Private company

Cumberland Motor Services

Logo: National Bus Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Bus operator in Cumberland, England

Cumberland Motor Services was a bus operator running services in the county of Cumberland, as well as parts of Lancashire. Founded in 1921, the operator today is a part of the Stagecoach Group and, after a demerger from Stagecoach North West, currently trades as Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.2 It is headquartered in Whitehaven.1 It is part of National Bus Company.1 It ceased to exist in 1987.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Oct 1912Founded1
  • HeadquartersWhitehaven1

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Cumberland Motor Services bus C416 (109 DRM), Stagecoach Morecambe depot open day, 23 May 2009 (2)
Photo: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Cumberland Motor Services was a bus operator running services in the county of Cumberland, as well as parts of Lancashire. Founded in 1921, the operator today is a part of the Stagecoach Group and, after a demerger from Stagecoach North West, currently trades as Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jul 1987Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
  3. Jan 1, 1963Acquired Acquired by Transport Holding Company1
  4. Nov 1948Acquired Acquired by British Transport Commission1
  5. Oct 1912Founded Founded1

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