Stagecoach in Cambridge is a bus company which runs services throughout Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach East. Stagecoach in Cambridge is a trading name of Cambus Limited, which is a subsidiary of Cambus Holdings Limited, which in turn is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group. The main depot and head office are in Cambridge, but there are outstations in Haverhill and Ely.
History
Under the control of the National Bus Company, Cambus Ltd. was set up when the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company was split in preparation for privatisation. The company was incorporated on 8 June 1984; it took over Eastern Counties' bus and National Express coach operations from garages in Cambridgeshire and parts of Suffolk on 9 September 1984. On 5 December 1986, Cambus was sold to its management team, off-the-shelf company Minuteflush Ltd. being used for this purpose; Minuteflush Ltd. was renamed Cambus Holdings Ltd. In September 1989, Cambus's Peterborough operations were split off to form The Viscount Bus and Coach Company Ltd., while in May 1990 Cambus Holdings acquired most of the bus and coach operations of Cambridge-based Premier Travel Services Ltd., the exception being the Cambridge - London Airports coach services, which remained with the AJS Group Ltd. as part of a new Cambridge Coach Services Ltd.. A reorganisation followed on 20 May 1990, with all coach operations being transferred to Premier Travel, and Premier Travel's stage bus routes being transferred to Cambus. In February 1992, Cambus Holdings bought Millers Coaches Ltd. of Foxton from its owner, Bernard Miller, on his retirement. Millers Coaches had been competing with Cambus on a number of bus routes, using the Millerbus name, and this operation became a new Millerbus Ltd. subsidiary, under the direct control of the Cambus Ltd. management; the operation lasted for about three years before being absorbed into its parent. Meanwhile, Millers Coaches Ltd. itself was placed under the control of Premier Travel, although the name was retained. By the autumn of 1995, however, the operations of Premier Travel and Millers Coaches had been absorbed into the main Cambus Ltd. company, although the Premier Travel name survived in use with Cambus a few years longer. On 25 November 1992, Cambus Holdings expanded in Buckinghamshire, with the purchase of Generalouter Ltd., the holding company of Milton Keynes City Bus Ltd. and Buckinghamshire Road Car Ltd. - offshoots of former National Bus Company subsidiary United Counties. Cambus Holdings Ltd. was sold to Stagecoach Holdings plc on 6 December 1995. However, following a report by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, Stagecoach was required to divest itself of its Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire operations, as well as United Counties' Huntingdon garage. In late 1997, new company MK Metro Ltd. took over those operations, independent from Stagecoach. More recently, Stagecoach re-acquired the Huntingdonshire operations on 31 March 2008, forming new subsidiary Stagecoach in the Fens Ltd., also part of Stagecoach East.
Liveries
The original Cambus livery was light blue with an off-white stripe, applied in the standard National Bus Company style. Dual purpose vehicles were light blue lower and cream upper, while coaches were cream and light blue with dark blue and light blue stripes. The fleetname "CAMBUS", written in dark blue with wavy lines through it, was applied in the usual place, accompanied by the National Bus Company double N logo for the first couple of years. In 1986 a new livery was introduced, comprising dark blue, white and light blue, and including stripes on dual purpose vehicles and non-National Express coaches; this was soon followed by a new and bolder CAMBUS logo, written in a less fussy style. The strap line "It's much less fuss" was added later. In 1990 one single-deck dual purpose vehicle gained a maroon and light blue livery with a "CAMCOACH" logo, but this was not continued. Following the Stagecoach takeover, standard Stagecoach livery was applied to the fleet, with "Stagecoach Cambus" branding. The current Stagecoach livery with "Stagecoach in Cambridge" fleetnames appeared later. Vehicles used on Park and Ride services in Cambridge wear special liveries, as do guided buses for use on The Busway; there have also been special liveries for certain other services.
Services In Cambridge
Park & Ride
PR1 - Central Cambridge - Madingley Road Park & Ride PR2 - Central Cambridge - Newmarket Road Park & Ride PR3 - Central Cambridge - Trumpington Park & Ride PR4 - Central Cambridge - Babraham Road Park & Ride PR5 - Central Cambridge - Milton Park & Ride
Citi Services
Citi 1 - Arbury - Fulbourn / Cherry Hinton Citi 2 - Ely / Cambridge North - Addenbrookes / Sainsbury's Citi 3 - Fison Road / Whitehill Estate - Fulbourn / Cherry Hinton Citi 4 - Central Cambridge - Cambourne Citi 5 - Central Cambridge - Bar Hill / Fenstanton Citi 5A/5C - Bar Hill - Swavesey Citi 6 - Central Cambridge - Oakington Citi 7 - Central Cambridge - Sawston / Saffron Walden / Pampisford Citi 8 - Central Cambridge - Cottenham / March / Rampton
Other Services
Route 9 - Central Cambridge - Ely / Littleport Route 11 - Central Cambridge - Newmarket / Bury St. Edmunds Route 12 - Central Cambridge - Newmarket / Ely Route 13 - Central Cambridge - Haverhill Route 18 - Central Cambridge - Cambourne / Eltisley Route 19 - Central Cambridge - Landbeach Route 25 - Addenbrooke's Hospital - Trumpington Tour - Silver Street - Central Cambridge - American Cemetery
