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Thames Valley Buses
British bus company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thames Valley Buses Limited,[1] trading as Thames Valley Buses, is a bus company based in Bracknell, England. It was known as Courtney Buses until 2021. Founded in 1973, the company operates a network of commercial and contracted local bus services and school buses in Berkshire, north Hampshire and small parts of Oxfordshire, Surrey and Buckinghamshire. In March 2019 it was purchased by Reading Buses, with the company having gradually rebranded to its current name between October 2019 and April 2021.
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Parent | Reading Buses |
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Founded | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) |
Headquarters | Bracknell |
Service area | Berkshire Surrey Buckinghamshire |
Service type | Bus services |
Fleet | 52 (March 2021) |
Chief executive | Robert Williams |
Website | www.thamesvalleybuses.com |
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The company is known for its use of alternative fuels, having been the first bus company in the United Kingdom to operate a bus run on 100% soya oil.