Minsterley Motors
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 Minsterley Motors main yard at Stiperstones, showing a variety of different vehicles from the Minsterley fleet. | |
| Founded | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Annscroft, Shrewsbury |
| Service area | Central and Southern Shropshire and Powys (Stage carriage operations) UK/Ireland (Coach operations) |
| Service type | Bus operator Coach operator |
| Routes | 8 |
| Destinations | Bishop’s Castle Ludlow Minsterley Newtown Plox Green Pontesbury Shrewsbury Stiperstones |
| Hubs | Shrewsbury Ludlow Bishop’s Castle |
| Depots | Annscroft (Head Office) Stiperstones (Main yard) Ludlow (Stabling) |
| Fleet | Optare MetroCity Optare Solo/Solo SR Optare Versa ADL Enviro 200 VDL SB200 |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Chief executive | John Jones (CEO) Lee Jones (COO) |
| Website | www.minsterleymotors.co.uk |
Minsterley Motors is a bus and coach operator in Shropshire, England.[1]
The company's main operations concentrate on stage service and schools contract work for Shropshire Council.[2] It also provides transport for the Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association.[3]
The stage service work was concentrated on the routes 552/553 between Bishop's Castle and Shrewsbury, which was significantly improved in 2003.[4] This was supplemented in 2007 when the company was awarded the tender to operate route 435 between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, via Church Stretton, a route which is now commercially operated.[5] 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.[5]
In 2012, six Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLEs were delivered to replace the Plaxton Centros on routes 435, 552 and 553.[6][7] These were followed by three Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9Rs.[8]
Since 27 January 2014, Minsterley Motors have operated the 701 Ludlow to East Hamlet and Sandpits using Optare Solo SRs. On 29 January 2014, they also started the 722 service which includes the Park and Ride service, to Rocksgreen and The Sheet.[9][10][11]
As of 2022, Minsterley Motors now run the 738/740 service between Knighton, Powys, and Ludlow, this was previously run by Arriva Midlands. [12]
References
[edit]- ^ Companies House extract company no 3007837 Minsterley Motors Services Limited
- ^ Shropshire Commuter clashes with bus firm on fares ruling, Shropshire Star. 8 July 2013
- ^ Minsterley Motors Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association
- ^ Rural bus service boost BBC News 13 April 2003
- ^ a b 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 Archived 22 April 2015 at archive.today Bus & Coach Professional 16 February 2012
- ^ Quality Panthers for Minsterley Motors Archived 22 April 2015 at archive.today 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
- ^ "740 - Knighton - Ludlow".
External links
[edit]http://www.minsterleymotors.co.uk/
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