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Hull Fair buses 2022
From Friday 7th October Stagecoach East Midland’s Hull depot began strike action in-definitely, commencing on the day the famous Hull Fair begins and could potentially remain out until the 29th December.
The drivers, alongside unite the union are asking for £13 an hour, but Stagecoach state that if they was to accept this then drivers wouldn’t get the increase until May next year.
The union is also commenting that other depots in the Stagecoach fleet, in particular Liverpool and Grimsby are on a particular higher pay then the Hull staff and display their unfairness of this on various campaign boards when striking outside the Foster Street depot or the entrance to Hull Interchange.
The strikes hit right at the beginning of the infamous Hull Fair, which is Europe’s largest travelling fair, opening around Walton Street just west of the city for a week every year. It draws thousands of people year on year and is also Stagecoach Hull’s busiest week, with extra double deckers usually coming from other East Midland depots to support the increased operation, with services from the East of the city being extended to the fair, alongside an enhanced Park and ride operation from the Priory Park site, and exclusively for Hull Fair, the Humber Bridge car park was also utilised, with buses returning from the fair serving Priory Park before continuing to the Bridge. However, due to the strikes, Stagecoach subcontracted the park and ride services out to look operators Acklams and Ellie Rose, with the later using ex East Yorkshire Volvo B7TLs and passengers boarding having paid in the terminal first with Stagecoach tickets been issued!
Day to day services are also Hugh key affected, with most key services in the city operating every 30 minutes and hourly on Sunday, with several contracted and school services been temporarily run by other local companies. However the 173 Saturdays only service from Withernsea to Hull via the local holderness villages is not currently running.
Hull Fair buses 2022
From Friday 7th October Stagecoach East Midland’s Hull depot began strike action in-definitely, commencing on the day the famous Hull Fair begins and could potentially remain out until the 29th December.
The drivers, alongside unite the union are asking for £13 an hour, but Stagecoach state that if they was to accept this then drivers wouldn’t get the increase until May next year.
The union is also commenting that other depots in the Stagecoach fleet, in particular Liverpool and Grimsby are on a particular higher pay then the Hull staff and display their unfairness of this on various campaign boards when striking outside the Foster Street depot or the entrance to Hull Interchange.
The strikes hit right at the beginning of the infamous Hull Fair, which is Europe’s largest travelling fair, opening around Walton Street just west of the city for a week every year. It draws thousands of people year on year and is also Stagecoach Hull’s busiest week, with extra double deckers usually coming from other East Midland depots to support the increased operation, with services from the East of the city being extended to the fair, alongside an enhanced Park and ride operation from the Priory Park site, and exclusively for Hull Fair, the Humber Bridge car park was also utilised, with buses returning from the fair serving Priory Park before continuing to the Bridge. However, due to the strikes, Stagecoach subcontracted the park and ride services out to look operators Acklams and Ellie Rose, with the later using ex East Yorkshire Volvo B7TLs and passengers boarding having paid in the terminal first with Stagecoach tickets been issued!
Day to day services are also Hugh key affected, with most key services in the city operating every 30 minutes and hourly on Sunday, with several contracted and school services been temporarily run by other local companies. However the 173 Saturdays only service from Withernsea to Hull via the local holderness villages is not currently running.