Minsterley Motors
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| Headquarters | Stiperstones |
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| Service area | Shropshire |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes |
Bishops Castle/Shrewsbury 553, Ludlow Shopper 745 |
| Depots | Stiperstones, Ludlow |
| Fleet | Volvo B7RLE, Optare Solo SR, ADL Enviro 200 |
| Website | www.minsterleymotors.co.uk |
Minsterley Motors[1] is a bus company in Shropshire.
The company's main operations concentrate on stage service and schools contract work for Shropshire Council. It also provides transport for the Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association.[2]
The stage service work was concentrated on the routes 552/553 between Bishop's Castle and Shrewsbury, which was significantly improved in 2003.[3] This was supplemented in 2007 when the company was awarded the tender to operate route 435 between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, via Church Stretton.[4] Two Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLEs joined the fleet to operate this route, and were followed by three more for routes 552/553 in May 2008.[4]
In 2012, six Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLEs were delivered to replace the Plaxton Centros on routes 435, 552 and 553.[5][6] These were followed by three Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9Rs.[7]
Since 27 January 2014, Minsterley Motors have operated the 701 and 722 Ludlow town services (which incorporate the town's Park & Ride service) using Optare Solo SRs.[8][9][10]
In October 2014, a Minsterley Motors bus on route 435 was involved in a serious collision with a lorry on the A49 south of Church Stretton. No one was killed.[11]
References
- ↑ Companies House extract company no 3007837 Minsterley Motors Services Limited
- ↑ Minsterley Motors Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association
- ↑ Rural bus service boost BBC News 13 April 2003
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Centros Shape the Future for Minsterley Motors Plaxton May 2008
- ↑ Minsterley Motors purchase six new Volvo buses Volvo Buses 2 February 2012
- ↑ Minsterley adds more Volvos Bus & Coach Professional 16 February 2012
- ↑ Quality Panthers for Minsterley Motors Bus & Coach Professional 11 May 2012
- ↑ Interim bus service introduced in Ludlow Worcester News 25 January 2014
- ↑ Update on Ludlow bus routes 701 & 722 Shropshire Council 27 January 2014
- ↑ Extra Ludlow bus service aims to allay fears Shropshire Star 28 January 2014
- ↑ Four hurt as bus and lorry collide in Shropshire Shropshire Star 24 October 2014
External links
Media related to Minsterley Motors at Wikimedia Commons- Flickr gallery
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