{"id":796,"date":"2026-04-12T07:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/796\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T07:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:57:16","slug":"stagecoach-marks-one-year-of-service-on-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/796\/","title":{"rendered":"Stagecoach marks one year of service on island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A bus company is celebrating one year of service in Guernsey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stagecoach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cp8vll4y9y1o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:took over the running of the island&#039;s bus services in April 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;took over the running of the island&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">took over the running of the island&#8217;s bus services in April 2025<\/a>, after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c80ez179v31o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:replaced CT Plus,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;replaced CT Plus,&quot;}\" class=\"link \">replaced CT Plus,<\/a> which had operated the buses since 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The UK-based bus operator said it had covered more than 1.3 million miles (two million km) and carried about 1.7 million passengers over the last twelve months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Peter Knight, managing director at Stagecoach South West said it was an &#8220;incredible&#8221; first year where his team had &#8220;worked tirelessly to ensure customers get a clean, reliable service&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A side shot of a white bus which has red and yellow ribbons wrapping around the side. At the bottom middle there is writing which says &quot;celebrate Guernsey&quot; and on the top left it says: &quot;All electric. No emissions.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ba6566ba8fd7c9f24f09a2cda0ff9cad.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stagecoach introduced two new electric buses to its fleet in January 2026 [BBC]<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two electric buses were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn8j1nzn42lo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:added to its fleet in January,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;added to its fleet in January,&quot;}\" class=\"link \">added to its fleet in January,<\/a> in a bid to support the island&#8217;s net-zero goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The operator said it was working with the States of Guernsey to &#8220;gradually replace&#8221; the diesel fleet with electric ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Deputy Adrian Gabriel, president of Guernsey&#8217;s Committee for the Environment &amp; Infrastructure, added; &#8220;As well as the day-to-day bus services, they&#8217;ve also used their extensive experience to help us propose changes to Guernsey&#8217;s bus route map and timetable to improve the service for users.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Guernsey on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcguernsey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbcguernsey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcguernsey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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