Newport Bus

Coordinates: 51°35′12.515″N 2°58′57.83″W / 51.58680972°N 2.9827306°W / 51.58680972; -2.9827306

Newport Bus
Parent Newport City Council
Founded July 1901
Headquarters Newport
Service area Newport
Cardiff
Monmouth
Chepstow
Cwmbran
Risca
Service type Bus services
Website www.newportbus.co.uk

Newport Bus is the main provider of bus services in the city of Newport, Wales. Owned by the Newport City Council, it is one of the few remaining municipal bus companies.

History

Metro-Scania at Newport bus station in 1976
Scania OmniCity at Cardiff Central bus station in May 2014

Newport Bus was formed when the Newport Corporation took over the city's horse drawn service.[1] The corporation's operations were transferred to a stand-alone company in 1986 to comply with the Transport Act 1985.[2][3] Newport City Council retains ownership, which makes it one of the few remaining municipal bus companies. The operation was rebranded from Newport Transport to Newport Bus in 2011.

Services

Newport Bus operates throughout Newport from Newport bus station.[4] It also operates a service to Cardiff in partnership with Cardiff Bus.[5][6]

Fleet

In the 1980s, Newport Bus was the largest operator of Scanias in the United Kingdom.[7] It also operated Renault 50 midibuses.[8]

Livery

The original pre-war livery of maroon was changed to green and cream in the 1940s and remained the same until August 2009.[9] The current livery is dark green and white with lime green and grey logos at the rear.

References

  1. ↑ Newport plays the Scania variations Commercial Motor 5 September 1981
  2. ↑ Companies House extract company no 1997971 Newport Transport Limited
  3. ↑ About Newport Transport Newport Transport
  4. ↑ Journey Planner Newport Bus
  5. ↑ 19 November 2007 New Service X30 Newport Transport
  6. ↑ Changes to Newport - Cardiff bus services South Wales Argus 24 July 2015
  7. ↑ Newport sticks with Scanias Commercial Motor 20 September 1986
  8. ↑ Renault order well received Commercial Motor 7 January 1988
  9. ↑ Thomas, DB; Thomas, EA (1982). Trams and Buses of Newport 1845 to 1981. ISBN 0903434482.

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