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==History== Phase 1 (Service 10) commenced in September 2003 between Bewbush and Gatwick, Β£50,000 over budget and four months behind schedule.<ref name="2003Launch">{{cite news |title=Fastway to Gatwick |url=http://www.busandcoach.com/64news3.html |url-status=dead |work=Bus & Coach Professional |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041021225834/http://www.busandcoach.com/64news3.html |date=2003 |archive-date=21 October 2004 |access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> The opening was attended by Tony McNulty MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}, and local dignitaries. The service was extended from 21- to 24-hour operation in May 2004 and now runs every 7 minutes during the day and every 20β30 minutes in the early morning, evening and Sunday. In July 2005 the project was more than Β£6 million over budget. An independent inquiry was launched to investigate the losses, led by a task force from [[East Sussex County Council]]. The results of the inquiry were published in December 2005. ESCC concluded West Sussex had shown a pattern of "ineffective accountability, complacency, ineffective risk management and a lack of clear ownership of the financial management responsibilities".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/southern_counties/4553724.stm BBC NEWS | UK | England | Southern Counties | Staff 'not to blame' for bus cost<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On 27 August 2005 Fastway service 20 was introduced, running between [[Broadfield, Crawley|Broadfield]], [[Three Bridges, West Sussex|Three Bridges]], [[Manor Royal, Crawley|Manor Royal]], Gatwick Airport, Horley and Langshott.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-10-03 |title=METROBUS - Service Revisions |url=http://www.metrobus.co.uk:80/service_revisions.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051003221410/http://www.metrobus.co.uk:80/service_revisions.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-10-03 |access-date=2023-03-18 }}</ref> On Mondays to Saturdays it runs approximately every 20-30 minutes during the day, and every 30 minutes in the early morning, late evening and all-day Sunday. Service 20 runs now 24-hours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=20 - Pease Pottage - Horley (Langshott) |url=https://www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/20 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=www.metrobus.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
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