in april 2009 parent tom druitt founded 2007 headquarters brighton service area east sussex service type bus services routes 3 january 2015 destinations brighton falmer woodingdean ovingdean fuel type biodiesel website www.thebiglemon.com the big lemon 1 is a bus operator in brighton east sussex . it is registered as a community interest company . contents 1 history 1.1 initial service 1.2 re launch 1.3 route 42 42a n42 1.4 route 43 1.5 route 44 1.6 route 52 2 services 3 fleet 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit alexander ps bodied volvo b10m in july 2012 east lancs el2000 bodied dennis dart on in brighton in january 2011 plaxton pointer ii bodied dennis dart slf in brighton in september 2013 the big lemon was founded by tom druitt in 2007 . 2 initial service edit after gaining an operator licence the first public transport route was launched on 1 september 2007 . route 42x originally operated from brighton station to falmer station with hopes to expand the operation with more routes . after lower than expected passenger numbers and competition from brighton & hove the company scaled down the level of service re launching it in january 2008 3 and to reconsider its operating model . from 7 to 29 january 2008 the service operated on a reduced frequency ending once the original route registration expired after the mandated period . re launch edit the service was re launched on 28 february 2008 with a new timetable aimed at university students . appeals to the traffic commissioner to waive the rules on the notification period for new registrations failed resulting in a gap in service until re launch . 4 the new service was cut back to terminate at churchill square rather than brighton station due to previous low demand for journeys to the station and congestion around the station . the service was also changed to run later into the night with evening route extensions via the university of sussex s falmer campus . this new service operated as planned until the end of the university year on 26 june 2008 . route 42 42a n42 edit this was the big lemons first public bus service originating from its service 42x . service 42 operated from churchill square to sussex university via lewes road operating in direct competition with brighton & hove s route 25 . during the evenings the route number changed to 42a and served west street . it would later be renumbered n42 . the n42 charged high fares as it operated from 00 00 04 00 . in 2011 the company renumbered routes 42a and n42 to 42 . on 9 december 2011 the company applied to the traffic commissioner to cancel route 42 citing intense competition that it faced on the route from brighton & hove s route 25 . earlier in 2011 brighton & hove lowered its fares just on service 25 to match the prices charged by the big lemon . route 43 edit route 43 was introduced in september 2010 and only operated till january 2011 . the route still focusing on the student trade operated from old steine during the day and hove during the evening up to brighton university s falmer campus . route 44 edit route 44 was introduced at the same time as route 43 in september 2010 route 44 is the only service operated by the big lemon not in direct competition with brighton & hove . route 44 operates from churchill square to saltdean . route 52 edit in september 2012 the big lemon successfully tendered to operate route 52 between brighton marina and woodingdean which also goes to ovingdean under contract to brighton & hove city council . 5 services edit as at october 2013 the big lemon operate two services . 6 buses run on biodiesel that is refined from waste cooking oil . 7 fleet edit the big lemon operates a fleet of dennis dart slf and mercedes benz o814d buses . see also edit list of bus operators of the united kingdom references edit companies house extract company no 6075786 the big lemon cic bright bid for bus franchise the argus 16 october 2008 lemon buses squeezed off road the argus 3 december 2007 big lemon squeezed out the argus 31 january 2008 council funded bus services just the ticket brighton & hove city council public bus services in brighton & hove the yellow bus biodiesel from waste cooking oil the big lemon external links edit company website flickr gallery wikimedia commons has media related to the big lemon bus company . v t e city of brighton and hove topics history brighton blitz brighton in fiction brighton in film cemeteries and crematoria conservation areas lgbt community libraries notable people schools sewers transport events battle of lewes road beaching of athina b brighton marathon brighton pride grand hotel bombing london to brighton events speed trials trunk murders veteran car run culture artists open houses brighton festival brighton fringe brighton photo biennial skint records the great escape politics city council local elections 2003 2007 2011 2015 brighton kemptown simon kirby brighton pavilion caroline lucas hove peter kyle transport 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