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Originally Posted by Royboy39

That seems to be a Garinda interpretation.
To avoid any possible confusion. A bus company bids for a particular route and has to carry out the restrictions and regulations for the running of the service.
Lancashire County Council for Hyndburn are responsible for the running of bus services and the protection of revenue for the area.
Inspectors for the particular companies and for Lancashire County Council are authorised to board any subsidised buses and check that that all the regulations are carried out to the letter of the contract.
Just to clarify the situation to avoid any possible confusion I am fully aware of the situation regarding de-regulised transport and I am willing to give you a lesson anytime.

You can give me as many lessons as you like dear. That is not what I was talking about. I was referring to the ownership of the company which owns the buses which trundle up and down Ormerod Street. The buses are now owned by Transdev and the bus drivers are employed by Transdev. In different areas of the country the different subsections of Transdev are still 'trading' under the name of the company which Transdev took over/bought out. So although driver A's employer may be Transdev , the bus may have a Transdev and/or an Accrington Transport logo on it and if you want to phone them up regarding the Fern Gore bus you do not look up 'Transdev' in the phone book. You look up 'Accrington Transport' because that is what they are still known as for this area.

I do know all about subsidised routes and bus inspectors thank you but that has nothing to do with any of this. Accrington Transport was never at any time anything to do with ACT or Hyndburn Transport Ltd any more than Fraser Eagle has anything to do with Wallace Arnold!