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Shearings (legally Shearings Travel Limited) [1] is a coach tour operator, part of the Leger Shearings Group, based in the United Kingdom.The tour operator brand specialises in holidays including escorted tours, unescorted tours, short breaks, self-drive holidays and river cruises throughout the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Ireland and Continental Europe.
In the late 1970s, Wallace Arnold commenced operating express coach services under the Euroways brand to Continental Europe. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] By the time that coach services were deregulated by the Transport Act 1980 in October 1980, Wallace Arnold operated 290 coaches from its headquarters in Gelderd Road, Wortley , Leeds , [ 1 ] and also ...
In London, a variety of companies run buses under contract to London Buses.They are: companies owned by three of the 'Big Five': Arriva London; Go-Ahead London (London Central, London General, Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses)
The distinction is not absolute, and some coach services, especially in Scotland, operate as local bus services over sections of route where there is no other bus service. Coach usage in the United Kingdom is a small fraction of that of rail , which has increased since privatisation in the mid-1990s .
As of July 2024, three of these coaches have entered service, with the remainder being kitted out and branded. In January 2024, the company introduced a new "short but useful" service between Dundee Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc & the city centre. Over 40 services run per day in each direction with three pre-booked stops along the way.
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Leger started operating coach tour holidays between the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, from their base in Rotherham, South Yorkshire since 1983. [3] [7] [8]The parent company, as of 2022, is Leger Shearings Group which is 70% owned by Ian and Kathleen Henry, with the remaining 30% owned by company directors, Liam Race, Andrew Oldfield and Chris Plummer.
Magic Bus was a brand of the Stagecoach Group for local bus operations in the United Kingdom, usually operated on routes with strong competition from other operators.Until the rollout of the Bee Network, the brand was most commonly used in Manchester, though in the past, it was also employed in Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Rotherham.