A small Welsh operator, found around Pwllheli.

A rural North Wales operator.

This company once ran a Matlock to Ashbourne service.

A small company that I once discovered in Clay Cross.

One of many small operators to the south of Glasgow.

Mainly a coaching company, but once found operating a stage service into Liverpool.

Once found running the Tiverton town service.

One of several rural operators running into Tavistock.

Another small Devon bus company, running rural services.

A small Devon operator.

A small bus company in the West Midlands.

Another small lowland operator in Scotland, with the inevitable Optare Solo.

One of many small operators in central Scotland.

This company ran stage services, but sold out to United in the early'70s.

A concern that operates a few services around the fens.

I know nothing about this company other than I found this minibus in Peterborough, 2001.

This company runs several services in Livingston.

Though this is a Lanarkshire operator, it can be found in Livingston.

Sadly, I never saw this company in its days of operation, so here's just a few preserved vehicles.

A newcomer to the Birmingham bus scene.

One of several small concerns that once ran in the city of Kingston upon Hull.

A small company to be found in Birmingham.

This company operated several Lincolnshire services in the 1980s.

Once used to share the Selby-Cawood corridor.

This company runs a seasonal sea front service in Scarborough, using open top buses.

A West Midlands operator to be found in Birmingham.

A small company I once found in York.

I was in Wigan, briefly, the other day and I found this company.

Recently found running a stage service in Manchester.

An Essex company found on a service into Colchester.

This company runs several services around Aylesbury, but can now be found in Hitchin.

The original York Pullman vanished in the 1980s. A new concern emerged in the 21st century, operating city tours. However, they hae now started some stage services, so are now included here.

A long established coach operator that runs some rural services.

Once ran the "Park and Ride" service in York.

This concern has grown recently & now serves Harrogate and York.

I know nothing about this company, once found in York.

One of several post deregulation operators that have come & gone from the streets of Liverpool.

A small Berkshire operator.

Famous in the 1980s & 1990s for their Cross-Tyne service, until taken over by Go-Ahead.

For a couple of years or so, this interesting fleet served Rotherham.

A minibus operator once found in Chester.

Mainly operating minibuses, this concern ran several services.

A decent size West Midlands company.

Operates around rural North Yorkshire, Dales & District is the operaing name for the stage services. Thanks to David Hick for clarifying the situation.

A small company running into Inverness.

I confess to knowing nothing about this company.

I found this company running a minibus on a service in Hastings in 2000.

The famous Stoniers of Goldenhill vanished in the 1980s, but a new minibus operator used the name for their operations.

A short lived Staffordshire operator that reached Birmingham.

An obscure Shropshire concern, taken over by Arriva.

From the pre-NBC days, when it was Britain's largest independent!

Mainly preserved buses, in the livery of the days of independence.

Based in Oswestry, but operates mainly in Wales these days.

A smart fleet that ran a few stage services around Carmarthen, when I knew it. Now I'm told, they still operate (see Comments).

A Leeds concern, running several routes after deregulation.

A smart blue livery was employed during the few short years that this company ran local bus routes.

A coaching company that took over Woods of Mirfeld & entered the stage carriage market. Eventually, the were taken over by the PTE.

Back in the 1980s, this company ran a stage service into Eastbourne.

A Birmingham concern with a fleet of Leyland Nationals.

Operates the P&R service in Perth.

This company runs a service into Perth.

This firm runs a few tendered services in the Perth area.

A Perthshire concern that has a fascinating fleet, but all I found were Optare Solos!

This Sheffield based company started services after deregulation, but soon got taken over by Yorkshire Traction.

One of several post deregulation operations that has since been swallowed up.

Owned by McGill's of Greenock, United have now entered the fray in Paisley.

One of lots of small Lanarkshire independents

A town service is operated within Largs

This company runs around the north bank of the Clyde.

Yet another Motherwell minibus operator!

A Sheffield based independent.

This company now longer runs in Clydebank, where it was to be found in 1993.

A minibus operator recently found in Motherwell.

A small company running into Berwick-upon-Tweed.

One of several businesses that served the Accrington area just after deregulation.

This concern got taken over by CMT of Liverpool.

A new (to me) company competing on the Epping to Harlow corridor.

A smart company running several routes.

A long distance service into Inverness is the main operation of this company.

A company running into Inverness on a regular basis.

Causeway Coaches & Rosie Coaches, both once found in Kirkwall.

I found this concern running a bus service in Inverurie.

A Stirling University service and other local routes are operated.

As well as other routes, Harlequin operates the Park & Ride service in Stirling.

Another Stirling area minibus concern.

A minibus operator I found in Stirling.

A newcomer to the Hampshire stage carriage scene.

A small operator serving parts of the Lleyn Peninsula.

A new concern running several services now.

Once to be found in the company's home town.

A small Bedfordshire company that ran into Bedford.

A minibus operator I once found in Earlestown

I found this company running services in Oxford, during a recent visit.

A small company that once ran a service into Great Yarmouth

Another of those small concerns that tried services in Hull after deregulation.

A minibus concern I found recently in Crewe.

Mainly a schools/contract concern, but this Cornish operator also runs some stage services.

This concern has long operated a service between Windsor and Ascot. The route includes some private roads in Windsor Park.

The new Routemaster operator in Nottingham.

Once found operating a stage service in Paignton.

A short lived competitor for Darlington Transport.

For a short time, this post deregulation operator was part of the TGM Group, but spent most of its life as an independent.

A minibus operator I once found in Bridgend, South Wales.

This smart firm runs a service between Epsom & Dorking.

Based at Gunnislake, this operator runs a service into Tavistock.

The short lived successor to the Shearings bus operations.

A minibus company that ran in and around Newcastle.

A North East minibus operator, now vanished.

One of several small companies that appeared in the area after deregulation.

This company tried competitive services in Doncaster, just after deregulation.

An Outer Hebrides operator based on Lewis

This company runs a service around Staines and Sunningdale.

Recently found running a couple of Surrey CC services in Staines.

A Somerset operator, recently taken over by Stagecoach.

This concern ran a service into Caerphilly in the late 1980s.

A small Lincolnshire operator.

A short lived concern that ran services into Manchester.

Now running several services around Bournemouth

A small operator recently discovered around Weymouth and Dorchester.

A rural Gloucestershire operator, long vanished now,

One of many post deregulation companies that sprang up in the '80s, then vanished several years later.

...........and here's yet another small independent I found in Ipswich!

Another small Suffolk concern, to be found in Ipswich.

A small Suffolk operator that I found in Ipswich.

A newcomer to Brighton, running out to Falmer.

A short lived concern that ran into Ipswich

A Basildon minibus operator.

An East Kilbride operator. Mainly a fleet of minibuses, but something more unusual was owned.

Recently this concern has taken over the depot & services of Arriva in Machynlleth.

This company now runs a service around central Southampton, using a small fleet of Plaxton Primo saloons.

A small operator running a service in Dundalk, near the border with Northern Ireland. My thanks to Jim Sambrooks for taking the 2007 pictures for me.

Found in Cambridge operating a tendered service.

A minibus operator, running services around the Derbyshire/Manchester borders.

I don't know what became of this concern, but the buses could once be found operating into Kings Lynn.

The operator of town services in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

I found this concern running a service into Chester-le-Street.

A Chichester operator that fell into the clutches of Stagecoach.

For several years after deregulation, Aldham Coaches ran services in and around Barnsley.

An operator running services around Tunbridge Wells, which had evaded my cameras until recently.

One of several concerns that tried running services into Manchester, competing against the big boys.

A fairly new operator running around Stansted Airport.

A long established and well respected coach company, that is now operating a tendered service in Chatham. Recently taken over by National Express.

Eastonways operate a Thanet local service as well as running internal port services in Ramsgate.

The red and white buses of this operator could be found around Wigan and Leigh.

A small company running a few routes around Tyneside.

I know nothing about this operator, which I found running a service in Basildon, Essex.

Last, but not least, of a trio of Waterford independents.

Another of the various independents to serve Waterford, Eire.

The first independent from Eire to feature here, Kenneally's operate a town service in Waterford.

Another of those independents that ran stage services during the late '80s/early '90s. The operation was later taken over by North Western Road Car.