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Minsterley Motors〔(Companies House extract company no 3007837 ) Minsterley Motors Services Limited〕 is a bus company in Shropshire. The company's main operations concentrate on stage service and schools contract work for Shropshire Council. It also provides transport for the Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association.〔(Minsterley Motors ) Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association〕 The stage service work was concentrated on the routes 552/553 between Bishop's Castle and Shrewsbury, which was significantly improved in 2003.〔(Rural bus service boost ) ''BBC News'' 13 April 2003〕 This was supplemented in 2007 when the company was awarded the tender to operate route 435 between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, via Church Stretton.〔(Centros Shape the Future for Minsterley Motors ) Plaxton May 2008〕 Two Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLEs joined the fleet to operate this route, and were followed by three more for routes 552/553 in May 2008.〔 In 2012, six Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLEs were delivered to replace the Plaxton Centros on routes 435, 552 and 553.〔(Minsterley Motors purchase six new Volvo buses ) Volvo Buses 2 February 2012〕〔(Minsterley adds more Volvos ) ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 16 February 2012〕 These were followed by three Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9Rs.〔(Quality Panthers for Minsterley Motors ) ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 11 May 2012〕 Since 27 January 2014, Minsterley Motors have operated the 701 Ludlow to East Hamlet and Sandpits (which incorporate the town's Park & Ride service) using Optare Solo SRs. On 29 January 2014, they also started the 722 service to Rocksgreen and The Sheet.〔(Interim bus service introduced in Ludlow ) ''Worcester News'' 25 January 2014〕〔(Update on Ludlow bus routes 701 & 722 ) Shropshire Council 27 January 2014〕〔(Extra Ludlow bus service aims to allay fears ) ''Shropshire Star'' 28 January 2014〕 In October 2014, a Minsterley Motors bus on route 435 was involved in a serious collision with a lorry on the A49 south of Church Stretton. No one was killed.〔(Four hurt as bus and lorry collide in Shropshire ) ''Shropshire Star'' 24 October 2014〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minsterley Motors」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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