High Peak Buses
{{short description|Bus operator in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox bus company
|name = High Peak Buses
|logo = HighPeak.svg
|logo_size = 240px
|image = HP 809 R199.jpg
|image_caption = Mercedes-Benz Citaro on Skyline 199 at Stockport Interchange in November 2024
|parent = Centrebus Group (50%)
Wellglade Group (50%)
|founded = 1 April 2012
|headquarters = Dove Holes
|service_area = Derbyshire
Greater Manchester
High Peak
South Yorkshire
|service_type = Bus services
|routes = 24 (April 2025)
|destinations = Ashbourne, Buxton, Derby, Glossop, Hyde, Macclesfield, Manchester, Manchester Airport, Marple, Stockport, Hazel Grove, Sheffield
|depots = 1
|fleet = 45 (April 2025)
|fuel_type = Diesel
|operator = Centrebus Group
|website = {{url|http://www.highpeakbuses.com/}}
|logo_alt=High Peak Buses logo}}
High Peak Buses Limited is a bus company based in Dove Holes, Derbyshire, formed in 2012.[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07623806 Companies House extract company no 7623806] High Peak Buses Limited It operates a mixture of local and long-distance commercial and subsidised public bus services in and around the Borough of High Peak, after which it is named.
History
In April 2012, Centrebus and Wellglade Group entered a 50/50 joint venture. This saw Bowers Coaches and Trentbarton's Buxton operations combined based at the latter's Dove Holes depot.[http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=5433&categoryid=0 Wellglade/Centrebus join up in Buxton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022222230/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=5433&categoryid=0 |date=2013-10-22 }} busandcoach.com 24 May 2011[https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/news-and-media/our-news/article/highpeak New bus operator hits the road] Trentbarton
Services
High Peak operates all services previously run by Bowers Coaches and the Buxton depot of Trentbarton, including:
- Skyline 199 service from Buxton to Stockport and Manchester Airport
- Transpeak from Buxton, Bakewell, Matlock then onto Belper & Derby,{{cite web | url=https://www.highpeakbuses.com/service-changes/ | title=Service Changes | High Peak }} {{Cite web |title=Matlock bus service gets six-month lifeline after councils get on board |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/politics/council/matlock-bus-service-gets-six-month-lifeline-after-councils-get-on-board-3763866 |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk |language=en}}
- Other local services serve Glossop, New Mills, Whaley Bridge, Ashbourne and Marple.{{cite web |url=http://www.highpeakbuses.com/Pages/Timetables.aspx |title=Timetables |publisher=Highpeakbuses.com |date= |accessdate=15 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215125041/http://www.highpeakbuses.com/Pages/Timetables.aspx |archive-date=15 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Fleet
Most of the fleet wears the Centrebus corporate livery although the vehicles used on Skyline199 and Transpeak which have dedicated branded vehicles.
Skyline199 has a dedicated fleet of 3 Mercedes-Benz Citaros, 4 Enviro200 MMCs and 2 Optare Versas while Transpeak uses 4 Enviro200s and 1 Mercedes-Benz Citaro.{{Cite web | url=http://www.derbybusdepot.co.uk/bowers.html | title=Bowers Coaches }}
High Peak has recently added two ADL Enviro200MMCs as part of an upgrade to its fleet which all have space saving features.{{cite web | url=https://www.route-one.net/news/centrebus-takes-three-adl-enviro200s-for-high-peak-fleet/ | title=Centrebus takes three ADL Enviro200s for High Peak fleet | date=24 May 2022 }}
Depot
High Peak has a fleet of around 50 vehicles all based at the former Trentbarton depot in Dove Holes and employs over 100 people.{{cite news|url=http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/new_high_peak_bus_company_following_merger_1_3392526 |title=New High Peak bus company following merger. |publisher=Buxton Advertiser |accessdate=21 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528131017/http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/new_high_peak_bus_company_following_merger_1_3392526 |archivedate=28 May 2011 }}
Gallery
File:CENTREBUS High Peak - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg|Wright Solar on Skyline 199 at Buxton in April 2018
File:HP 535 R199.jpg|ADL Enviro 200 MMC at Manchester Airport in October 2024
File:New Mills Bus Station (geograph 7688506).jpg|Two Optare Solo SRs at New Mills in January 2024
File:HP 805 R199.jpg|Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0.530 at Manchester Airport in November 2024
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.highpeakbuses.com/}}
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/calumbus/sets/72157629981455224/ Flickr gallery]
{{Derbyshire buses}}
{{Centrebus}}
{{Wellglade Group}}
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