Chambers (bus company)

Chambers

Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart in Sudbury in May 2007
Parent	Go-Ahead Group
Founded	1877
Headquarters	Sudbury
Service area	Essex Suffolk
Service type	Bus & coach services
Alliance	Hedingham Omnibuses
Routes	9 (September 2015)
Fleet	27 (June 2012)
Chief executive	George Mutch
Website	www.chambersbus.co.uk/

Chambers^[1] is bus and coach operator based in Bures in Suffolk, England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and works in partnership with Hedingham Omnibuses.

History

3 Guy Arabs and a Bedford OB in July 1970

Northern Counties Palatine bodied Volvo Olympian in Sudbury

Marshall bodied Mercedes-Benz 811D in Bury St Edmunds in November 2008

In 1877 H Chambers commenced a horse-drawn bus business in Bures. In 1918 the first bus was purchased to operate a twice weekly service between Sudbury and Colchester. By the late 1930s routes were operated to Halstead and Haverhill. It also diversified into the haulage business, Chambers exited from this business in the 1960s.^[2]

In June 2012 Chambers was sold to the Go-Ahead Group with 27 buses.^[3] The depot was not included in the sale with operations moving to fellow Go-Ahead company Hedingham Omnibuses in Sudbury although it still trades under the Chambers name.

Services

As at October 2010, Chambers operate seven services. Both urban and rural areas are served, many of the company's routes running into Sudbury, and serving the bus station near Sudbury railway station. It also operates coach charter services.

Fleet

As at June 2012 the fleet consisted of 27 buses and coaches.^[3] Since the Go-Ahead purchase a new red and maroon fleet livery has been introduced.

See also

• List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Media related to Chambers at Wikimedia Commons
• Company website

Go-Ahead Group
United Kingdom bus companies	Anglian Bus Brighton & Hove Carousel Buses Go-Ahead London Blue Triangle Docklands Buses London Central London General Go North East Go South Coast Bluestar Marchwood Motorways Uni-link Damory Coaches Southern Vectis Wilts & Dorset More Salisbury Reds Tourist Group Hedingham Chambers Konectbus Metrobus Oxford Bus Company Plymouth Citybus Thames Travel
Singapore bus companies	Go-Ahead Singapore
United Kingdom railway companies (as Govia)	Govia Thameslink Railway including Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink London Midland Southeastern
Defunct UK operations	Aviance UK East Thames Buses Meteor Parking Solent Blue Line Thames Trains Thameslink (Govia)

Bus operators in the East of England
Bedfordshire	Arriva The Shires Centrebus Arriva Milton Keynes Stagecoach in Bedford
Cambridgeshire	Go Whippet Stagecoach in Cambridge Stagecoach in Peterborough Stagecoach in The Fens
Essex	Arriva East Herts & Essex Arriva London North Arriva Southend Arriva Southern Counties Blue Triangle Carters Coach Services First Essex Hedingham Omnibuses Imperial Buses Network Colchester Regal Busways SM Coaches Stephensons of Essex
Hertfordshire	Arriva Shires & Essex Arriva London Centrebus Excel Passenger Logistics Metroline SM Coaches Stagecoach East Sullivan Buses Uno
Norfolk	Anglian Bus First Norfolk & Suffolk Konectbus Simonds of Botesdale Stagecoach in Norfolk
Suffolk	Anglian Bus Carters Coach Services First Norfolk & Suffolk Galloway European HC Chambers & Son Ipswich Buses Simonds of Botesdale
National	Megabus National Express