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Free Bus Services - Nwales Bus - 21/11/2013 18:18
Hi
I was traveling on the Metroshuttle in Manchester over the weekend and was wondering what other bus services operate free for passengers in our region and nationwide
I know that First used to operate the Chester Rail Link, until Helms of Eastham/Aintree Coachline decided to commercialise the service
Thanks
RE: Free Bus Services - SF07 - 21/11/2013 18:23
Metroshuttle 1, 2, 3 in Manchester plus 300 in Stockport, 400 in Oldham and 500 in Bolton are all free services in Greater Manchester.
Over in neighbouring Yorkshire, there are FreeTownBus services in Dewsbury and Huddersfield, while there are FreeCityBus services in Bradford and Wakefield. Leeds did have one until a couple of years ago but was replaced by LeedsCityBus, where passengers can either pay 50p single fare or travel for free with operator or Metro day/weekly/monthly/annual tickets. Sheffield have the FreeBee service in the city centre.
RE: Free Bus Services - robertclark125 - 21/11/2013 19:19
Here in Fife, Stagecoach Fife provide, under contract to tesco, buses, once a week, to Tesco at Duloch park, Dunfermline. I think they run from Blairhall and steelend on a Tuesday, Ballingry and High Valleyfield on a Thursday.
RE: Free Bus Services - motormayhem - 21/11/2013 19:56
In st helens,selwyns operate the little battery powered technobus town services.
RE: Free Bus Services - Neukit - 21/11/2013 20:36
(21/11/2013 19:19)robertclark125 Wrote: Here in Fife, Stagecoach Fife provide, under contract to tesco, buses, once a week, to Tesco at Duloch park, Dunfermline. I think they run from Blairhall and steelend on a Tuesday, Ballingry and High Valleyfield on a Thursday.
Those services stopped earlier this year, but they do provide a free shuttle bus in Dunfermline town centre (seven days per week) in connection with the building of a much delayed new tesco store.
RE: Free Bus Services - Wright Eclipse - 21/11/2013 20:45
(21/11/2013 18:23)SF07 Wrote: Metroshuttle 1, 2, 3 in Manchester plus 300 in Stockport, 400 in Oldham and 500 in Bolton are all free services in Greater Manchester.
Over in neighbouring Yorkshire, there are FreeTownBus services in Dewsbury and Huddersfield, while there are FreeCityBus services in Bradford and Wakefield. Leeds did have one until a couple of years ago but was replaced by LeedsCityBus, where passengers can either pay 50p single fare or travel for free with operator or Metro day/weekly/monthly/annual tickets. Sheffield have the FreeBee service in the city centre.
Also in yorkshire HJC Do the Halifax Sainsburys & Brighouse Tesco Contract,Yorkshire Tiger also have ASDA York Rd Free Bus.Rotherham also have a Freebee Service
RE: Free Bus Services - busdude - 21/11/2013 21:09
Stagecoach Wirral offer a free Tesco Bidston Moss service every Tuesday & Thursday (T1 New Brighton - Tesco via: Liscard) (T3 Woodchurch - Moreton - Tesco )
RE: Free Bus Services - 126th street - 21/11/2013 21:16
The Chester Rail Link under First was officially only free to rail ticket holders. Others were supposed to pay, although it was very rarely enforced.
RE: Free Bus Services - buses7675 - 22/11/2013 00:47
Hi All,
HTL Buses run a free service for Asda to/from Asda Hunts Cross via Halewood & Speke, running Monday to Friday daytimes.
RE: Free Bus Services - B10B6514 - 22/11/2013 04:51
There's a free service linking Southport Tesco Extra with outlying communities operated on contract by Cumfybus usually using one of the Dennis Trident double deckers on Tuesdays and Fridays.