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Ribble Motor Services
Ribble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in North West England based in Preston.
Ribble Motor Services commenced operations in May 1919 following the acquisition of a depot consisting of four double-decker and one single-deck bus in Gregson Lane; bus services operated out of the depot consisted of services from Preston to Gregson Lane, Bamber Bridge, Higher Walton and Longridge. Multiple companies were acquired throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including W. C. Standerwick of Blackpool in 1934, which was eventually rationalised as the name used for Ribble's coach excursion operations, and Ribble Motor Services soon grew to be the largest operator in the region, with a territory eventually stretching from Carlisle in Cumberland to southern Lancashire at the company's peak.
In 1961, the Scout Motor Services business was purchased, initially organised as a subsidiary of Ribble Motor Services. Scout's operations were later absorbed into both Ribble and W.C. Standerwick in 1968.
On 1 January 1969, Ribble Motor Services, then a subsidiary of British Electric Traction, passed into the ownership of the state-owned National Bus Company following the passing of the Transport Act 1968.
Prior to the deregulation of bus services in 1986, Ribble's territory was reduced with the company's north Cumbrian operations passing to Cumberland Motor Services and Merseyside operations to a recreated North Western. As part of the privatisation of the National Bus Company, Ribble was sold on 2 March 1988 in a management buyout. In April 1989, Ribble was purchased by Stagecoach Holdings.
The following May, Barrow Borough Transport was purchased by Stagecoach Ribble, and shortly afterwards, the company's Cumbrian operations based from depots in Kendal, Barrow-in-Furness and Ulverston were transferred to fellow Stagecoach subsidiary CMS Cumberland, leaving Stagecoach Ribble with operations only in Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Stagecoach Ribble went on to acquire the depot and 20 vehicles from the fleet of Lancaster City Transport in 1993, followed by the operations of Hyndburn Transport in 1996.
In April 2001, Stagecoach sold the Ribble operations in Blackburn, Hyndburn, Clitheroe and Bolton to the Blazefield Group for £13 million, which rebranded them as Lancashire United and Burnley & Pendle.
As a subsidiary of Stagecoach, the company remained registered as Ribble Motor Services. Its services were operated under the trading name Ribble Buses, then as Stagecoach Ribble, Stagecoach in Lancashire (which became part of Stagecoach North West) and finally as part of Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.[citation needed] Its bus routes were transferred to Glenvale Transport Ltd (formerly Stagecoach Merseyside) in 2013.[full citation needed] In 2021, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire changed their trading name from Glenvale Transport Limited to Ribble Motor Services Limited to reflect heritage of the Ribble brand.[citation needed]
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Ribble Motor Services
Ribble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in North West England based in Preston.
Ribble Motor Services commenced operations in May 1919 following the acquisition of a depot consisting of four double-decker and one single-deck bus in Gregson Lane; bus services operated out of the depot consisted of services from Preston to Gregson Lane, Bamber Bridge, Higher Walton and Longridge. Multiple companies were acquired throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including W. C. Standerwick of Blackpool in 1934, which was eventually rationalised as the name used for Ribble's coach excursion operations, and Ribble Motor Services soon grew to be the largest operator in the region, with a territory eventually stretching from Carlisle in Cumberland to southern Lancashire at the company's peak.
In 1961, the Scout Motor Services business was purchased, initially organised as a subsidiary of Ribble Motor Services. Scout's operations were later absorbed into both Ribble and W.C. Standerwick in 1968.
On 1 January 1969, Ribble Motor Services, then a subsidiary of British Electric Traction, passed into the ownership of the state-owned National Bus Company following the passing of the Transport Act 1968.
Prior to the deregulation of bus services in 1986, Ribble's territory was reduced with the company's north Cumbrian operations passing to Cumberland Motor Services and Merseyside operations to a recreated North Western. As part of the privatisation of the National Bus Company, Ribble was sold on 2 March 1988 in a management buyout. In April 1989, Ribble was purchased by Stagecoach Holdings.
The following May, Barrow Borough Transport was purchased by Stagecoach Ribble, and shortly afterwards, the company's Cumbrian operations based from depots in Kendal, Barrow-in-Furness and Ulverston were transferred to fellow Stagecoach subsidiary CMS Cumberland, leaving Stagecoach Ribble with operations only in Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Stagecoach Ribble went on to acquire the depot and 20 vehicles from the fleet of Lancaster City Transport in 1993, followed by the operations of Hyndburn Transport in 1996.
In April 2001, Stagecoach sold the Ribble operations in Blackburn, Hyndburn, Clitheroe and Bolton to the Blazefield Group for £13 million, which rebranded them as Lancashire United and Burnley & Pendle.
As a subsidiary of Stagecoach, the company remained registered as Ribble Motor Services. Its services were operated under the trading name Ribble Buses, then as Stagecoach Ribble, Stagecoach in Lancashire (which became part of Stagecoach North West) and finally as part of Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.[citation needed] Its bus routes were transferred to Glenvale Transport Ltd (formerly Stagecoach Merseyside) in 2013.[full citation needed] In 2021, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire changed their trading name from Glenvale Transport Limited to Ribble Motor Services Limited to reflect heritage of the Ribble brand.[citation needed]