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Delaine Buses

Traditional Delaine cast fleetname

Delaine Buses[1] is a bus operator based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.

History

In 1890 William Smith began a horse drawn passenger service. After a taxi operation commenced in 1910, a 14-seat Ford Model T bus was purchased in 1919 and services commenced to Grantham, Spalding and Stamford. In May 1941 the business was incorporated.[2][1]

Services

As of July 2020, Delaine Buses operates seven bus routes.[3]

Fleet

From the 1930s to the 1990s, the majority of vehicles in the Delaine fleet were of Bedford or Leyland manufacture.[4] By 1995 Delaine had standardised on Volvos with East Lancs body, followed by switching over to Wrights in 2009 after East Lancs merged with Optare.[5]

As of September 2014 the fleet consisted of 26 buses.[6] A heritage fleet is also maintained.[7]

Gallery

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b Companies House extract company no 367317 Delaine Buses Limited
  2. ^ The Company History Delaine Buses
  3. ^ "Local Bus Service Timetables". Delaine Buses. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Fleet List (1919 - 2013)" (PDF).
  5. ^ Delaine Buses switched to Wrightbus Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine busandcoach.com 26 September 2011
  6. ^ Current Fleet List Delaine Buses
  7. ^ Heritage Fleet List Delaine Buses

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