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Maidstone Corporation Transport was the operator of trams, trolleybuses and motorbuses in Maidstone, Kent from 1904 to 1974. [1] The operations of Maidstone Corporation passed to Maidstone Borough Council Transport in reorganisation of local government in 1974, expanding the Borough boundaries.
In April 1995, Einkorn was sold to British Bus, [7] which had purchased Kentish Bus in July 1994 and Londonlinks in 1988. In August 1995, Einkorn was renamed Invictaway. [2] Invictaway was previously the name of the Maidstone & District commuter services to London, which were renamed Green Line at the same time. [6]
Bristol VRT double-decker bus in the first post-NBC Maidstone & District livery. On 7 November 1986, M&D was sold in a management buyout. [9] NBC's standard green livery was retained, although the white relief was later changed to cream. M&D took a cautious approach to deregulation, mainly registering inter-urban routes which followed major roads.
Routes 102/103 run between Lydd/Lydd-on-Sea and Folkestone, via New Romney, Dymchurch & Hythe. Routes 104/105 run between Dover and Folkestone/Hythe, via Capel-le-Ferne; Services are generally operated using Wave-branded Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC buses, although a number of these are currently being repainted into the new Stagecoach local ...
Arriva UK Bus is a major bus operator in the United Kingdom based in Sunderland, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva which runs transport services across Europe, which was a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn from 2010. In October 2023, Deutsche Bahn agreed terms to sell Arriva to I Squared Capital with the transaction completed in June 2024. This ...
As with the bus fleet, Boro’line operated a number of coach types without a standard vehicle. Some coaches were used for excursions, although many saw service in Maidstone on passenger routes, with some even fitted with bus seats. Several Maidstone Borough coaches received names: Maidstone Minstrel; Maidstone Monarch; Maidstone Maiden JKJ 278V
Arriva Southend has been criticised by users and the Southend Area Bus Users' Group for withdrawing services which it considered no longer economically viable due to low passenger numbers (even when parts of the route were profitable) when Southend Borough Council withdrew bus subsidies of up to £6 per passenger in 2005. [10]
The following London bus routes had been operated by Boro'line: 108, 132, 188, 233, 272, 422 and 492. In 1990 Boro'line lost the tender for route 188 to Selkent due to performance issues. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]