(13 Mar 2023, 9:42 pm)Rapidsnap wrote Yeah the Cheltenham Festival is on from Tues 14th to Fri 17th. Usually bring in buses from all around Stagecoach.
It's been reported that Walkergate's 11284, 11293, 11300 and 11501 have gone south for a little holiday at the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival this year. 11284 and 11501 also attended last year.
There's normally about 50 vehicles from across the Stagecoach empire brought in to operate shuttle services between the railway station, the town centre and the racecourse. Logistically it's a huge challenge, but the local Stagecoach team have been doing it for many years and seem to have a pretty good setup. However, this year there's a rail strike affecting the trains on Thursday 16th, so what that'll look like from an operations point of view is anybody's guess!