much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message alexander dennis enviro 200 at leigh bus station in july 2011 parent jim stones founded 1968 headquarters leigh service area greater manchester service type bus services routes 22 october 2013 hubs leigh bus station depots 1 fleet 14 october 2013 website www.jimstonescoaches.com jim stones coaches is a bus operator that operates a number of commercial and supported routes on behalf of transport for greater manchester in leigh greater manchester . the main hub is leigh bus station . contents 1 history 2 services 3 fleet 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit plaxton pointer bodied dennis dart slf at leigh bus station in august 2009 wright eclipse bodied volvo b7rle at leigh bus station in july 2011 jim stones coaches was established in 1968 as a charter operator . upon the bus deregulation in october 1986 the company started bus operations with two routes 596 from leigh to landside and 599 from leigh to higher folds . the company expanded operations by filling the bus network where the larger incumbent operator gm buses retracted services as well as winning school and tendered contract services from transport for greater manchester . 1 services edit as at october 2014 15 route and 7 school bus services were operated . 2 fleet edit as at october 2014 the fleet consisted of 14 buses of which 12 are alexander dennis enviro200s . 3 fleet livery has been very similar since its inception being white upper body separated by light blue stripes from much darker blue lower panels . see also edit list of bus operators of the united kingdom references edit company profile jim stones coaches timetables jim stones coaches fleet list jim stones coaches external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to jim stones coaches . jim stones coaches website v t e bus companies operating in north west england cheshire arriva north west d & g bus halton transport network warrington stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire cumbria mountain goat stagecoach cumbria & north lancashire greater manchester arriva north west bullocks coaches diamond bus north west first greater manchester jim stones coaches manchester community transport rosso stagecoach manchester & wigan stotts lancashire arriva north west blackburn bus company blackpool transport blue bus of penwortham john fishwick & sons pilkingtons buses preston bus preston park and ride rosso stagecoach cumbria & north lancashire stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire transdev in burnley & pendle merseyside arriva north west avon buses cumfybus htl buses stagecoach merseyside & south lancashire the green bus isle of man bus vannin national megabus national express retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jim stones coaches & oldid 628485103 categories companies based in wigan boroughbus operators in greater manchestertransport in greater manchesterleigh greater manchesterhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from april 2014all articles lacking reliable referencescommons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 6 october 2014 at 14 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view