& sons eastern coach works bodied leyland atlantean founded 1907 defunct 2015 headquarters leyland service area lancashire service type bus & coach services destinations leyland bamber bridge lostock hall preston chorley penwortham fleet 34 september 2013 manager john brindle director james hustler director website www.fishwicks.co.uk john fishwick & sons 1 was a bus company based in leyland lancashire . contents 1 history 2 services 3 fleet 4 see also 5 further reading 6 references 7 external links history edit preserved leyland national in plymouth in july 2009 van hool alizee t9 bodied vdl in august 2010 the company was formed in 1907 when john fishwick moved from wales to leyland looking for business . he started with a steam propelled wagon from the local leyland motors factory in farington . the vehicle was used to transport goods for local business until 1910 when a second petrol vehicle was bought and converted to a bus to be used to ferry passengers from leyland to nearby preston . 2 after world war i the fleet expanded and by the early 1930s the fleet consisted of eight wagons and 25 buses . during the 1950s the haulage side of the business declined and was disposed of in 1953 . the company then focused solely on passenger transport and took over all of its local rivals . by the end of the 1960s the fleet had grown to over 35 buses and 11 coaches . 2 john fishwick and sons ceased trading on 24 october 2015 . 3 services edit in october 2013 john fishwick & sons operated four bus routes . 4 as of 24 october 2015 john fishwicks & sons have ceased trading ; stagecoach will take over one route in the interim see stagecoach website . fleet edit in september 2013 the fleet consisted of 34 buses coaches . 5 john fishwick & sons also maintain a heritage fleet . see also edit list of bus operators of the united kingdom further reading edit prescott david 2007 . john fishwick & sons 1907 2007 a century of transport . john fishwick & sons . isbn 978 095563930 2 . references edit companies house extract company no 1556551 john fishwick & sons limited a b fishwick s centenary john fishwick & sons http www.lep.co.uk news local update fishwick s announce imminent closure 1 7533869 bus services john fishwick & sons lancashire independents north west buses external links edit media related to john fishwick and sons bus company at wikimedia commons company 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 john fishwick % 26 sons & oldid 717722063 categories coach operators in englandbus operators in lancashirevintage bus operators in the united kingdomleyland lancashirehidden categories use dmy dates from october 2015commons category with local link 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 29 april 2016 at 10 06 . 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