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Paul Savage · 28-06-2012, 19:37

I have this possibly crazy idea of picking up where Robert Rush left off with his history of Accrington Transport and putting together an account of the last years of operation of 'Accrington's Buses' under the Hyndburn Transport brand.

The local transport industry has been an interest for many years with involvement with both manufacturers and operators and I find the demise of the local identities across the whole sector a little 'sad'. My idea is to do some little bit to keep the history alive.

The information I'm looking for is to build the story of what happened in the final years from 1974 to the sale to Stagecoach - how the operation was affected by things like deregulation and competition; what were the strategies developed to try to counter this and maintain the business; what was it like to work for the company and the story of the these years from the employee perspective - the vehicles, the working atmospheres etc; the management view. All supported by photos where possible.

Also information on the hire fleet and operations and the Just The Ticket wing of the business - all things I remember, but have no real concept of.

I'm at the very early stage at the moment so any information on what it was like to manage, work for or be involved with the business would be welcome. I am currently waiting for answers from the Council, the vehicle manufacturers, fleet list compilers etc for the facts, so the personal experiences from within the business would be very welcome.

It's important that information relates to the Hyndburn transport operation after 1974 and not for the previous Accrington Corporation operation, already covered by Robert Rush whose name I've already mixed up!

Thanks for your reply - hope the above ramble clarifies things?

28-06-2012, 19:37	#8
Paul Savage Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Rishton Posts: 36 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Hyndburn Transport I have this possibly crazy idea of picking up where Robert Rush left off with his history of Accrington Transport and putting together an account of the last years of operation of 'Accrington's Buses' under the Hyndburn Transport brand. The local transport industry has been an interest for many years with involvement with both manufacturers and operators and I find the demise of the local identities across the whole sector a little 'sad'. My idea is to do some little bit to keep the history alive. The information I'm looking for is to build the story of what happened in the final years from 1974 to the sale to Stagecoach - how the operation was affected by things like deregulation and competition; what were the strategies developed to try to counter this and maintain the business; what was it like to work for the company and the story of the these years from the employee perspective - the vehicles, the working atmospheres etc; the management view. All supported by photos where possible. Also information on the hire fleet and operations and the Just The Ticket wing of the business - all things I remember, but have no real concept of. I'm at the very early stage at the moment so any information on what it was like to manage, work for or be involved with the business would be welcome. I am currently waiting for answers from the Council, the vehicle manufacturers, fleet list compilers etc for the facts, so the personal experiences from within the business would be very welcome. It's important that information relates to the Hyndburn transport operation after 1974 and not for the previous Accrington Corporation operation, already covered by Robert Rush whose name I've already mixed up! Thanks for your reply - hope the above ramble clarifies things?