40 at Gatwick South
Routes 40 and 50 replaced service G4 on 6th September 2014.
The G4 ran 24/7 between the Russ Hill Hotel, Gatwick and the Europa Hotel. The 40/50 are commercial, running for less of the day (and also serving all stops on route and diverting to serve Three Bridges Tesco).
However, the 40/50 are being withdrawn due to insufficient patronage, with the last day due to be 3rd June 2015.
My assumption therefore is that the G4 used to have some sort of funding (probably by the hotels?), and that this was withdrawn, so Southdown PSV tried to offer a commercial replacement with the 40/50, but that it hasn't worked out.
Although it's the same route both ways, southbound services are numbered 40 and northbound 50.
Southbound at Gatwick South Terminal is 117 (F3 LGW), with Metrobus 6006 (BN14 CUO) hot on its heels.
A23 London Road, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex.
40 at Gatwick South
Routes 40 and 50 replaced service G4 on 6th September 2014.
The G4 ran 24/7 between the Russ Hill Hotel, Gatwick and the Europa Hotel. The 40/50 are commercial, running for less of the day (and also serving all stops on route and diverting to serve Three Bridges Tesco).
However, the 40/50 are being withdrawn due to insufficient patronage, with the last day due to be 3rd June 2015.
My assumption therefore is that the G4 used to have some sort of funding (probably by the hotels?), and that this was withdrawn, so Southdown PSV tried to offer a commercial replacement with the 40/50, but that it hasn't worked out.
Although it's the same route both ways, southbound services are numbered 40 and northbound 50.
Southbound at Gatwick South Terminal is 117 (F3 LGW), with Metrobus 6006 (BN14 CUO) hot on its heels.
A23 London Road, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex.