Bowers Coaches
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- See also: Centrebus
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| Slogan | Serving the Peak District |
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| Parent company | Centrebus Group |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Headquarters | Aspincroft Garage, Town End, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, Derbyshire |
| Locale | North West, East Midlands |
| Service area | Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Cheshire( Knutsford & Macclesfield) |
| Service type | Bus, coach |
| Hubs | Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Stockport, Macclesfield |
| Operator | Centrebus Group |
| Web site | Official Website |
Bowers Coaches is a bus and coach operator in the High Peak district of Derbyshire in the United Kingdom, operating local bus services centered around the towns of Buxton, Glossop and New Mills. The company specialises in local bus services and the service area covers the High Peak Borough and some surrounding areas such as the town of Marple in Stockport and Ashbourne in the Derbyshire Dales. It is currently owned by the Centrebus Group, having been a family business since being established.
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[edit] Bus services
Please Note This Summary does not include School Service Contracts and similar services.
| No. | Route | Mon-Sat Daytime Frequency | Mon-Sat Evening Frequency | Sunday Frequency |
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| 27 | (Tatton Park -) Knutsford - Chelford - (Astra Zeneca, Alderley Park -) Macclesfield - Congleton | Hourly (Knutsford-Macclesfield). Selected Mon - Fri services serve Alderley Park. Infrequent service to Congleton. Tatton Park extensions on Saturdays only | No service | No service |
| 42 42A |
Buxton - Ashbourne Direct Buxton - Hartington - Ilam - Tissington - Ashbourne |
120 mins(Service 42), or 60 mins with service 442 | No Service | 1 Journey Each Direction (Service 42A) See Service 442 for extra journeys |
| 58 | (Chatsworth House - Bakewell -)Buxton - Cat & Fiddle - Macclesfield | 60 mins between Buxton and Macclesfield | No Service | 5 Journeys per day with 2 extending to Chatsworth House |
| 60 | (New Mills -) Whaley Bridge - Rainow - Macclesfield | 60 mins (combined with service 64) with 2 journeys per day starting at New Mills | No Service | 1 Journey towards Macclesfield |
| 61 | Glossop – Hayfield - New Mills - Whaley Bridge - Buxton | 60 mins | No Service | 60 mins |
| 62 | Chapel-en-le-Frith – Hayfield - New Mills or Hayfield - New Mills - Marple |
60 mins 60 mins (2 per hour combined) |
No Service | No Service |
| 62A | Hayfield - Thornsett - New Mills (- Newtown[1] - Marple) | 120 mins - Most Journeys run between Hayfield and New Mills only One Extra Peak Journey between Hayfield and Newtown |
No Service | No Service |
| 63 | Whaley Bridge – Stoneheads Circular | 3 per day | No Service | No Service |
| 64 | Glossop - New Mills - Whaley Bridge - Rainow - Macclesfield | 2 journeys each way ( 1 journey each way on Saturday) | No Service | No Service |
| 76 | Buxton Town Service (Circular) | 60 mins | No Service | No Service |
| 118 | Buxton - Leek | 1 journey towards Leek (Schooldays only) Additional Services provided by First Potteries |
No Service | Service provided by First Potteries |
| 177 | Bakewell - Monyash - Chelmorton - Buxton | 2 journeys towards Buxton, 1 journey towards Bakewell Additional Journeys provided by Hulleys |
No Service | See Service 58 |
| 189 190 |
Buxton - Dove Holes(189 only) - Peak Forest(190 only) – Chapel-en-le-Frith - Chinley – Whaley Bridge | hourly (combined); 189 2 hourly, 190 2 hourly; Saturday: Most journeys start from Chapel-en-le-Frith For Extra Journeys between Buxton, Chapel-en-le-frith and Whaley Bridge See Trent Barton Service 199 (Not via Chinley) |
See Trent Barton Service 199 (Not via Chinley) |
See Trent Barton service 199 (Not via Chinley) |
| 200 | Chapel-en-le-Frith – Edale - Castleton | 3 journeys each direction(schooldays only) | No Service | No Service |
| 300 | Knutsford Town Circular | Half-hourly | Service provided by another operator | No Service |
| 389 | New Mills Town Services (Circulars) | 3 per hour between 0900 and 1500; Saturday 6 journeys per day | No Service | No Service |
| 393 | Padfield – Glossop – Shirebrook Park (Circular) | hourly | No Service | No Service |
| 411 | Ashbourne – Carsington – Wirksworth - Matlock | 1 Journey each direction between Ashbourne and Parwich Green Additional Journeys operated by TM Travel |
No Service | Operated by TM Travel as service 17 |
| 42 42A 442 |
Ashbourne – Hartington (442 only) – Warslow (442 only) – Longnor(442 only) - Buxton Combined | 1 per hour (combined), Saturdays: 6 journeys each way | No Service | 3 Journeys each direction between Ashbourne and Buxton (Services 42A/ 442) |
| 442 | Ashbourne – Hartington – Warslow – Longnor - Buxton | 120 minutes | No Service | 3 Journeys each direction Between Ashbourne and Buxton Extra Journeys between Burlow, Hartington and Buxton |
The majority of the bus services above are operated under contract to Derbyshire County Council and other local authorities, however a number of services such as the 61 between Glossop and Buxton are operated commercially. Until September 2007 the company operated an hourly service between Hayfield and Stockport, Greater Manchester as service 62/62A, however this service was withdrawn to run only as far as Marple due to falling revenues, which was in turn a replacement for withdrawn Stagecoach Manchester service 361 which ran hourly between Glossop and Stockport which had been withdrawn in March 2006. Now the sole direct service between Hayfield and Stockport is the Stagecoach Manchester 358 service which operates via Marple and Offerton, competing directly with Bowers' 62/62A for a small section of the route.
[edit] Service changes
From 6 May 2008:[3]
- An extra journey will be introduced on Service 62A between Hayfield and Newtown Station only, departing Hayfield at 0733 and arriving at Newtown at 0747[4]
[edit] Coach operations
The company's orgins lie in its coach operations, being named bowers coaches, throughout the year a limited number of coach trips are organised and can only be booked directly through Bowers. The company also offers coaches for private hire.
[edit] External links
- Centrebus Official Website (Parent Company)
- Bowers Coaches Official Website
- Derbyshire Public Transport Timetables
- Derbyshire County Council
- Cheshire County Council
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