 National Express liveried Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340 at Birmingham Coach Station in February 2013 | |
| Parent | John Bruce |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 1982 |
| Headquarters | Salsburgh |
| Service type | Coach operator |
| Website | www.brucecoaches.com |
Bruce's Coaches is a coach tour operator based in Salsburgh, Scotland.
Bruce's Coaches was founded in August 1982 by John Bruce. After operating as a Scottish Citylink subcontractor, in 1988 a service to London commenced under the LondonLiner brand with a pair of Van Hool Alizée bodied Volvo B10Ms. [1] LondonLiner was purchased by Scottish Citylink in 1990 with Bruce's continuing to operate the service. [2] This lasted until 1997 when Scottish Citylink had to cease its cross border services as part of parent company National Express being awarded the ScotRail franchise. [3]
It then became a National Express subcontractor operating route 539 from Edinburgh to Bournemouth. This work has since expanded and today it operates the five longest journeys on the National Express network: [3] [4]
•920 Belfast/via Kilmarnock and Ayr Stranraer to London. It now operates service 334 glasgow to Bournemouth night service .
In July 2013, four coaches and the depot were destroyed in an arson attack initially thought to be related to sectarianism with a new coach for a contract with Rangers Football Club having just been delivered. [5] [6] Police later ruled out any sectarian motive for the arson attack. [7]
In February 2015, Bruce's commenced operating a service from Edinburgh to Glasgow via the M8 motorway under the M8 CityXpress brand. [8] It ceased in April 2016.
In February 2022, the firm announced that it had purchased five new coaches. [9]
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