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Finglands Coachways was a bus and coach operator in
Finglands Coachways was founded in 1907, initially as a coach operator. Bus services competing with
Fleet List
Finglands Coachways
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, F ...
, 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 ...
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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
Deregulation is the process of removing or reducing state regulations, typically in the economic sphere. It is the repeal of governmental regulation of the economy. It became common in advanced industrial economies in the 1970s and 1980s, as a ...
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 ...
, 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, F ...
, 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.
Services
Finglands operated services inManchester
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 ...
's south including on Wilmslow Road bus corridor
The Wilmslow Road bus corridor is a 5.5-mile-long section of road in Manchester that is served by a large number of bus services. The corridor runs from Parrs Wood to Manchester city centre along Wilmslow and Oxford Roads, serving Didsbury, Wit ...
routes 41 and 42.
Fleet
As at April 2012, the fleet consisted of 54 buses and coaches.Finglands Coachways
References
External links
* {{Transport in Greater Manchester Former bus operators in Greater Manchester 1907 establishments in England 2014 disestablishments in England Transport companies disestablished in 2014