Bruce's Coaches
.jpg) National Express liveried Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340 at Birmingham Coach Station in February 2013 | |
| Parent | John Bruce |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 1982 |
| Headquarters | Salsburgh |
| Service type | Coach operator |
| Website | www.brucecoaches.com |
Bruce's Coaches is a coach tour operator based in Salsburgh, Scotland.
History
[edit]Bruce's Coaches was founded in August 1982 by John Bruce. After operating as a Scottish Citylink subcontractor, in 1988 a service to London commenced under the LondonLiner brand with a pair of Van Hool Alizée bodied Volvo B10Ms.[1] LondonLiner was purchased by Scottish Citylink in 1990 with Bruce's continuing to operate the service.[2] This lasted until 1997 when Scottish Citylink had to cease its cross border services as part of parent company National Express being awarded the ScotRail franchise.[3]
It then became a National Express subcontractor operating route 539 from Edinburgh to Bournemouth. This work has since expanded and today it operates the five longest journeys on the National Express network:[3][4]
•920 Belfast/via Kilmarnock and Ayr Stranraer to London. It now operates service 334 glasgow to Bournemouth night service .
In July 2013, four coaches and the depot were destroyed in an arson attack initially thought to be related to sectarianism with a new coach for a contract with Rangers Football Club having just been delivered.[5][6] Police later ruled out any sectarian motive for the arson attack.[7]
In February 2015, Bruce's commenced operating a service from Edinburgh to Glasgow via the M8 motorway under the M8 CityXpress brand.[8] It ceased in April 2016.
In February 2022, the firm announced that it had purchased five new coaches.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Scottish Citylink plans for South Commercial Motor 26 October 1989
- ^ Bruce's bought Commercial Motor 21 March 1991
- ^ a b "Bruce's Coaches" Bus & Coach Buyer 12 December 2014 pages 18-23
- ^ Contract Services Bruce's Coaches
- ^ Rangers bus destroyed in Salsburgh fire BBC News 21 July 2013
- ^ Rangers bus destroyed in deliberate fire attack The Scotsman 21 July 2013
- ^ Ibrox bus blaze 'not a hate crime' Sunday Post 25 Aug 2013
- ^ Bruce's to launch new Scottish express service Bus & Coach Buyer 22 January 2015
- ^ "Surge in tourism demand sees Lanarkshire coach firm invest in new fleet". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links
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Media related to Bruce's Coaches at Wikimedia Commons