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Eastbourne Buses was a bus operator running within the Borough of Eastbourne and into the surrounding area, including Pevensey, Hailsham, Tunbridge Wells, Uckfield and East Grinstead, with a fleet of around 50 vehicles. Eastbourne Buses was sold to the Stagecoach Group in 18 December 2008 for a reported £4 Million, beating Go-Ahead to the ownership. == History == Formed in April 1903, Eastbourne Buses claimed to be the first and oldest municipally owned motor bus operator in the world; the first bus service operated between Eastbourne railway station and Old Town. In 2007, the company was fined over £25,000 for two accidents involving employees, one of which was fatal.〔(BBC News - "Family mourns killed bus driver" ) Accessed 20 June 2008〕 At the beginning of 2008, the traffic commissioner fined the company for failing to run services on time.〔(BBC News - "Bus firm fined for late services" ) Accessed 20 June 2008〕 June 2008 reports had announced Eastbourne Council's intention to sell its majority shareholding in the company.〔(''Bus and Coach'' magazine - "Speculation on Eastbourne Buses future" ) Accessed 20 June 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eastbourne Buses」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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