Jolly Bus

Jolly Bus was an English bus company operating in Sunderland from 1923 until 1995.

Jolly Bus
A preserved former Jolly Bus seen in 2015
Founded	July 1923
Ceased operation	July 1995
Service area	Sunderland, England
Service type	Bus operator

History

In July 1923, WH Jolly commenced operating a service from South Hylton to Sunderland. Following the closure of the railway it was extended from the outskirts of Sunderland into the city centre.[1][2][3][4]

The Jolly Bus ran from Claxheugh Road (map) in South Hylton to Evesham (map) and Sunderland city centre (map).

The Jolly Bus trademark features were both the colour, cream with a brown stripe, and the rear seat, made of varnished wooden slats. WH Jolly also ran a small number of coaches.

After deregulation, pressure from other services and the announcement of the Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Sunderland and South Hylton caused the company to cease operations on 1 July 1995.

After the company closed the buses were sold to other companies. It is believed Duple Dominant bodied Bedford YMT KTY 23X was sold to Emsworth & District before being donated to Asia Bus Response, as a response to the Tsunami Disaster of 26 December 2004.

Duple Dominant bodied Bedford YMTs BGR 683W and BGR 684W were sold to Minsterley Motors, the latter operated until at least 2006 as a school bus for Mary Webb School and Science College in Pontesbury.[5] It has since been preserved.[6][7]

References

Two Sunderland appeals dismissed Commercial Motor 30 April 1965
Corporation loses routes battle Commercial Motor 31 March 1967
South Hylton Jolly Bus BBC News 1986
Jolly Buses South Hylton Local History Society
Minutes of Shropshire Council Joint Children & Environment School Transport Service Scrutiny panel meeting Shropshire Council 22 February 2007
Bus returns to its routes Sunderland Echo 21 May 2009
Duple Dominant bodied Bedford YMT BGR 684W North East Bus Preservation Trust

External links

Stuart's World Buses gallery
Sunderland District Omnibuses Buses Sunderland Antiquartians Society

Former bus companies of the United Kingdom

National

England

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Scotland

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Wales

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