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[[File:Arriva Shires & Essex 3300 on Green Line 797.JPG|right|thumb|An [[Arriva Shires & Essex]] bus advertising Plusbus]] |
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[[File:Uno PlusBus bus 153.jpg|right|thumb|An [[Uno (bus company)|Uno]] bus advertising Plusbus]] |
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'''Plusbus''', '''PlusBus''' or '''PLUSBUS''' is an add-on ticket, which can be purchased with [[National Rail]] [[Rail transport|train]] tickets in [[Great Britain]]. It allows unlimited travel on participating [[bus]] operators' services, and in some cases trams, in the whole urban area of rail-served towns and cities, except London.<ref name=CPT>{{cite web|title=PlusBus: about US|url=http://www.cornwallpublictransport.info/rail_tickets.asp|publisher=|year=|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624072602/http://www.cornwallpublictransport.info/rail_tickets.asp#|archive-date=24 June 2012|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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A '''PlusBus''' ticket is an add-on to most types of National Rail ticket in [[Great Britain]]. It gives the customer unlimited travel on participating [[bus]] and tram operators' services around the whole urban area of the rail-served town or city (except greater London) that's at the start or end of the rail journey. |
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==History== |
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==Background== |
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The Plusbus scheme was launched in 2002.<ref>[http://www.warringtonboroughtransport.co.uk/plusbus.html Plusbus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716195757/http://www.warringtonboroughtransport.co.uk/plusbus.html# |date=16 July 2012 }} Warrington Borough Transport. Retrieved 22 September 2012.</ref> The scheme is promoted by [[Association of Train Operating Companies|ATOC]], and administered by [[Journey Solutions]], a partnership of Britain's leading bus and train operating companies.<ref>[http://www.journeysolutions.com About Journey Solutions.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804184648/http://journeysolutions.com/# |date=4 August 2018 }} Journey Solutions. Retrieved 9 September 2014.</ref> Plusbus won the International Road Transport Union Eurochallenge Award in 2007 for their model of private partnership providing outstanding social and customer value.<ref>[http://www.iru.org/index/en_event2007_eurochallenge_press IRU Eurochallenge Award 2007 - Press Release - UK's Plusbus wins IRU Eurochallenge Award.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118201131/http://www.iru.org/index/en_event2007_eurochallenge_press# |date=18 November 2008 }} IRU. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.</ref> |
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The PlusBus ticketing scheme was launched in 2002 and was gradually expanded over the next five years. PlusBus is a National Rail ticketing product, which is funded, managed and promoted by the [http://www.journeysolutions.com Journey Solutions partnership]. This not-for-profit partnership includes Britain's leading bus and train operating groups: Arriva, First, Go-Ahead, National Express, Stagecoach plus the trade associations: the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the Rail Delivery Group. PlusBus ticketing is therefore an operator-led initiative. |
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Plusbus is available to 290 towns and cities across Britain (outside greater London). It gives the rail traveller unlimited local bus travel around the whole urban area of the origin and/or destination town(s) of their rail journey.<ref name=CPT/> Prices start from £1.50 for a day's travel, in addition to the rail fare. [[Season ticket]]s are now available for most destinations.<ref name=CPT/><ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/plusbus.html Plusbus - Train and Bus.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221015804/http://nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/plusbus.html# |date=21 February 2009 }} National Rail. Retrieved 1 March 2009.</ref> Railcard holders get one-third off Plusbus day ticket prices. Children (aged under 16 years old) get 50% off Plusbus day ticket prices. |
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PlusBus ticketing is currently available for 280 rail-served towns and cities across Britain (outside greater London). It gives the train traveller unlimited local bus and tram travel around the whole urban area of the origin and/or destination town(s) of their rail journey. There is one travel zone for each PlusBus served town or city, which covers the entire urban area of each place. PlusBus tickets can be used from first bus in the morning to mid-night on the date shown on the ticket - there are no peak-period travel restrictions. PlusBus tickets are standard National Rail credit-card size paper tickets. ''''+BUS'''<nowiki/>' is printed after the location name that the ticket is valid for. For example: A PlusBus ticket for the Derby will have: 'DERBY+BUS' printed on it. |
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Adult PlusBus ticket prices start from £2 for a day's travel, in addition to the rail fare. [[Season ticket]]s are now available for 7-days, a month, 3-months and a year for most destinations (excluding Edinburgh, Nottingham and the West Midlands locations). National Railcard holders get one-third off PlusBus day ticket prices. Children (aged under 16 years old) get 50% off PlusBus day ticket prices. |
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[[File:Train Ticket Bus image.jpg|thumb|Image used to promote PlusBus ticketing.]] |
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| ⚫ | PlusBus tickets can be purchased (with train tickets) from all National Rail station ticket offices, online from most Train Operating Company websites, from National Rail travel agents and self-service ticket vending machines at selected stations. Over two hundred bus companies and five and tram operators participate in PlusBus ticketing schemes across Britain. Around one million PlusBus tickets are issued each year.<ref>http://www.journeysolutions.com</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 12:29, 7 December 2018
A PlusBus ticket is an add-on to most types of National Rail ticket in Great Britain. It gives the customer unlimited travel on participating bus and tram operators' services around the whole urban area of the rail-served town or city (except greater London) that's at the start or end of the rail journey.
Background
The PlusBus ticketing scheme was launched in 2002 and was gradually expanded over the next five years. PlusBus is a National Rail ticketing product, which is funded, managed and promoted by the Journey Solutions partnership. This not-for-profit partnership includes Britain's leading bus and train operating groups: Arriva, First, Go-Ahead, National Express, Stagecoach plus the trade associations: the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the Rail Delivery Group. PlusBus ticketing is therefore an operator-led initiative.
About PlusBus ticketing
PlusBus ticketing is currently available for 280 rail-served towns and cities across Britain (outside greater London). It gives the train traveller unlimited local bus and tram travel around the whole urban area of the origin and/or destination town(s) of their rail journey. There is one travel zone for each PlusBus served town or city, which covers the entire urban area of each place. PlusBus tickets can be used from first bus in the morning to mid-night on the date shown on the ticket - there are no peak-period travel restrictions. PlusBus tickets are standard National Rail credit-card size paper tickets. '+BUS' is printed after the location name that the ticket is valid for. For example: A PlusBus ticket for the Derby will have: 'DERBY+BUS' printed on it.
Adult PlusBus ticket prices start from £2 for a day's travel, in addition to the rail fare. Season tickets are now available for 7-days, a month, 3-months and a year for most destinations (excluding Edinburgh, Nottingham and the West Midlands locations). National Railcard holders get one-third off PlusBus day ticket prices. Children (aged under 16 years old) get 50% off PlusBus day ticket prices.
PlusBus tickets can be purchased (with train tickets) from all National Rail station ticket offices, online from most Train Operating Company websites, from National Rail travel agents and self-service ticket vending machines at selected stations. Over two hundred bus companies and five and tram operators participate in PlusBus ticketing schemes across Britain. Around one million PlusBus tickets are issued each year.[1]