Bus chaos as business collapses
Bus services in East Sussex have been disrupted after a Countryliner bus company went into administration on Thursday.
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Bus chaos after firm goes bust
by Malcolm Shaw
School buses have been disrupted after the sudden collapse of a transport firm in East Sussex.
Read the full storyStatement from East Sussex County Council
East Sussex County Council say they are doing everything they can to ensure the minimum amount of disruption is caused in the county following the collapse of local bus company Countryliner.
Hundreds of school children will experience delays to their travel to school this morning after the company went into administration late yesterday afternoon.
– Statement from East Sussex County CouncilThe County Council has taken action to ensure that at a minimum those services that provide journeys to and from school operate on Tuesday 9 October in the morning and afternoon. This will mean children should be able get to and from school as normal but expect delays. It is likely there will be disruption to bus services throughout the day
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Bus journeys in East Sussex: Severe disruption likely
School and public bus services will be severely disrupted tomorrow morning after a bus company went into administration.
Countryliner Sussex Ltd collapsed at 5pm today.
The following services will be affected.
121 Newick - Chailey - Cooksbridge - Lewes
125 Barcombe - Cooksbridge - Lewes - Glynde - Alfriston
127 Lewes Landport Estate
128 Lewes Town
166 Lewes - Plumpton Green - Wivelsfield Green - Haywards Heath
254 Tunbridge Wells - Frant - Wadhurst - Ticehurst - Hawkhust
256 Tunbridge Wells to Uplands Community College (School Journeysonly)
258 Kilndown - Lamberhurst - Wadhurst
259 Bodle Street - Wartling - Cowbeech - Heathfield CommunityCollege
261 Uckfield - Maresfield - Nutley - Chelwood Gate - Forest Row - EGrinstead
304/305 Hastings - Battle - Roberstbridge - Hurst Green - Hawkhurst
824 Village Rider serving Lewes, Plumpton Green, Wivelsfield Green,Ditchling, Burgess Hill
Transport to the following schools and colleges will be affected:
Chailey School, St Peters CE School, Chailey; Uckfield Community Technology College; Ringmer Academy; Wivelsfield County Primary; Uplands Community College, Wadhurst
Heathfield Community College; Robertsbridge Community College; Claverham Community College; Battle Priory School, Lewes; Sussex Downs College, Lewes; Warden Park School, Cuckfield; Sackville School, East Grinstead.