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In 1909, Jack and Blanch Johnson purchased a carrier business with one carriage and two horses in Henley-in-Arden. In 1922, the first motorised bus was purchased. In the late 1970s, it began to operate coach tours, expanding with the purchase of the Fletchers Coaches business in 1989 and Arnold Shaw Coaches in 1993. [1]
This is a list of bus and coach 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 , private hire and tour operators.
Brighton, UK: Motor-in-Mann Publications for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. OCLC 224505681. Moore, A.W. (2005) [1st. Pub. (1904) Manchester: R. Johnson and Sons, for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Limited]. Historical account of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Limited: 1830-1904. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. OCLC 212430547.
In 1990, Narburgh Coaches of Alveley was purchased with 16 vehicles, taking the fleet to 53. [6] [7] In January 2004, the business was purchased by East Yorkshire Motor Services with 49 vehicles. [7] [8] In December 2014, the coach business was sold to Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel with nine coaches. [9] [10] [11]
The Isle of Man tourism board has recently invested in "Dark Sky Discovery" sites to diversify its tourism industry. It is expected that dark skies will generally be nominated by the public across the UK. However, the Isle of Man tourism board tasked someone from their team to nominate 27 places on the island as a civil task.
Southern Vectis 1929–2004: 75 years serving the Isle of Wight. Colourprint books. ISBN 978-1-904242-24-6. Kraemer-Johnson and Bishop, Glyn and John (2006). Glory Days – Buses on the Isle of Wight. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-3114-2. Booth, Gavin (2006). Bus Operators 1970: South-West and Southern England. Ian Allan Publishing.
Moss Motor Tours Ltd. was a bus and coach company that operated on the Isle of Wight between 1921 and 1994. The company sold its assets in 1994 to various bus and coach providers on the Island and off.
Heysham Port in Heysham, Lancashire, England, ships mainly roll-on/roll-off freight, with one passenger service run by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, which operates a twice daily sailing to Isle of Man. There are three freight routes run by CLdN RoRo and Stena Line which all sail to Ireland daily.