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| Founded | 1903 |
| Headquarters | Constantine Road, Ipswich |
| Locale | Borough of Ipswich |
| Service area | United Kingdom |
| Service type | Urban and interurban bus services, school bus |
| Routes | 47 |
| Fleet | 73 buses |
| Operator | Ipswich Buses Ltd |
| Managing director | Malcolm Robson |
| Web site | www.ipswichbuses.co.uk |
Ipswich Buses Ltd is a bus company that operates in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK and has been doing so for over 100 years. Its depot is situated in Constantine Road, near Ipswich Town's football ground. First Eastern Counties also operate bus services in the town on complementary routes.
It became an "arm's length" limited company following the deregulation of bus services under the 1985 Transport Act with a board of directors responsible for managing and directing its affairs. It is one of 11 remaining municipal bus companies in the UK and is owned by Ipswich Borough Council.
In the May 2011 elections the Ipswich Labour Party won control of Ipswich Borough Council. In the manifesto that the Labour party released prior to the election, it had some points on the subject of Ipswich Buses. They said they would not privatise the company, this was said after the previous control of the Borough Council (a Conservative, Liberal Democrat coalition) stated it was still interested in trying to sell the company or part of the company. Also, the Ipswich Labour party said it would 'invest' in the company, to improve existing services, for new vehicles and ensuring it provided a service the Ipswich people want.
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| Number | Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Rail Station - Town Centre - Gainsborough - Ravenswood - Ransomes Europark - The Havens | |
| 2 | Town Centre - Derby Road - Priory Heath - Gainsborough - Derby Road - Town Centre | |
| 3 | Ipswich Rail Station - Town Centre - Gainsborough - Ravenswood - Warren Heath | |
| 5 | Town Centre - Foxhall Road - Heath Road Hospital - Renfrew Road - Northgate - Town Centre | Interworks with route 11 Mon-Sat daytime |
| 6 | Town Centre - Cliff Lane - Gainsborough - Warren Heath - Heath Road Hospital | Interworks with route 16 Mon-Sat daytime |
| 7 | Town Centre - Dickens Road - Robin Drive - Pinewood - Thorington Park - Stoke Park - Maidenhall - Rail Station - Town Centre | Interworks with route 15 Mon-Sat daytime |
| 8 | Town Centre - Bramford Road - Ulster Avenue - Lovetofts Drive - Whitehouse Asda | |
| 8B | Town Centre - Bramford Road - Ulster Avenue - Waterford Road - Whitehouse Asda | |
| 9 | Town Centre - Norwich Road - Whitton - Castle Hill - Norwich Road - Town Centre | |
| 10 | Town Centre - Norwich Road - Castle Hill - Whitton - Norwich Road - Town Centre | |
| 11 | Town Centre - Northgate - Renfrew Road - Heath Road Hospital - Foxhall Road - Town Centre | Interworks with route 5 Mon-Sat daytime |
| 12 | Town Centre - Ipswich Rail Station - Chantry (Mallard Way) - Chantry (Cambridge Drive) | |
| 13 | Town Centre - Ipswich Rail Station - Chantry - Pinewood - Tesco Copdock | |
| 14 | Town Centre - Ipswich Rail Station - Gippeswyk Park | Interworks with route 22 Mon-Sat daytime |
| 14A | Town Centre - Ipswich Rail Station - Gippeswyk Park - Tern Road | Peak hours only |
| 15 | Town Centre - Maidenhall - Stoke Park - Thorington Park - Pinewood - Robin Drive - Dickens Road - Town Centre | Interworks with route 7 Mon-Sat daytime |
| 16 | Town Centre - Ipswich Rail Station - Halifax - Fountains Road - Belstead Road - Ipswich Rail Station - Town Centre | Interworks with route 6 Mon-Sat daytime |
| 19 | Town Centre - Warrington Road - Dale Hall - Castle Hill | |
| 22 | Town Centre - Brunswick Road - Chelsworth Avenue | Interworks with routes 14/14A Mon-Sat daytime |
| 30 | CitySightseeing Ipswich | Summer only |
| 38 | Free Shuttle: Tower Ramparts Bus Station - Russell Road - Princes Street - Old Cattle Market Bus Station - Majors Corner - Tower Ramparts Bus Station |
| Number | Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8C | Citysightseeing Woodbridge/ Sutton Hoo | |
| 98 | Ipswich - Holbrook - Harkstead - Shotley | |
| 118 | Otley College - Ipswich - Ipswich Rail Station | |
| 163 | Ipswich - Nacton - Levington - Felixstowe | |
| 192 | Ipswich Rail Station - Bibb Way - Ipswich Rail Station - BT Adastral Park | |
| 202 | Ipswich - Woolverstone - Chelmondiston - Shotley | |
| 248 | Citysightseeing Felixstowe |
| Number | Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 13A | Ipswich - Rail Station - Suffolk One Centre | |
| 18A | Ipswich - Sproughton - Bramford - Claydon High School | |
| 73A | Sutton Hoo - Woodbridge - Kesgrave High School - Ipswich | |
| 172/174 | Felixstowe - Trimley - Kirton - Martlesham - Woodbridge | |
| 303 | Brockford - Wetheringsett - Debenham High School | |
| 317 | Coddenham - Stonham - Pettaugh - Winston - Debenham High School | |
| 405 | Great Bricett - Battisford - Stowmarket High School | |
| 454 | Castle Hill/Whitton/Whitehouse/Sproughton - Suffolk One Centre | Interworked with route 18A |
| 464 | Great Bricett - Wattisham - Barking Tye - Needham Market - Stowmarket High School | |
| 465 | Willisham - Barking - Needham Market - Stowmarket High School | |
| 511 | Bucklesham - Kesgrave High School | |
| 603 | Shotley/Chelmondiston/Woolverstone - Holbrook High School / Suffolk One Centre | |
| 604/605 | Shotley - Holbrook High School | |
| 635 | Capel St Mary - East Bergholt High School | |
| 896 | Rendlesham - Farlingaye High School | |
| 912 | Tunstall - Rendlesham - Farlingaye High School | |
| 914 | Coddenham - Crowfield - Pettaugh - Winston - Debenham High School | |
| 977 | Felixstowe schools - Trimley - Ipswich schools | |
| 983 | Sutton - Hollesley - Farlingaye High School |
Some of Ipswich Buses' town services will continue through (interwork) as another service on returning to Tower Ramparts Bus Station. For instance, route 7 continues as a 15 through to Maidenhall, route 5 interworks with the 11's, and route 6 continues across town as a 16.
During the evenings and on Sundays interworking is more complex, the current cycle being as follows: 8 Whitehouse & Asda > 12 Chantry (Cambridge Drive) > 9/10 Castle Hill & Whitton > 5/11 Heath Road Hospital > 7/15 Thorington Park, then returning back to route 8.
Route 13 is the only Evening/Sunday route that doesn't interwork.
Ipswich Buses operated the Ipswich park and ride system under contract to Suffolk County Council from 1997.[1] The service is Charter Marked.
Latterly it operated the service in an allover purple livery with un-named single and double-deck buses, branded Ipswich Park & Ride with a bird logo, and the strapline Fly into town.[2][3]
On 1 November 2008 the operations passed to First Eastern Counties,[4] after Ipswich Buses lost the contract, at a cost of £300,000 to their bottom line.[5]
In February 2011, it was announced that the original £25 million 'Ipswich Transport Fit for the 21st Century' scheme would go ahead and funding would be available for the local councils to claim, despite government cutbacks. This scheme has since seen savings and is now expected to cost £21.5 million and is likely to have impacts on Ipswich Buses -
More details of the scheme can be found on the Ipswich - Transport Fit for the 21st Century webpage.
| Number | Registration | Chassis | Bodywork | Seating | Current Livery | Name |
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| 9 | MRT9P | Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R | Roe | O43/29D | City Sightseeing Red, with City Sightseeing graphics | |
| 10 | PO51 UMK | Dennis Trident | East Lancs Lolyne | H46/27F | White and Green | Regent |
| 11 | LG02 FCX | Dennis Trident | Alexander ALX400 | H43/23F | White and Green | |
| 12 | LG02 FDC | Dennis Trident | Alexander ALX400 | H43/23F | White and Green | |
| 13 | LG02 FDF | Dennis Trident | Alexander ALX400 | H43/23F | White and Green | |
| 14 | LG02 FDJ | Dennis Trident | Alexander ALX400 | H43/23F | White and Green | |
| 15 | LG02 FDK | Dennis Trident | Alexander ALX400 | H43/23F | White and Green | |
| 16 | LG02 FDN | Dennis Trident | Alexander ALX400 | H43/23F | White and Green | |
| 17 | LG02 FEM | Dennis Trident | Alexander ALX400 | H43/23F | White and Green | |
| 37 | D150 FYM | Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH | ECW | H42/26D | Arriva London Red and White | |
| 38 | H705 PTW | Leyland Olympian ON2R50C13Z4 | Alexander RH | H47/33F | White and Green | Western Sovereign |
| 40 | M640 EPV | Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 | East Lancs | H49/31D | White and Green | Beatrice Maud |
| 41 | M41 EPV | Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 | East Lancs | H49/31D | White and Green | May |
| 42 | M42 EPV | Volvo Olympian YN2RV18V3 | East Lancs | H49/31D | White and Green | Vigilant |
| 46 | C101 CHM | Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH | ECW | H42/26D | Green and Cream | Southern Belle |
| 48 | C97 CHM | Leyland Olympian ONLXB/1RH | ECW | H42/26D | Green and Cream | Challenger |
| 50 | P442 SWX | DAF DB250RS505 | Optare Spectra | H43/26F | White and Green | Delight |
| 51 | X151 LBJ | DAF DE02RSDB250LF | Optare Spectra | H47/25F | White and Green | Atlantis |
| 52 | X152 LBJ | DAF DE02RSDB250LF | Optare Spectra | H47/25F | White and Green | Veronica |
| 53 | X153 LBJ | DAF DE02RSDB250LF | Optare Spectra | H47/25F | White and Green | Mi Amigo |
| 54 | PF04 WML | DAF DE02PSDB250LF | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander | H43/29F | White and Green | Sunbeam |
| 55 | PN52 XBO | DAF DE02PSDB250LF | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander | H43/29F | White and Green | |
| 56 | PN52 XBK | DAF DE02PSDB250LF | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander | H43/29F | White and Green | Thomas Cobbold |
| 57 | PN52 XBJ | DAF DE02PSDB250LF | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander | H43/29F | White and Green | Alaric |
| 58 | PJ53 OLA | DAF DE02PSDB250LF | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander | H43/29F | White and Green | Pride of Ipswich |
| 59 | PJ53 OLB | DAF DE02PSDB250LF | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander | H43/29F | White and Green | Frank Ayton |
| 60 | PJ54 YZT | Scania N94UD | East Lancs OmniDekka | H47/33F | White and Green | Olaf Tryggvasson |
| 61 | PJ54 YZU | Scania N94UD | East Lancs OmniDekka | H47/33F | White and Green | Robert Ransome |
| 62 | PJ54 YZV | Scania N94UD | East Lancs OmniDekka | H47/33F | White and Green | Simon A Graham |
| 68 | YJ60 KGX | Scania N230UD | Optare Olympus | H47/27F | White and Green | |
| 69 | YJ60 KGY | Scania N230UD | Optare Olympus | H47/27F | White and Green | |
| 70 | YN56 NVB | Scania CN94UB OmniCity | Scania | B36F | White and Green | |
| 71 | YN56 NVC | Scania CN94UB OmniCity | Scania | B36F | White and Green | |
| 72 | YN56 NVD | Scania CN94UB OmniCity | Scania | B36F | White and Green | |
| 73 | YN56 NVE | Scania CN94UB OmniCity | Scania | B36F | White and Green | |
| 74 | YN56 NVF | Scania CN94UB OmniCity | Scania | B36F | White and Green | Sir Bobby Robson 1933-2009 |
| 75 | YN56 NVG | Scania CN94UB OmniCity | Scania | B36F | White and Green | |
| 84 | PJ53 OLC | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Myllennium Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Peter Bruff |
| 85 | PJ53 OLE | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Myllennium Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Melissa |
| 86 | PJ53 OLG | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Myllennium Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Cambria |
| 87 | PJ53 OLH | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Myllennium Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Diana Princess of Wales 1961-1997 |
| 88 | PJ53 OLK | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Myllennium Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Cedric |
| 89 | X89 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Memory |
| 90 | X901 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | HN "Jimmy" James |
| 91 | X91 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Centaur |
| 92 | X92 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Ceres |
| 93 | X93 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Dannebrog |
| 94 | X94 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Dauntless |
| 95 | X195 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Edith May |
| 96 | X96 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Evening Star |
| 97 | X97 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Gladys |
| 98 | X98 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Glenway |
| 99 | X199 LBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B41F | White and Green | Kimberley |
| 100 | PN52 XBM | DAF DE02PSDB250LF | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander | H43/29F | Gold 100 Years Ipswich Buses 1903-2003 | Centennial |
| 133 | R133 FBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B39F | White and Green | Coronation |
| 134 | R134 FBJ | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B39F | White and Green | Caroline 1964-2004 |
| 135 | T135 KPV | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B36F | White and Green | Team Ipswich |
| 136 | T136 KPV | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B36F | White and Green | Ena |
| 137 | T137 KPV | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B36F | White and Green | Sir Alf Ramsey |
| 160 | J160 LPV | Dennis Lance 11SDA3101 | East Lancs EL2000 | B53F | White and Green | Barbara Jean |
| 162 | L162 ADX | Dennis Lance 11SDA3113 | East Lancs EL2000 | B53F | White and Green | Doris |
| 170 | YG52 DGO | Optare Excel 2 L1180 | Optare | B41F | White and Green | King John |
| 171 | YG52 DHF | Optare Excel 2 L1180 | Optare | B42F | White and Green | Leonard Squirell |
| 172 | YG52 DGE | Optare Excel 2 L1180 | Optare | B42F | White and Green | Lady Helen |
| 173 | YG52 DGF | Optare Excel 2 L1180 | Optare | B42F | White and Green | Gentle Giant |
| 241 | YN04 LWK | Optare Solo M920 | Optare | B33F | White and Green | Teutonic |
| 242 | YN04 XZA | Optare Solo M920 | Optare | B33F | White and Green | Conqueror |
| 243 | YN04 LWJ | Optare Solo M920 | Optare | B33F | White and Green | Spirit of Endeavour |
| 244 | YN53 ELW | Optare Solo M950 | Optare | B33F | White and Green | Britannia |
| 245 | YJ05 XNY | Optare Solo M920 | Optare | B33F | Freeshuttle Metallic Purple |
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