Coach was founded in 2008 by Austin Blackburn. The company began operating as a coach hire company initially just using a single coach.[3]

In April 2010, Go-Coach began operating bus services for the first time when they took over the Kent County Council tendered routes 401 (Sevenoaks to Westerham) and 421 (Sevenoaks to Swanley) from Arriva Southern Counties.[3] In May 2011, Go Coach extended route 421 to Dartford to replace the Arriva Southern Counties route 423 bringing the operator into the town for the first time.[4] The companies Dartford services were further boosted with the instruction of the Dart local town services in 2014.[5]

In April 2014, Go-Coach expanded its operations into Edenbridge by taking over routes 232, 234, 238, 631 and 632 from Arriva Southern Counties.[6] A number of its Sevenoaks services were altered at the same time.

In 2015, a number of Go-Coach services were boosted. The company took over a number of Kent County Council contracted services as well as introducing new circular town service 8 in Sevenoaks at the same time.[7] Go-Coach also upgraded and took over existing route 401 on a commercial basis in 2015, this being the first time that the company had operated a bus service in this way.[8]

In July 2017, Go-Coach introduced two new routes in Sevenoaks (routes 431 and 435) in response to Arriva Southern Counties withdrawing major parts of their route 402 service at the same time.[9]

In April 2019, Arriva Southern Counties withdrew a number of their local services in Sevenoaks.[10] Go Coach introduced a number of replacement services and at the same time became the network operator of the town.

In December 2020, Go-Coach launched the new E1 circular bus service in Edenbridge giving the town a dedicated local service for the first time.[11]

On 23 August 2021, Go-Coach introduced the 24-hour Fastrack branded AZ service between Dartford and Gravesend, serving the new Amazon LCY3 distribution centre in Dartford.[12][13] On 2 April 2022, this service was transferred to Arriva Kent Thameside in April 2022 with the Amazon LCY3 also now served by the current Fastrack A service.[14]

In December 2023, the company was sold to Derbyshire-based Hulleys of Baslow, but retained the Go-Coach branding, fleet and staff.[15]

Garages, fleet and services

Go-Coach run services from a single depot Swanley which runs a mixture of commercial and school services as well as services operated on behalf of Kent County Council with a total of 40 routes. Go Coach operate a number of rural services across Kent and as such, a number of their services operate at very low frequencies with limited operating hours.[1] Go Coach are also the main bus operator in the town of Sevenoaks (since Arriva Southern Counties withdrew a number of their Sevenoaks routes in April 2019[10]) and currently run and operate Sevenoaks bus station.[9][16]

Go-Coach currently operate the following services (excluding school services):[1]

Route Start End Operation
1 Sevenoaks Westerham Monday-Saturday
2 Sevenoaks Swanley Monday-Saturday
3 Sevenoaks Locksbottom Monday-Friday
5 Sevenoaks Tonbridge Monday-Saturday
6 Sevenoaks Kemsing Monday-Saturday
8 Sevenoaks circular service Monday-Saturday
208 Pembury East Peckham Monday-Saturday
280 Tunbridge Wells Molyneux Park Monday-Saturday
283 Tunbridge Wells Ravenswood Avenue Monday-Saturday
289 Southborough Ramslye Monday-Friday
401 Westerham Tonbridge Sunday only
429 Dartford West Kingsdown Monday-Saturday
C1 Bluewater Longfield Monday-Saturday
C3 Bluewater New Ash Green Monday-Saturday
D1 Dartford Dartford Heath Monday-Saturday
D2 Dartford Temple Hill Monday-Saturday

The fleet consists of Optare Solo, Optare Solo SR, Switch Metrocity (formerly known as the Optare Metrocity), Optare Versa, Optare Tempo, Mellor Sigma 10, ADL Enviro200 MMC and ADL Enviro400.[17]

Go2 Sevenoaks

Since April 2020, Go-Coach have operated the Go2 demand responsive service in Sevenoaks in partnership with ViaVan. The service is designed to allow passengers to hail buses to their locations to remove the need for unnecessary bus operations.[18]

Service history

April 2020

The Go2 demand responsive service was introduced in April 2020 when Go-Coach suspended all of its fixed line bus services in Sevenoaks and Edenbridge due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]

The service initially ran Monday-Saturday only and covered the majority of the Sevenoaks District as well as extending north to Orpington and south to Tonbridge. It also served a number of hospitals outside of the main operating area including Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury, Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup and Princess Royal Hospital in Locksbottom.[20]

August 2020

In August 2020, Go-Coach reinstated a number of their fixed line bus services in Sevenoaks and Go2 continued to operate alongside these services. At the same time, the service was removed from Orpington and Tonbridge as well as the hospitals outside the main operating area.[1][21]

January 2021

In January 2021, Go-Coach again suspended a number of its Sevenoaks services due to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced them with Go2.[22]

April 2021

In April 2021, the Go2 service area was expanded to serve West Kingsdown, East Hill, Fairseat and Stansted.

A limited Sunday service was also introduced on the service covering Sevenoaks, Swanley and West Kingsdown.[23]

At the same time, a number of Go-Coach fixed line bus services in Sevenoaks were reintroduced and Go2 again operates alongside these.[22]

January 2023

In January 2023, a number of major changes were made to Go2 in response to a reduction in funding from Kent County Council. The service was scaled back to operate on weekdays and Saturdays from 06:00-19:00 only, with the Sunday service being withdrawn. In addition, the operating area was reduced, no longer serving Swanley, Edenbridge or West Kingsdown.[24]

Operating area

As of January 2023, the key areas served by the Go2 service include: Sevenoaks Town Centre, Sevenoaks Weald, Ide Hill, Westerham, Sundridge, Brasted, Chipstead, Dunton Green, Knockholt, Halstead, Shoreham, Otford, Godden Green, Seal and Kemsing.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bus Routes". Go-Coach. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ Companies House extract company no 6490924 Go-Coachhire Limited
  3. ^ a b A decade of Go Coach & Bus Week issue 1350 19 July 2018 pages 16-23
  4. ^ "Changes and cancellations to Arriva Bus Services". News Shopper May 2011. 3 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Go Coach launches Darts in Dartford". Bus & Coach Buyer, January 2014. 20 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Changes to bus times in the Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells areas". Arriva Southern Counties, April 2014.
  7. ^ "Go Coach to operate year round Sevenoaks bus service". Coach & Bus Week November 2015. 26 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Go Coach goes Silver Service". Coach & Bus Week July 2015. 15 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Go Coach route to Orpington replaces Arriva". RouteOne, August 2017. 16 August 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Arriva to stop running route 1 and 2 buses in Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells 285 service". Kent Online, March 2019. 28 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Route E1: Edenbridge Town Circular". Go-Coach. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Fastrack AZ: Dartford to Gravesend via Amazon LCY3". Go-Coach. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "New 24 hour bus route launched to serve Amazon's vast Dartford distribution depot". 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Northfleet April 2022 Network Changes". Arriva Southern Counties. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Hulleys buys Kent independent". Buses. Key Publishing. 11 December 2023.
  16. ^ Go-Coach becomes Sevenoaks area's main operator Coach & Bus Week issue 1390 23 April 2019 page 10
  17. ^ "Fleet list – Go-Coach Hire – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Go Coach and ViaVan launch on-demand public transport solution Go2". SmartTransport, April 2020.
  19. ^ "Sevenoaks bus services replaced by on-demand service". Horton Kirby and South Darenth Parish Council, April 2020.
  20. ^ "Go2 goes to Sevenoaks". Busandtrainuser.com. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Go2 Operating Area". Go-Coach. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Service Updates - April 2021". Go-Coach. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Service update from April 2021". Go2. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Go2 is changing". Go-Coach. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

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