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Prepared for Arabella L. | Delivered October 28, 2019
UK Bus Industry
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Goals
To understand the number and size of bus operators in the UK including turnover, fleet size, and marketing spend.
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Early Findings
General Bus Statistics
There are approximately
32,000 buses
in operation in the UK.
The market size of the bus industry in the UK is around
$6 billion
.
Competitors
Rotala operates
four bus lines
: Diamond Bus Ltd, Diamond Bus North West, Hallmark Connections Ltd, and Preston Bus. The company has a estimated revenue of about £84 million. It operates 712 buses and employs over 1,800 people.
Nottingham City Transport is the largest bus operator in Nottingham. It has a fleet of
320 buses
and over
800 bus drivers.
Go Ahead is another leading transport company in the UK. Revenue for bus operations in 2018 were about
£1 billion.
The company operates nine bus lines. It has a fleet of over
5,000
and employs over
15,500 people
.
Blackpool Transport operates buses along the Fylde Coast. It has a fleet of
140 buses
. Estimated revenue is
£26 million.
Stagecoach is one of the largest bus operators in the UK. It operates a fleet of
8,400 buses
and coaches and employs over
24,000 people
. It had a revenue of
£1.3 billion
in 2018/2019.
First Group buses serve approximately 1.6 million passengers per day. It has a fleet of
5,700 buses
and employs
16,500 people
. The 2018/2019 revenue for the UK division was
£876 million
.
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