Borders Buses

Borders Buses
Parent West Coast Motors
Founded 1972
Headquarters Berwick-upon-Tweed
Service area Scottish Borders
Northumberland
Mid Lothian
East Lothian
Edinburgh
Cumbria
Service type Bus services
Routes 40 (August 2018)
Website www.bordersbuses.co.uk

Borders Buses[1] is a bus company based in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England.

Borders Buses can trace its origins back to 1972, when a taxi service commenced operating in the small village of Burnmouth in the Scottish Borders under the Perryman's banner, before moving to new larger premises in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 2002. In 2013 a second depot was opened in St Boswells following the winning of a number of routes previously operated by Munro's of Jedburgh.[2][3] In February 2016, the business was sold by Richard Perryman to West Coast Motors.[4][5]

In 2016, Perryman's took over several services from First Scotland East.[6][7] In July 2017, the business was rebranded as Borders Buses.[8][9]

As of August 2018, Borders Buses operated 40 services.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 6445349 Borders Buses Limited
  2. ↑ Bus jons boost...but Munro's misses out Selkirk Weekend Advertiser 20 June 2013
  3. ↑ Tender losses force Munro's closure Bus & Coach Professional 10 July 2013
  4. ↑ Perryman's Buses taken over by West Coast Motors The Scotsman 26 February 2016
  5. ↑ "West Coast Motors buys Perryman's of Berwick-upon-Tweed" Coach & Bus Week issue 1229 1 March 2016 page 6
  6. ↑ Perryman's set to take over threatened Borders bus routes Border Telegraph 15 July 2016
  7. ↑ New bus services for Hawick, Peebles and Selkirk ITV News 15 July 2016
  8. ↑ "Borders Buses to formally merge with Perryman's" Coach & Bus Week issue 1299 11 July 2017 page 11
  9. ↑ Two become one on the borders Bus & Coach Buyer 12 July 2017
  10. ↑ Timetables Borders Buses
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