Pilkingtons Buses
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| Parent | Pilkington family |
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| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Accrington |
| Service area | Lancashire |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Fleet | 34 (September 2013) |
| Website | www.pilkingtonbus.com |
Pilkingtons Buses[1] is a bus company operating in Accrington, Lancashire.
History
Pilkingtons Buses was established in 1967. In July 2004, the company's licence was suspended after 15 of its 18 buses were found to have defects.[2][3]
Following the collapse of the original company in 2006, a new company was formed from the next generation of Pilkington's family members not long afterwards,[citation needed] and is one of numerous other companies run by Pilkingtons (Accrington) Limited.[1] The company traded as King Travel at one stage.
Services
The company had operated route 20 from Accrington to Blackburn via Oswaldtwistle, in frequent competition with Lancashire United's routes 1, 6 and 7. Thus, services are not as frequent. They also operated route 20D, a direct service between Accrington and Blackburn, this service was withdrawn and now the company concentrate their services in Accrington.
In August 2007, the company started operating route 114 between Preston and Chorley on behalf of Lancashire County Council.[4] This route was previously operated by Blue Bus of Penwortham.
In March 2010, Pilkington's started the number 3 Huncoat circular, then in July introduced 4 more Accrington town services when the company saw a gap in the market.
Fleet
As at September 2013 the fleet consists of 34 buses.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Companies House extract company no 2346720 Pilkington's (Accrington) Limited
- ↑ Family bus firm ordered off the road Accrington Observer 17 June 2004
- ↑ Pilkington loses licence busandcoach.com 25 June 2004
- ↑ "Bus service changes, August 2007" Lancashire.gov.uk Retrieved 1 January 2008
- ↑ Lancashire Independents North West Buses
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