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61:1 August 1996
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1313:Quality Line
1228:First London
1065:Countryliner
1040:Alder Valley
1022:Yellow Buses
733:Tates Travel
723:Scarlet Band
621:Speedwellbus
601:Pennine Blue
496:Bu-Val Buses
387:Fraser Eagle
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271:8 March 1996
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66:Headquarters
36:in July 1993
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1628:GHA Coaches
1550:Western SMT
1243:Kentish Bus
881:Zak's Buses
526:GHA Coaches
372:British Bus
154:Midland Fox
149:Londonlinks
136:Kentish Bus
98:Cowie Group
82:Cowie Group
78:British Bus
31:Kentish Bus
1684:Categories
1643:Padarn Bus
1520:McKindless
1500:Dart Buses
1495:A1 Service
1248:Limebourne
1238:Harris Bus
1233:Grey-Green
1090:Invictaway
1085:Fleet Buzz
1007:Wessex Bus
932:Badgerline
571:Maynes Bus
501:ChesterBus
471:Avon Buses
210:References
1611:Companies
1308:NSL Buses
1193:Bexleybus
1002:WebberBus
967:Nippy Bus
698:Jolly Bus
678:BrightBus
616:Shearings
581:Merseybus
397:HCT Group
392:GRT Group
70:Salisbury
1394:Scotland
1353:Scotland
1338:Westlink
992:Sureline
927:Alexcars
904:MK Metro
778:Midlands
631:UK North
536:GM Buses
355:National
1535:Rapsons
1388:Former
1318:Thorpes
876:Yourbus
826:Ludlows
454:England
416:England
88:History
50:Founded
1218:Connex
1165:Velvet
42:Parent
1603:Wales
1565:Wales
922:Abus
1390:bus
1303:MTL
586:MTL
556:JPT
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