Chaserider

Chaserider[1] is the brand name for bus services operated around Cannock and Staffordshire by D&G Bus a local bus operator owned by Centrebus who are based in Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Chaserider
A Wright Streetlite in Walsall
ParentCentrebus Group
FoundedJanuary 2021
HeadquartersWenlock Way, Leicester
Service areaCannock
Stafford
Wolverhampton
DepotsDelta Way, Cannock
Fleet50
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorCentrebus Group
Chief executiveJulian Peddle
Websitewww.chaserider.co.uk

History

The Chaserider brand name, which refers to Cannock Chase, was first used by Midland Red from 1977[2] until 1992.

During November 2020, Centrebus Group subsidiary D&G Bus announced they would be taking over the Cannock depot of Arriva Midlands from the end of January 2021 with operations in Cannock and Stafford running under the revived Chaserider brand.[3]

Services

Chaserider services operate mainly around Cannock and Stafford with some further afield into Wolverhampton.[4][5]

Since taking over from Arriva Midlands in January 2021, Chaserider have undertaken a number of service reviews including a trial of running buses on Sundays in partnership with Designer Outlet West Midlands from the Pye Green estates, services to Baswich and Lichfield have also been revised or passed to other operators.[6][7][8]

Some of the Stafford town centre network inherited from Arriva has been taken over by Select Bus Services.[9]

From February 2023, Chaserider began operating subsidised services 102 and 103 along with school services 104 and 105 in the Telford area. Also operated under contract to Telford and Wrekin Council, Chaserider also began to operate service 100 in late 2022.

Service 1 which ran between Cannock and Walsall and operated every 20 minutes at its peak was curtailed to operate only between Cheslyn Hay and Cannock from the summer 2022. This was controversial as at the same time National Express cut its competing X51 between Cannock and Walsall (and which continues to Birmingham) to every 30 minutes from 20 minutes between the two towns.

Fleet

As part of the sale to D&G bus, Arriva included 46 vehicles with sale of Cannock depot, since the takeover most of the vehicles have been refurbished into D&G two tone red livery with Chaserider branding alongside some newer additions from within D&G parent company Centrebus Group

As of June 2022, Centrebus are upgrading the Chaserider fleet with newer vehicles from elsewhere within their operations.[10]

References
  1. Companies House extract company no 6918592 D&G Bus Limited
  2. Harvey, Ian (1 September 2017). "Phil Gillam: All steamed up - but only in parallel universe". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. Dougall, Emily (1 December 2020). "Arriva to sell Cannock bus depot as the Chaserider brand returns". CBW. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. North Staffs Route List Archived 4 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Jan 2017
  5. Cheshire Route List Archived 6 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Jan 2017
  6. Hardiman, Deborah. "Bus routes axed over low passenger rates". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. Hodgkiss, Samuel (31 January 2022). "Bus routes changes in Rugeley, Cannock, Stafford". burtonmail. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. Bunn, George (9 February 2022). "Upset as bus service from Cannock to Lichfield is scrapped". burtonmail. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. "Cannock to Telford with Chaserider". BusAndTrainUser. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. "Chaserider 748".
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