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Some of them also run rail services, express coach services and overseas transport companies. They are: Arriva. See List of Arriva bus companies; FirstGroup. See List of First UK bus companies; Go-Ahead Group. See List of Go-Ahead bus companies; Mobico Group. See List of Mobico Group UK bus companies; Stagecoach Group. See List of Stagecoach UK ...
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.
Since 2005 statistics are no longer collected for UK non-local bus services. Unlike the UK rail market, which has seen massive growth since 1996, long-distance coach travel has continued to decline (from a low base). Vehicles travelled 1.6 billion km in 1996/1997, falling slightly to 1.5 billion km in 2007/2008. [33]
During nationalisation, two UK manufacturers fell under government ownership, Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works. Later, Leyland Bus was also effectively nationalised. Before, and increasingly after privatisation, foreign manufacturers such as Scania entered the UK market, followed by the likes of Mercedes-Benz.
A national network links more than 550 routes, including many of the UK mainland's cities, with 11,000 cross-country journeys every week as of 2022. [16]Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M at Manchester Airport in April 2003 Stagecoach Yorkshire Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12B in the 2003 livery at Southampton in 2008 Selwyns Travel's Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B9R in Liverpool
Simon Weaver (pictured in 2007) has managed Harrogate Town since 2009, though much of this time was spent outside the English Football League until 2020.. There are 92 association football teams in the top four divisions of English football, all of which have a manager (sometimes given the title of head coach) unless the position is currently vacant or a caretaker manager is in place.
Whippet Coaches was founded in Huntingdonshire by bicycle salesman Henry Lee in 1919. The first Whippet coach was converted from an American ambulance. [3] Originally based in the village of Hilton, they moved into a depot at Fenstanton in 1977. In 2009 the company moved to a depot at Swavesey, where they remain today.
www.arrivabus.co.uk Arriva Southern Counties Limited , [ 1 ] trading as Arriva Southern Counties , is a bus operator in Kent , Essex , Hemel Hempstead , and Watford in England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus .