Delaine Buses
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Delaine Buses[1] is a bus operator based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.
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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 at October 2013 Delaine Buses operated eight 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] Since 1995 Delaine has standardised on Volvos with East Lancs body, followed by switching over to Wrights in 2009 after East Lancs has merged with Optare.[5]
As of September 2014 the fleet consisted of 26 buses.[6] A heritage fleet is also maintained.[7]
Gallery
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Preserved Leyland Titan in September 2006
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Preserved Northern Counties bodied Leyland Atlantean in August 2007
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Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL in September 2012
See also
Further reading
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Companies House extract company no 367317 Delaine Buses Limited
- ↑ The Company History Delaine Buses
- ↑ Timetables Delaine Buses
- ↑ Fleet List (1919 - 2013)
- ↑ Delaine Buses switches to Wrightbus busandcoach.com 26 September 2011
- ↑ Current Fleet List Delaine Buses
- ↑ Heritage Fleet List Delaine Buses
