More U1 Buses for you on weekends
Uni-link is pleased to announce that from 1 october 2007 it will be operating more buses on the popular U1 route.
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Uni-link Bus Becomes a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Passengers using Uni-link's popular U1 route between Southampton Airport Parkway and the city centre will now be able to check their e-mails, download music to their i-pod, or access the Internet whilst on the move!
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Nice Surprise for 3 Millionth Passenger
A lucky resident of Winn Road, Portswood started her Uni-link bus journey with surprise gifts on Wednesday 18th July!
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Bendy-bus trial
Scania’s
Omnicity articulated demonstrator, YN54 ALO, has been tested for a 10-day
period to allow uni-link to consider whether articulated buses offer
a future alternative to the buses they currently operate. The bus has 54
seats, and the capacity to carry 145 passengers when fully loaded. It has
a 260hp (191 kw) Euro 3 engine, with ZF gearbox and retarder.
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Smart New Kit For NOC Sharks
Uni-link has helped the rugby team NOC Sharks purchase a brand new team strip for the coming season.
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Kickstart Bus Funding Boosts Core Uni-link Route
April 2007 will mark one year since the U1 route increased its frequency to every 15 minutes in peak periods. This service increase was made possible by a successful Kickstart Bus Funding bid from Southampton City Council and Accord.
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Hospital Publicity Campaign
In partnership with our colleagues at the Southampton General Hospital,
uni-link are working to raise awareness among staff and visitors that using
our services makes good sense, both financially and ecologically!
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Success At Charity Christmas Fundraising!
Driver Bob Goulden’s annual fundraising effort for the Christmas Completed
appeal by local charity SCRATCH (Southampton City & Region Action to
Combat Hardship) have again been successful. Thanks to the generosity of
our passengers and students across the city, Bob collected just over £1000
this year, with which he bought a large number of presents for children of
all ages.
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Evaluation on New Routes
uni-link is evaluating the case for a new route that can give extra capacity
by running parallel to most of our U1 route. It is also hoped for an increase
on the number of buses operating in the next academic year.
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uni-link: A Fast Growing Service
"Everything
we do is for you." is the slogan that uni-link adopts, signifying it's
commitment to a high level of service in providing bus services, not just
to the community that is the University of Southampton, but also to the public
of Southampton who now make up the majority of the users of our services.
We are Southampton's premier bus service and one of the fastest growing bus
services in the UK, projected to carry 3 million passengers in 2006/07.
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