Delaine Buses

Delaine Buses

Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL in September 2017
Parent	Delaine-Smith family
Founded	1890
Headquarters	Bourne
Service area	Peterborough
Service type	Bus services
Fleet	35 (September 2024)
Website	www.delainebuses.com

Delaine Buses^[1] is a bus operator based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.

In 1890 William Smith began a horse drawn passenger service. After a taxi operation commenced in 1910, a 14-seat Ford Model T bus was purchased in 1919 and services commenced to Grantham, Spalding and Stamford. In May 1941 the business was incorporated.^[2][1]

As of July 2020, Delaine Buses operates seven bus routes.^[3]

From the 1930s to the 1990s, the majority of vehicles in the Delaine fleet were of Bedford or Leyland manufacture.^[4] By 1995 Delaine had standardised on Volvos with East Lancs body, followed by switching over to Wrights in 2009 after East Lancs merged with Optare.^[5]

As of September 2024 the fleet consisted of 35 buses.^[6] A heritage fleet is also maintained.^[7]

• 
  Preserved Leyland Titan in September 2006
• 
  Preserved Northern Counties bodied Leyland Atlantean in August 2007
• 
  Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL in September 2012

• List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

• Moore, Peter (2010). Delaine - 120 Years of Service. Venture Publications. ISBN 978-1905304387.

• Media related to Delaine Buses at Wikimedia Commons
• Company website