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'''M A S Special Engineering Limited''',<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03550779 Companies House extract company no 3550779] MAS Special Engineering Limited</ref> [[trading as]] '''MASS Brightbus'''<ref>[http://www.tan.gov.uk/tanen/vosa_anonymousoperatorsearchdetails_new.asp?txtRequestId=202999 VOSA Company Information]</ref> or simply '''BrightBus''', is a bus operator in [[South Yorkshire]]. |
'''M A S Special Engineering Limited''',<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03550779 Companies House extract company no 3550779] MAS Special Engineering Limited</ref> [[trading as]] '''MASS Brightbus'''<ref>[http://www.tan.gov.uk/tanen/vosa_anonymousoperatorsearchdetails_new.asp?txtRequestId=202999 VOSA Company Information]</ref> or simply '''BrightBus''', is a bus operator in [[South Yorkshire]]. They are widely recognised by their green livery and old buses. They have been criticised for the reliability of their old fleet. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| Parent | Michael Strafford |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 1998 |
| Headquarters | North Anston |
| Service area | South Yorkshire |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Depots | 2 |
| Fleet | 73 (May 2015) |
| Website | www.brightbus.net |
M A S Special Engineering Limited,[1] trading as MASS Brightbus[2] or simply BrightBus, is a bus operator in South Yorkshire. They are widely recognised by their green livery and old buses. They have been criticised for the reliability of their old fleet.
History
BrightBus was founded in May 1998 by Michael Strafford as an engineering business, performing contract maintenance for other operators. It also specialised in the conversion of buses for non-passenger use. It then diversified into the operation of school bus services.[3]
Former operations
Between 2001 and 2005, Brightbus had a substantial presence in Lincolnshire, following the acquisition of the bus operations of Applebys Coaches, Reliance Travel of Great Gonerby and the Grantham depot of RoadCar. The Grantham operations were sold to Centrebus and the Lincoln area operations to Dunn-Line in 2005.
In 2004 the company also purchased the long established Leon Motors of Finningley that was formed in 1922 and operated buses in Doncaster. By 2008 the company's stage-carriage work passed to First South Yorkshire and the remaining operations were integrated into the main BrightBus depot at North Anston.
Fleet
As at May 2015, BrightBus operated a fleet of 73 buses, primarily English built double deckers repatriated from Hong Kong.[4]
References
- ^ Companies House extract company no 3550779 MAS Special Engineering Limited
- ^ VOSA Company Information
- ^ History Brightbus
- ^ Brightbus Sheffield Omnibus Enthusiast Society
External links
Media related to BrightBus at Wikimedia Commons
