Coastal Coaches

Updated 18 July 2003

Coastal run a number of routes in the area inlcuding a long winding Northiam to Hastings Route via Rye and Hastings Conquest Hospital, Coastal have introduced new late evening services tendered from the County Council including a service from Rye to Northiam arriving after midnight. The fleet contains a variety of interesting single deck vehicles, mainly Dennis Darts including new low floor buses. Buses serve Hastings Railway station and the two main routes, 300 and 346 can be seen there.

In an all-over advert for a local discount store, Dennis Dart is on the 300 to Northiam seen at Hastings Station on 24 March 1999.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seen leaving the seafront at Hastings on its way to the station, this midibus is just completing the long run on the 300, the service which run hourly requires three buses and has recently been operated by a Bristol RE of 1006 Link.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Short Dart from London Transport running on the 300 route still in London red
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Another similar vehicle with large route box seen on its way to the Hospital from Northiam. Certian services are diverted nearer a local school in this area between the hospital and the station.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In standard Coastal livery this smart vehicle is seen at Hastings Station on the 300.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Coastal minibus at Hastings Station flanked by an Empress Coaches kneeling wheelchair "Omni" bus and a Ramblerbus, all being overtaken by a Stagecoach dart
 
 
 
 

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