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H.C. Chambers & Son 
Slogan The Oldest Bus Company in the UK Founded 1877 Headquarters High Street, Bures Locale West Suffolk Destinations Sudbury, Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Stoke-by-Nayland, Bildeston, Ipswich, Clare Web site chamberscoaches.co.uk H.C. Chambers & Son or just Chambers is an independent bus and coach operator based in Bures in Suffolk, England. The company operates services over a wide area of Suffolk and Essex, running a fleet of around 30 buses.
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History
Photo taken 18 July 1970
H.C. Chambers & Son Ltd. was set up as a family business in 1877, from the base in Bures, Suffolk.
They operated horse drawn buses and carts, and at the end of World War I the first motor bus was operated. They operated a twice weekly service between Sudbury and Colchester. By World War II they had routes to Halstead and Haverhill.
Services
The company operates a number of services. Both urban and rural areas are served, many of the company's routes running into Sudbury, and serving the bus station, near Sudbury railway station.
Bus routes
Bus on route 111 (Sudbury - Ipswich) which has since been withdrawn.All routes operate Monday to Saturday, unless stated otherwise.
- 84: Sudbury - Leavenheath - Stoke-by-Nayland - Great Horkesley - Colchester[1]
- 372: Hartest - Rede - Whepstead - Horringer - Bury St Edmunds (schooldays only)[2]
- 374: Clare - Cavendish - Glemsford - Hartest - Whepstead - Horringer - Bury St Edmunds[2]
- 752: Bury St Edmunds - Lavenham - Sudbury - Great Cornard - Bures (schooldays only)[3]
- 753: Bury St Edmunds - Lavenham - Sudbury - Bures - West Bergholt - Colchester.[4][5] This is no longer a through route, passengers have to change bus at Sudbury and no through tickets are available.
Fleet
Bus at Marks Tey waiting to run rail replacement service to SudburyChambers run a fleet of modern types.[6] Livery is Maroon.
Registration Chassis Bodywork Seating Built Current livery Previous operator Year Acquired M655 KVU Volvo B10M Van Hool Alizee T8 C46FT 1994 Maroon Shearings 2003 N465 PAP Dennis Dart Alexander Dash 2 DP40F 1996 Maroon Excel Passenger Logistics/Stagecoach South 2010 N529 LHG Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H48/27F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006 N531 LHG Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H48/27F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006 N532 LHG Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H48/27F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006 P785 WCN Dennis Dart Alexander Dash 2 B40F 1996 Maroon Stagecoach North East 2010 P475 MBY Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H43/29F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006 P484 MBY Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H43/29F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006 P488 MBY Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H43/29F 1996 Maroon London Central 2006 P515 UUG Volvo B10B-58 Wright Endurance DP47F 1997 Maroon Stagecoach in Yorkshire 2008 P549 WGT Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/30F 1997 Maroon London Central 2004 P901 RYO Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/27F 1997 Maroon London General 2005 P902 RYO Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/27F 1997 Maroon London General 2005 P910 RYO Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/27F 1997 Maroon Blue Triangle (via Beeston's) 2009 R43 LHK Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20398) 2009 R49 LHK Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20401) 2009 R552 LGH Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1 H47/31F 1998 Maroon Blue Triangle (via Beeston's) 2009 R112 NTA Mercedes-Benz Vario Alexander ALX100 B25F 1998 Maroon Stagecoach in Devon 2008 R941 YOV Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H47/29F 1998 Maroon UK North/GM Buses (originally London United) 2007 R978 KAR Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20393) 2009 R987 KAR Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1997 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 97-D-363) 2009 R989 KAR Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20395) 2009 S131 RLE Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H47/29F 1998 Maroon Metroline 2008 S218 YOO Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H47/31F 1998 Maroon Dublin Bus (ex 98-D-20417) 2009 S233 RLH Volvo Olympian Alexander RH H47/29F 1998 Maroon Metroline 2007 BX55 FYH Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Touro C49FT 2005 Maroon Original Owner 2005 BX55 FYJ Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Touro C49FT 2005 Maroon Original Owner 2005 See also
References
External links
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Cambridgeshire Go Whippet · Stagecoach in Cambridge · Stagecoach in Peterborough · Stagecoach in The Fens
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National Megabus · National Express
Categories:- Transport in Suffolk
- Transport in Essex
- Bus operators in England
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