Finglands Coachways was a bus and coach operator in
Rusholme
Rusholme () is an area of Manchester, England, two miles south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, Fallo ...
,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
.
History
Finglands Coachways was founded in 1907, initially as a coach operator. Bus services competing with
GM Buses
GM Buses was the main bus company serving the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester in North West England. The company was formed in 1986 by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive. In December 1993, it was split into GM ...
and other operators would be set up following
deregulation
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in 1986. In 1992, Finglands were purchased by
East Yorkshire Motor Services
East Yorkshire operates both local and regional bus services in the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, England. Prior to acquisition by the Go-Ahead Group in June 2018, the company was known as East Yorkshire Motor Services.
History
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, the company's first purchase outside of their native operating area.
In October 1995, Finglands acquired the operations of competitor
, then an operation by
Stagecoach Ribble consisting of thirteen buses competing with Finglands and GM Buses South along
route 192.
On 1 August 2013,
FirstGroup
FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.[Office of Fair Trading
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, it had agreed to purchase the bus operation. The sale included the lease of Finglands's depot in
Rusholme
Rusholme () is an area of Manchester, England, two miles south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, Fallo ...
, routes and approximately 100 members of staff, but no buses. The deal was approved in January 2014, with
taking over on 9 February 2014.
In October 2013, EYMS sold the coach charter part of the business to
Bullocks Coaches
Bullocks Coaches is a bus and coach operator in Cheadle, Greater Manchester.
History
The company was founded in 1928 by Ralph Bullock, initially as a haulage firm, with milk deliveries being the early focus. On weekends, the trucks turned int ...
.
Services
Finglands operated services in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
'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.
Fleet List
Finglands Coachways
References
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{{Transport in Greater Manchester
Former bus operators in Greater Manchester
1907 establishments in England
2014 disestablishments in England
Transport companies disestablished in 2014