Municipal bus company


A municipal bus company is an operator of bus services owned by a local authority.

In the United Kingdom

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
Aberdeenshire CouncilAberdeenshire Council BusesOperates route 212
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 -
Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish CouncilCogenhoe & Whiston Parish Council BusesOperates route VH1 -
Comhairle nan Eilean SiarBus Na ComhairleOperates routes W5 and W5A and W7 7-
Denbighshire County CouncilDenbighshire Council BusesOperates local bus services throughout Denbighshire and surrounding areas-
Dumfries and Galloway CouncilDGC BusesOperates local bus services throughout Dumfries and surrounding areas77 -
Highland CouncilD&E CoachesOperates bus services and school contracts in and around Inverness as well as services on behalf of Scottish Citylink.48
Highland CouncilHighland Council BusesOperates local bus services around Inverness and surrounding areas
Ipswich Borough CouncilIpswich BusesOperates local bus services throughout Ipswich and surrounding areas76 -
Monmouthshire County CouncilMonmouthshire County Council BusesOperates one journey a day in each direction on route 65 -
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 96 and 97 and 97A
North Yorkshire CouncilNorth Yorkshire 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-
Oxfordshire County CouncilOxfordshire County Council BusesOperates many local bus routes throughout Oxfordshire
Pembrokeshire County CouncilPembrokeshire County Council BusesOperates many local bus routes throughout Pembrokeshire-
Reading Borough CouncilReading BusesOperates local bus services throughout Reading and surrounding areas, as well as local buses around Slough, Bracknell and Maidenhead, local buses around Newbury, express services to London, contracts for Green Park Business Park and private contracts for Vodafone165 -
Scottish Borders CouncilScottish Borders Council BusesOperates Galashiels, Peebles & Hawick town services and other local bus routes around the Galashiels,Hawick & Peeblesshire areas
Also operates a number of school services around the Scottish Borders with their own Coaches		-
Somerset CouncilSomerset Council BusesOperates local bus service throughout Somerset and surrounding areas-
Stirling CouncilStirling Council BusesOperates route C60
Warrington Borough CouncilWarrington's Own BusesOperates local bus services throughout Warrington and surrounding areas102 -
West Berkshire CouncilWest Berkshire Council BusesOperates local bus services throughout West Berkshire and surrounding areas-