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| Parent | East Yorkshire Motor Services |
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| Founded | 1907 |
| Headquarters | Rusholme |
| Service area | Greater Manchester |
| Service type | Bus & coach services |
| Fleet | 54 (April 2012) |
| Website | www.finglands.co.uk |
Finglands Coachways[1] was a bus and coach operator inRusholme,Manchester.
Finglands Coachways was founded in 1907, initially as a coach operator. Bus services competing withGM Buses and other operators would be set up followingderegulation in 1986. In 1992, Finglands were purchased byEast Yorkshire Motor Services, the company's first purchase outside of their native operating area.[2][3]
In October 1995, Finglands acquired the operations of competitorStagecoach Manchester, then an operation byStagecoach Ribble consisting of thirteen buses competing with Finglands and GM Buses South alongroute 192.[4]
On 1 August 2013,FirstGroup announced that, subject to regulatory approval, by theOffice of Fair Trading, it had agreed to purchase the bus operation. The sale included the lease of Finglands's depot inRusholme, routes and approximately 100 members of staff, but no buses.[5][6] The deal was approved in January 2014, withFirst Greater Manchester taking over on 9 February 2014.[7][8][9]
In October 2013, EYMS sold the coach charter part of the business toBullocks Coaches.[10]
Finglands operated services inManchester's south including onWilmslow Road bus corridor routes 41 and42.
As at April 2012, the fleet consisted of 54 buses and coaches.[11]
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