Minsterley Motors

Minsterley Motors is a family owned and run bus and coach operator in Shropshire, England.[1]

Minsterley Motors Services Ltd

Minsterley Motors main yard at Stiperstones, showing a variety of different vehicles from the Minsterley fleet.
Founded	1949 (1949)
Headquarters	Annscroft, Shrewsbury
Service area	Central and Southern Shropshire and Powys (Stage carriage operations) UK/Ireland (Coach operations)
Service type	Bus operator Coach operator
Routes	8
Destinations	Bishop’s Castle Ludlow Minsterley Newtown Plox Green Pontesbury Shrewsbury Stiperstones
Hubs	Shrewsbury Ludlow Bishop’s Castle
Depots	Annscroft (Head Office) Stiperstones (Main yard) Ludlow (Stabling)
Fleet	Optare MetroCity Optare Solo/Solo SR Optare Versa ADL Enviro 200 VDL SB200
Fuel type	Diesel
Chief executive	John Jones (CEO) Lee Jones (COO)
Website	www.minsterleymotors.co.uk

The company's main operations concentrate on stage service and schools contract work for Shropshire Council.[2] It also provides transport for the Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association.[3]

The stage service work was concentrated on the routes 552/553 between Bishop's Castle and Shrewsbury, which was significantly improved in 2003.[4] This was supplemented in 2007 when the company was awarded the tender to operate route 435 between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, via Church Stretton, a route which is now commercially operated.[5] Two Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLEs joined the fleet to operate this route, and were followed by three more for routes 552/553 in May 2008.[5]

Minsterley Motors EE08OXF, a Plaxton Panther new to Oxford Bus Company, stands at the foot of the Long Mynd in Carding Mill Valley on a private hire working.

In 2012, six Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLEs were delivered to replace the Plaxton Centros on routes 435, 552 and 553.[6][7] These were followed by three Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9Rs.[8]

Since 27 January 2014, Minsterley Motors have operated the 701 Ludlow to East Hamlet and Sandpits using Optare Solo SRs. On 29 January 2014, they also started the 722 service which includes the Park and Ride service, to Rocksgreen and The Sheet.[9][10][11]

In October 2014, a Minsterley Motors bus on route 435 was involved in a serious collision with a lorry on the A49 south of Church Stretton. No one was killed.[12]