Buses in Swindon have been the major method of public transport in the region since the beginning of the 20th century. Introduced in 1927 and replacing...
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fleet consisted of 85 buses. From April 2017, the branding "Swindon's bus company" was employed, together with a new livery in green and blue, with red...
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Swindon (/ˈswɪndən/ ) is a large town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 Census the population of the built-up area was 183,638, making it...
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The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England. Centred on Swindon, it is the most north-easterly district...
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Stagecoach West (redirect from Stagecoach in Swindon)
West is a bus operator providing services in Gloucestershire, Bristol, Swindon, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, North Somerset and Herefordshire, in the West of...
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Operated by Swindon Corporation, they made the tram network redundant by 1929. Swindon Corporation Buses became Thamesdown Transport in 1974 when the...
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Edwards Coaches (category Bus operators in Wales)
- Wroughton-Swindon Bus Station- Queens Drive [Swindon]- Coate Water[Swindon]- Heathrow Central Bus Station and Earls Court 403-Bath Bus Station [Bath]-...
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Reading Transport Limited, trading as Reading Buses, is an English municipal bus operator owned by Reading Borough Council, serving the towns of Reading...
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Swindon is a town in Wiltshire in the South West of England. People have lived in the town since the Bronze Age and the town's location, being approximately...
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in 1948. The railway closed to passengers in 1961, and to goods between 1964 and 1970. A small part of it has been reopened as the heritage Swindon and...
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Swindon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Swindon in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1974 as Thamesdown...
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South Swindon, formerly Central Swindon South, is a civil parish in the town of Swindon, in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. The parish covers...
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Pressed Steel Company (redirect from Swindon Pressings)
still in operation. The Cowley plant is now where BMW's Mini is assembled, known as Plant Oxford. At the old Swindon plant the BMW subsidiary Swindon Pressings...
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Swindon railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the town of Swindon, Wiltshire. The station is 77 miles 23 chains...
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Swindon Cable was the UK's first commercial cable TV franchise. It was originally set up by Thorn Ltd as Radio Rentals Cable Television; the local company...
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Swindon is a village and civil parish located in the district of South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is 6 miles (6 km) west...
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three new electric buses to be placed on two Salisbury park and ride routes (PR9 and PR15). These buses arrived in February 2020. In 2024, Salisbury Reds...
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Wiltshire (category Counties of England established in antiquity)
Dorset to the south, and Somerset to the west. The largest settlement is Swindon, and Trowbridge is the county town. The county has an area of 3,485 km2...
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its remaining horse buses with motor buses. In November 1935 it was formed as the Brighton Hove and District Omnibus Company. In January 1969 it merged...
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Stagecoach Group (redirect from Stagecoach in Lochaber)
of the bus or until it is sold, as follows: 10000 – 19999: diesel-powered double-decker buses 20000 – 29999: diesel-powered single-decker buses 30000 –...
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Victoria Hill and crashed in Regents Circus killing 5. After only 25 years of operation, Swindon's Trams were phased out by buses in 1929. Tramcar 13 survived...
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a list of bus routes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg Transit provides public bus service to the city of Winnipeg, operating 90 bus routes, 4 On-Request...
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Oxford Brookes University (category 1992 establishments in England)
primary sites based in and around Oxford and the fourth campus located in Swindon. Oxford Brookes University planned to demolish its Wheatley campus and...
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Go South Coast (category Bus operators in Dorset)
Vectis – The brand for all buses on the Isle of Wight Swindon's Bus Company (formerly Thamesdown Transport) – The brand in Swindon. The company also has three...
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government in Swindon has its origins in the Middle Ages. After a long period of very little change, there followed a new era, beginning in the 19th century...
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Alexander Dennis (redirect from TransBus International)
completed in early 2022. Alexander Dennis also entered a business partnership with Australian electric bus supplier Nexport to assemble electric city buses locally...
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Go-op (category British companies established in 2009)
service in south-west England between Taunton and Swindon, via Westbury. It aims to become the first cooperatively owned train operating company in the United...
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Dennis Dominator (category Dennis buses)
Morris (ed.). "Dennis in 1981". Buses (317). Shepperton: 348, 349. Morris (2005). Booth; Morris (eds.). "Dominating No More". Buses Focus (35). Hersham:...
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Hedingham & Chambers (redirect from Chambers (bus company))
transfers include buses from Konectbus, Carousel Buses and Go-Ahead London. Hedingham operates in various areas of Essex, extending from Harwich in the north...
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Go-Ahead Group (category Bus groups in the United Kingdom)
of Wight, acquired in July 2005 Swindon's Bus Company – bus operations in Swindon (previously Thamesdown Transport), acquired in February 2017 Tourist...
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