Private company

Ribble Motor Services

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

Former bus company in North West England

Ribble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in North West England based in Preston.2 It is part of National Bus Company.1 It ceased to exist in 1989.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

May 1919Founded1
  • HeadquartersPreston1

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Ribble bus 1605 (RRN 605), Bolton Victoria Square bus rally, 2 May 2009 (2)
Photo: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Ribble Motor Services was a large regional bus operator in North West England based in Preston.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Stagecoach North West1

Timeline

  1. May 1989Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
  3. May 1919Founded Founded1

Sources

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