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« on: May 09, 2011, 17:12:00 »

... say ATOC» (Association of Train Operating Companies See - here), in their press release:

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Train travellers could save up to 60% off buss journeys this summer

Passengers travelling by train in June and July will be able to travel by bus to and from the station and around town for just ^1.50 a day. That is thanks to a new online offer for PLUSBUS tickets being launched today by train and bus companies.

PLUSBUS is a simple, great value, combined rail and bus fare, designed to save travellers both time and money. An increasingly popular choice, it gives train travellers the freedom to take the bus to or from the train station. Over the last year alone, sales of PLUSBUS tickets increased by 65%.

PLUSBUS day tickets priced at ^1.50 can be used in 280 participating towns and cities across Britain, representing a discount of up to 60% off the normal price.

As well as being cheap and convenient, PLUSBUS also plays its part in reducing our CO2 emissions by helping to cut our reliance on the car. Bus and train travel produces less CO2 than any other form of motorised transport whereas cars account for around 58% of the UK (United Kingdom)'s total transport CO2 emissions.
 
Three-quarters of a million PLUSBUS tickets are sold each year, meaning thousands of people are already using the bus instead of driving their car to get to and from train stations.
 
David Mapp, Commercial Director at the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC), said: ^More and more passengers are now choosing to buy PLUSBUS because of the added convenience of being able to buy your rail and discounted bus ticket in the same transaction, saving time and money.

^PLUSBUS already offers thousands of people great value for money. And now we want to encourage even more train travellers, regular commuters and leisure travellers alike, to try it out for themselves and start saving. So during June and July we^re offering great value PLUSBUS tickets for just ^1.50 a day to encourage them to start or finish their journey on a combined rail and bus ticket.^

More than 200 of Britain^s bus companies are taking part in the promotion.

The ^1.50 ticket is available for passengers buying train tickets online from 12 participating rail ticket retailing websites. Tickets can be bought from now and until 31st July and must be used for travel between 1st June and 31st July 2011 inclusive.

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1. The websites participating in the ^1.50 online offer are:
 arrivatrainswales.co.uk
 crosscountrytrains.co.uk
 eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
 firstcapitalconnect.co.uk
 firstgreatwestern.co.uk
 nationalexpresseastanglia.co.uk
 qjump.co.uk
 scotrail.co.uk
 southwesttrains.co.uk
 thetrainline.com
 tpexpress.co.uk
 virgintrains.co.uk
 
2. PLUSBUS tickets (at normal price) can be bought at all National Rail ticket offices, over the phone or online.
 
3. For a full list of the 280 participating towns and cities and offer Terms & Conditions visit: www.plusbus.info.

4. PLUSBUS is a National Rail ticketing product managed by Journey Solutions, a partnership of Britain^s leading bus and train companies, ATOC and the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

I ssusspect ssomeone at ATOC sshould be a bit ssheepissh about that heading ...  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011, 17:24:04 »

Good savings to be made.

A day ticket for First Buss Bristol costs ^4.00, whereas a Plusbuss is just ^1.50 in June/July.  Even at the normal price of ^3.50, its still great value.
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« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2011, 19:27:16 »

Could be ATOC» (Association of Train Operating Companies See - here) are offering discounted travel on herring fishing boatss?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring_buss

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ATOC» (Association of Train Operating Companies See - here) - all at ssea?  Whatever next?  Shocked Roll Eyes Grin
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