Emsworth and District
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Emsworth & District founded in 1977 is an independent bus operator in Hampshire
and Sussex
, owned by Paul and Marion Lea and their daughter Caren. Despite its name, its buses are most likely to be seen in Havant
, the town neighbouring Emsworth
.
They operate many rural and urban services in Havant and Emsworth. The services started at deregulation with the operation of route 121. It is the first of Emsworth & District's distinct service pattern - commercially operated school services. Its primary route is route 27 which goes from Rowland's Castle
through to Southbourne. They operate school services for Chichester High School
and Bourne Community College
.
The coach fleet operates all-year round UK and European excursions and tours, private hire, and rail replacement. Three coaches are fitted with wheelchair lifts.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
and Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, owned by Paul and Marion Lea and their daughter Caren. Despite its name, its buses are most likely to be seen in Havant
Havant
Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
, the town neighbouring Emsworth
Emsworth
Emsworth is a large village the south coast of England, situated on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex. The village lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large but shallow inlet of the English Channel....
.
They operate many rural and urban services in Havant and Emsworth. The services started at deregulation with the operation of route 121. It is the first of Emsworth & District's distinct service pattern - commercially operated school services. Its primary route is route 27 which goes from Rowland's Castle
Rowland's Castle
Rowland's Castle is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.9 miles north of Havant, on the Hampshire/West Sussex border....
through to Southbourne. They operate school services for Chichester High School
Chichester High School
Chichester High School is a four-year public high school in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania. It is currently the only high school in the Chichester School District and has an enrollment of about 1200.- Prominent alumni :...
and Bourne Community College
Bourne Community College
Bourne Community College is a West Sussex School in Southbourne, Emsworth, that specializes in languages and humanities. The school is regarded for having above average academic achievement and overall effectiveness....
.
The coach fleet operates all-year round UK and European excursions and tours, private hire, and rail replacement. Three coaches are fitted with wheelchair lifts.
Regular
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- WestbourneWestbourne, West SussexWestbourne is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located half a mile north east of Emsworth. The parish includes the hamlets of Woodmancote and Aldsworth, and once included the settlements of Southbourne and Prinsted to the south. The village...
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- SouthbourneSouthbourne, West SussexSouthbourne is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It lies to the east of Emsworth, the west of Nutbourne and south-east of Westbourne....
- WestbourneWestbourne, West SussexWestbourne is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located half a mile north east of Emsworth. The parish includes the hamlets of Woodmancote and Aldsworth, and once included the settlements of Southbourne and Prinsted to the south. The village...
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- HavantHavantHavant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
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, Wednesdays only
School
All operate on schooldays only.- 31A, 31B, 44A, 44B, 121, 147, 605, 611, 629, 634, 636, 638, 639.
Current fleet
Bus
Emsworth & District operate a fleet of step-entrance buses on its services. Here is a full line-up- G505 XLO, G727 RGA, A12 YOU, G767 CDU, H36/7 YCW Leyland SwiftLeyland SwiftThe Leyland Swift was a midibus chassis built by Leyland Bus from 1987, sharing many components with the Roadrunner light truck but with the engine relocated to behind the front axle which was itself set back to permit a passenger entrance in the front overhang...
/Reeve BurgessReeve BurgessReeve Burgess was a bus body manufacturer based in Pilsley, North East Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. It was a subsidiary of Plaxton from 1980 until its closure in 1991....
Harrier - H536 CTR Leyland SwiftLeyland SwiftThe Leyland Swift was a midibus chassis built by Leyland Bus from 1987, sharing many components with the Roadrunner light truck but with the engine relocated to behind the front axle which was itself set back to permit a passenger entrance in the front overhang...
/Wadham Stringer - G39 TGW Dennis DartDennis DartThe Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
/Carlyle Dartline - G516 VYE Dennis DartDennis DartThe Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
/Carlyle Dartline - L452 UEB Dennis DartDennis DartThe Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
/Marshall Dartline - J502/3/4/24/39/48/52 GCD Dennis DartDennis DartThe Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
/Alexander Dash - A829/83 SUL Leyland TitanLeyland Titan (B15)The Leyland Titan was a model of double-decker bus produced by the Leyland Truck & Bus division of British Leyland from 1977 until 1984, almost exclusively for London Transport.-Development:...
- A889 FPM Bedford YNT/Plaxton Bustler
- D602 RGT Bedford YMT/Plaxton Derwent
- E459 ANC Mercedes-Benz 609D/Made-to-Measure
- F306 FWB Mercedes-Benz/Optare StarRiderOptare StarRiderThe Optare StarRider was a midibus/midicoach body produced by Optare between 1987 and 1994. It was based on a Mercedes-Benz 811D/814D chassis, with its body made from a steel frame with aluminium alloy and GPR exterior panels....
- H226 EDX Optare MetroRiderOptare MetroRiderThe Optare MetroRider was a midibus built by Optare between 1989 and 2000. Optare based the original design on the MCW Metrorider after Optare bought the rights following a decision by MCW to end bus production. This model also replaced the less successful StarRider.The MetroRider was an integral...
- H421 GPM Mercedes-Benz 709D/Dormobile Routemaker
- RDL 686X Leyland OlympianLeyland OlympianThe Leyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production before the demise of Leyland Bus.-Construction:...
/ECWEastern Coach WorksEastern Coach Works Ltd was a bus and railbus body building company based in Lowestoft, England.-History:The company can trace its roots back to 1912, when United Automobile Services was founded in the town to run bus services. United began a coach building business at the Lowestoft site in 1920...
Heritage
As well as above, Emsworth & District also operate a heritage fleet. Many of which are currently undergoing restoratation. The oldest bus in the heritage fleet was built in 1970.- AML 30H AEC SwiftAEC SwiftThe AEC Swift was a rear-engined single-deck bus chassis built by AEC between 1964 and 1974. The chassis design was closely related to the Leyland Panther...
4MP2R/Marshall - MKL 708L Ford TransitFord TransitThe Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses, and pickup trucks, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term...
/Strachans - JGV 332N Bedford YRT/Plaxton Derwent
- OUC 45R Leyland FleetlineDaimler FleetlineThe Daimler Fleetline is a rear-engined double-decker bus chassis built between 1960 and 1973 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, and from 1973 until 1980 in Farington, Lancashire, England. However, the last complete vehicle did not enter service until 1983...
/MCWMetro Cammell WeymannMetro Cammell Weymann was once a major player in transportation manufacturing in the UK and Europe. It was formed in 1932 by Weymann Motor Bodies Ltd and Metro Cammell's bus bodybuilding division to produce bus bodies....
Coach
To supplement its bus fleet, the company also own a number of coaches. These coaches are normally used on long distance excursions but are sometimes hired out. The oldest coach was built in 1981.- TND 409X DAF MB200DKTL600DAF MB200The DAF MB200 was a mid-underfloor-engined coach/bus chassis produced by DAF in Eindhoven, the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s. It was fitted with a DAF 11.6 litre diesel engine and ZF transmission, in either manual or automatic styles....
/Plaxton Supreme VPlaxton SupremeThe Plaxton Supreme was a design of coach bodywork built by Plaxton. It was first built, on small chassis only, in 1974, replacing the Panorama. On full-sized chassis, it replaced the Panorama Elite in 1975, and was superseded by the Paramount in 1982/3... - NYH 161Y Bedford YNT/Plaxton Supreme V Express
- TJI 8792, UOI 2679 Van Hool T815 Acron
- A405 BHL, H201/4 DVM Van Hool T815 Alicron
- B999 CUS Bedford YMQS/Plaxton Paramount II 3200Plaxton ParamountThe Plaxton Paramount was a design of coach bodywork built by Plaxton. It first appeared at the 1982 British Motor Show and was built until 1991....
- M3 KFC MAN 11.190/Berkhof Excellence 1000Berkhof Excellence 1000The Berkhof Excellence 1000 is a Coach bodywork built by Berkhof in the Netherlands, it began production in 1991 and was replaced by the Axial in 2001....
- C8 LEA Mercedes-Benz O814DMercedes-Benz VarioThe Mercedes-Benz Vario is a heavy van manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. Originally launched as the T2 in 1986, the Vario gained its current name when it was facelifted in 1996. The T2 van itself succeeded the Mercedes-Benz L van series.The bodyshell remained relatively unchanged since production...
/OptareOptareOptare plc is a bus manufacturer and importer based in Leeds and Blackburn, UK. The company operates from three main business units, Bus Manufacturing, Coach Sales and Unitec....
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