Northern Blue
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| Northern Blue | |
| Image:1138276836765-0223.jpg A Northern Blue Bus |
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| Founded | 1999 |
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| Headquarters | Unit 7, Dean Mill, Plumbe Street, Burnley. BB11 3AG |
| Service Area |  United Kingdom |
| Service Type | Bus services |
| Destinations | Burnley, Todmorden, Bacup, Blackburn, |
| Fleet | Approx. 50 buses |
| Operator | Travelspeed Limited |
| Chief Executive | Philip Beaumont, Managing director |
| Website | www.northernblue.co.uk |
Northern Blue (NBL) is an independent bus operator running from a depot in Plumbe Street, Burnley. Many school buses are operated along with a small number of commercial and subsidised bus services.
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[edit] History
Northern Blue is a trading name of Travelsped limited which was incorporated in July 1999 by two ex Blackburn Transport managers and a third partner. Initially, the company began operating on Monday 15th November of that year, in competition with Blackburn Transport (BBT) from a base at The West end Business Park, Oswaldtwistle. After 2 months fierce competition on BBT's mainline, service 346 (now track 1) operating between Accrington and Darwen via Blackburn, the Northern Blue boys eventually sold out their initial business to BBT and began to concentrate on school contracts and some coaching work.
In August 2000, when the Status Group decided to pull out of Burnley. Having already won some contracted service work in the Burnley area, Northern Blue acquired the Border Buses and Viscount central businesses from them and took over their base at Dean Mill, Plumbe Street.
The coaching unit and the Viscount Central name were sold in September 2005 to the Coach centre, Accrington.
Northern Blue now operate a large number of school contract work on behalf of Lancashire County Council as well as some commercial and non-commercial service work and now through their associated company, Lancashire County Transport Limited (trading as Accrington Trasnport) they operate a fair network of routes in the Hyndburn, Clitheroe, Burnley, Nelson and Bolton areas.
Also associated is the business of Blackburn with Darwen Transport Limited which operates school contracts from a small base on Grimshaw Street in Darwen.
The company employs approx 80 staff throughout the 3 operating centres at Burnley, Accrington and Darwen.
It operates 30 vehicles from Burnley, 20 from Accrington and 8 from Darwen and the operating area extends from Chorley in the west, Todmorden in the east, Clitheroe in the North and Bolton in the South.
The group of company's currently have operating licences for 61 vehicles.
[edit] Bus Types
The company operates various types of bus, including:
