List of bus operators of the United Kingdom
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- This list is an alphabetically ordered index of current and past operators. For a structured list of current operators, see List of current bus operators of the United Kingdom
This is a list of bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
and coach
Coach (vehicle)
A coach is a large motor vehicle, a type of bus, used for conveying passengers on excursions and on longer distance express coach scheduled transport between cities - or even between countries...
operators of the United Kingdom. The list includes both current and historic entities, private companies and public operators, sub-brands and holding companies and public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
, private hire and tour operators.
Entries in italics are redirects.
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- A1A TravelA1A TravelA1A Travel is an independent bus company based in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in England. For the development of the company's quality objectives, a quality management system registered to ISO 9000 status was installed...
- Aberdeen Corporation Transport
- AircoachAircoachAircoach is a Republic of Ireland based subsidiary company of the United Kingdom based FirstGroup. It provides airport bus express coach services from Cork, Greystones, Bray, South Dublin and Dublin City Centre to Dublin Airport. It also operates contracted bus service for airport car parks...
- Alder ValleyAlder ValleyThe Thames Valley and Aldershot Omnibus Company, trading as Alder Valley, was a former bus operator in England.-The NBC era:The Thames Valley and Aldershot Omnibus Company was formed by the merger of two National Bus Company subsidiaries, Aldershot and District Traction and Thames Valley Traction...
- Alder Valley Travel
- Aldershot & District Traction
- AMK GroupAMK GroupThe AMK Group is a large mini coach and executive vehicle hire operator based in Liphook, Hampshire and was founded in 1973.It specialises in long-term contract hire for the public sector, such as a hospital shuttle service in Stockbridge, run on behalf of local authorities and the National Health...
- Anglian BusAnglian BusAnglian Bus is a large independent bus operator based in Beccles in Suffolk, England. The company operates services over a wide area in both Norfolk and Suffolk, running a fleet of around 63 buses and coaches...
- Arriva Buses WalesArriva Buses WalesArriva Buses Wales is a division of Arriva that operates bus services in north Wales. It has its origins in the former Crosville Motor Services. Arriva Buses Wales has approximately 700 employees. The company's official name is Arriva Cymru Ltd.-History:...
- Arriva Cymru
- Arriva Fox CountyArriva Fox CountyArriva Leicester is a bus company operating in Leicester and Leicestershire. It is part of Arriva Midlands.-History:Arriva Leicester was formed in 1981, as Midland Red East with the breakup of the old Midland Red bus company, and then became known as Midland Fox in 1984.In September 1996 the...
- Arriva Guildford & West Surrey
- Arriva Kent ThamesideArriva Kent ThamesideArriva Kent Thameside is a bus operator based in North-West Kent, England, part of the Arriva group. The company operates services in Dartford, Northfleet and Gravesend, as part of the Arriva Southern Counties division...
- Arriva LondonArriva LondonArriva London is a division of Arriva which operates bus services in London, UK. It is made up of many previous bus operators including previously independent Grey Green...
- Arriva Merseyside
- Arriva MidlandsArriva MidlandsArriva Midlands is a division of Arriva. It operates bus services around the Midlands area of England and is made up of various previous bus operators.-Arriva Midlands North:...
- Arriva North EastArriva North EastArriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...
- Arriva North WestArriva North WestArriva North West is a division of Arriva that operates bus services around North West England. It consists of two companies: Arriva North West Ltd and Arriva Merseyside Ltd....
- Arriva North West and Wales
- Arriva NorthumbriaArriva NorthumbriaArriva Northumbria operates in Northumbria, using the "Arriva serving Northumbria" name. They are considered now to have merged with Arriva North East,-Brief history:*1986: United Automobile Services split into two parts, ready for privatisation....
- Arriva Scotland WestArriva Scotland WestArriva Scotland West Ltd is a bus operating subsidiary of Arriva based in Inchinnan, near Paisley, Scotland, trading simply as Arriva. It is currently the group's sole operation in Scotland.-Operation:...
- Arriva Shires & EssexArriva Shires & EssexArriva Shires & Essex is a division of Arriva, with operations in Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London. It is one of many private operators of London Buses. Until 2002 its operations included Colchester...
- Arriva SouthendArriva SouthendArriva Southend is a division of Arriva Southern Counties, a subsidiary of transport group Arriva which operates bus services in and around the Southend-on-Sea, Rochford, Rayleigh, Basildon, and Thurrock areas of Essex...
- Arriva Southern CountiesArriva Southern CountiesArriva Southern Counties is a bus operator in London, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent and Essex in England. It is a regional division of Arriva.- History :...
- Arriva YorkshireArriva YorkshireArriva Yorkshire is a division of Arriva which operates bus services around West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and the southern areas of North Yorkshire in England.-History:Arriva Yorkshire was formed as a combination of mergers of previous...
- Ashall's CoachesAshall's CoachesAshall's Coaches is an independent coach hire operator which previously operated local bus services in Bury, Middleton and from Urmston to Wythenshawe....
- Associated MotorwaysAssociated MotorwaysAssociated Motorways was a consortium of motor coach operators in the south and Midlands of England, which was active from 1934 to 1974.- History :...
- AtbusAtbusAtbus Ltd is a UK bus operating company formed in March 2006, which operates a fleet of buses from depots in Staines and Normandy, Surrey. The company's office is at Ashford, Surrey...
- Avon BusesAvon BusesAvon Buses is the third largest bus operating company on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Based in Prenton, Merseyside, the company has an all-single deck fleet of about 38 vehicles as of May 2011, most of them low-floor.-History:...
- Ayrshire Bus Owners (A1 Service)Ayrshire Bus Owners (A1 Service)Ayrshire Bus Owners Ltd was a prominent independent co-operative bus operator in Ayrshire, Scotland. Based in Ardrossan, it provided local bus services around the towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Kilwinning, Irvine and Dreghorn, as well as the company's trunk route from Ardrossan to...
- Ayrways Coach Travel Ltd (Ayrways)
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- B&D Coaches
- Badgerline
- BakerBusBakerBusBakerBus is the trading name used by the bus fleet of Bakers Coaches, a bus and coach operator based in Biddulph, Staffordshire, England. They operate a fleet of around 50 vehicles on local bus services and coach hire work.-History:...
- Barton TransportBarton TransportBarton Transport plc was a British bus and coach operator based in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire. It commenced its first service in 1908. Its fleet and operations were sold to Wellglade in 1989, and the combined operations later became Trent Barton...
- Bebb Travel
- Bellairs and Dootson Coaches
- Birkenhead BusesBirkenhead busesBirkenhead buses started to operate in on 12 July 1919 with a service from Rock Ferry to Birkenhead Park railway station, this service was extended to Moreton in the August of that year. The buses supplemented an earlier tram service....
- Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Company
- Birmingham City TransportBirmingham City TransportBirmingham City Transport was a municipal organisation that operated the passenger transport network in Birmingham between 1937 and 1969.-History:Birmingham City Transport was created out of Birmingham Corporation Tramways...
- Birmingham Motor TractionBirmingham Motor TractionBirmingham Motor Traction was a bus company that operated a number of services in Birmingham, England.It operated a fleet of varied buses, mostly Dennis Darts in a dark blue and white livery, although many buses ran in dealer all-white...
- Blackburn TransportBlackburn TransportBlackburn Transport was a British bus company that operated bus services within the Borough of Blackburn and Darwen and surrounding areas in Lancashire.-History:...
- Blackpool TransportBlackpool TransportBlackpool Transport Services is a bus and tram operator running within the boroughs of Blackpool and Fylde and into the surrounding area, including Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Poulton le Fylde and Kirkham, Preston...
- Black Prince BusesBlack Prince BusesBlack Prince Buses were a family-operated bus company based in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1969 as a coach firm, it expanded into local bus operation following bus deregulation in 1986. Black Prince was taken over by FirstGroup in July 2005....
- Blazefield GroupBlazefield GroupTransdev Blazefield is one of the main bus groups in England. Owner of several bus companies around the Yorkshire and Lancashire regions, since 2006 it has been part of the international transport company Transdev.-History:...
- Blue Bus of BoltonBlue Bus of BoltonBlue Bus and Coach Services Ltd was a large independent bus company serving the area of Greater Manchester. The company operated within the area covered by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive, as well as areas of Lancashire and Merseyside...
- Blue Bus of North LanarkshireBlue Bus of North LanarkshireBlue Bus of North Lanarkshire, also known as Blue Bus of Shotts or Law of Shotts, is a bus operator primarily serving the area of Shotts in West Scotland, near Glasgow....
- Blue Bus of PenworthamBlue Bus of PenworthamBlue Bus is a bus operator based in Penwortham area of Preston in the borough of South Ribble, Lancashire. It operates many routes, including services to Preston City Centre. The company is one of a diminishing number of independent bus companies running in England, many now part of larger...
- Blue Bus of StaffordshireBlue Bus of StaffordshireBlue Bus of Staffordshire, also known as Scraggs Motors, is a bus operator serving the area of Staffordshire and the city of Stoke-on-Trent, England. It has a variety of services, ranging from high frequency urban services to low frequency community services.-External links:***...
- Blue TriangleBlue TriangleBlue Triangle is one of many operators of London Buses, it is based in Rainham and is part of Go-Ahead London. It is the operator of the East London Transit service.-History:...
- Bluebird Bus and Coach
- Bluestar (bus company)Bluestar (bus company)Bluestar is a trading name of Solent Blue Line Ltd. Based in Eastleigh, the company operates bus routes in Hampshire that previously traded under the Solent Blue Line name. Blue Line was started by bus company Southern Vectis as it sought to expand from the Isle of Wight in 1987...
- BoltBusBoltBusBoltBus is a bus line operating in the northeastern United States. It is a 50/50 venture between Greyhound Lines and Peter Pan Bus Lines providing service between New York City and other cities in the northeastern United States, utilizing the existing operating authority of Greyhound Lines...
- Boro'line (London)Boro'line (London)Boro'line describes the London operations of the former municipal bus company Boro'line Maidstone. Boro'line Maidstone was the arms length bus company of Maidstone Borough Council...
- Boro'line MaidstoneBoro'line MaidstoneBoro'line Maidstone, previously Maidstone Borough Council Transport was the municipal bus operator in Maidstone and the surrounding villages. Maidstone Borough Council Transport was formed in 1974 from Maidstone Corporation Transport following local government reorganisation...
- Bournemouth Transport
- Bowers CoachesBowers CoachesEric W. Bowers Coaches Limited trading as Bowers is a bus operator based in the High Peak district of Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. It is currently a subsidiary of the Centrebus Group, having been so since 2007, and prior to that an independent family business...
- Brighton & Hove (bus company)
- Brijan ToursBrijan ToursBrijan Tours is a bus and coach company based in Curdridge, Hampshire, England, It operates a number of local bus services , as well as providing a range of vehicles for private hire services that extend as far as Europe....
- Bristol City LineBristol City LineBristol City Line was a British shipping line based in Bristol, England that traded from 1704 until 1974. From 1760 Bristol City Line also built ships....
- Bristol Omnibus CompanyBristol Omnibus CompanyThe Bristol Omnibus Company is the former name of the dominant bus operator in Bristol, one of the oldest bus companies in the United Kingdom. The company once ran buses over a wide area of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. The name was in operational use until 1985...
- British CoachwaysBritish CoachwaysBritish Coachways was a consortium of independent coach operating companies in the United Kingdom. Formed immediately after the deregulation of coach services in October 1980, it competed with the state-owned National Express Coaches and Scottish Bus Group on a range of long-distance routes...
- BuglersBuglersBugler Coaches is a bus and coach company which operates from Bristol, England. The company runs coach day trips to various destinations around England...
- Bullocks CoachesBullocks CoachesBullocks Coaches is a Stockport bus company that formerly ran a popular service between Piccadilly Gardens and Woodford seven days a week. They are named after Ralph Bullock, a local entrepreneur, and founder of the business...
- Burnley & PendleBurnley & PendleTransdev Burnley & Pendle is a bus operator running within the boroughs of Burnley and Pendle, and into the surrounding areas including Accrington, Keighley and the high profile express service to Manchester...
- Busways Travel Services
- Bu-Val BusesBu-Val BusesBu-Val Buses was an independent bus operator, situated in Littleborough, Greater Manchester. The company started operations in 1990 and provide a number of local services in the Greater Manchester area, originally in the Rochdale and Littleborough areas, before expanding out to the Bury,...
- Bygone busesBygone busesBygone Buses was a post-deregulation bus operator based in Biddenden, Kent, England. It operated on local competitive and tendered services in Maidstone, Medway and The Weald of Kent. It emerged from a company called River Valley Coaches, and used an allover red livery.Bygone used some vintage...
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- CangoCangoCango is a demand responsive transport bus operator in Hampshire, UK, owned by Hampshire County Council. The services operate in the localities around main towns, using Optare Solo and Optare Alero buses.-Background:Cango services do not use set routes...
- Capital CitybusCapital CitybusCapital Citybus was a major bus operator for London Buses in North and East London. The company was eventually sold to First in 1998. Capital Citybus is not to be confused with the other former London bus and coach operator Capital Logistics, for whom in 1999 it provided amongst others relief buses...
- Capital LogisticsCapital LogisticsCapital Logistics is a former bus and coach operator in England. It was formed in August 1997 following the merger of Whyte's Airport Services and Capital Coaches the previous April. The company was sold to Tellings-Golden Miller in 1999...
- Cardiff BusCardiff BusCardiff Bus is the dominant operator of bus services in Cardiff, Wales and the surrounding area, including Barry and Penarth. Its hub is Cardiff central bus station...
- Carousel BusesCarousel BusesCarousel Buses is an independent bus company based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England which operates a network of local and inter-urban bus services.-History:Carousel Buses was formed in 2000...
- Carters Coach ServicesCarters Coach ServicesCarters Coach Services or just Carters is an independent bus operator based in Capel St Mary in Suffolk, England. The company operates services over a wide area in both Suffolk and Essex, running a fleet of around 15 buses....
- Cavendish Motor ServicesCavendish Motor ServicesCavendish Motor Services was a bus operator running within the Borough of Eastbourne and the surrounding area such as Polegate and Hailsham. It was the sister company of Renown Coaches of Bexhill...
- Centra (bus company)Centra (bus company)Centra was one of many operators of London Buses. They were the transport division of Central Parking Systems of UK Limited who acquired the assets of Wimco Group Coaches Limited in August 2004...
- Central ScottishCentral ScottishCentral Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Central SMT Company Ltd, and operated until July 1989 when it was merged with Kelvin Scottish to form Kelvin Central Buses.- Operation :...
- CentrebusCentrebusCentrebus is a privately owned company that operate a number of services around Leicester and Leicestershire, Grantham, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, mainly in areas where Arriva has scaled down its bus operations. Centrebus also competes with Arriva on some routes in Leicester, Luton and Stevenage...
- Centrebus HoldingsCentrebus HoldingsCentrebus Holdings is a bus company in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It is a partnership between Arriva and Centrebus, created in May 2008 to purchase both K-Line Travel and Stagecoach Yorkshire's Huddersfield operations.-Stagecoach:...
- H.C. Chambers & SonH.C. Chambers & SonH.C. Chambers & Son or just Chambers is an independent bus and coach operator based in Bures in Suffolk, England. The company operates services over a wide area of Suffolk and Essex, running a fleet of around 30 buses.- History :...
- Chase Coaches
- Checkmate TransportCheckmate TransportCheckmate Transport is an independent transport operator, situated in Mossley, Greater Manchester. They currently own 4 buses, mainly Optare Solo's with a Plaxton Beaver used for a school route and as a spare for public services, and along with the school service they operate a mix of tendered...
- Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Company
- Choice TravelChoice TravelMidland, previously known as Choice Travel is a limited bus company operating mostly in the Wolverhampton area of the West Midlands. Some services also operate in the Staffordshire area.-History:...
- Citibus ToursCitibus toursCitibus was a bus operator in Greater Manchester, England. They mainly operated on the north side of Manchester, radiating outwards from their headquarters at Chadderton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.-History:...
- City ClipperCity ClipperCity Clipper was a short-lived bus company in Southampton. It was an independent company which started operations on 23 April 2007, but ended six months later on 13 October 2007.-History:...
- Clyde FastlinkClyde FastlinkClyde FastLink is a proposed high frequency dedicated bus link in Glasgow, United Kingdom. It is planned to run between Glasgow city centre and several local and regional destinations, including Glasgow Harbour, the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre and Renfrew. The scheme is being led by...
- Clydeside ScottishClydeside ScottishClydeside Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Western SMT Company Ltd...
- Courtney CoachesCourtney CoachesCourtney Coaches are a bus operator baseed in Bracknell, Berkshire, England. They operate a network of commercial and contracted local bus services and school buses in and around Bracknell and Maidenhead...
- ComfortDelGro
- Compass BusCompass BusCompass Bus, or Compass Travel, is an independent bus and coach operator based in Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex. They operate over 50 bus services throughout West Sussex and Surrey, linking many places other bus companies do not serve. They operate commercial and contracted routes, including...
- Connect Buses
- Connect2WiltshireConnect2WiltshireConnect2Wiltshire is a demand responsive transport network in southern Wiltshire operating in many places including Calne, Kennet Valley, Mere, the Vale of Pewsey, Wootton Bassett, Malmesbury and the Woodford & Wylye Valleys....
- Connex busConnex busConnex bus refers to the bus company branded Connex that operated in the United Kingdom from its creation in 1996. Connex was a brand name of Veolia Environnement, used in train and bus operating companies...
- Cotswold GreenCotswold GreenCotswold Green is a bus company located in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. It was created in August 2006 in order to acquire the operations of Ebley Bus and trading began in December 2006....
- Countryliner CoachesCountryliner CoachesCountryliner is a large independent bus and coach operator, based in Merrow, Surrey, England. It operates in Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex, running a number of bus and private hire coach services...
- County Bus & Coach
- Countywide TravelCountywide TravelFleet Buzz is the trading name of Countywide Travel, a bus operating company based in Crondall, Hampshire, England. The company was founded in 1995, and operates local bus services in North Hampshire and parts of Surrey and Berkshire.-History:...
- Crawley FastwayCrawley FastwayFastway is a bus rapid transit network linking Crawley with Gatwick Airport and Horley, the first to be constructed outside a major city. It uses specially adapted buses that can either be steered by the driver or operate as "self steering" guided buses along a specially constructed track...
- Crosville Motor ServicesCrosville Motor ServicesCrosville Motor Services was a bus operator running within the north west of England and north and mid Wales.-History:The company was formed as Crosville Motor Company Limited on 27 October 1906 in Chester, by George Crosland Taylor and his French business associate Georges de Ville, with the...
- CT Plus
- Cuckmere Community BusCuckmere Community BusCuckmere Community Bus is an independent bus based in Berwick Station, East Sussex. It is run by volunteers.- History :Cuckmere Community Buses started operations in 1976.- Services :-External links:*...
- CumfybusCumfybusCumfybus Ltd is a bus operating company based in Southport in Merseyside, England. Its operations were small scale throughout the 1990s, but it has expanded significantly since its incorporation as a limited company in 2002, and as of 2010 has a fleet of nearly 100 buses.-Fleet:The Optare Solo...
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- Dales & DistrictDales & DistrictDales & District is a bus operator based in North Yorkshire, England. Owned by Procters Coaches it has its main depot at Leeming Bar by the side of the A1.The company's original network included services up Wensleydale and around Northallerton...
- Damory CoachesDamory CoachesDamory Coaches is a bus and coach operator based in Blandford Forum in Dorset, England. Officially registered as Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited, Damory Coaches is a subsidiary of Wilts & Dorset, which is itself part of the much larger Go-Ahead Group...
- Dart BusesDart BusesDart Buses were an independent bus operator in the Paisley and Renfrewshire area in the 1990s. The company is attributed with starting a bus war with the main operator of the area, Clydeside Scottish...
- Delaine BusesDelaine BusesDelaine Buses is a bus operator based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. They operate many East Lancashire Coachbuilders buses including the first ever Olympus.-Current Bus Services:See company timetable...
- Diamond BusDiamond BusDiamond is a bus operator in the West Midlands, formed in 1986 as The Birmingham Coach Company.-Birmingham Coach Company:The company was created in 1986 as the Birmingham Coach Company operating a single route, 16, in competition with West Midlands Travel....
- Docklands BusesDocklands BusesDocklands Buses is one of many bus companies operating contracted services on behalf of London Buses.-History:The company was formed by Transit Holdings in 1993 as 'Docklands Transit'. It initially operated local commercial routes using minibuses, but these proved not to be viable so it switched to...
- Duke's Travel
- Dunn-LineDunn-LineDunn-Line is a bus operator based in Nottingham, England, with services throughout Nottinghamshire worked from its home base in Nottingham and a secondary base at Tuxford...
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- Ealing Community TransportEaling Community TransportEaling Community Transport is an English social enterprise which provides various services, including recycling and community transport as well as being one of many operators of London Buses...
- East Kent Road Car CompanyEast Kent Road Car CompanyThe East Kent Road Car Company Ltd was a bus company formed in 1916 and based in Canterbury, Kent. The company operated bus and coach services in Kent...
- East London (bus company)East London (bus company)East London is one of many operators of bus services contracted to Transport for London, mainly in the east of the city. Its legal name is East London Bus & Coach Company Ltd, and it is currently owned largely by Stagecoach Group, as part of Stagecoach London.-History:East London was established in...
- East London Bus Group
- East Thames BusesEast Thames BusesEast Thames Buses was the only government owned bus operator of London Buses. It was sold to London General in 2009.-History:East Thames Buses was formed in 1999 to take over the services operated by the failed Harris Bus Company...
- East Yorkshire Motor ServicesEast Yorkshire Motor ServicesEast Yorkshire Motor Services is a large bus and coach operator which operates throughout Kingston upon Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, the North Yorkshire coast and the North York Moors. In and around Scarborough, EYMS operates as Scarborough & District Motor Services...
- Eastbourne BusesEastbourne BusesEastbourne Buses was a bus operator running within the Borough of Eastbourne and into the surrounding area, including Pevensey, Hailsham, Tunbridge Wells, Uckfield and East Grinstead, with a fleet of around 50 vehicles...
- Eastern ScottishEastern ScottishEastern Scottish, of Edinburgh, Scotland, was a bus and coach operator and a subsidiary of the Scottish Bus Group . Eastern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. was formed in June 1985 from the main part of Scottish Omnibuses Ltd., which had itself traded as 'Eastern Scottish' since the 1960s...
- Eastern National Omnibus CompanyEastern National Omnibus CompanyEastern National was a bus operating company in south east England from 1929 to the 1990s.-Early history:Eastern National Omnibus Company Ltd started in 1929 as a joint venture between the London and North Eastern Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the National Omnibus &...
- EasyBusEasyBusEasyBus provides UK express coach services to and from London and its main airports. It was founded by entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 2003, and is part of the EasyGroup...
- Edwards CoachesEdwards CoachesEdwards Coaches is a family-owned coach company based in Llantwit Fardre, near Pontypridd in South Wales.Since 1925, the Edwards family has operated buses and coaches in South Wales. It was founded by George Edwards. Over recent years, the company has expanded by acquiring several smaller local firms...
- Emsworth and DistrictEmsworth and DistrictEmsworth & 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....
- EnsignbusEnsignbusEnsignbus is a Purfleet-based bus and coach dealer, open top bus tour operator and bus service operator. Ensignbus has amassed 20 ex-London vehicles of various ages and conditions in a ....
- Enterprise (bus company)
- Epsom CoachesEpsom CoachesEpsom Coaches is a coach operator in the United Kingdom, based in the Surrey town of Epsom. The coach business was established in the 1920s and has prided itself on being one of the best coach operators in the UK. It operates a luxury fleet of mostly Setra coaches, and provides a number of tours...
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- FastrackFastrackFastrack is a bus rapid transit scheme operating in the Thames Gateway area of Kent. It currently consists of two routes operated by Arriva Southern Counties on behalf of Kent County Council...
- Felix Bus ServicesFelix Bus ServicesFelix Bus Services is a small British bus and coach operator based in the village of Stanley, near Ilkeston in Derbyshire.-History:The company's founder Norman Frost bought a Crossley lorry from the War Department in 1921. A second Crossley with charabanc bodywork was purchased the following year....
- Fife ScottishFife ScottishFife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was formed as a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd and is now part of the Stagecoach Group, trading as Stageoach in Fife.- History :...
- First AberdeenFirst AberdeenFirst Aberdeen Ltd is the main bus company serving Aberdeen, Scotland and is part of FirstGroup. It was renamed First Aberdeen Ltd in 1998, having previously operated buses in Aberdeen as Aberdeen Corporation, Grampian Regional Transport and First Grampian.-Aberdeen Corporation:Aberdeen Corporation...
- First Berkshire & The Thames ValleyFirst Berkshire & The Thames ValleyFirst Berkshire & The Thames Valley is a bus operator serving Bracknell, Slough and Wokingham, in England. It is part of First Group, a major bus and train operator with a turnover of nearly £2.5 billion a year and 62,000 employees across the UK and North America...
- First BradfordFirst BradfordFirst Bradford is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup. The company operates the majority of services in the Bradford area, covered by Metro, a public body responsible for helping to co-ordinate public transport services in the West...
- First BristolFirst BristolFirst Bristol is a bus operator based in Bristol, England. It is part of FirstGroup, and is the dominant public transport company in the city.-History:...
- First Calderdale & HuddersfieldFirst Calderdale & HuddersfieldFirst Calderdale & Huddersfield is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
- First Chester & The WirralFirst Chester & The WirralFirst Chester & Wirral is a division of bus operator First Manchester Ltd., running local bus services in and around Chester and the Wirral, north west England. The company is a subsidiary of FirstGroup plc, the largest bus operator in Britain....
- First CymruFirst CymruFirst Cymru Buses Ltd. is a provider of public transport bus services in South Wales. First Cymru was formed from a number of privatised former bus companies, including South Wales Transport. Its headquarters are in Penlan, Swansea...
- First Devon & CornwallFirst Devon & CornwallFirst Devon & Cornwall is a bus operating company providing services within the English counties of Devon and Cornwall. It is a subsidiary of First Group which operates public transport in many parts of Great Britain. It was formed from two previous operators: Western National and Red Bus...
- First Eastern Counties
- First EdinburghFirst EdinburghFirst Edinburgh is a bus operator which operates in the south east and central Scotland, and was created by the merger of three companies: Lowland Scottish, Eastern Scottish and Midland Scottish to form a single company for the area and is part of First Group plc...
- First EssexFirst EssexFirst Essex Buses Limited is owned by First Group. First Essex carries around 29 million passengers each year on a network of routes serving Essex and the surrounding areas. It arose from an amalgamation of Eastern National and Thamesway Buses, whose yellow/maroon livery has only recently disappeared...
- First GlasgowFirst GlasgowFirst Glasgow is the largest bus company serving the Greater Glasgow area in, Scotland. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
- First Hampshire & DorsetFirst Hampshire & DorsetFirst Hampshire & Dorset is a subsidiary bus company within FirstGroup, which operates buses and trains throughout Great Britain.First Hampshire & Dorset has its head office in Empress Road, Southampton and operates bus services in the Weymouth and Bridport areas in Dorset; and services in...
- First LeedsFirst LeedsFirst Leeds is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
- First LeicesterFirst LeicesterFirst in Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd., a bus company owned by the First Group. It runs buses in the city of Leicester, England...
- First LondonFirst London.First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. They did also run the Tramlink network, in a partnership with Tramtrack Croydon before June 2008. Their registered office is at Paddington station in London...
- First ManchesterFirst ManchesterFirst Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
- First Midland RedFirst Midland RedFirst Midland Red is a bus company operating in Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the English Midlands. The company was formed in 1981, and until 1999 was known as Midland Red West...
- First PotteriesFirst PotteriesFirst Potteries Limited is a company based in Stoke-on-Trent that operates buses in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Crewe, and in Chester and The Wirral through its sub-brand First Chester & The Wirral.-History:The company began life as Potteries Motor Traction or PMT...
- First Somerset & AvonFirst Somerset & AvonFirst Somerset & Avon Ltd provides bus services in Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath and West Wiltshire. It is part of First Group. First Somerset & Avon operates an extensive network of services in and around Bath, Bridgwater, Bristol, Taunton, Trowbridge, Wells, Weston-super-Mare and...
- First South YorkshireFirst South YorkshireFirst South Yorkshire is the largest bus operator in South Yorkshire, England. As a division of FirstGroup the company's legal name was, for a time, Mainline which operated it between 1993 and 1998, following the sale South Yorkshire Transport to its employees.-History:SYT was eventually sold to...
- First Stop TravelFirst Stop TravelFirst Stop Travel was a Scottish bus company, which operated primarily in Renfrewshire and southwest Glasgow. Its depot was located in Muriel Street, Barrhead...
- First Student UKFirst Student UKFirst Student UK is the brand used by FirstGroup for student transport in the United Kingdom. The brand was originally used in the United States for school transport there, and was expanded to the United Kingdom in 2000....
- First West YorkshireFirst West YorkshireFirst West Yorkshire is the trading name of the four First bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
- First YorkFirst YorkFirst York is the largest bus operator in York, England. It is part of First Group, a major bus and train operator with a turnover of nearly £2.5 billion a year and 62,000 employees across the UK and North America...
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- Flexibus
- Flights HallmarkFlights HallmarkFlights Hallmark is a luxury coach and corporate cars business, which is part of the Rotala group. It is based in the English Midlands and has depots around the country, including one at Heathrow Airport.- History :...
- FreeCityBusFreeCityBusFreeCityBus or FreeTownBus is a family of zero-fare bus services which are operated in the centres of several cities and towns in the English county of West Yorkshire. The services operate as FreeCityBus in the cities of Bradford, and Wakefield and as FreeTownBus in the towns of Huddersfield and...
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- George Edwards and SonGeorge Edwards and SonGeorge Edwards and Son is a small bus company that operates from Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham in Wales. It was inaugurated in 1923, and the company has run coaches since that date.Originally, the only competition was Wrexham & District Transport Co...
- GHA CoachesGHA CoachesGHA Coaches is a bus and coach operator serving North East Wales and surrounding areas in the United Kingdom. Their current total of bus operations has increased dramatically in recent years after purchases of other local bus operators such as Bryn Melyn, Chaloner's, Hanmers Coaches and Vale of...
- Glasgow CitybusGlasgow CitybusGlasgow Citybus is a Scottish bus operator, operating a number of bus routes throughout Greater Glasgow, primarily in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire...
- Glenvale Transport
- Glossopdale Bus CompanyGlossopdale Bus CompanyGlossopdale Bus Company was a bus company in Glossop, Derbyshire, England from 1991 until sale in 1999.-History:Glossopdale Bus Company began operations in 1991, with a one vehicle, two route service around Glossop.The founder of the business, David Whyatt, secured start-up funding from the...
- GM BusesGM BusesGM Buses was the main bus company serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. The company was public owned by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive, which is a public body responsible for helping to co-ordinate public transport services in the Greater...
- Go North EastGo North EastGo North East is the largest operator of bus services in North East England, United Kingdom. Go North East operates services in the counties of Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland...
- Go South CoastGo South CoastGo South Coast is a bus operator in the south of England, owned by the Go-Ahead Group. It was established in late 2005, after Go-Ahead purchased Southern Vectis and its subsidiary Solent Blue Line, and combined its operations with existing subsidiary Wilts & Dorset.It is based in Poole, at the...
- Go West MidlandsGo West MidlandsGo West Midlands was a bus company based in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. It was owned by Go-Ahead Group and was formed through Go-Ahead buying Probus Management Limited and Birmingham Coach Company and merging the two...
- Go-Ahead LondonGo-Ahead LondonGo-Ahead London is the trading name used collectively for the London bus operations of the Go-Ahead Group. The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands...
- Godfrey Burley GroupGodfrey Burley GroupThe Godfrey Burley Group was set up in 1996 by East Yorkshire Motor Services director Godfrey Burley by taking over East Yorkshire Travel and National Holidays . Godfrey was one of two directors who owned EYMS at the time, together with Peter Shipp. It contained depots at Kingston-upon-Hull and...
- Gower ExplorerGower ExplorerThe Gower Explorer is a bus service, previously operated by Veolia Transport Cymru and now First Cymru, which provides services to Gowerton, Horton, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian, Oxwich, Penclawdd, Port Eynon, Reynoldston and Rhossili....
- GRT GroupGRT GroupGRT Group plc was a bus operating company in the United Kingdom. Created in 1989 as a holding company to effect the buyout of Grampian Regional Transport , it grew by acquisition and in 1995 merged with Badgerline to create FirstBus plc, forerunner to worldwide transport company FirstGroup...
- Grampian Regional Transport
- Green Line CoachesGreen Line CoachesGreen Line is a commuter coach brand in the Home Counties of England. It is owned by the Arriva group.Green Line has its origin in the network of coach services established by the London General Omnibus Company in the 1920s and 1930s...
- Green Triangle Buses
- Grey-GreenGrey-GreenGrey-Green was a coach and bus operator in the United Kingdom. It was based in Stamford Hill, and can trace its origins back over a century to the foundation of George Ewer’s horse carriage business in 1885.-History:...
- Greyhound MotorsGreyhound MotorsGreyhound Motors, or Bristol Greyhound, was a coach company formed in February 1921 to operate motor coaches from its base in Bristol, England.-History:...
- GWR road motor servicesGWR road motor servicesThe Great Western Railway road motor services operated from 1903 to 1933, both as a feeder to their train services, and as a cheaper alternative to building new railways in rural areas...
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- Halifax Joint CommitteeHalifax Joint CommitteeHalifax Joint Committee is an independent bus company operating in and around Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.Its buses are painted in the livery of the former County Borough of Halifax a whose buses and services were taken over by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive on 1 April...
- Halton TransportHalton TransportHalton Transport is a bus operator running within the Borough of Halton and into the surrounding area, including Warrington, St Helens, Prescot, Liverpool and Chester...
- HansonsHansonsHansons is a family-owned bus company who operate services across the West Midlands and Worcestershire. Operating from their depot in the Lye district of Stourbridge.They run a fleet of 20 low-floor and step entrance Single deck buses.-Fleet:...
- Hants & Dorset Motor ServicesHants & Dorset Motor ServicesHants & Dorset Motor Services Ltd was a stage carriage bus service operator in southern England, between 1920 and 1983.-Early history:The Bournemouth & District Motor Services Ltd was incorporated in 1916. In 1920, a change of name to Hants & Dorset reflected the wider aspirations of its owners...
- Hardings coach companyHardings coach companyHardings Coach Company is a bus and coach company, located in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. The company runs twenty-four coaches on a national basis, and regularly run scheduled bus services to the schools of Redditch and surrounding areas...
- Harris BusHarris BusHarris Bus is a former bus company based in West Thurrock. It was a subsidiary of Harris Coaches, and operated a small fleet of buses. On deregulation of bus services it was one of the early operators of tendered services for London Buses....
- Harrogate & DistrictHarrogate & DistrictTransdev Harrogate & District is a local bus operator based in Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Blazefield Group which is itself owned by the international transport company Transdev....
- Hedingham OmnibusesHedingham OmnibusesHedingham Omnibuses is an Essex bus company founded by Aubrey Ernest Letch shortly after serving in World War I, with his parents' help and trading under his own name. It started as a coach hire company, but gradually expanded as Letch started running bus services to Braintree and Sudbury on...
- Highland ScottishHighland ScottishHighland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was formed as a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group in June 1985 from Highland Omnibuses Ltd, and operated until October 1995 when the company was split into two - Highland Bus & Coach and Highland Country Buses...
- High PeakHigh Peak (bus company)High Peak is a bus company in Derbyshire, England, which is due to be formed in summer or autumn 2011. It will be a merger between Bowers Coaches and the Buxton division of Trent Barton....
(to be formed in late 2011) - Holderness Area Rural Transport
- HTL BusesHTL BusesHTL Buses is the trading name of Huyton Travel Ltd, a bus operating company based in Huyton in Merseyside, England. The company originated as Huyton Taxis Ltd, assuming its present title in 1990. Having previously operated minibuses, it has expanded into local bus service work since the mid 2000s...
- Hulleys of BaslowHulleys of BaslowHenry Hulley and Sons Ltd, trading as Hulleys of Baslow, is a bus company based in Baslow, Derbyshire, England. It has been in business for over eighty years. As well as operating scheduled bus services and school contracts, it also operates chartered coach services. The company comprises 16...
- Huddersfield Bus Company
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- Imperial BusesImperial BusesImperial Buses is a small bus company located in Romford, Essex who operate public transport services and private hire in Essex, Greater London and Thurrock.-Routes:...
- InvictawayInvictawayInvictaway was an express commuter coach service from Kent to London in the 1980s and 1990s, and was also a holding company for the emerging Arriva group...
- Ipswich BusesIpswich BusesIpswich Buses Ltd is a bus company that operates in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK and has been doing so for over 100 years. Its depot is situated in Constantine Road, near Ipswich Town's football ground...
- Ipswich Rapid TransitIpswich Rapid TransitIpswich Rapid Transit is a bus system in Suffolk, England. Operated by First Eastern Counties, part of the First Group, it has a short 0.5-kilometre stretch of guided busway. Like its counterparts in Leeds and Bradford the busway was something of an experimental venture. The route was launched in...
- Island BreezersIsland BreezersIsland Breezers is the brand name given to the open top bus services run by Southern Vectis, which is the main bus operator on the Isle of Wight....
(Southern Vectis) - Isle of Man TransportIsle of Man TransportIsle of Man Transport is an agency of Isle of Man Government that operates public transport on the Isle of Man.They operates following services:* Bus Vannin, Island Wide Bus Service* Isle of Man Railway, Douglas - Ballasalla - Castletown - Port Erin...
- Islwyn Borough TransportIslwyn Borough TransportIslwyn Borough Transport was the provider of bus services around Blackwood and surrounding towns in the former borough of Islwyn, United Kingdom. It was formed in April 1974 when the Borough of Islwyn was created, and took over the operations of the West Monmouthshire Omnibus Board which had...
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- Keighley & DistrictKeighley & DistrictKeighley & District is a bus company based in Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Blazefield Group which is itself owned by the international transport company Transdev....
- Kelvin Central BusesKelvin Central BusesKelvin Central Buses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Bus Group formed in July 1989 from the merger of Kelvin Scottish and Central Scottish in preparation for privatisation, and operated until July 1998 when it became First Glasgow Ltd....
- Kelvin ScottishKelvin ScottishKelvin Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group based in Bishopbriggs, Strathclyde, Scotland. It was formed in March 1985 from parts of Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd and Central SMT, initially with six depots and a varied fleet of 381 vehicles.The company...
- Kent Top TravelKent Top TravelKent Top Temps Ltd trading as KENT TOP TRAVEL is a bus operator in Kent, England, wholly owned by Kent County Council . The majority of Kent Top Travel's route portfolio comprises rural, evening and Sunday services let under competitive tender in open competition with private bus operators...
- King TravelKing TravelPilkingtons Buses is a bus company operating in the North West of England. It was established in 1967.Following the collapse of the original company in 2006, the new company was formed from the next generation of Pilkington's family members not long afterwards, and is one of numerous other...
- KinchbusKinchbusKinchbus is a bus operator based in Loughborough. It was originally an independent company established by Gilbert Kinch, but is now owned by the Wellglade Group. It operates various local services around Loughborough, Route 2 from Leicester to Loughborough and Skylink from Derby to Loughborough...
- KonectbusKonectbusKonectbus is a bus operator based in Dereham in Norfolk, England. From 11 March 2010, it became a part of the Go-Ahead Group. It currently operates 27 services including three of the Norwich Park and Ride routes, Costessey, Harford and Thickthorn. They have a fleet of almost 50 buses, the majority...
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- Lancashire UnitedLancashire UnitedTransdev Lancashire United is an English bus operator, running mainly in and around the boroughs of Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. The company was founded in April 2001 following the buyout of Stagecoach Ribble by Blazefield Holdings and has since overcome other operators...
- Lancashire United TransportLancashire United TransportLancashire United Transport was a tram, bus and trolleybus operator based at Howe Bridge in Atherton, 10 miles north west of Manchester...
- Leicester City Transport
- Leicester Citybus
- Leon MotorsLeon MotorsLeon Motors was a bus company based in Finningley, it operated buses in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Formed in 1922, it was taken over by MASS Engineering of North Anston during 2004....
- Lincoln City Transport
- LinkUpLinkUpLinkUp was a demand responsive transport system in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom. The service was funded and coordinated by Nexus, the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. The service replaced the smaller scale U-Call which replaced the yet smaller Western Links...
- LionspeedLionspeedLionspeed was a minibus operator based in Sutton Coldfield, running a mix of commercial and West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive supported services in North Birmingham...
- Lloyds CoachesLloyds CoachesLloyds Coaches operates bus and coach services in mid Wales. It is a small family-run independent firm. The company is based at the old Crosville bus depot opposite Machynlleth railway station. It was established in 2001.-History:...
- London CentralLondon CentralLondon Central is one of many operators of London Buses. It was established in late 1988 as one of 12 operating subsidiaries of London Buses Limited , and was privatised to the Go-Ahead Group in September 1994...
- London Country Bus ServicesLondon Country Bus ServicesLondon Country Bus Services was a bus company that operated in South East England from 1969 until split up and sold in 1986 under Margaret Thatcher's government's bus deregulation scheme.-Creation:...
- London Country North EastLondon Country North EastLondon Country North East was a bus operator in South East England and London. It was formed from the split of London Country Bus Services in 1986 and operated a fleet of around 350 buses from six garages, with its headquarters located in Hatfield....
- London Country North WestLondon Country North WestLondon Country North West was a bus operator in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, England. It was formed in 1986 when London Country Bus Services was broken up, and acquired by Luton & District in 1990.-History:...
- London Country South EastLondon Country South EastLondon Country South East was a bus operator in South-East England. It was formed in 1986 from the break-up of London Country Bus Services, and was known as Kentish Bus for most of its existence...
- London Country South WestLondon Country South WestLondon Country South West was a former bus operator which existed between 1986 and 1997. It was formed from a part of London Country Bus Services. The company was privatised in 1988 and sold to Drawlane, who adopted the trading name London & Country...
- London & Country
- London EasylinkLondon EasylinkLondon Easylink was a short-lived bus operator located in London. Its base was at the Transco Gas station, on Old Kent Road. In late 2002, Easylink went into liquidation. They operated London Buses route 185 with Plaxton President-bodied Volvo B7TLs, and had just won London Buses route 42 with...
- London Electrobus CompanyLondon Electrobus CompanyThe London Electrobus Company, was a bus operator in London that started in 1906 and had to close a couple of years later. The fleet of the company was powered by electricity and batteries, making it a forerunner of today's electrical public buses that are experiencing growth in the early 21st...
- London ForestLondon ForestLondon Forest was a subsidiary of London Buses active between 1988 and 1991. Formed as one of the eleven operating divisions of London Buses in readiness for privatisation, the company initially operated from garages at Ash Grove, Walthamstow and Leyton on a network of routes in North-East London...
- London GeneralLondon GeneralLondon General is a bus company operating in Surrey ang Greater London. It is owned by the Go-Ahead Group and operates most buses under contract to London Buses...
- London General Omnibus CompanyLondon General Omnibus CompanyThe London General Omnibus Company or LGOC, was the principal bus operator in London between 1855 and 1933. It was also, for a short period between 1909 and 1912, a motor bus manufacturer.- Overview :...
- London Pride SightseeingLondon Pride Sightseeing-History:In 1983, the state owned London Transport ceased operating their Round London Sightseeing Tour operation as the market was opened up to competition by the government. This had been run since March 1973....
- London TravellerLondon TravellerLondon Traveller was the trading name of Metropolitan Omnibus, a bus operator in Greater London in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The company was partially owned by Yorkshire Traction, and was sold to Thorpes in October 2001.-History:...
- Lothian BusesLothian BusesLothian Buses Plc is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest provider of bus services in Edinburgh, Scotland. City of Edinburgh Council own 91.01% of the company with the remainder being owned by East Lothian and Midlothian councils. As well as serving Edinburgh, Lothian Buses...
- Lowland ScottishLowland ScottishLowland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operator in south eastern Scotland and parts of northern England. The company was formed in 1985 and operated under the identities Lowland Scottish, Lowland and First Lowland / First SMT, until 1999 when the company's operations were combined with the...
- Lucketts TravelLucketts TravelLucketts Travel is a small coach hire and excursion company based in Fareham, Hampshire, employing 70 people with a turnover in 2007 of £4.5m.The main vehicle type is the Scania Irizar coach, in either 49 executive or 53 standard seat configuration...
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- M & M Coaches
- Magic Bus
- Maidstone & District Motor Services
- Maidstone Corporation TransportMaidstone Corporation TransportMaidstone Corporation Transport was the operator of trams, trolleybuses and motorbuses in Maidstone, Kent from 1904 to 1974. The operations of Maidstone Corporation passed to Maidstone Borough Council Transport in reorganisation of local government in 1974, expanding the Borough...
- Manchester Community TransportManchester Community TransportManchester Community Transport is a bus operator based in Stockport in Greater Manchester. The company was formed in 1980, under the Urban Aid Funding scheme....
- Marchwood MotorwaysMarchwood MotorwaysMarchwood Motorways Ltd. is a bus and coach operator owned by the Go-Ahead Group, who acquired them in 2006. It is a now a sub-division of Solent Blue Line.-Background:Marchwood Motorways runs buses and coaches from its base in Totton, Hampshire...
- MASS EngineeringMASS EngineeringMASS Engineering and BrightBus, which is officially MAS Special Engineering Ltd, is a Sheffield-based company engaged in the manufacture of bodies for motor vehicles and school bus operation...
- Mayne Coaches
- Maytree TravelMaytree TravelMaytree Travel is a bus operator based in Bolton in Greater Manchester. The company was formed in 2008 by owner Gary Hawthorne, who took over the Bolton operations of Tyrer Bus, who first starting operating in Bolton in 2007. The company now has over 20 routes and runs in the Bolton and Wigan areas...
- McKindlessMcKindlessMcKindless was a Scottish bus operator, operating a number of bus routes throughout Greater Glasgow. The company was based in Newmains, Wishaw, but also owned a depot in Parkhead.-History:...
- Megabus (United Kingdom)Megabus (United Kingdom)Megabus is a UK coach service operated by Stagecoach Group. It started in 2003 and as of February 2010 operated 19 UK coach routes serving 41 destinations in England, Scotland and Wales. Some services link with Megatrain services which are also operated by Stagecoach...
- Metro (Belfast)Metro (Belfast)Metro is the trading name for bus company Citybus in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a subsidiary of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, within the common management structure of Translink, along with Ulsterbus and Northern Ireland Railways....
- Metrobus (South East England)
- MetrolineMetrolineMetroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses.-Company history:...
- MetroshuttleMetroshuttleMetroshuttle is a free bus system that operates in Manchester city centre and Bolton and Stockport town centres, all in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester's Metroshuttle consists of three routes that traverse the city centre, linking the city's major thoroughfares and stations with its main...
- Metro Coastlines
- Midland (bus operator)
- Midland Fox
- Midland RedMidland RedMidland Red was a bus company which operated in the English Midlands from 1905 to 1981. It was the trading name used by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company , which was renamed Midland Red Omnibus Company in 1974...
- Midland Red East
- Midland Red South
- Midland ScottishMidland ScottishMidland Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander and Sons Ltd, and operated until 1991 when it became Midland Bluebird Ltd.- Operation :...
- Minor bus operators in EnglandMinor bus operators in EnglandMinor bus operators in England are defined as bus companies which operate at least one public service but which are not notable enough to justify an article of their own...
- MK MetroMK MetroMK Metro was the main bus operator in Milton Keynes in the English county of Buckinghamshire. In February 2006, it was purchased by Arriva Shires & Essex...
- MoorsbusMoorsbusMoorsbus is a network of bus services operating to and around the North York Moors national park and surrounding areas. It has been operational since the 1980s, and links places such as Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, York and Hull to the national park...
- Moss Motor ToursMoss Motor ToursMoss Motor Tours Ltd. was a bus and coach company that operated on the Isle of Wight between 1923 and 1994. The company sold its assets in 1994 to various bus and coach providers on the Island and off...
- Mountain Goat (bus company)
- MTL (transport company)
- Munro's of JedburghMunro's of JedburghMunro's of Jedburgh is a bus operating company based in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. They operate a number of local routes both in the Scottish Borders and in Midlothian.-History:...
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- National Bus Company (UK)
- National Express Coaches
- National Express CoventryNational Express CoventryNational Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...
- National Express Dot2DotNational Express Dot2DotNational Express Dot2Dot Limited was a demand responsive airport bus service and company operating in London, United Kingdom. It started operations on 1 November 2007, after National Express Group rebranded the Hotelink business it acquired in 2007....
- National Express Dundee
- National Express GroupNational Express GroupNational Express Group plc is a British transport group headquartered in Birmingham that operates bus, coach, rail and tram services in the UK, the US and Canada, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe...
- National Express Hotel HoppaNational Express Hotel HoppaHotel Hoppa is a network of bus services owned and operated by National Express Group, connecting major hotels near Heathrow Airport with Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and the new Terminal 5...
- National Express West MidlandsNational Express West MidlandsNational Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...
- National Welsh Omnibus Services
- NCP Challenger
- Network ChorleyNetwork ChorleyNetwork Chorley is a Stagecoach in Lancashire operated bus service which provides internal services around the Borough of Chorley.The service operates Optare Solos which previously replaced Mercedes-Benz 709D buses which operated on local routes....
- Network Warrington
- Network ColchesterNetwork ColchesterNetwork Colchester is a Tellings-Golden Miller bus operating company. TGM have upgraded the fleet, and it is no longer the second from bottom bus company, profit wise...
- New Enterprise CoachesNew Enterprise CoachesNew Enterprise Coaches is an English bus and coach company, based in Tonbridge, Kent. It is an arm of Arriva Southern Counties Ltd, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn of Germany.-History:...
- New Forest TourNew Forest TourThe New Forest Tour is an open-top bus service in the New Forest, running two circular routes around Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst, Lymington, Beaulieu and Exbury Gardens as well as going to Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Cadnam and Ashurst...
- Newport TransportNewport TransportNewport Transport is the main provider of bus services in Newport, South Wales, under the brand Newport Bus. Formerly a council department, it came into being as a separate corporate entity in 1986, following the Transport Act 1985...
- NIBS (bus company)
- NightingalesNightingalesNightingales is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift. It was produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990.-Outline:...
of BecclesBecclesBeccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of... - Nippy BusNippy BusNippy Bus is a privately owned company that operate a number of bus services around Somerset, England. It operates local town services in Yeovil under contract to the County Council as well as rural services. An ex-London Transport Routemaster bus is available for private hire work...
- Norfolk GreenNorfolk Green-About Norfolk Green:Norfolk Green is a bus operator based in King's Lynn in Norfolk, England.It operates 31 public bus services across Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire as well as numerous school and collage services with a fleet of 73 low floor easy access buses, services include the...
- North Birmingham BuswaysNorth Birmingham BuswaysNorth Birmingham Busways was a small bus operator established in the mid 1990s, and based near Erdington, in Birmingham. Its services operated throughout North Birmingham, using, in the main, a distinctive livery of green and cream....
- North Eastern Bus ServicesNorth Eastern Bus ServicesNorth Eastern Bus Services was a short lived, Gateshead, England, based bus company that sprang into action after the bus deregulation of 1986, operating local services around the Gateshead area. The colour of the buses were green and cream.-Routes:...
- North Western Road Car Company (1923)North Western Road Car Company (1923)The North Western Road Car Company was a bus company located in Stockport, England. Formed in 1923 from the existing bus services of the British Automobile Traction Company Limited operations based in Macclesfield, the new company grew to operate bus services in five counties The North Western...
- North Western Road Car Company (1986)North Western Road Car Company (1986)The North Western Road Car Company Ltd was a former bus operator based in Liverpool, England. The company operated between 1986 and 1998.- History :...
- Northern BlueNorthern BlueTransdev Northern Blue was a bus operator running around Burnley in East Lancashire. The company operated many school routes, along with a small number of commercial and subsidised bus services...
- Northern ScottishNorthern ScottishNorthern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd and operated until 1992, when it became Bluebird Buses Ltd...
- Nottingham City TransportNottingham City TransportNottingham City Transport is the major bus operator of the English city of Nottingham, running a comprehensive network of services in the Greater Nottingham area, with some services continuing to Southwell, Loughborough, and East Midlands Airport. There are over 80 routes across the City, giving...
- Nottingham Express TransitNottingham Express TransitNottingham Express Transit is a light-rail tramway in the Nottingham area in England. The first line opened to the public on 9 March 2004, having cost £200 million to construct. The scheme took sixteen years from conception to implementation...
- Nu-VentureNu-VentureNu-Venture Coaches Ltd is an Aylesford, Kent-based bus company. Established in 1960s as a coach company, Nu-Venture once operated coach tour holidays all over Europe, and, in the 1980s, a London commuter service, but coach hire activities ceased in 2010....
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- Padarn BusPadarn BusPadarn Bus is a bus company based in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. It operates a fleet of around 40 buses on 18 routes in North Wales. Many of its vehicles and routes were acquired when it merged with larger company KMP.-History:...
- Parks of HamiltonParks Motor GroupPark's Motor Group is a large company based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Central Scotland. It is one of the most well-known and recognisable brands in Scotland. The company is wholly owned by Douglas Park who founded the business in 1971 as a coach and bus operation with three vehicles...
- Pennine BluePennine BluePennine Blue, later known as First Pennine, was a bus company serving the Tameside area of Greater Manchester, England. It was an independent bus company running services to/from Ashton-under-Lyne in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
- People's ExpressPeople's ExpressPeople's Express was the trading name of Salelink, a bus company in the West Midlands which was acquired by Probus Management in 1998 and then by the Go-Ahead Group in 2006....
- Pete's Travel
- PLUSBUSPLUSBUSPLUSBUS is an add-on ticket, which can be purchased with rail tickets in Great Britain. It allows unlimited travel on participating bus operators' services in the whole urban area of rail-served towns and cities.-History:...
- Plymouth CitybusPlymouth CitybusPlymouth Citybus is one of the principal bus operators serving the City of Plymouth, England, and the surrounding area. Plymouth Citybus's route network serves almost exclusively the boroughs and inner-city areas of Plymouth, with the majority of rural services handled by First Devon and...
- PostbusPostbusA postbus is a public bus service that is operated as part of local mail delivery. As a means to provide public transport in rural areas with lower levels of patronage where a normal bus service is uneconomic Postbus services are run by the postal delivery company and combine the functions of...
- Premiere TravelPremiere TravelPremiere Travel is a family-owned bus and coach operator largely serving the Nottinghamshire area. The company was formed in 2002 with a pair of Leyland Nationals and has developed into a significant size providing mainly local bus services....
- Preston BusPreston BusPreston Bus is a bus operator running within the city of Preston, England and into the surrounding area. In 2009, it was acquired by the Stagecoach Group and was rebranded Stagecoach in Preston, before they were subsequently ordered to sell the company as a result of competition concerns...
- Probus ManagementProbus ManagementProbus Management was a bus operator in the West Midlands. It mainly had a distinctive all over yellow livery. In 2006 it became part of Go West Midlands, and in 2008 was sold by Go-Ahead to become part of Central Connect.-History:...
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- Reading Transport Ltd
- Red & White ServicesRed & White ServicesRed & White Services was a bus company operating in south east Wales and Gloucestershire, England between 1929 and 1978.Red & White evolved into Red & White United Transport Ltd, formed in 1937, which owned bus and road freight companies in the United Kingdom and southern Africa...
- Regal BuswaysRegal BuswaysRegal Busways Ltd is a small bus operator established in 2001 and based in Essex. Their services operate through 30 local communities including Chelmsford, Epping, The Hanningfields, Canvey Island, Harlow, Ongar, Pleshey, Toot Hill, Upshire, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross and Wickford.-History:Regal...
- Renown CoachesRenown CoachesRenown Coaches are based in Bexhill with a yard at Newhaven. They run bus services in East Sussex, Essex, Kent and into Hertfordshire. They also offer self drive car hire, coach hire and day trips by coach...
- Rhondda Transport CompanyRhondda Transport CompanyThe Rhondda Tramways Company was established in 1906 as a subsidiary of the British Electric Traction Company . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the BET was a major operator of tramways in the UK, and later became one of the biggest operators of motor buses in the UK.-History:The Rhondda...
- Ribble Motor ServicesRibble Motor ServicesRibble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in the North West of England, based in Preston. The company was started in 1919, and grew to be the largest operator in the region, with a territory stretching from Carlisle to south Lancashire...
- Rossendale TransportRossendale TransportRossendale Transport is a bus operator running within the Borough of Rossendale and into surrounding areas, including Rochdale, Bury, Manchester, Burnley, Accrington, Blackburn and Todmorden...
- RotalaRotalaRotala is an Alternative Investment Market listed company, which owns a variety of UK transport operators.Rotala was set up in 2005, with the main intention of acquiring or gaining majority interest in businesses within a number of areas.-Surrey Connect:...
- Royal Blue Coach ServicesRoyal Blue Coach ServicesRoyal Blue Coach Services was a coach operator in the south and west of England from 1880 until 1986.-Origins:The Royal Blue business was started in 1880 by Thomas Elliott in Bournemouth. The business, at first known as Royal Blue and Branksome Mews, included the hire of every kind of horse-drawn...
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- Safeguard CoachesSafeguard CoachesSafeguard Coaches is a bus and coach operator based in the Surrey town of Guildford, England.Established in 1924, Safeguard currently provide a number of bus services around Guildford, some of which are jointly operated with Arriva Guildford and West Surrey, and coach private hire services over a...
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- Samuel LedgardSamuel LedgardSamuel Ledgard was a Leeds entrepreneur who became a major West Yorkshire Independent bus operator. Following his death in 1952, his executors continued to operate the Samuel Ledgard bus company up until 1967, when it was acquired by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company.-1874 - 1952:Samuel Ledgard...
- Sargeants of KingtonSargeants of KingtonSargeants Bros Ltd is a limited company based in Kington, Herefordshire, UK.They are a bus operator whose main operations concentrate on stage service and schools contract work for Herefordshire County Council and Powys County Council....
- Scottish Bus GroupScottish Bus GroupThe Scottish Bus Group was a state-owned Scottish holding company that included a number of bus operators covering the whole of Scotland. The group was formed in 1961 as Scottish Omnibuses Group Ltd, to take control of the British Transport Commission's bus operating subsidiaries in Scotland...
- Scottish CitylinkScottish CitylinkScottish Citylink Coaches Ltd is a long distance express coach operator in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland . The company was formed as a subsidiary of Scottish Transport Group in June 1985...
- Scottish Motor TractionScottish Motor TractionScottish Motor Traction was founded in Edinburgh in 1905. It operated buses in much of central Scotland. Aside from its traditional bus operations, it operated an air taxi service with a De Havilland Fox Moth between July 18 and October 31, 1932 and for many years owned Dryburgh Abbey Hotel...
- SelkentSelkentSelkent, or the South East London & Kent Bus Company Ltd, is one of many operators of bus services contracted to Transport for London. It is currently owned by Stagecoach Group, as part of Stagecoach London....
- Shamrock BusesShamrock BusesShamrock Buses was a bus operator based in Poole on the south coast of England. It operated many contracted routes in Poole, Bournemouth and the surrounding area...
- Sheffield Community TransportSheffield Community TransportSheffield Community Transport is a non-governmental organisation with charitable status which provides transport services in Sheffield. Funding from SPT comes from South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive , Sheffield City Council, South Yorkshire Objective 1 programme, Yorkshire Forward,...
- Soames CoachesSoames CoachesSoames Coaches or Forget-Me-Not Travel is a coach company based in Otley, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.-Duties:The company operates school contracts as well as private hire excursions...
- Solent Blue LineSolent Blue LineSolent Blue Line Ltd formerly Musterphantom Ltd is a bus company which operates buses in Hampshire, England under the names Bluestar and Uni-link. The company was taken over along with its parent, Southern Vectis in 2005 by The Go-Ahead Group. From 25 February 2008, all previous Solent Blue Line...
- Southampton CitybusSouthampton CitybusSouthampton Citybus was a bus operator which operated local services throughout the city of Southampton, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1898 as Southampton Corporation Transport...
- South Gloucestershire Bus & CoachSouth Gloucestershire Bus & CoachSGBC Ltd t/a South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach operate a number of bus services in the Bristol area. The majority of their bus services are school routes operated on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council, Bristol City Council and the Cabot Learning Federation, as well as a number of National...
- South Lancs TravelSouth Lancs TravelSouth Lancs Travel is a privately owned bus operator in the districts of Bolton and Wigan in Greater Manchester operating an extensive commercial network along with tendered services on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester. It also serves some areas of the districts of Salford & Trafford such...
- South Notts Bus CompanySouth Notts Bus CompanyThe South Notts Bus Company Ltd was a British bus operator based in Gotham, Nottinghamshire. It commenced service in 1926 and became a limited company in 1929...
- South West CoachesSouth West CoachesSouth West Coaches is a privately owned company that operate a number of bus services around Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, in South West England. It operates local town services in Yeovil under contract to the County Council, ex-Sureline routes in the Dorchester, Weymouth and Isle of Portland...
- South Yorkshire TransportSouth Yorkshire TransportSouth Yorkshire Transport was formed in 1986, as a result of deregulation of bus services in the UK. The South Yorkshire PTE was no longer allowed to operate buses itself, so an arms length operating company was created....
- Southdown Motor ServicesSouthdown Motor ServicesSouthdown Motor Services Ltd operates bus and coach services in East and West Sussex and parts of Hampshire, in southern England. It was formed in 1915 and had various owners throughout its history, being purchased by the National Bus Company in 1969...
- Southdown PSVSouthdown PSVLink title Southdown PSV Limited is a medium sized country bus operator with 22 various routes across East Surrey and West Kent. Most of their routes are operated on behalf of Surrey County Council or Kent County Council, other work includes Railway replacement services for emergencies and planned...
- Southern NationalSouthern NationalSouthern National was a bus company operating in South West England from 1929 to 1969, and again from 1983 to 1999.-Original company :...
- Southern VectisSouthern VectisThe Southern Vectis Omnibus Company Limited is the dominant bus operator on the Isle of Wight. It was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in 2005 and is a part of the company's Go South Coast division. The firm employs 299 staff, with 105 single deck, double deck and open-top buses and coaches...
- Sovereign Bus & Coach
- SpeedwellbusSpeedwellbusSpeedwellbus is a bus operator based in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It operates a fleet of 25 buses on commercial and contracted services. Operations commenced in 2002 with a service between Glossop and Tintwistle, and were expanded with the addition of contracts from Derbyshire County...
- Stagecoach CambridgeshireStagecoach CambridgeshireStagecoach Cambridgeshire is a bus company in England, which is part of the Stagecoach Group.Its headquarters are in Cambridge, and it operates services under the following brand names:—...
- Stagecoach East MidlandsStagecoach East MidlandsStagecoach East Midlands is a bus company, part of the Stagecoach Group.Its headquarters are in Lincoln, England, and it operates services under the following brand names:*Stagecoach in Bassetlaw*Stagecoach in Mansfield*Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes...
- Stagecoach East ScotlandStagecoach East ScotlandStagecoach East Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, with its regional base in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland and including the legal companies Bluebird Buses Ltd, Fife Scottish Buses Ltd,Stagecoach Ltd, Strathtay Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, JW Coaches Ltd and Rennie's of Dunfermline Ltd.-...
- Stagecoach ExpressStagecoach ExpressStagecoach Express is the brand name of a range of express coach services offered in the UK by Stagecoach, one of the UK's largest bus and rail operators. Stagecoach Express primarily operates services within or between areas where Stagecoach operates the local bus services...
- Stagecoach GoldlineStagecoach GoldlineStagecoach Gold, previously, Goldline is an experimental brand used by various Stagecoach Group bus subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. It was started in Perth and Warwick in November 2007. It was extended to Aldershot from February 2009, and in September 2009 Stagecoach West started a new...
- Stagecoach Grimsby-CleethorpesStagecoach Grimsby-CleethorpesStagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in and around North East Lincolnshire , serving a population of over 150,000....
- Stagecoach in BedfordStagecoach in BedfordStagecoach in Bedford is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Bedford, Bedfordshire and is currently a trading name of the United Counties Omnibus Company Ltd-Background:...
- Stagecoach in CambridgeStagecoach in CambridgeStagecoach in Cambridge is a bus company, which runs services throughout Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach East....
- Stagecoach in CheltenhamStagecoach in CheltenhamStagecoach in Cheltenham is a subsidiary of Stagecoach West, itself a sector of the larger Stagecoach Group, that operates buses in Cheltenham.- History :...
- Stagecoach in ChesterfieldStagecoach in ChesterfieldStagecoach in Chesterfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.They currently carry over eight million passengers per year, experiencing a year on year passenger increase of around 10% in recent years...
- Stagecoach in EastbourneStagecoach in EastbourneStagecoach in Eastbourne is the name of the bus operator of bus services in the Eastbourne area after taking over Eastbourne Buses and Cavendish Motor Services.-History:...
- Stagecoach in Devon
- Stagecoach in HampshireStagecoach in HampshireHampshire Bus Company Ltd. trading as Stagecoach in Hampshire is an operating sub-division of Stagecoach South, part of the Stagecoach Group.Its main bases of operation are Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester.-Local:...
- Stagecoach in Hants & SurreyStagecoach in Hants & SurreyStagecoach in Hants & Surrey is an operating sub-division Stagecoach South, which itself is part of the Stagecoach Group.Together, Stagecoach South carries 29.5 million passengers a year with a fleet of 460 buses and 950 staff.-Services:...
- Stagecoach in Hastings
- Stagecoach in HullStagecoach in HullStagecoach in Hull is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest bus fleet in the city.-History:...
- Stagecoach in LincolnshireStagecoach in LincolnshireStagecoach Lincolnshire is a bus company, formerly known as Lincolnshire RoadCar, which runs services throughout Lincolnshire.Stagecoach in Lincolnshire is the trading name of the Lincolnshire RoadCar Company Limited, which is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, and part of its East Midlands...
- Stagecoach in MansfieldStagecoach in MansfieldStagecoach in Mansfield is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Mansfield. They have around 60 buses and 200 employees.They carry over 6 million passengers per year, with a passenger increase of approximately 7%....
- Stagecoach in NewcastleStagecoach in NewcastleStagecoach in Newcastle is a bus company and division of Stagecoach North East. Stagecoach in Newcastle is the biggest Stagecoach division in the North East and is one of the 3 major bus operators in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne alongside Arriva North East and Go North East, largely providing...
- Stagecoach in PeterboroughStagecoach in PeterboroughStagecoach in Peterborough is a bus company, which runs services throughout Peterborough and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach Cambridgeshire, itself a subsidiary of the larger Stagecoach Group....
- Stagecoach in Portsmouth
- Stagecoach in PrestonStagecoach in PrestonStagecoach in Preston was a network of bus routes running within the city of Preston, Lancashire and into the surrounding area. It was founded in 2009 after Stagecoach Group acquired Preston Bus that was founded in 1904...
- Stagecoach in South Wales
- Stagecoach in SwindonStagecoach in SwindonStagecoach in Swindon is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Swindon.It was formerly part of the Bristol Omnibus Company, then from 1983 part of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company . From 1983 it operated under the name Swindon and District...
- Stagecoach in The FensStagecoach in The FensStagecoach in Huntingdonshire is the trading name of Stagecoach in The Fens Limited, which runs services throughout Huntingdon, the Fens and surrounding areas...
- Stagecoach in the South Downs
- Stagecoach in Warwickshire Stagecoach in WarwickshireStagecoach in Warwickshire is the Stagecoach Group bus operator in and around the county of Warwickshire, England. While Stagecoach in Warwickshire is the brand image of the company, its legal name is Midland Red Ltd...
- Stagecoach LondonStagecoach LondonStagecoach London , is a bus company which principally operates services in the UK capital city of London, under contract to the London Buses arm of Transport for London. It was formed in 1989 as a subsidiary of London Buses. The company privatised in 1994 and acquired by the Stagecoach Group, but...
- Stagecoach Manchester
- Stagecoach MerseysideStagecoach MerseysideStagecoach Merseyside is a major operator of bus services in the English city of Liverpool and in the surrounding area of Merseyside. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group...
- Stagecoach Midland Red
- Stagecoach North EastStagecoach North EastStagecoach North East is a major operator of bus services in North East England. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group. The company is made up of two formerly municipal operations; Busways and Transit...
- Stagecoach North WestStagecoach North WestStagecoach North West is a major operator of bus services in North West England. It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, and has its origins in the purchase of Cumberland in 1987 and Ribble in 1988 from the National Bus Company. The head office of Stagecoach North West is in Carlisle...
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
- Stagecoach SheffieldStagecoach SheffieldStagecoach Sheffield is a bus operator based in Sheffield, England, a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group. It was formed from the Sheffield based operations of the Yorkshire Traction Group, purchased by Stagecoach in 2005...
- Stagecoach SouthStagecoach SouthStagecoach South is an operating division of the Stagecoach UK Bus. The headquarters of the division are situated in Chichester, England.It is branded as three sub-divisions; namely, Stagecoach in Hampshire, Stagecoach Hants & Surrey, and Stagecoach in the South Downs. The legal titles are;...
- Stagecoach South EastStagecoach South EastStagecoach South East is an operating division of the Stagecoach Group. The headquarters of the division are situated in Canterbury, England....
- Stagecoach Strathtay
- Stagecoach WestStagecoach WestStagecoach West is an operating division of the Stagecoach Group. Based in Gloucester, it operates bus services in Cheltenham , Gloucester , the Cotswolds , the Wye Valley, the Forest of Dean and Swindon .- History :Stagecoach West...
- Stagecoach West ScotlandStagecoach West ScotlandStagecoach West Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, comprising Western Buses Ltd and Stagecoach Glasgow Ltd, based in Ayr, Scotland.-Operation:...
- Stagecoach YorkshireStagecoach YorkshireStagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach UK Bus.It was formed in 2005 to take over the former Traction Group fleets in Yorkshire by Stagecoach Group, which took over Traction from Frank Carter on 14 December 2005; Yorkshire Traction, Yorkshire Terrier and Barnsley & District....
- Stansted Aircoach
- Stansted TransitStansted TransitStansted Transit Buses Ltd was a bus operating company based in Braintree, with an outstation at Saffron Walden, United Kingdom.It was established in October 2000, initially with the name London Transit. Other names used...
- Stephensons of EssexStephensons of EssexStephensons of Essex is a privately owned bus company based in south Essex, in England, operating local bus and contract services in the same areas as Arriva Southend, Ensignbus, First Essex, NIBS, and Regal Busways. It also runs private hire coaches, and has a bus and coach dealership and sales...
- Stotts CoachesStotts CoachesE. Stott & Sons, more commonly known as Stotts Coaches or just simply Stotts is a bus and coach company based in Milnsbridge near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.-History:...
- Stotts Tours (Oldham)Stotts Tours (Oldham)Stotts Tours , or Stotts for short, is one of the bus companies serving the area of Greater Manchester, England. The company, based in Oldham, operates within the area covered by Transport for Greater Manchester.-1986 to 1997:...
- StrawberryStrawberry (bus operator)Strawberry is a bus operator based in St Helens, Merseyside, England. It was founded in 2009 and attracted attention by offering free rides for passengers with red hair for a period. By March 2010 it operated two routes, with a third planned...
- Sullivan BusesSullivan BusesSullivan Buses is a bus operating company based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1999, it operates local bus services in and around Hertfordshire including school services; rail replacement bus services in and near London; bus links in Surrey to and from Thorpe Park; and vehicle...
- Sunray TravelSunray TravelSunray Travel is a bus and coach operator based in the Surrey town of Epsom, England. They operate private hire coaches, and previously a variety of bus services, however as of September 2011 are now only running one Surrey County Council school bus contract...
- SupertramLink
- Swansea MetroSwansea Metroftrmetro Swansea is a bus rapid transit route being implemented in Swansea, Wales. The route will be served by FTR articulated buses in an attempt to relieve traffic congestion and provide alternative transport to cars....
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- Tanat Valley CoachesTanat Valley CoachesTanat Valley Coaches operates bus and coach services in Montgomeryshire and across the Shropshire-Welsh borderland, in the United Kingdom.The family-run firm is based in the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, west of Oswestry. It also has a depot in the nearby village of Pentrefelin, in addition...
- TeamdeckTeamdeckTeamdeck is a bus operator based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. As of May 2008 it is owned by Centrebus Holdings, a partnership between Centrebus of Leicester and Arriva, but continues to trade under the K-Line identity.They operate a number of public bus services in the Kirklees area...
- Tellings-Golden MillerTellings-Golden MillerTellings-Golden Miller , a subsidiary of Arriva, is a bus service and coach operator in the United Kingdom.-Golden Miller:Reputedly, Fred Varney began the Golden Miller company with the winnings from a bet made on the horse Golden Miller, which won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National in...
- Thames TransitThames TransitThames Transit was a bus and coach company which operated in the Oxford area. As well as running a number of local services it also ran a regular service to London called the Oxford Tube. It now carries about fifteen million passengers a year using just under 200 vehicles...
- Thames TravelThames TravelThames Travel is a bus operator based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in England. It is the third largest bus company in the county It operates a fleet of around 34 vehicles, and employs 75 staff. Running services across the Thames region, the company carries approximately 1.25 million passengers a year...
- Thames Valley TractionThames Valley TractionThames Valley Traction Company Limited was a major bus company operating services to and from Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, High Wycombe and Oxford and surrounding areas for over 50 years during the 20th century...
- Thamesdown TransportThamesdown TransportThamesdown Transport is a bus operator serving the town of Swindon and the surrounding area in the Borough of Swindon and county of Wiltshire. The company is owned by Thamesdown Transport Ltd and Swindon Borough Council holds almost all of the shares...
- Thamesway Buses
- The Big Bus CompanyThe Big Bus CompanyBig Bus Tours is a London-based open-top bus sightseeing company.The Big Bus Company is a family-owned company, founded by Richard, Eleanor and Desmond Maybury. It started in central London in June 1991 with 4 buses and now operates over 150 buses worldwide...
- The Big LemonThe Big LemonThe Big Lemon is a bus operator in Brighton, East Sussex, England, operating public bus services and private hire operations as well as festival travel and waste oil collection...
- The Heritage Fleet
- The Kings FerryThe Kings FerryThe Kings Ferry is a coach operator based in Kent. Originally a commuter and private hire coach operator, under the new brand of The Kings Ferry Travel Group the business has expanded into VIP services, including car and helicopter hire, and tourism services...
- The Original Tour
- Thomas TillingThomas TillingThomas Tilling Ltd, later known with its subsidiary companies as the Tilling Group, was one of the two huge groups which controlled almost all the major bus operators in the United Kingdom between the wars and until nationalisation in 1948....
- Tillingbourne Bus CompanyTillingbourne Bus CompanyTillingbourne Bus Company was a bus operating company based in Cranleigh, Surrey, England, which operated a local service from 1924 to 2001. It was founded as Tillingbourne Valley in 1924, and became a limited company in 1931, taking the name Tillingbourne Valley Services...
- Timebus TravelTimebus TravelTimebus Travel is a bus operator based north of London, United Kingdom specialising only in heritage ex-London buses for private hire.- History :...
- TM TravelTM TravelTM Travel is a bus operator based in Halfway, Sheffield which operates passenger bus services in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Founded in 1995 as a family-owned operation with one bus, by March 2008 it had expanded to become the largest independent operator in Derbyshire...
- Tourist GroupTourist GroupTourist Group, now with a trading name of Southern Coach Hire, is the name covering a group of southern bus and coach operators. All of the operators are subsidiaries of Wilts & Dorset, which is itself part of the much larger Go-Ahead Group....
- TransdevTransdevTransdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...
- Transdev Blazefield
- Transdev LondonTransdev LondonLondon United is one of many operators of London Buses and is owned by the RATP Group, an international public transport operator owned by the government of France...
- Transdev Yellow BusesTransdev Yellow BusesYellow Buses is a bus operator based in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England, owned by the RATP Group, a company owned by the government of France. Although most routes are restricted to the Bournemouth local authority area, an increasing number are expanding into the adjacent areas of...
- Transdev YorkTransdev YorkTransdev York is one of seven companies within the Blazefield Group. Blazefield is owned by Transdev, a large French transport operator and the sixth largest bus operator in the UK.-History:...
- Translink (Northern Ireland)Translink (Northern Ireland)Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company , a public corporation in Northern Ireland which provides the public transport in the region. NI Railways, Ulsterbus and Metro are all part of Translink....
- Trathens
- Travel de CourceyTravel De CourceyTravel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff...
- Travel LondonTravel LondonTravel London was a bus operator in London which was originally a subsidiary of the National Express Group. In May 2009 the company was sold to NedRailways, now called Abellio...
- Travel Merry HillTravel Merry HillMerry Hill Minibuses was the bus operating arm of the Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley, England. It was known as Travel Merry Hill after 1998 following a takeover by National Express Group.-History:...
- Travel SurreyTravel SurreyTravel Surrey was a bus operator in Surrey which was originally a subsidiary of the National Express Group. It was given its own brand name from 1 September 2007. In May 2009, the company, along with Travel London, was sold to NedRailways...
- Travel Your BusTravel Your BusYour Bus was a trading name of Smiths Coaches Ltd who were also known as Smiths of Tysoe. The company was based on the Arden Forest Industrial Estate in Alcester in Warwickshire.-History:...
- TrawsCambriaTrawsCambriaTrawsCambria is a brand name applied to a network of long and medium-distance express bus routes in Wales which are sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government.-History:...
- Trent BartonTrent BartonTrent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the United Kingdom. It was formed as the result of merging Derbyshire's Trent Buses with Nottinghamshire's Barton Transport....
- TruronianTruronianTruronian was a bus service and coaching holiday operator primarily located in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, In April 2008 Truronian was taken over by First Group PLC. Truronian local bus service has now merged with First Devon and Cornwall's bus operations. Truronian still operates the...
- TrustlineTrustlineCentrebus Harlow is a bus operating company based in Harlow, Essex operating 13 bus routes, and part of Centrebus.On 22 and 23 August 2009 the assets and goodwill of the company Trustybus passed to Centrebus, whose name replaced that of Trustybus. The company had only recently changed their trading...
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- Ulster Transport AuthorityUlster Transport AuthorityThe Ulster Transport Authority ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966.-Formation and consolidation:The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board and the Belfast and County Down Railway...
- UlsterbusUlsterbusUlsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside Belfast. It is part of Translink , which also includes Northern Ireland Railways, Metro Belfast and Flexibus.-Services:Ulsterbus is responsible for most of the province-wide bus...
- Ulsterbus FoyleUlsterbus FoyleUlsterbus Foyle is a brandname developed by Ulsterbus for its services in Derry, Northern Ireland. The service was opened on 4 September 2006 following a review and expansion of the city's bus routes and replacement of many of the cities older buses....
- Uni-linkUni-linkUni-link is the brand for bus services run under contract for the University of Southampton in Southampton, Hampshire, England, by existing bus companies...
- United Automobile ServicesUnited Automobile ServicesUnited Automobile Services or United, as it was commonly known, was a major provider of bus services across the North East and North Yorkshire for 80 years or more...
- United Counties OmnibusUnited Counties OmnibusUnited Counties Omnibus is an English bus company, operating in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and parts of surrounding counties. It was established in 1921 as the United Counties Omnibus & Road Transport Co Ltd, and from 1933 has been named the United Counties Omnibus Company Ltd...
- Uno (bus company)Uno (bus company)Uno is a bus service operated by the University of Hertfordshire, England, serving members of the general public, and also its own students and staff...
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- Wallace ArnoldWallace ArnoldWallace Arnold was one of the UK's largest holiday motorcoach tour operators. It was founded in 1912 and was named after its founders Wallace Cunningham and Arnold Crowe. By 1980 it operated 290 coaches from its headquarters in Leeds, and owned a subsidiary based in Devon...
- Wardle TransportWardle TransportWardle Transport is a bus operating company based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Formed in 1963 as Jack's of Norton, it expanded from 2001 to operate a network of 18 local bus routes using over 60 vehicles...
- Warrington Borough TransportWarrington Borough TransportWarrington Borough Transport is a bus operator running a network of services within the Borough of Warrington, England and into the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich. The network of services is marketed under the Network Warrington name, with both names...
- WebberbusWebberbusWebberBus is a privately owned company that operates bus services around Bridgwater, Minehead, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. It operates regular inter-urban services radiating from Taunton on a commercial basis, as well as a number of rural services and local town routes under...
- Wesley CoachesWesley coachesWesley Coaches of Stoke Goldington was a bus operator in Northamptonshire between 1925 and 1979. It was taken over by York Brothers.-History:In 1925, Thomas Wesley began operations in a Ford Model T bus, built and modified by Wesley's of Newport Pagnell, an uncle of the family. Other members of the...
- West Coast MotorsWest Coast MotorsWest Coast Motors is a coach and bus operator based in Campbeltown in Argyll. The founding of the company dates back to 1921. As well as the Campbeltown HQ, the company has bases in Ardrishaig, Oban, Dunoon, Rothesay and Glasgow.-History:...
- West Riding Automobile CompanyWest Riding Automobile CompanyThe West Riding Automobile Company, under the fleet name of West Riding, was a bus company that served the Wakefield area of Yorkshire, England from 1923.-Company history:...
- West Yorkshire Road Car CompanyWest Yorkshire Road Car CompanyThe West Yorkshire Road Car Company Ltd was a major bus operator covering North and West Yorkshire. The company was generally referred to as West Yorkshire...
- Western GreyhoundWestern GreyhoundWestern Greyhound is a bus operator based in Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It operates many services throughout the county and also into Devon...
- Western NationalWestern NationalWestern National was a bus operating company in South West England from 1929 to the 1990s.-Early history:Western National Omnibus Company Ltd started in 1929 as a joint venture between the Great Western Railway and the National Omnibus & Transport Company...
- Western Scottish Western ScottishWestern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Western SMT Company Ltd and operated until 1997, when it became Western Buses Ltd...
- Western SMTWestern SMTWestern Scottish Motor Traction Co. Limited was a bus operator in south-west Scotland from 1929 to 1985.The company was formed in 1929 by the renaming of Scottish General Transport Co. Ltd, after the British Electric Traction subsidiary formed in 1913 was acquired by the Scottish Motor Traction...
- WightbusWightbusNot to be confused with Wrightbus, the bus manufacturerWightbus was a bus operator on the Isle of Wight, owned by the Isle of Wight Council...
- Wilfreda BeehiveWilfreda BeehiveWilfreda Beehive is a coach and bus operator based in Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster.-History:It was formed in 1949 by Bill and Marie Scholey, and remains in family ownership. At first it operated coach services from a depot at Ranskill, near Bawtry...
- Wilts & DorsetWilts & DorsetWilts & Dorset is a bus company in England covering Poole, Bournemouth, East Dorset, South Wiltshire and West Hampshire. Its local headquarters is in Poole, but it is owned by the Go-Ahead Group, a major UK transport group....
- Woottens Luxury TravelWoottens Luxury TravelWoottens Luxury Travel are a coach company in Buckinghamshire, England and the surrounding counties. They run local bus services under the name Tiger Line.-History:...
- Worthing Coaches Worthing CoachesWorthing Coaches is a Worthing-based coaching division of Lucketts Travel. Like its parent, Worthing Coaches also operate excursion and private hire services. The main type of coach they operate are Scania Irizars in a red version of the Lucketts Travel livery....
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- Yellow Bus Services
- Yelloway Motor ServicesYelloway Motor ServicesYelloway Motor Services Ltd, often shortened to just Yelloway, was a coach company that was based in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. It operated from 1932 to 1988, and only ever bought British manufactured coaches, predominantly the AEC Reliance. Until 1932 the company was known as Holt Brothers...
- York Aircoach
- York PullmanYork PullmanYork Pullman is a bus operating company based in Rufforth, England. The first company to use the Pullman name was founded in 1926 by Norman Pearce and Hartas Foxton. It operated from three depots in York and used a livery of maroon and cream similar to that used on Pullman trains...
- Yorkshire Coastliner Yorkshire CoastlinerYorkshire Coastliner is a bus operator based in Malton in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by the Blazefield Group who also own, amongst others, Harrogate & District and Keighley & District in Yorkshire....
- Yorkshire RiderYorkshire Rider-History:Yorkshire Rider was formed in 1986, as a result of deregulation of bus services in the UK. The West Yorkshire PTE was no longer allowed to operate buses itself, so an arm's length operating company was created. In 1988 the undertaking became fully privatised when it was subject to an...
- Yorkshire Terrier (bus company)
- Yorkshire TractionYorkshire TractionYorkshire Traction was a bus operator in South Yorkshire. Between 1986 and 2005 it was a key part of the Traction Group. In December 2005 it was sold to the Stagecoach Group.-History:...