In 1890 William Smith began a horse drawn passenger service. After a taxi operation commenced in 1910, a 14-seat Ford Model T bus was purchased in 1919 and services commenced to Grantham, Spalding and Stamford. In May 1941 the business was incorporated.[2][1]
Services
As of July 2020, Delaine Buses operates seven bus routes.[3]
Fleet
From the 1930s to the 1990s, the majority of vehicles in the Delaine fleet were of Bedford or Leyland manufacture.[4] Since 1995 Delaine has standardised on Volvos with East Lancs body, followed by switching over to Wrights in 2009 after East Lancs merged with Optare.[5]
As of September 2014 the fleet consisted of 26 buses.[6] A heritage fleet is also maintained.[7]
Media related to Delaine Buses at Wikimedia Commons
Company website
March 04, 2023
delaine, buses, operator, based, bourne, lincolnshire, england, wright, eclipse, gemini, bodied, volvo, b5tl, september, 2017parentdelaine, smith, familyfounded1890headquartersbourneservice, areapeterboroughservice, typebus, servicesfleet30, january, 2021, web. Delaine Buses 1 is a bus operator based in Bourne Lincolnshire England Delaine BusesWright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL in September 2017ParentDelaine Smith familyFounded1890HeadquartersBourneService areaPeterboroughService typeBus servicesFleet30 January 2021 Websitewww delainebuses co ukTraditional Delaine cast fleetname Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Fleet 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditIn 1890 William Smith began a horse drawn passenger service After a taxi operation commenced in 1910 a 14 seat Ford Model T bus was purchased in 1919 and services commenced to Grantham Spalding and Stamford In May 1941 the business was incorporated 2 1 Services EditAs of July 2020 Delaine Buses operates seven bus routes 3 Fleet EditFrom the 1930s to the 1990s the majority of vehicles in the Delaine fleet were of Bedford or Leyland manufacture 4 Since 1995 Delaine has standardised on Volvos with East Lancs body followed by switching over to Wrights in 2009 after East Lancs merged with Optare 5 As of September 2014 the fleet consisted of 26 buses 6 A heritage fleet is also maintained 7 Gallery Edit Preserved Leyland Titan in September 2006 Preserved Northern Counties bodied Leyland Atlantean in August 2007 Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL in September 2012See also EditList of bus operators of the United KingdomFurther reading EditMoore Peter 2010 Delaine 120 Years of Service Venture Publications ISBN 978 1905304387 References Edit a b Companies House extract company no 367317 Delaine Buses Limited The Company History Delaine Buses Local Bus Service Timetables Delaine Buses Retrieved 7 July 2020 Fleet List 1919 2013 PDF Delaine Buses switched to Wrightbus Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine busandcoach com 26 September 2011 Current Fleet List Delaine Buses Heritage Fleet List Delaine BusesExternal links Edit Media related to Delaine Buses at Wikimedia Commons Company website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delaine Buses amp oldid 1118887433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
