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1051:Alder Valley
1033:Yellow Buses
744:Tates Travel
734:Scarlet Band
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612:Pennine Blue
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1639:GHA Coaches
1561:Western SMT
1254:Kentish Bus
892:Zak's Buses
537:GHA Coaches
383:British Bus
224:Northampton
216:Midland Red
188:South Wales
118:Midland Red
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1695:Categories
1654:Padarn Bus
1531:McKindless
1511:Dart Buses
1506:A1 Service
1259:Limebourne
1249:Harris Bus
1244:Grey-Green
1101:Invictaway
1096:Fleet Buzz
1018:Wessex Bus
943:Badgerline
582:Maynes Bus
512:ChesterBus
482:Avon Buses
310:References
204:Royal Blue
192:Cheltenham
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146:consortium
126:Royal Blue
90:Cheltenham
41:Royal Blue
1622:Companies
1319:NSL Buses
1204:Bexleybus
1013:WebberBus
978:Nippy Bus
709:Jolly Bus
689:BrightBus
627:Shearings
592:Merseybus
408:HCT Group
403:GRT Group
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255:Southdown
251:Crosville
249:in 1956,
208:Greyhound
148:of motor
130:Southdown
110:Greyhound
102:Crosville
1405:Scotland
1364:Scotland
1349:Westlink
1003:Sureline
938:Alexcars
915:MK Metro
789:Midlands
642:UK North
547:GM Buses
366:National
266:motorway
200:Chepstow
154:Midlands
96:Operator
1546:Rapsons
1399:Former
1329:Thorpes
887:Yourbus
837:Ludlows
465:England
427:England
261:masse.
160:History
73:England
54:Founded
45:Swanage
1229:Connex
1176:Velvet
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