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152:Rhondda Buses
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133:Julian Peddle
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102:Staffordshire
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64:Staffordshire
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1320:Quality Line
1235:First London
1072:Countryliner
1047:Alder Valley
1029:Yellow Buses
862:
740:Tates Travel
730:Scarlet Band
628:Speedwellbus
608:Pennine Blue
503:Bu-Val Buses
394:Fraser Eagle
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83:Bus operator
80:Service type
74:The Midlands
70:Service area
60:Headquarters
15:
1635:GHA Coaches
1557:Western SMT
1250:Kentish Bus
888:Zak's Buses
533:GHA Coaches
379:British Bus
273:Midland Red
246:6 July 1985
226:Burton Mail
178:British Bus
145:Swadlincote
141:Midland Fox
129:Midland Red
38:bus station
30:Stevensons
1691:Categories
1650:Padarn Bus
1527:McKindless
1507:Dart Buses
1502:A1 Service
1255:Limebourne
1245:Harris Bus
1240:Grey-Green
1097:Invictaway
1092:Fleet Buzz
1014:Wessex Bus
939:Badgerline
578:Maynes Bus
508:ChesterBus
478:Avon Buses
196:References
171:Birmingham
1618:Companies
1315:NSL Buses
1200:Bexleybus
1009:WebberBus
974:Nippy Bus
705:Jolly Bus
685:BrightBus
623:Shearings
588:Merseybus
404:HCT Group
399:GRT Group
192:in 2016.
114:Uttoxeter
36:Lichfield
1401:Scotland
1360:Scotland
1345:Westlink
999:Sureline
934:Alexcars
911:MK Metro
785:Midlands
638:UK North
543:GM Buses
362:National
1542:Rapsons
1395:Former
1325:Thorpes
883:Yourbus
833:Ludlows
461:England
423:England
147:depot.
125:Rugeley
108:History
44:Founded
1225:Connex
1172:Velvet
261:Arriva
163:Centro
1610:Wales
1572:Wales
88:Fleet
929:Abus
55:1997
47:1926
1397:bus
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593:MTL
563:JPT
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