BSIP support continues to boost Lincolnshire buses

BSIP support continues to boost Lincolnshire’s bus services.

As part of the improvements, P.C. Coaches is now operating the Boston to Lincoln Saturday service. The £2 fare cap is in use across the route. Along with the enhanced Monday to Friday service operated by Brylaine Travel, bus users now have more regular links to both Lincoln and Boston and tourist attractions along the route.

“It’s great for our company to be expanding our network further south in the county and into Boston” – Stephen Bryce, Managing Director at P.C. Coaches of Lincoln

Stephen Bryce, Managing Director at P.C. Coaches of Lincoln, said: “It’s great for our company to be expanding our network further south in the county and into Boston.

“We are delighted to be working with our partners at Lincolnshire County Council to deliver this improved timetable on service 55 between Lincoln, Metheringham, Coningsby and Boston which now means that communities along this corridor now have a direct bus between Lincoln and Boston six days a week for the first time in over two years.

“We feel that this service has great potential for regular customers who use the bus to get to school, college or work, or to go shopping. It also will open up the chance to visit the many tourist attractions and places of interest along the route, too.

“With the £2 fare cap remaining in place for at least until the end of the year, we are hoping to attract new customers to the service, providing them with a great value day out.”

Stagecoach’s 37 bus route between Spalding and Peterborough is now running every 60 minutes.

Operating between 6am and 8pm from Monday to Saturday, the boosted Stagecoach 37 bus service is now live. It previously ran every two hours, with the Sunday service continuing to operate on the two-hourly frequency.

“…the doubling of this route’s frequency will mean a lot more availability for those wishing to get from Spalding to Peterborough and vice versa” – David Boden, Business Development Director of Stagecoach East

David Boden, Business Development Director of Stagecoach East, said: “We are very excited about the prospects for the 37 Service and, thanks to the hard work from everyone involved, I am confident that it will prove to be a valuable transport link for passengers, which will be well used to bring local communities together.

“We have been really pleased to work so closely with the team at Lincolnshire County Council, as part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan, and the doubling of this route’s frequency will mean a lot more availability for those wishing to get from Spalding to Peterborough and vice versa.”

Additionally, the Bland’s operated service around Stamford is boosted thanks to BSIP funding too.

The service is enhanced from two buses, three days a week to hourly services, six days a week. Bland’s buses will now operate Monday to Saturday and will also serve new areas of town.

“The development of the new, more comprehensive 182 Stamford Town Service has been a very positive experience” – Alison Monamy, Local Bus Service Manager at Bland’s

Alison Monamy, Local Bus Service Manager at Bland’s, said: “The development of the new, more comprehensive 182 Stamford Town Service has been a very positive experience.

“The team here at Bland’s are looking forward to meeting more of the Stamford town residents, and we have dropped the cost of off-peak travel on the service to £2 for a single, £3.40 for a return (9am to 2.30pm) to encourage more travellers onboard.”