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data-file-height="163" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Leyland_Olympian_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/First_Leyland_Olympian_01.jpg/280px-First_Leyland_Olympian_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/First_Leyland_Olympian_01.jpg/420px-First_Leyland_Olympian_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/First_Leyland_Olympian_01.jpg/560px-First_Leyland_Olympian_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1113" data-file-height="826" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Leyland_Olympian" title="Leyland Olympian">Leyland Olympian</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a> in July 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">June 1995<span class="noprint">; 29 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1995-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ceased operation</th><td class="infobox-data">13 January 2013<span class="noprint">; 12 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2013-01-13</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oldham" title="Oldham">Oldham</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service area</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</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">Hubs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Birkenhead" title="Birkenhead">Birkenhead</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Wrexham" title="Wrexham">Wrexham</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depots</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet</th><td class="infobox-data">110 (January 2013)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120205180218/http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/chester_wirral/">First Chester & The Wirral</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>First Chester & Wirral</b> was a British bus operator operating in the <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a> regions between February 1990 and January 2013. It was a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a>. </p> <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=First_Chester_%26_The_Wirral&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 1990, the <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Port" title="Ellesmere Port">Ellesmere Port</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rock_Ferry" title="Rock Ferry">Rock Ferry</a> depots of <a href="/wiki/Crosville_Motor_Services" title="Crosville Motor Services">Crosville Motor Services</a> were sold by the <a href="/wiki/British_Bus" title="British Bus">Drawlane Group</a> to <a href="/wiki/First_Potteries" title="First Potteries">Potteries Motor Traction</a> with 150 buses.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was included in the sale of Potteries Motor Traction to <a href="/wiki/Badgerline" title="Badgerline">Badgerline</a>, which in June 1995 became part of <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstBus</a>. The company was later split, with the original Potteries Motor Traction becoming First Staffordshire & South Cheshire and the north Cheshire and Wirral operations, First Chester & The Wirral. </p><p>On 19 June 2007, the <a href="/wiki/ChesterBus" title="ChesterBus">ChesterBus</a> <a href="/wiki/Municipal_bus_company" title="Municipal bus company">municipal bus company</a> was purchased from <a href="/wiki/Chester_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Chester City Council">Chester City Council</a> and integrated into the Chester depot.<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><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><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> </p><p>First Chester & The Wirral remained part of <a href="/wiki/First_Potteries" title="First Potteries">First Potteries</a> until 2010, when the company was reorganised, with the <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> operation reporting to <a href="/wiki/First_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="First Midlands">First Midlands</a> and the Chester & Wirral operations to <a href="/wiki/First_Greater_Manchester" title="First Greater Manchester">First Manchester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 November 2012, First Chester & Wirral was sold to <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Merseyside_%26_South_Lancashire" class="mw-redirect" title="Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire">Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire</a> with 110 vehicles and 290 staff.<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><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> The sale was concluded on 13 January 2013<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> and is now operated as Stagecoach in Chester & Wirral.<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> <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=First_Chester_%26_The_Wirral&action=edit&section=2" 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 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href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/8th-february-1990/29/pmt-snaps-up-last-of-crosville">PMT snaps up last of Crosville</a> <i>Commercial Motor</i> 8 February 1990 page 29</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20070926220720/http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/northwest/chesterwirral/news/?item=1816&show=1">FirstGroup agree purchase of Chester City Transport</a> First Chester & Wirral 19 June 2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.firstgroup.com/latest_news/?id=000040">FirstGroup agree purchase of Chester City Transport</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20140803121624/http://www.firstgroup.com/latest_news/?id=000040">Archived</a> 3 August 2014 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a> FirstGroup 19 June 2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=1414&categoryid=0">First trumps Arriva with Chester Bus purchase</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140812175615/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=1414&categoryid=0">Archived</a> 12 August 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Bus & Coach Professional</i> 20 June 2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 February</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=First+splits+Potteries+bus+operation+between+two+other+subsidiaries&rft.pub=Transport+Xtra&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.transportxtra.com%2Fmagazines%2Fnew_transit%2Fnews%2F%3Fid%3D23520&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Chester+%26+The+Wirral" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/117553/-4-5million-bus-buyout-for-stagecoach-in-region.aspx">£4.5 million bus buyout for Stagecoach in region</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131111225535/http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/117553/-4-5million-bus-buyout-for-stagecoach-in-region.aspx">Archived</a> 11 November 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Chester First</i> 12 November 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7294&categoryid=0">More First businesses sold to Stagecoach</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140428012529/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7294&categoryid=0">Archived</a> 28 April 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Bus & Coach Professional</i> 12 November 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stagecoachbus.com/chester-wirral.aspx">"Chester and Wirral"</a>. 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avon_Buses" title="Avon Buses">Avon Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_Transport" title="Birkenhead Transport">Birkenhead Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Transport" title="Blackburn Transport">Blackburn Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Bus_%26_Coach_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Bus & Coach Services">Blue Bus & Coach Services</a></li> <li><a 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/Cumberland_Motor_Services" title="Cumberland Motor Services">Cumberland Motor Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finglands_Coachways" title="Finglands Coachways">Finglands Coachways</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/File:OK_Motor_Services_17_LJX_17.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/OK_Motor_Services_17_LJX_17.JPG/120px-OK_Motor_Services_17_LJX_17.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/OK_Motor_Services_17_LJX_17.JPG/180px-OK_Motor_Services_17_LJX_17.JPG 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Yorkshire_Traction_673_-_Flickr_-_megabus13601.jpg/120px-Yorkshire_Traction_673_-_Flickr_-_megabus13601.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Yorkshire_Traction_673_-_Flickr_-_megabus13601.jpg/180px-Yorkshire_Traction_673_-_Flickr_-_megabus13601.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Yorkshire_Traction_673_-_Flickr_-_megabus13601.jpg/240px-Yorkshire_Traction_673_-_Flickr_-_megabus13601.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_East_England" title="North East England">North 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/Black_Prince_Buses" title="Black Prince Buses">Black Prince Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BrightBus" title="BrightBus">BrightBus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busways_Travel_Services" title="Busways Travel Services">Busways Travel Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Transit" title="Cleveland Transit">Cleveland Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_Travel_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Durham Travel Services">Durham Travel 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 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