Stagecoach launch Gloucester - North Bristol express service

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[TonyK]

Stop "B" is used by the 6 and 7 services to Kingswood and Staple Hill. It is outside what used to be C&A, for those who remember Clemens and August's clothes shop.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Oh - not Coats & 'Ats? 

[TonyK]

There's a joke, not fit for publication, the punch line of which is... no, I can't.

[chuffed]

Good diversions ..gave me a chuckle or two ..but now back on topic.

A prompt and courteous reply from Stagecoach West Commercial Manager after my experience last Wednesday

Thank you for your email.  I am sorry to hear that you have had difficulty trying to use our Belles Express service from Bristol to Gloucester.

The Belles Express is scheduled to depart from Cabot's Circus Stop B.  This stop is on Bond Street, approximately halfway between Debenhams and the western entrance to Cabot's Circus.  Whilst the stop is not immediately adjacent to the shopping centre, it is one of a group of stops named as such by the local Council.  Our online journey planner does make this clear, but I accept that our printed material could be improved and we will seek to update this to add the specific stop reference to guide future passengers.  The Cabot's Circus stops are extremely busy and used by several other bus and coach services - this can occasionally mean that our drivers need to pull in to the nearest space, then being less visible to intending customers.

Whilst we endeavour to always use the dedicated Bellles Express coach on this service, there are occasions when we need to substitute another vehicle if the coach is undergoing scheduled maintenance.  Our spare bus for the route is a Gold double decker bus, which when in service should clearly display 'Gloucester Express' or 'Bristol Express'.  Our drivers are encouraged to look out for intending customers, especially if the vehicle is not the one most will expect to see, but I appreciate that this can still be more difficult to recognise from a passenger perspective.

I take on board your comments and will feed back your thoughts to our marketing team to help improve our publicity.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

James O'Neill

Commercial Manager
Stagecoach West

[Surrey 455]

Stop "B" is used by the 6 and 7 services to Kingswood and Staple Hill. It is outside what used to be C&A, for those who remember Clemens and August's clothes shop.

C&A is still around in Europe, but it's been many years since they pulled out of the UK^▸ (United Kingdom).

[TonyK]

I went in the Prague C & A a few years back, out of sentimentality. Reminded me why I seldom went in the Bristol one. Off, then, to the store of Messrs Block and Quayle, if Stagecoach do a service there?