THE INDEPENDENT BUS continues the
historical theme that is at the heart of the COUNTRYBUS website. Many
people -
both
inside the passenger road transport industry and outwith - have
demonstrated an ongoing interest in the operations of the
independent transport operator. It might be a large and
successful firm or a far more
modest enterprise, and perhaps with only one or two or a handful of
vehicles.
Here is and was to be found a certain freedom to choose
a different way of doing things, often with a more personal touch
closely attuned to the needs of both the passengers and the communities
served. Those apparent differences might be in the choice of vehicles,
the working practices, the
routes operated, the ticketing or even the fares charged. The latter in
many cases often proving to
be relatively more affordable than those of the larger group
companies.
Some operators have a long history stretching back over the years, others were more recent and short lived. In these pages we set out to celebrate
and record some of those firms and businesses who were recognisably
independent in so many different ways.
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