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Old 02-11-2011, 15:04   #114
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Re: Bus passes

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Originally Posted by gynn View Post
Local Authority run bus services were deregulated in 1986. Hyndburn Transport Ltd was then set up as a private company owned by Hyndburn Borough Council, and it continued to operate bus services in Hyndburn until the mid 1990s.

For economic reasons, the Council then had to sell the bus company to Stagecoach.

I can speak with some knowledge on this - I was involved in the discussions surrounding the sale.
Would that be all Local Authority bus services? Or just Hyndburn?
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