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Salisbury bus station was a bus station in the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The station had five stands underneath a red brick building which was built in 1939 as the headquarters of the Wilts & Dorset bus company. [1] It was closed in 2014 on the grounds of high maintenance costs.
Salisbury Reds is a trading name of bus operator Go South Coast primarily used in the Salisbury and surrounding Wiltshire areas. It is part of the Go-Ahead Group . Operations in the area were formerly part of the Wilts & Dorset brand, phased out from 2012 onwards.
The former Breamore station buildings, now in use as a private dwelling. The line eventually opened on 20 December 1866. [9] [5] [6] Weekdays-only trains from Salisbury took passengers to Wimborne, Poole and Weymouth, with return trains from Dorchester, Poole and Wimborne. There were stations at Downton, Breamore, Fordingbridge and Verwood.
The former Salisbury Milford station was used as a goods station until it was closed in 1967 and demolished in 1968. [8] Goods traffic was also handled in goods sheds at the west end of the Fisherton station – north of the GWR station and south of the LSWR station – and also on the 460 yards (420 m) Market House branch from the east end of ...
Notable buildings include the former Georgian era Salisbury Infirmary, [4] now in residential use as Pembroke House; the Victorian Clock Tower; [5] the King's Head Hotel; [6] and St Paul's Church. Salisbury railway station is close to the street and was at first known as Fisherton Street to distinguish it from the now closed Milford station .
The Plusbus scheme was launched in October 2002 across an initial 35 railway stations. [1] The scheme is administered by Journey Solutions, a not for profit partnership of bus operators Arriva , FirstGroup , Go-Ahead , National Express and Stagecoach , the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the Rail Delivery Group .
The Yeovil station was the Bristol and Exeter Railway station at Hendford, up until then the terminus of their line from Durston. The two companies planned a joint station which became Yeovil Town, and the B&ER made a separate narrow gauge track from the point of junction to Hendford, providing mixed gauge track in their goods yard there. [1]
In June 1987, Wilts & Dorset was sold in a management buyout. [5] The new company fought off competition from Charlie's Cars [6] and Badger Vectis. [7]Damory Coaches of Blandford Forum was purchased in May 1993, followed by Oakfield Travel [8] and Stanbridge & Crichel Bus Company in November 1993, [9] and by Blandford Bus Company in January 1994; [10] all were combined under the Damory Coaches ...