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Preston Bus〔(Companies House extract company no 2004022 ) Preston Bus Limited formerly Preston Borough Transport Limited〕 is a bus operator running within the city of Preston, England. It is a subsidiary of Rotala. It gained some notoriety in 2009 when the Competition Commission ordered Stagecoach to sell it. ==History== Preston Bus was founded in June 1904 as Preston District Travel and operated a number of services in the Preston area. To comply with the Transport Act 1985, in 1986 the assets were transferred to a new legal entity, Preston Borough Transport Limited.〔 In 1993 it was sold in a management buyout.〔(The History of Public Transport in Preston ) Preston Bus〕 In 2006, Preston Bus was subject to some high profile competition from Stagecoach North West. Competition escalated into a bus war〔(How Preston's bus wars have been fought ) ''Lancashire Evening Post'' 8 October 2007〕 with Stagecoach offering lower fares on the busiest routes.〔(Bus giant accused of 'dirty tactics' ) ''Lancashire Evening Post'' 19 October 2007〕 The managing director of Preston bus was concerned Stagecoach could force his company out of business.〔(Preston's bus war... it won't be over for Christmas ) ''Lancashire Evening Post'' 9 November 2007〕 Both companies accused each other of unprofessional behaviour.〔(Legal loophole delay for egg-throwing drivers ) ''Lancashire Evening Post'' 31 October 2007〕 On 10 June 2008, both companies agreed to a code of practice by the traffic commissioner.〔(Preston bus and Stagecoach agree a code of conduct ) Preston Bus〕 The competition continued, with Stagecoach operating routes within Preston and Preston Bus commencing a service between Preston and Penwortham, and a limited service between Preston and Southport, duplicating existing Stagecoach routes. On 23 January 2009, Preston Bus was sold to Stagecoach.〔(Stagecoach set to buy Preston Bus ) ''busandcoach.com'' 9 January 2009〕〔(Stagecoach Completes Acquisition of Preston Bus ) Stagecoach 23 January 2009〕〔(We were forced to sell ) ''Lancashire Evening Post'' 26 January 2009〕 The routes operated by Preston Bus were rebranded as Stagecoach in Preston from March 2009. In November 2009 the Competition Commission ruled that the takeover by Stagecoach had adversely affected competition in the area and ordered Stagecoach sell Preston Bus.〔(Preston Bus to be Sold ) Competition Commission 11 November 2009〕〔(Company must sell 'bus war' rival ) ''BBC News'' 11 November 2009〕〔(Stagecoach must sell Preston Bus ) ''Lancashire Evening Post'' 11 November 2009〕 Following this ruling, the Preston Bus name and logo was reinstated and the company was operated at arms length from the main Stagecoach business. In January 2011 Preston Bus was sold to Rotala.〔(Preston bus sold...again ) ''Lancashire Evening News'' 19 January 2011〕〔(Acquisition ) Rotala plc 25 January 2011〕〔(Stagecoach sells 'rival' Preston Bus Ltd for £3.2m ) ''BBC News'' 25 January 2011〕 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「Preston Bus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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