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Hotspur (new Centrebus company) - knutstransport - 24/07/2026 16:29
Posted on Chaserider's Facebook feed -
We're delighted to announce that we have been awarded a number of contracts by Shropshire Council, with services commencing from 1st September.
The services we'll be operating are:
???? 20 – Shrewsbury – Radbrook Green
???? 23 – Shrewsbury – Monkmoor
???? 26 – Shrewsbury – Meole Village
???? 64 – Shrewsbury – Market Drayton – Newcastle – Hanley
???? 301 – Market Drayton Town Service
???? 558 – Shrewsbury – Montgomery
The bus company will be titled ‘Hotspur’, with buses in a red and blue livery, and will be based at a new depot in Shrewsbury. Hotspur will be part of the Centrebus Group, a locally owned bus operator running 400 buses throughout the Midlands
We're looking forward to working in partnership with Shropshire Council to provide reliable, high-quality bus services for local communities across the county.
It also sounds like since that announcement they've also been awarded the Shrewsbury Park & Ride contract as well.
RE: Hotspur (new Centrebus company) - redstar - 24/07/2026 22:19
I have a vague recollection of Hotspur as a National Bus Company subsidiary. Think I saw a branded coach parked in Llandudno in 1985!
RE: Hotspur (new Centrebus company) - B10B6514 - 25/07/2026 05:17
Chaserider and Hotspur were Midland Red brands from the early 1980s National Bus Company MAP schemes pre-deregulation.
RE: Hotspur (new Centrebus company) - knutstransport - 25/07/2026 17:50
There's some photos of Leyland Nationals with the Hotspur name on them.
I think the Centrebus reintroduction of the name is because they don't want D&G or Chaserider day tickets to cover the Shrewsbury area.