Finglands Coachways
Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL at Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station in July 2008 | |
Parent | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
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Founded | 1907 |
Headquarters | Rusholme |
Service area | Greater Manchester |
Service type | Bus & coach services |
Fleet | 54 (April 2012) |
Website | www.finglands.co.uk |
Finglands Coachways[1] was a bus and coach operator in Rusholme, Manchester.
History
Finglands Coachways was founded in 1907, initially as a coach operator. Bus services competing with GM Buses and other operators would be set up following deregulation in 1986. In 1992, Finglands were purchased by East Yorkshire Motor Services, the company's first purchase outside of their native operating area.[2][3]
In October 1995, Finglands acquired the operations of competitor Stagecoach Manchester, then an operation by Stagecoach Ribble consisting of thirteen buses competing with Finglands and GM Buses South along route 192.[4]
On 1 August 2013, FirstGroup announced that, subject to regulatory approval, by the Office of Fair Trading, it had agreed to purchase the bus operation. The sale included the lease of Finglands's depot in Rusholme, routes and approximately 100 members of staff, but no buses.[5][6] The deal was approved in January 2014, with First Greater Manchester taking over on 9 February 2014.[7][8][9]
In October 2013, EYMS sold the coach charter part of the business to Bullocks Coaches.[10]
Services
Finglands operated services in Manchester's south including on Wilmslow Road bus corridor routes 41 and 42.
Fleet
As at April 2012, the fleet consisted of 54 buses and coaches.[11]
References
- ^ Companies House extract company no 243051 East Yorkshire Coach Holidays Limited formerly Finglands Coachways Limited
- ^ About Finglands Finglands Coachways
- ^ "EYMS into Manchester via Finglands takeover...". Coach & Bus Week. No. 12. Peterborough: Emap. 9 May 1992.
- ^ "EYMS buy Stagecoach Manchester". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 329. Spalding. 20 October 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ FirstGroup plc Agree To Acquire Finglands Bus Operations In Manchester FirstGroup 1 August 2013
- ^ Jobs saved as famous bus firm gears up for takeover Manchester Evening News 2 August 2013
- ^ End of the road for Finglands as takeover deal reached Manchester Evening News 27 January 2014
- ^ First given OFT approval to acquire Finglands bus operations in Manchester FirstGroup 28 January 2014
- ^ First take over Finglands bus services Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for Greater Manchester 7 February 2014
- ^ EYMS sell Finglands' coaches Archived 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 10 October 2013
- ^ Fleet List Finglands Coachways
External links
- Media related to Finglands Coachways at Wikimedia Commons
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