Bu-Val Buses
British bus operating company
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::summary British bus operating company ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bu-Val Buses |
| logo | Bu-val logo.jpg |
| image | Bu-Val Buses W17 BLU.jpg |
| image_caption | Bu-Val Buses W17 BLU at Smithy Bridge. |
| founded | 1990 |
| defunct | 2011 |
| headquarters | Unit 5, Paragon Industrial Estate, Smithybridge Road, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, OL15 8QF9 |
| locale | North West |
| service_area | Greater Manchester |
| service_type | bus service |
| hubs | Rochdale, Manchester, Oldham, Salford |
| website | Official Website |
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| name = Bu-Val Buses | logo = Bu-val logo.jpg | image = Bu-Val Buses W17 BLU.jpg | image_caption = Bu-Val Buses W17 BLU at Smithy Bridge. | company_slogan = | founded = 1990 | defunct = 2011 | headquarters = Unit 5, Paragon Industrial Estate, Smithybridge Road, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, OL15 8QF9 | locale = North West | service_area = Greater Manchester | service_type = bus service | hubs = Rochdale, Manchester, Oldham, Salford | stations = | operator = | lounge = | fleet = | ridership = | fuel_type = | ceo = | website = Official Website
Bu-Val Buses was an independent bus operator, situated in Littleborough, Greater Manchester. The company started operations in 1990 |url=http://www.gmts.co.uk/explore/history/transport.html |title=Public Transport Timeline for Greater Manchester |publisher=Museum of Transport Greater Manchester |access-date=19 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109031607/http://www.gmts.co.uk/explore/history/transport.html |archive-date=9 November 2010 |df=dmy-all |url=http://www.bu-val.co.uk/get_your_party_started.html |title=Get Your Party Started |publisher=Bu-Val Buses |access-date=19 April 2011}} running into Rochdale town centre from surrounding areas. |url=http://www.bu-val.co.uk/party_bus.html |title=Party Bus! |publisher=Bu-Val Buses |access-date=19 April 2011}} The service runs along three routes. The service started in Bacup via Whitworth to Rochdale before heading to Littleborough via Milnrow and Newhey into the town centre and then heading to Heywood and running to Middleton and Castleton and back into town. |url=http://www.bu-val.co.uk/night_bus_route_and_times.html |title=Night Bus Route and Times |publisher=Bu-Val Buses |access-date=19 April 2011}} In May 2011, only a few weeks after winning new contracts on evening and Sunday services in the Rochdale area, it was announced that the company had ceased trading following failure to operate services. |url=http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/56721/passengers-left-stranded-as-bus-operator-stops-services |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928225522/http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/56721/passengers-left-stranded-as-bus-operator-stops-services |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 September 2011 |title=Passengers left stranded as bus operator stops services |publisher=Rochdale online |access-date=25 May 2011}} |url=http://www.tfgm.com/buses/Bu-Val.cfm |title=Transport for Greater Manchester - Buses - Bu-Val - Important information for Bu-Val passengers |publisher=Transport for Greater Manchester |access-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315235925/http://www.tfgm.com/buses/Bu-Val.cfm |archive-date=15 March 2012 |df=dmy-all
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