citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message the green bus northern counties palatine 2 bodied volvo olympian in november 2008 parent ian mack founded 2005 headquarters birmingham service area berkshire merseyside surrey west midlands worcestershire service type bus services fleet 25 january 2016 website www.thegreenbus.co.uk the green bus 1 is a bus company based in birmingham operating services in berkshire merseyside surrey the west midlands and worcestershire . contents 1 history 2 services 3 fleet 4 references 5 external links history edit alexander alx400 bodied dennis trident 2 on route 50 in birmingham in february 2013 the origins of green bus can be traced to 2001 when king edward vi five ways school birmingham commenced operating a bus service to transport its students . in september 2005 it became a separate company . 2 it soon began operating services serving other schools within the foundation of the schools of king edward vi . by 2013 it was operating 55 school bus services in berkshire merseyside surrey the west midlands and worcestershire . 3 in august 2010 it began operating services during aston villa and birmingham football clubs home matches . in september 2011 the green bus commenced operating commercial passenger services . the green bus won the innovation of the year prize at the 2010 route one operator excellence awards in recognition of its iphone application which allows users to track the real time location of their bus . 4 services edit the green bus operated routes 50 and 50a from birmingham to maypole and redditch until december 2014 . 5 it operates services to birmingham and west bromwich albion football clubs during home matches . 6 the green bus commenced operation of route 22 on 3 march 2014 which served birmingham town hall harborne bartley green halesowen colley gate and merry hill which ended in the summer of the same year . as of the 2015 16 academic year the green bus operates 21 school services to 9 schools in the west midlands with one return journey on each route per day . 7 fleet edit as of january 2016 the fleet consisted of 25 buses . 8 references edit companies house extract company no 5456298 the green transport company limited company history the green bus schools & services the green bus birmingham based green bus company wins innovation award . birmingham mail . 22 march 2011 . local bus services the green bus football bus services the green bus bus services . the green bus . the green bus . retrieved 21 january 2016 . fleet information the green bus external links edit media related to the green bus at wikimedia commons company website v t e bus operators in south east england berkshire arriva shires & essex bath bus company courtney buses first berkshire & the thames valley fleet buzz reading buses stagecoach in hampshire thamesdown transport thames travel the green bus white bus services wilts & dorset buckinghamshire arriva shires & essex carousel buses first berkshire & the thames valley stagecoach east east sussex arriva southern counties bath bus company brighton & hove compass travel cuckmere buses metrobus renown coaches southdown psv stagecoach south east stagecoach in hastings stagecoach in eastbourne the sussex bus hampshire amk group bluestar damory first hampshire & dorset fleet buzz reading buses stagecoach south stagecoach in hampshire stagecoach in hants & surrey stagecoach in portsmouth stagecoach in the south downs uni link wilts & dorset xelabus isle of wight southern vectis island breezers kent arriva southern counties chalkwell coaches the kings ferry metrobus nu venture stagecoach south east stagecoach in east kent sullivan buses southdown psv oxfordshire arriva shires & essex oxford bus company reading buses stagecoach oxfordshire oxford tube thamesdown transport thames travel surrey abellio surrey arriva guildford & west surrey arriva london atbus compass travel countywide travel epsom coaches quality line first berkshire & the thames valley fleet buzz london general metrobus safeguard coaches southdown psv stagecoach south stagecoach in hampshire stagecoach in hants & surrey sullivan buses the green bus transdev london west sussex arriva southern counties arriva guildford & west surrey new enterprise coaches brighton & hove compass travel tellings golden miller minerva accord metrobus southdown psv stagecoach south stagecoach in hampshire stagecoach in hants & surrey the big lemon the sussex bus national megabus national express 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 v t e bus operators in the west midlands herefordshire first midland red as part of first midlands shropshire arriva midlands bryn melyn minsterley motors tanat valley coaches staffordshire arriva midlands bakerbus diamond bus first potteries as part of first midlands midland classic wardle transport part of d & g bus warwickshire johnsons coach & bus travel stagecoach in warwickshire as part of stagecoach midlands transport for west 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