H.C. Chambers & Son

H.C. Chambers & Son
Slogan The Oldest Bus Company in the UK
Founded 1877
Headquarters High Street, Bures
Locale West Suffolk
Destinations Sudbury, Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Stoke-by-Nayland, Bildeston, Ipswich, Clare
Web site chamberscoaches.co.uk

H.C. Chambers & Son or just Chambers is an independent bus and coach operator based in Bures in Suffolk, England. The company operates services over a wide area of Suffolk and Essex, running a fleet of around 30 buses.

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History

H.C. Chambers & Son Ltd. was set up as a family business in 1877, from the base in Bures, Suffolk.

They operated horse drawn buses and carts, and at the end of World War I the first motor bus was operated. They operated a twice weekly service between Sudbury and Colchester. By World War II they had routes to Halstead and Haverhill.


Services

The company operates a number of services. Both urban and rural areas are served, many of the company's routes running into Sudbury, and serving the bus station, near Sudbury railway station.

Bus routes

All routes operate Monday to Saturday, unless stated otherwise.

Fleet

Chambers run a fleet of modern types.[6] Livery is Maroon.

Registration Chassis Bodywork Seating Built Current livery Previous operator Year Acquired
M655 KVU Volvo B10M Van Hool Alizee T8 C46FT 1994 Maroon Shearings 2003
N465 PAP Dennis Dart Alexander Dash 2 DP40F 1996 Maroon Excel Passenger Logistics/Stagecoach South 2010
N529 LHG Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H48/27F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006
N531 LHG Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H48/27F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006
N532 LHG Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H48/27F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006
P475 MBY Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H43/29F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006
P484 MBY Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H43/29F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006
P488 MBY Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H43/29F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006
P515 UUG Volvo B10B-58 Wright Endurance DP47F 1997 Maroon Stagecoach in Yorkshire 2008
P549 WGT Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/30F 1997 Maroon London Central 2004
P901 RYO Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/27F 1997 Maroon London General 2005
P902 RYO Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/27F 1997 Maroon London General 2005
P910 RYO Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/27F 1997 Maroon Blue Triangle (via Beeston's) 2009
R43 LHK Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20398) 2009
R49 LHK Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20401) 2009
R552 LGH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/31F 1998 Maroon Blue Triangle (via Beeston's) 2009
R112 NTA Mercedes-Benz Vario Alexander ALX100 B25F 1998 Maroon Stagecoach in Devon 2008
R941 YOV Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H47/29F 1998 Maroon UK North/GM Buses (originally London United) 2007
R978 KAR Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20393) 2009
R987 KAR Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1997 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 97-D-363) 2009
R989 KAR Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20395) 2009
S131 RLE Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H47/29F 1998 Maroon Metroline 2008
S218 YOO Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20417) 2009
S233 RLH Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H47/29F 1998 Maroon Metroline 2007
BX55 FYH Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Touro C49FT 2005 Maroon Original Owner 2005
BX55 FYJ Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Touro C49FT 2005 Maroon Original Owner 2005

See also

References

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  6. ^ Chambers fleet list

External links


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