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100 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1924</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ceased operation</th><td class="infobox-data">2001<span class="noprint">; 23 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2001</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cranleigh" title="Cranleigh">Cranleigh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service area</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a><br /><a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service type</th><td class="infobox-data">Bus operator</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet</th><td class="infobox-data">70 (at closure)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tillingbourne Bus Company</b><sup id="cite_ref-company259480_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-company259480-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a bus company based in <a href="/wiki/Cranleigh" title="Cranleigh">Cranleigh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>. The company operated bus and coach services in Surrey, <a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> from 1924 until 2001. </p><p>It was founded as Tillingbourne Valley in 1924, and became a limited company in 1931, taking the name Tillingbourne Valley Services. It initially operated routes in the <a href="/wiki/Guildford" title="Guildford">Guildford</a> area from a garage in <a href="/wiki/Chilworth,_Surrey" title="Chilworth, Surrey">Chilworth</a> using small single-deck buses painted in a maroon livery. Coach hire and excursions began in 1931, but two years later these activities split into a separate company, Tillingbourne Valley Coaches, which operated independently for a further 24 years. Until 1970 Tillingbourne was owned and managed by three generations of the Trice family, before being sold to Trevor Brown. </p><p>The company changed its name to Tillingbourne Bus Company in 1972, changing its livery to blue and yellow, and moved to a garage in <a href="/wiki/Gomshall" title="Gomshall">Gomshall</a> in the same year. A second garage in <a href="/wiki/Ewhurst,_Surrey" title="Ewhurst, Surrey">Ewhurst</a> was opened in 1974. An expansion of operations in the late 1970s and early 1980s, much of it through the award of county council contracted routes, took the company's vehicles into <a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> as well as Surrey. Tillingbourne took over the services of London operator Orpington & District following that company's collapse in 1981. These were run separately from the main company as Tillingbourne (Metropolitan) which, in 1983, was sold to its management to form <a href="/wiki/Metrobus_(South_East_England)" title="Metrobus (South East England)">Metrobus</a>, now part of the <a href="/wiki/Go-Ahead_Group" title="Go-Ahead Group">Go-Ahead Group</a>. The company moved garages again in 1980, settling in Cranleigh. A new, larger garage in the same town was opened in February 2001. <a href="/wiki/Bus_deregulation_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Bus deregulation in the United Kingdom">Deregulation of local bus services</a> in 1986 led to further expansion, including the establishment in 1989 of a new brand, Hobbit, for Tillingbourne's minibus operations. A high-quality coaching subsidiary, Dorking Coaches, was also operated towards the end of Tillingbourne's life. </p><p>Tillingbourne began operations with a single vehicle, expanding to operate around 70 buses by 2001. A range of types were operated, including early <a href="/wiki/Thornycroft" title="Thornycroft">Thornycroft</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Specialist_Vehicles" title="Dennis Specialist Vehicles">Dennis</a> vehicles, and later <a href="/wiki/Guy_Motors" title="Guy Motors">Guy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Vehicles" title="Bedford Vehicles">Bedford</a> products. The company's fleet was updated in the 1990s with new <a href="/wiki/Volvo_Buses" title="Volvo Buses">Volvo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Optare" class="mw-redirect" title="Optare">Optare</a> vehicles. Following Tillingbourne's closure, its fleet was disposed of, with vehicles sold to Shamrock Coaches, <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_in_Norfolk" title="Stagecoach in Norfolk">Norfolk Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Prince_Buses" title="Black Prince Buses">Black Prince Buses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Safeguard_Coaches" title="Safeguard Coaches">Safeguard Coaches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey" title="Arriva Guildford & West Surrey">Arriva Guildford & West Surrey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Islwyn_Borough_Transport" title="Islwyn Borough Transport">Islwyn Borough Transport</a>. </p><p>The company was <a href="/wiki/Receivership#United_Kingdom_process" title="Receivership">placed in administration</a> in March 2001, following two years of heavy losses, and closed down permanently a month later.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to a series of service changes, which saw its operations covered by a range of different operators. Other effects causing Tillingbourne's collapse included a fall in the total number of passengers using buses in Hampshire and local criticism following an increase in the number of vehicles using the, later closed, Arriva West Sussex garage in <a href="/wiki/Warnham" title="Warnham">Warnham</a>. The sites of both Tillingbourne garages in Cranleigh were converted for use by other industries. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creation_and_early_history_(1924-1972)"><span id="Creation_and_early_history_.281924-1972.29"></span>Creation and early history (1924-1972)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Creation and early history (1924-1972)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tillingbourne was formed in 1924 by Vic Smith and George Trice. It was initially known as Tillingbourne Valley, and operated a single vehicle in a maroon livery from a garage in <a href="/wiki/Chilworth,_Surrey" title="Chilworth, Surrey">Chilworth</a> on a service between <a href="/wiki/Guildford" title="Guildford">Guildford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gomshall" title="Gomshall">Gomshall</a>. Smith left the company in the late 1920s, and a new route from Guildford to <a href="/wiki/Albury_Park" title="Albury Park">Albury Park</a> was introduced around the same time, with four vehicles owned by 1928. The route to Gomshall was extended to <a href="/wiki/Peaslake" title="Peaslake">Peaslake</a>, and briefly faced competition from Surrey Hills Motor Services prior to their takeover by <a href="/wiki/Aldershot_%26_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Aldershot & District">Aldershot & District</a>, who withdrew the competing route. The company's garage was rebuilt after being destroyed in a fire along with three of its vehicles in 1928. Tillingbourne was reconstituted as a limited company, Tillingbourne Valley Services Limited, in October 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-company259480_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-company259480-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following George Trice's death in 1933, control of the business passed to his son, also called George. A coach hire and excursion business had been introduced in July 1931; this was split out into a new company, Tillingbourne Valley Coaches, which operated independently until 1955. From the early 1930s, until 1964, the service to Peaslake was run jointly with the <a href="/wiki/London_Passenger_Transport_Board" title="London Passenger Transport Board">London Passenger Transport Board</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> operation of the entire route was taken over in August 1964, but falling passenger numbers meant that the route was cut back in frequency a year later. A new livery of maroon and grey was introduced in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-p24_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>George Trice retired in 1948 and was succeeded by his son Derek, who sold Tillingbourne to Trevor Brown in September 1970. In the same year, route numbering was introduced for the first time to the three routes then operated. The company made an operating loss in 1969 and 1970, so one route, a local service in Guildford, was withdrawn in October 1971 due to poor usage, and another was cut in frequency. As the Chilworth garage was still owned by Trice, operations were transferred to an open-air site in <a href="/wiki/Gomshall" title="Gomshall">Gomshall</a> in early 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Change_of_name_and_expansion_(1972-1986)"><span id="Change_of_name_and_expansion_.281972-1986.29"></span>Change of name and expansion (1972-1986)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Change of name and expansion (1972-1986)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The company's name was changed to Tillingbourne Bus Company in May 1972, following the introduction of a service between <a href="/wiki/Horsham" title="Horsham">Horsham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colgate,_West_Sussex" title="Colgate, West Sussex">Colgate</a>, with a new livery of blue, yellow and grey introduced. A new Managing Director, Barry King, joined Tillingbourne from North Downs Coaches in the same year. In 1974, a small garage in <a href="/wiki/Ewhurst,_Surrey" title="Ewhurst, Surrey">Ewhurst</a> was acquired and maintenance work transferred there, although the majority of the fleet continued to be based in Gomshall.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1976, the company's long-established route between Guildford and Peaslake was extended to <a href="/wiki/Cranleigh" title="Cranleigh">Cranleigh</a> via Ewhurst, and a once-daily schoolday service to and from <a href="/wiki/The_Haven,_West_Sussex" title="The Haven, West Sussex">The Haven</a>, the first bus route to serve the community, was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A number of service changes saw Tillingbourne vehicles operating to <a href="/wiki/Croydon" title="Croydon">Croydon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chichester" title="Chichester">Chichester</a> one day a week each by 1977, although both were withdrawn after three years. The service to Colgate was withdrawn and replaced by a local half-hourly route in Horsham in 1979. In September 1980, the company moved depots again to a larger site in Cranleigh.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The collapse of Orpington & District in early 1981 prompted the company to launch a new operation in <a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a>. This was split from the main operation as Tillingbourne (Metropolitan) in July 1981, but sold to its managerial team in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It adopted the name <a href="/wiki/Metrobus_(South_East_England)" title="Metrobus (South East England)">Metrobus</a> and continues to operate.<sup id="cite_ref-Boag_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boag-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1981, new once-weekly routes linking <a href="/wiki/Horsham" title="Horsham">Horsham</a> to <a href="/wiki/Steyning" title="Steyning">Steyning</a> and Cranleigh/Ewhurst to <a href="/wiki/Brighton" title="Brighton">Brighton</a> were introduced, the second to replace a withdrawn <a href="/wiki/Southdown_Motor_Services" title="Southdown Motor Services">Southdown Motor Services</a> service.<sup id="cite_ref-p80_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p80-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To improve profits on the Brighton route, <a href="/wiki/Beer" title="Beer">beer</a> was carried from the Sussex Brewery near <a href="/wiki/Edburton" title="Edburton">Edburton</a> to <a href="/wiki/Public_house" class="mw-redirect" title="Public house">public houses</a> along the route alongside passengers.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scheduled service operations of coach firm McCann's were acquired, together with three vehicles, on 1 November 1982, although some were withdrawn a year later.<sup id="cite_ref-p80_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p80-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further expansion came in April 1985, following over a year of consultation with county council members, regulators, when two new routes were introduced. One operated in competition with <a href="/wiki/Alder_Valley" title="Alder Valley">Alder Valley</a>, while the other took the place of services withdrawn by other operators.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following these changes Tillingbourne became the only operator to serve Chilworth, <a href="/wiki/Albury,_Surrey" title="Albury, Surrey">Albury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shere" title="Shere">Shere</a>. Two new vehicles were purchased for the routes. At the same time, all of Tillingbourne's services were renumbered into a new two-digit sequence, to avoid confusion with <a href="/wiki/London_Country_Bus_Services" title="London Country Bus Services">London Country</a> routes. A year later, the second of the new services, circular route 23/25, was reduced in frequency from hourly to two-hourly, although much of the route was covered by extending another route. Another new service, linking Cranleigh and Godalming, was also introduced. In August 1986, operation of a number of council-contracted services, including a route from <a href="/wiki/Redhill,_Surrey" title="Redhill, Surrey">Redhill</a> to <a href="/wiki/Reigate" title="Reigate">Reigate</a> and a local route in Horsham, were taken over from other companies.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-deregulation_(1986-2001)"><span id="Post-deregulation_.281986-2001.29"></span>Post-deregulation (1986-2001)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-deregulation (1986-2001)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tillingbourne_Bus_Company_R202_YOR.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Tillingbourne_Bus_Company_R202_YOR.jpg/220px-Tillingbourne_Bus_Company_R202_YOR.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Tillingbourne_Bus_Company_R202_YOR.jpg/330px-Tillingbourne_Bus_Company_R202_YOR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Tillingbourne_Bus_Company_R202_YOR.jpg/440px-Tillingbourne_Bus_Company_R202_YOR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1458" data-file-height="1001" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Optare_Prisma" title="Optare Prisma">Optare Prisma</a> bodied <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_O405" title="Mercedes-Benz O405">Mercedes-Benz O405</a> in <a href="/wiki/Horsham" title="Horsham">Horsham</a> in May 1999</figcaption></figure> <p>Following <a href="/wiki/Bus_deregulation_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Bus deregulation in the United Kingdom">deregulation</a> in October 1986, a small number of service changes were made, with a new route from Guildford to <a href="/wiki/Chiddingfold" title="Chiddingfold">Chiddingfold</a> being introduced and a service to Gomshall withdrawn. At the same time, a new brand name, Hobbit, was introduced for Tillingbourne's minibus operations. Barry King left the company in December 1986 and was replaced as Managing Director by Chris Bowler.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 1989, operations in Horsham were reduced, following the loss of the tendered route to <a href="/wiki/Barns_Green" title="Barns Green">Barns Green</a>. A new service to <a href="/wiki/Billingshurst" title="Billingshurst">Billingshurst</a> was briefly introduced in February 1989, but withdrawn after two months. In July, a new service between Guildford and the <a href="/wiki/British_Aerospace" title="British Aerospace">British Aerospace</a> site at <a href="/wiki/Dunsfold_Aerodrome" title="Dunsfold Aerodrome">Dunsfold Aerodrome</a> was introduced. Further expansion eastwards came in November 1989, when the operation of eleven tendered routes, requiring six buses, was won from the county council. These were operated under the Hobbit name.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new service linking <a href="/wiki/Normandy,_Surrey" title="Normandy, Surrey">Normandy</a> and Christmaspie to Guildford two days a week was introduced in October 1989. A second route to the two villages was added in 1995. In January 1999 a new route from <a href="/wiki/Farnham" title="Farnham">Farnham</a> to <a href="/wiki/Tongham" title="Tongham">Tongham</a> via Normandy was launched, as was a direct service from the village to Guildford.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1998 an outstation was opened in <a href="/wiki/Aldershot" title="Aldershot">Aldershot</a> following the award of contracted work in <a href="/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire" title="Reading, Berkshire">Reading</a> to Tillingbourne.<sup id="cite_ref-Buses_659_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buses_659-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tillingbourne introduced a new tourist route in the summer of 1995. Operating on Sundays for six months of the year, it provided a circular service linking Guildford, Godalming and Cranleigh with a number of nearby rural locations not served by other routes. Although similar services were operated by <a href="/wiki/London_Country_South_West" title="London Country South West">London & Country</a> and Nostalgiabus, the new service was designed to avoid any direct competition. The route was operated with a <a href="/wiki/Bristol_SU" title="Bristol SU">Bristol SU</a> single-decker acquired from a <a href="/wiki/Bus_preservation_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus preservation in the United Kingdom">bus preservationist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2000, Tillingbourne controversially reduced the number of journeys on contracted route 516, which linked <a href="/wiki/Dorking" title="Dorking">Dorking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leatherhead" title="Leatherhead">Leatherhead</a> and <a href="/wiki/Epsom" title="Epsom">Epsom</a>. Although this was within the terms of the contract, it was criticised by residents of intermediate villages, who claimed the communities relied in particular on a cancelled morning journey.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Operations were moved to a new larger site, still located in Cranleigh, in February 2001. The company believed this would reduce operating costs and allow for future expansion.<sup id="cite_ref-Buses_554_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buses_554-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Closure">Closure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Guildford_bus_station_Tillingbourne_sticker.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Guildford_bus_station_Tillingbourne_sticker.JPG/220px-Guildford_bus_station_Tillingbourne_sticker.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Guildford_bus_station_Tillingbourne_sticker.JPG/330px-Guildford_bus_station_Tillingbourne_sticker.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Guildford_bus_station_Tillingbourne_sticker.JPG/440px-Guildford_bus_station_Tillingbourne_sticker.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3328" data-file-height="1872" /></a><figcaption>Tillingbourne's name on the side of <a href="/wiki/Guildford_bus_station" title="Guildford bus station">Guildford bus station</a> in October 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>On 19 March 2001, Tillingbourne abruptly ceased operations and was placed in the hands of receivers <a href="/wiki/Begbies_Traynor" title="Begbies Traynor">Begbies Traynor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Release_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Release-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This followed two years in which the company had lost around £450,000. The receivers blamed the losses on increasing costs, low subsidies from local councils and falling passenger numbers. The closure left 140 staff unemployed and caused large numbers of passengers to be stranded. Replacement services were organised by <a href="/wiki/Surrey_County_Council" title="Surrey County Council">Surrey County Council</a> and four bus operators, with the majority of routes being covered within days by temporary contracted services.<sup id="cite_ref-Closure_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Closure-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some schoolchildren were forced to find other means of transport,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although workings on routes 62 and 63 were covered by Aventa Transport.<sup id="cite_ref-Release_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Release-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was initially thought that Tillingbourne would be sold to another operator, with four companies reported to be interested.<sup id="cite_ref-Closure_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Closure-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, by early April 2001, it became clear that this would not take place, as the offers submitted were lower than the value of the vehicles owned by the company.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Begbies Traynor was criticised by Council members for refusing to keep the company operational while replacement services were being arranged. <a href="/wiki/Mole_Valley" title="Mole Valley">Mole Valley</a> councillor Hazel Watson stated that the withdrawal of services at short notice was "totally unacceptable", while Shere county councillor David Davis described the closure as a "local tragedy". Council leaders also denied the claim that the subsidies had been too low.<sup id="cite_ref-Closure_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Closure-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_operations">Related operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Related operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Tillingbourne Valley Coaches</dt></dl> <p>In 1933, the bus and coach operations of what was then Tillingbourne Valley Services were split. The coaching unit was taken over by Lionel Rhees, previously an employee of Tillingbourne, and operated from a depot in Chilworth under the name Tillingbourne Valley Coaches. This company bought three second-hand coaches to run on excursions and private hire operations. After 14 years of operation it launched a bus service between Guildford and <a href="/wiki/Blackheath,_London" title="Blackheath, London">Blackheath</a>. Rhees died in 1953 and Tillingbourne Valley Coaches passed to his wife, who sold out to established operator Rackliffe of Guildford a year later. Rackliffe was itself taken over by Cookes Coaches in 1955, and the Blackheath service withdrawn.<sup id="cite_ref-p24_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p24-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Tillingbourne (Metropolitan) Limited</dt></dl> <p>In February 1981, the long-standing operator Orpington & District collapsed due to financial difficulties, so Tillingbourne decided to launch a test operation of three former O&D services.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These proved successful, so more services were added and two new <a href="/wiki/AEC_Reliance" title="AEC Reliance">AEC Reliance</a> coaches purchased for the operation. In July 1981, the Orpington operation was given a separate licence, under the name Tillingbourne (Metropolitan) Limited, with six vehicles allocated to it. By 1983, however, it became clear that the local area management of Tillingbourne (Metropolitan) wanted to develop the business in a different way from that of the main company. On 24 September 1983, the Orpington operation's directors, Gary Wood and Peter Larking, bought out the subsidiary to form <a href="/wiki/Metrobus_(South_East_England)" title="Metrobus (South East England)">Metrobus Limited</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Boag_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boag-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Dorking Coaches</dt></dl> <p>Following the takeover of Dorking Coaches in the late 1990s, a coaching division was set up using the same name, under the management of former Traffic Manager<sup id="cite_ref-p127_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p127-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Gaff. It operated high-quality coaches, including three air-conditioned vehicles which joined the fleet in 2000, on coach hire and tour work.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fleet">Fleet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Safeguard_Coaches_X307_CBT.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Safeguard_Coaches_X307_CBT.JPG/220px-Safeguard_Coaches_X307_CBT.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Safeguard_Coaches_X307_CBT.JPG/330px-Safeguard_Coaches_X307_CBT.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Safeguard_Coaches_X307_CBT.JPG/440px-Safeguard_Coaches_X307_CBT.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1462" data-file-height="1246" /></a><figcaption>One of a pair of <a href="/wiki/Optare_Excel" title="Optare Excel">Optare Excels</a> new to Tillingbourne operating with <a href="/wiki/Safeguard_Coaches" title="Safeguard Coaches">Safeguard Coaches</a> following Tillingbourne's collapse</figcaption></figure> <p>The first vehicle to be bought by Tillingbourne was a single-deck <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> with 14 seats, which entered service on the launch of the company's first route in 1924. It was joined by a similar <a href="/wiki/Overland_Automobile" title="Overland Automobile">Overland Automobile</a> bus later in the year. Two further vehicles had been purchased by 1928, when a depot fire destroyed three of the four buses. They were replaced by second-hand buses including an 18-seat <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Specialist_Vehicles" title="Dennis Specialist Vehicles">Dennis</a> and several <a href="/wiki/Thornycroft" title="Thornycroft">Thornycroft</a> A2 vehicles. From November 1934 until the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, these were progressively replaced by new buses, also built by Thornycroft.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first double-deck vehicle to be bought was a Bristol K Type, which joined the fleet in 1959. Eight Guy Vixens were bought from <a href="/wiki/London_Passenger_Transport_Board" title="London Passenger Transport Board">London Transport</a> between 1963 and 1964 to replace the entire previous fleet. These were succeeded by a wide variety of types, with <a href="/wiki/Bedford_vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedford vehicles">Bedford</a> coaches and buses the most numerous.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1970s, a number of second-hand Bristol SUL4A's, with ECW B36F bodies, were operated. </p><p>In the period shortly before and after deregulation, a range of types were used. As well as a large number of Bedford vehicles, which continued to be bought new until the late 1980s, the fleet also included the <a href="/wiki/AEC_Reliance" title="AEC Reliance">AEC Reliance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leyland_Leopard" title="Leyland Leopard">Leyland Leopard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leyland_Tiger" title="Leyland Tiger">Leyland Tiger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Volvo_B10M" title="Volvo B10M">Volvo B10M</a> models, and the first two <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Lancet" title="Dennis Lancet">Dennis Lancet</a> single-deckers to be built.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company bought its first minibus, a 16-seat <a href="/wiki/Ford_Transit" title="Ford Transit">Ford Transit</a>, in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tillingbourne fleet in the late 1980s and early 1990s also included two rare <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Dorchester" title="Dennis Dorchester">Dennis Dorchesters</a> bought new, and a Volvo B10M coach with the last Plaxton Derwent body built.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown2_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown2-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fleet was substantially updated shortly prior to the company's closure. Two <a href="/wiki/Volvo_B6" title="Volvo B6">Volvo B6</a> single-deckers were bought in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown2_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown2-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were followed by a number of <a href="/wiki/Optare" class="mw-redirect" title="Optare">Optare</a> products including the <a href="/wiki/Optare_Metrorider" class="mw-redirect" title="Optare Metrorider">Metrorider</a> minibus and four of the last <a href="/wiki/Optare_Vecta" title="Optare Vecta">Optare Vecta</a> single-deckers built. The most common type in the fleet in the late 1990s was the <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_T2" title="Mercedes-Benz T2">Mercedes-Benz 811D</a> minibus; by 1998 21 were in use out of a total fleet of 65.<sup id="cite_ref-Buses_659_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buses_659-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tillingbourne bought its first low-floor buses, two new <a href="/wiki/Optare_Excel" title="Optare Excel">Optare Excels</a>, in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-Buses_554_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buses_554-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy_and_subsequent_history">Legacy and subsequent history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legacy and subsequent history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey_3591_T591_CGT.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey_3591_T591_CGT.JPG/220px-Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey_3591_T591_CGT.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey_3591_T591_CGT.JPG/330px-Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey_3591_T591_CGT.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey_3591_T591_CGT.JPG/440px-Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey_3591_T591_CGT.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1401" data-file-height="1004" /></a><figcaption>One of the two <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Dart" title="Dennis Dart">Dennis Darts</a> owned by <a href="/wiki/Surrey_County_Council" title="Surrey County Council">Surrey County Council</a> that were leased to Tillingbourne in service with <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey" title="Arriva Guildford & West Surrey">Arriva Guildford & West Surrey</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Tillingbourne's routes were taken over by a variety of local operators. <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Guildford_%26_West_Surrey" title="Arriva Guildford & West Surrey">Arriva Guildford & West Surrey</a> took over the majority of the operations in Guildford and Cranleigh, while the Arriva West Sussex division took over services in Horsham. Operations in and around Woking were taken on by <a href="/wiki/Tellings-Golden_Miller" title="Tellings-Golden Miller">Tellings-Golden Miller</a> and Reptons Coaches. White Rose took over the route between Staines and Camberley, while <a href="/wiki/Thames_Travel" title="Thames Travel">Thames Travel</a> took over the routes into Reading.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Buzz" class="mw-redirect" title="Fleet Buzz">Fleet Buzz</a> took over operations from Tillingbourne in their north-east Hampshire territory, they would later renumber the routes into 70-series.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the end of Tillingbourne's operations, many of its newer vehicles were sold for further use. Buyers included <a href="/wiki/Black_Prince_Buses" title="Black Prince Buses">Black Prince Buses</a>, which took three <a href="/wiki/Optare_Prisma" title="Optare Prisma">Optare Prismas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Islwyn_Borough_Transport" title="Islwyn Borough Transport">Islwyn Borough Transport</a>, which bought Tillingbourne's <a href="/wiki/Optare_Vecta" title="Optare Vecta">Optare Vectas</a>. One of the surviving Leyland Tigers was bought by <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_in_Norfolk" title="Stagecoach in Norfolk">Norfolk Green</a>. The biggest customer was <a href="/wiki/Crossgates_Coaches" title="Crossgates Coaches">Shamrock Coaches</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pontypridd" title="Pontypridd">Pontypridd</a> which took 27 vehicles, including the Mercedes minibuses and nine <a href="/wiki/Optare_Metrorider" class="mw-redirect" title="Optare Metrorider">Optare Metroriders</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some vehicles remained in Surrey, including two <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Dart_SLF" class="mw-redirect" title="Dennis Dart SLF">Dennis Dart SLFs</a> leased from Surrey County Council which were passed on to Arriva Guildford & West Surrey,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two Optare Excels bought by <a href="/wiki/Safeguard_Coaches" title="Safeguard Coaches">Safeguard Coaches</a> of Guildford.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A fall in bus passenger numbers, between 1999 and 2001 in the areas of <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> served by Tillingbourne, was in part explained as being a result of the loss of services caused by the company's closure.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The increased vehicle requirements at Arriva's <a href="/wiki/Warnham" title="Warnham">Warnham</a> (<a href="/wiki/Horsham" title="Horsham">Horsham</a>) garage, which took over three of Tillingbourne's former routes, led to criticism from residents in the area and the suggestion that the site should be closed and operations moved to another location.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The depot, buses and operation were sold by Arriva to Metrobus in September 2009, who moved all operations to their garage in Crawley and closed the site.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both of Tillingbourne's former garage sites in Cranleigh have been converted for other uses. Permission was granted in February 2002 for the smaller site abandoned shortly before the company closed down to be taken over by a plant and vehicle hire firm.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The larger site used in the final few months of operation was converted for use by a mail order firm, with permission for the change granted by the local council in November 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tillingbourne_Bus_Company&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-company259480-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-company259480_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-company259480_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/00259480">Companies House extract company no 259480</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2024">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; 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href="/wiki/Bluebird_Bus_%26_Coach" class="mw-redirect" title="Bluebird Bus & Coach">Bluebird Bus & Coach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bu-Val_Buses" title="Bu-Val Buses">Bu-Val Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ChesterBus" title="ChesterBus">ChesterBus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citibus_Tours" title="Citibus Tours">Citibus Tours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crosville_Motor_Services" title="Crosville Motor Services">Crosville Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finglands_Coachways" title="Finglands Coachways">Finglands Coachways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Chester_%26_The_Wirral" title="First Chester & The Wirral">First Chester & The Wirral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GHA_Coaches" title="GHA Coaches">GHA Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenvale_Transport" title="Glenvale Transport">Glenvale Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GM_Buses" title="GM Buses">GM Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halton_Transport" title="Halton Transport">Halton Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Stones_Coaches" title="Jim Stones Coaches">Jim Stones Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fishwick_%26_Sons" title="John Fishwick & Sons">John Fishwick & Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JPT_Bus_Company" title="JPT Bus Company">JPT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_United_Transport" title="Lancashire United Transport">Lancashire United Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Community_Transport" title="Manchester Community Transport">Manchester Community Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayne_Coaches" title="Mayne Coaches">Maynes Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maytree_Travel" title="Maytree Travel">Maytree Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merseybus" title="Merseybus">Merseybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTL_(transport_company)" title="MTL (transport company)">MTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Road_Car_Company_(1923)" title="North Western Road Car Company (1923)">North Western Road Car Company (1923)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Road_Car_Company_(1986)" title="North Western Road Car Company (1986)">North Western Road Car Company (1986)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennine_Blue" title="Pennine Blue">Pennine Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_%26_White_Services" title="Red & White Services">Red & White Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribble_Motor_Services" title="Ribble Motor Services">Ribble Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shearings" title="Shearings">Shearings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedwellbus" title="Speedwellbus">Speedwellbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transdev_Northern_Blue" title="Transdev Northern Blue">Transdev Northern Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_North" title="UK North">UK North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yelloway_Motor_Services" title="Yelloway Motor Services">Yelloway Motor Services</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolly_Bus" title="Jolly Bus">Jolly Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull_City_Transport" title="Kingston upon Hull City Transport">Kingston upon Hull City Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexborough_and_Swinton_Traction_Company" title="Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company">Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_General_Transport_Company" title="Northern General Transport Company">Northern General Transport Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OK_Motor_Services" title="OK Motor Services">OK Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ledgard" title="Samuel Ledgard">Samuel Ledgard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Band" title="Scarlet Band">Scarlet Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire_Transport" title="South Yorkshire Transport">South Yorkshire Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tates_Travel" title="Tates Travel">Tates Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Automobile_Services" title="United Automobile Services">United Automobile Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venture_Transport" title="Venture Transport">Venture Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Riding_Automobile_Company" title="West Riding Automobile Company">West Riding Automobile Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Road_Car_Company" title="West Yorkshire Road Car Company">West Yorkshire Road Car Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rider" title="Yorkshire Rider">Yorkshire Rider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Terrier_(bus_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yorkshire Terrier (bus company)">Yorkshire Terrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Traction" title="Yorkshire Traction">Yorkshire Traction</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Midlands" title="Midlands">Midlands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barton_Transport" title="Barton Transport">Barton Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Transport" title="Birmingham City Transport">Birmingham City Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_West_Midlands#Birmingham_Motor_Traction" title="Diamond West Midlands">Birmingham Motor Traction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Buses" title="Central Buses">Central Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_Coaches" title="Chase Coaches">Chase Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Northampton" title="First Northampton">First Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossopdale_Bus_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossopdale Bus Company">Glossopdale Bus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go_West_Midlands" title="Go West Midlands">Go West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_West_Midlands#Ludlows" title="Diamond West Midlands">Ludlows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_West_Midlands#North_Birmingham_Busways" title="Diamond West Midlands">North Birmingham Busways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Express" title="People's Express">People's Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiere_Travel" title="Premiere Travel">Premiere Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Probus_Management" title="Probus Management">Probus Management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Notts_Bus_Company" title="South Notts Bus Company">South Notts Bus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevensons_of_Uttoxeter" title="Stevensons of Uttoxeter">Stevensons of Uttoxeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_de_Courcey" title="Travel de Courcey">Travel de Courcey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Merry_Hill" title="Travel Merry Hill">Travel Merry Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Your_Bus" title="Travel Your Bus">Travel Your Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yourbus" title="Yourbus">Yourbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_West_Midlands#Zak's" title="Diamond West Midlands">Zak's Buses</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_of_England" title="East of England">East of England</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_National_Omnibus_Company" title="Eastern National Omnibus Company">Eastern National Omnibus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MK_Metro" title="MK Metro">MK Metro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_West_England" title="South West England">South West England</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abus_(bus_operator)" title="Abus (bus operator)">Abus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexcars" title="Alexcars">Alexcars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badgerline" title="Badgerline">Badgerline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Omnibus_Company" title="Bristol Omnibus Company">Bristol Omnibus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crosville_Motor_Services_(Weston-super-Mare)" title="Crosville Motor Services (Weston-super-Mare)">Crosville Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_General" title="Devon General">Devon General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Motors" title="Greyhound Motors">Greyhound Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GWR_road_motor_services" title="GWR road motor services">Great Western Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hants_%26_Dorset" title="Hants & Dorset">Hants & Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippy_Bus" title="Nippy Bus">Nippy Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamrock_Buses" title="Shamrock Buses">Shamrock Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star_Motor_Services" title="Silver Star Motor Services">Silver Star Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire_Bus_%26_Coach" title="South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach">South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_National" title="Southern National">Southern National</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sureline" class="mw-redirect" title="Sureline">Sureline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trathens_Travel_Services" title="Trathens Travel Services">Trathens Travel Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WebberBus" title="WebberBus">WebberBus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wessex_Bus" title="Wessex Bus">Wessex Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Greyhound" title="Western Greyhound">Western Greyhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_National" title="Western National">Western National</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_Buses" title="Yellow Buses">Yellow Buses</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alder_Valley" title="Alder Valley">Alder Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_%26_District_Traction" title="Aldershot & District Traction">Aldershot & District Traction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badger_Vectis" title="Badger Vectis">Badger Vectis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boro%27line_Maidstone" title="Boro'line Maidstone">Boro'line Maidstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavendish_Motor_Services" title="Cavendish Motor Services">Cavendish Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Countryliner" title="Countryliner">Countryliner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastbourne_Buses" title="Eastbourne Buses">Eastbourne Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Kent_Road_Car_Company" title="East Kent Road Car Company">East Kent Road Car Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsom_Coaches" title="Epsom Coaches">Epsom Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Buzz" class="mw-redirect" title="Fleet Buzz">Fleet Buzz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invictaway" title="Invictaway">Invictaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Top_Travel" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent Top Travel">Kent Top Travel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_%26_District_Motor_Services" title="Maidstone & District Motor Services">Maidstone & District Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maidstone_Corporation_Transport" title="Maidstone Corporation Transport">Maidstone Corporation Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marchwood_Motorways" title="Marchwood Motorways">Marchwood Motorways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moss_Motor_Tours" title="Moss Motor Tours">Moss Motor Tours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Enterprise_Coaches" class="mw-redirect" title="New Enterprise Coaches">New Enterprise Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Corporation_Transport" title="Portsmouth Corporation Transport">Portsmouth Corporation Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamrock_Buses" title="Shamrock Buses">Shamrock Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton_Citybus" title="Southampton Citybus">Southampton Citybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southdown_Motor_Services" title="Southdown Motor Services">Southdown Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southdown_PSV" title="Southdown PSV">Southdown Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Transit" title="Thames Transit">Thames Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Valley_Traction" title="Thames Valley Traction">Thames Valley Traction</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tillingbourne Bus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velvet_(bus_company)" title="Velvet (bus company)">Velvet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellow_Bus_Services" title="Yellow Bus Services">Yellow Bus Services</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abellio_Surrey" title="Abellio Surrey">Abellio Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bexleybus" title="Bexleybus">Bexleybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birch_Brothers" title="Birch Brothers">Birch Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boro%27line_London" title="Boro'line London">Boro'line London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Citybus" title="Capital Citybus">Capital Citybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Logistics" title="Capital Logistics">Capital Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connex_Bus_UK" title="Connex Bus UK">Connex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Thames_Buses" title="East Thames Buses">East Thames Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_London" title="First London">First London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey-Green" title="Grey-Green">Grey-Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_Bus" title="Harris Bus">Harris Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentish_Bus" title="Kentish Bus">Kentish Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limebourne" class="mw-redirect" title="Limebourne">Limebourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Buslines" title="London Buslines">London Buslines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_Bus_Services" title="London Country Bus Services">London Country Bus Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_North_East" title="London Country North East">London Country North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_North_West" title="London Country North West">London Country North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Country_South_West" title="London Country South West">London Country South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_Travel_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Durham Travel Services">London Easylink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Electrobus_Company" title="London Electrobus Company">London Electrobus Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Forest" title="London Forest">London Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Pride_Sightseeing" title="London Pride Sightseeing">London Pride Sightseeing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Traveller" title="London Traveller">London Traveller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTL_(transport_company)#MTL_London" title="MTL (transport company)">MTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NSL_Buses" class="mw-redirect" title="NSL Buses">NSL Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quality_Line" title="Quality Line">Quality Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpes" title="Thorpes">Thorpes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower_Transit" title="Tower Transit">Tower Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_London" title="Travel London">Travel London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Surrey" title="Travel Surrey">Travel Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westlink_(bus_company)" title="Westlink (bus company)">Westlink</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scotland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd 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