Delaine Buses

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

Delaine Buses
Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL in September 2017
ParentDelaine-Smith family
Founded1890
HeadquartersBourne
Service areaPeterborough
Service typeBus services
Fleet30 (January 2021)
Websitewww.delainebuses.co.uk
Traditional Delaine cast fleetname

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] 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]

See also

Further reading
  • Moore, Peter (2010). Delaine - 120 Years of Service. Venture Publications. ISBN 978-1905304387.

References
  1. 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 switches 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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