Delaine Buses in marks their newest bus for the 201 Bourne to Stamford route in honour of jubilee

A transport company is on the route to marking the Platinum Jubilee.

Delaine Buses in Bourne has marked their new single-deck bus with special decals on the front in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

It was built by Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) in Scarborough to Delaine’s bespoke specification.

The bus is being primarily used for the Bourne-Stamford-Peterborough route.

The Delaine Bus depot in Spalding Road houses a museum operated by the Delaine Heritage Trust where six historic vehicles that were operated by the company are based. The trust also provides bus rides on the monthly open days and annual running day on sections of the routes where the vehicles spent their working lives.

The business has been running since 1890, with the first 29 yeas running on horse-buses before moving to motor buses in 1919.

Recently, the staff at the firm have seen an increase in people using the buses since the price of fuel has gone up.

Anthony Delaine-Smith, managing director of Delaine Buses, said: “In recent weeks the increase in fuel prices has seen a surge in the number of passengers we are

carrying.

“This has hopefully encouraged more waverers back to using the bus after the Government’s London centric messaging at the beginning of the pandemic had such a negative impact on provincial services.”

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