Municipal bus company


A municipal bus company is an operator of bus services owned by the local government authority. This article lists all current municipal bus companies in the United Kingdom.
Most municipal bus companies disappeared between 1968 and 1974 before the formation of PTE bus operations.
Of the remaining municipal operators, post-1986 many were sold off or collapsed in the process of bus deregulation, which required their separation into stand-alone arms-length companies. A few remaining companies have accepted minority-stake holdings in their companies by private bus operating companies, as a method of securing investment.
Local authoritiesCompanyRoutesNumber of vehiclesPrivate shareholdings
Bath & North East Somerset CouncilBath & North East Somerset Council BusesOperates route 752 and route 754 -
Beaminster Town CouncilBeaminster Town Council BusesOperates route CB3 -
Blackpool Borough CouncilBlackpool TransportOperates local bus services throughout Blackpool and surrounding areas158 buses and 75 trams -
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilCaerphilly County Borough Council BusesOperates routes 15, C1, J, and L -
Cardiff City CouncilCardiff BusOperates local bus services throughout Cardiff and surrounding areas240-
City of Edinburgh Council, East Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, West Lothian Council Lothian BusesOperates local bus services throughout Edinburgh as well as longer distance bus routes to the surrounding areas 721 buses and 27 trams -
Comhairle nan Eilean SiarBus Na ComhairleW5 - Stornoway to Tolsta
W5 - Stornoway to Bayble/Portnaguran
W7 - Stornoway Town Services		7-
Dorset County CouncilDorset County Council BusesOperates route 6 and route 40 12 -
Dumfries and Galloway CouncilDGC BusesOperates local bus services throughout Dumfries and surrounding areas40 -
Durham County CouncilDurham County Council BusesOperates routes 205, 215, and 726 -
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilEast Riding of Yorkshire Council BusesOperates route 243 and the Bridlington Park & Ride service-
Ipswich Borough CouncilIpswich BusesOperates local bus services throughout Ipswich and surrounding areas76 -
Monmouthshire County CouncilMonmouthshire County Council BusesOperates route 65 and routes W3/W4/W5 -
Moray CouncilMoray Council BusesOperates various local bus routes around the Elgin and Keith areas-
Newport City CouncilNewport BusOperates local bus services throughout Newport and surrounding areas90-
North Lincolnshire CouncilNorth Lincolnshire Council BusesOperates routes 55, 58, 354, and 640 -
North Somerset CouncilNorth Somerset Council BusesOperates routes C1/C2 -
North Yorkshire County CouncilNorth Yorkshire County Council BusesOperates many local rural bus routes around the Skipton area-
Northern IrelandTranslinkOperates entire Northern Ireland bus network-
Nottingham City CouncilNottingham City TransportOperates local bus services throughout Nottingham and surrounding areas315 18% owned by Transdev
Nottinghamshire County CouncilNotts BusOperates many local bus routes in towns and rural areas throughout Nottinghamshire-
Pembrokeshire County CouncilPembrokeshire County Council BusesOperates routes 360/361 and 387/388 -
Reading Borough CouncilReading BusesOperates local bus services throughout Reading and surrounding areas, as well as local buses around Slough, local buses around Newbury, express services to London, contracts for Green Park Business Park and private contracts for Vodafone165 -
Redcar & Cleveland Borough CouncilRedcar & Cleveland Borough Council BusesOperates many local rural bus routes around Guisborough and surrounding areas-
Runnymede Borough CouncilRunnymede Community TransportOperates routes 457 and route 556 -
Scottish Borders CouncilScottish Borders Council BusesOperates the Hawick town services and other local bus routes around the Galashiels and Hawick areas-
Shetland Islands CouncilShetland Islands Council BusesOperates routes 9, 9F, and 12 -
Somerset County CouncilSomerset County Council BusesOperates routes 9, 22B, and 67 -
South Gloucestershire CouncilSouth Gloucestershire Council BusesOperates routes 634 and 684 -
Southwold Town CouncilSouthwold Town Council BusesOperates route SOUTHWOLD SHUTTLE -
Suffolk County CouncilSuffolk NorseOperates local bus services throughout Suffolk and surrounding areas80% owned by Norse Commercial Services
Warrington Borough CouncilWarrington's Own BusesOperates local bus services throughout Warrington and surrounding areas102 -
Wolverhampton City CouncilWolverhampton City Council BusesOperates route 500 -