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Kings Ferry culls commuter coaches
| 题名： | Kings Ferry culls commuter coaches |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 摘要： | With eight days' notice to its customers, National Express-owned Kings Ferry withdrew all of its Kent to London commuter coaches on Christmas Eve. They had been running for just over 40 years, since the autumn of 1981, when Kings Ferry began covering routes for the failing Olsen of Strood business. Olsens had pioneered commuter operations the previous year, when coach deregulation was first introduced. Since then, Kings Ferry had expanded beyond its Medway base, also serving the Swale and Maidstone areas, requiring around 40 coaches daily at its peak. While other commuter services into London faded away, those from Kent remained buoyant, boosted by the growth of employment at Canary Wharf in London's Docklands, a location not directly accessible by train from Kent. Fares were also significantly cheaper than the rail alternative. The business was taken over in 2007 by National Express, which in 2016 also acquired Clarke's, whose commuter services operated from areas not served by Kings Ferry. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Buses |
| 卷： | 74 |
| 期： | 803 |
| 页码： | 10-10 |
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