Preston park and ride
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Optare Solo bus in the previous Preston Bus park and ride livery in December 2007
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| Service area | Preston |
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| Service type | Bus services |
| Destinations | Preston |
| Fleet | Optare Solo SR |
| Operator | Rotala |
| Website | Preston Bus Park and Ride |
Preston park and ride is a park-and-ride scheme in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England, operated by Rotala subsidiary Preston Bus (formerly Stagecoach in Preston).
Services
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The park and ride system consists of two car parks at Portway and one at Walton-le-Dale, connected by a bus route via the city centre and railway station. The services do not run on Sundays, and a reduced service operates on bank holidays. The car parks are free, with users paying for the bus journey.
Before 4 March 2013, the Portway and Walton-le-Dale sites were served by separate routes:
- Route 1 - Portway - Fishergate Shopping Centre - St George's Shopping Centre and return
- Route 2 - Capitol Centre - London Rd/Queen St - Jacson St and return
When the park and ride service started there was only one site, at Portway in the Riversway Docklands area. The second, at the Capitol Centre in Walton-le-Dale, was opened on 1 December 2002.
In 2009 a third site was opened, at Bluebell Way in Fulwood. Served by the "Orbit" routes 88A and 88C rather than having its own dedicated service, it was unpopular due to higher fares and infrequent bus service and was closed in January 2011.[1][2]
In February 2013 it was announced that the two park and ride routes would be combined from 4 March to create a route (Route 1) through the city centre.[3]
Fleet
The Portway park and ride service is run using Optare Solo SR buses; since 2011 the Walton-le-Dale service is run by hybrid Optare Versas. Preston Bus was the first operator of Optare Solo SR buses, as eight were acquired for the Park & Ride routes,[4] five of which entered service in May 2008. They have leather seats and when you enter the bus there is a display of pictures of Preston's best.[5] Minibuses will be used on the combined service replacing the Versas until the Portway site is redeveloped.[6] Buses formerly used on the park and ride routes include Optare's Solo and MetroRider.
Livery
The previous livery had consisted of pink with a dark blue skirt and a broad light blue 'swish' towards the back. All of the buses are now in green, cream and blue livery.[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ Preston Park & Ride Cross City Service 1 leaflet published by Preston Bus
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