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* 25: Rempstone Road - Corfe Hills School
* 25: Rempstone Road - Corfe Hills School
* 31: Christchurch - Castlepoint via Kings Avenue, Southbourne, Pokesdown, Iford & Bournemouth Hospital
* 31: Christchurch - Castlepoint via Kings Avenue, Southbourne, Pokesdown, Iford & Bournemouth Hospital
* 32: Poole - Bournemouth Hospital via Broadstone, Merley, Bear Wood, Kinson & Castlepoint.
* 41: Throop - Boscombe Pier via Castlepoint, Queens Park, Bournemouth Rail Station and Boscombe Bus Station.
* 32: Throop - Bournemouth Triangle via Charminster, Richmond Hill and Bournemouth Square (Bourne Avenue).
* 42: [[Westbourne, Dorset|Westbourne]] - Castlepoint via Talbot Woods, Winton, Brassey Road and West Way.
* 42: [[Westbourne, Dorset|Westbourne]] - Castlepoint via Talbot Woods, Winton, Brassey Road and West Way.
:Route taken over from Transdev Yellow Buses from July 2007. Route passes back to Transdev Yellow Buses as the number 20 from May 4th 2010 with minor changes to the route between Glenferness Avenue and Westbourne.
:Route taken over from Transdev Yellow Buses from July 2007. Route passes back to Transdev Yellow Buses as the number 20 from May 4th 2010 with minor changes to the route between Glenferness Avenue and Westbourne.

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Shamrock Buses
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Shamrock Buses 192 at Castlepoint. This bus is an ex-Bournemouth Transport Leyland Olympian and is no longer with Shamrock Buses.
Founded2002
HeadquartersHolton Heath Trading Park, Poole, Dorset
Service area United Kingdom
Service typeUrban bus services, School Contracts
DestinationsBournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Wimborne, Wareham
Fleet56
WebsiteOfficial Website

Shamrock Buses is a bus operator based in Poole on the south coast of England. It operates many contracted routes in Poole, Bournemouth and the surrounding area.

History

The company, registered as Dorset Heritage Transport Services Ltd, was set up in 2002 to help create funds for the maintenance and restoration of the Bournemouth Passenger Transport Association (BPTA) museum fleet. The BPTA had previously operated a small number of routes in competition with Transdev Yellow Buses between 1993 and 1994, and had cooperated with the company to run a joint heratige operation, Christchurch Buses, which closed in 2000. Its original purpose was to operate contracted services and to use the money generated by those services for the BPTA. The trading name of Shamrock Buses and fleet livery of orange and cream were inspired by Shamrock & Rambler, a coach company based in the Bournemouth area until its closure in 1989. Its fleet initially consisted of four Leyland Fleetlines; these were replaced by newer Leyland Olympians a year later.[1]

Originally operated out of Unit 31 at the Newtown Business Park in Poole, Shamrock have gradually expanded and, with a current fleet of over 40 vehicles,[2] have had to move to a bigger site at the Holton Heath Trading Park just outside the Poole boundary.[3] In August 2005 the company expanded its school bus operation by taking over five routes from other local operators.[4]

From early 2009, Shamrock Buses invested in buying a few second hand single deck low floor buses for the bus services run on contract to Bournemouth and Poole Borough Councils.[2] These are used on route 8, which the company began operating when Poole-based independent Roadliner collapsed in August 2009.[5]

Routes operated

Standard services

As of 11 May 2011, Shamrock Buses operate three standard routes:[6]

School contracts

The following school bus routes are operated by the company as of 11 May 2011:[7]

  • 01: West Moors - Queen Elizabeth's School via Three Legged Cross & Verwood
  • 30: Creekmoor - Hillbourne School
  • 31(q): Verwood - Queen Elizabeth's School via Deer Park Cottages
  • 36: Seaview - Bournemouth School for Boys/Girls via Civic Centre, Lower Parkstone, Penn Hill, Branksome, Bourne Valley, Winton & Charminster.
  • 40: Ringwood - Parkstone & Poole Grammars. Limited Stop service via Ebblake, Verwood, Three Legged Cross, West Moors, Ferndown, Stapehill, Canford Bottom & Wimborne.
  • 40a: Horton Heath - Colehill Middle's & Queen Elizabeth's School via Holts Heath, Gaunts Common & Furzehill.
  • X41: Sandbanks - Parkstone Grammar via Lilliput, Penn Hill, Lower Parkstone, Civic Centre & Fleetsbridge.
  • X42: Westbourne - Parkstone Grammar via Branksome, Upper Parkstone, Seaview, Oakdale & Fleetsbridge.
  • 43: Westbourne - Parkstone Grammar via Branksome Chine, Canford Cliffs, Lilliput & Civic Centre.
  • 44: Old Town Poole - Oakdale South Road Middle via Sterte
  • 45: Tuckton Bridge - Portchester & Avonbourne Schools
  • 47: Mountbattern Roundabout - Parkstone Grammar via Wallisdown, Alder Hills, Alderney, Newtown & Canford Heath
  • 50: Bear Wood - Parkstone & Poole Grammar via Merley & Broadstone
Extended to serve Poole Grammar from September 2010.
  • 55: Bournemouth Railway Station - Bournemouth School for Boys/Girls via Springbourne, Boscombe, Southbourne, Tuckton Bridge, Fisherman's Walk, Pokesdown & Iford.
Replaces routes 53 & 57 from September 2010.
  • 60: West Howe - Bournemouth School for Boys/Girls via Milford-On-Sea, New Milton, Walkford, Highcliffe, Purewell, Christchurch, Fairmile & Iford.
  • 61: Merley - Broadstone Middle & Poole Grammer
Serves Poole Grammer in the morning ONLY.
  • 62/62A: Colehill/Wimborne - Corfe Hills & Broadstone Middle & Poole Grammer
  • 63: Merley - St Peter's School Iford & Southbourne via Bear Wood, West Howe, Ensbury Park, Moordown & Castlepoint
No longer serves Northbourne as this route has been modified from September 2010 to cover part of Route 67p.
  • 64: Mountbattern Roundabout - St Peter's School Iford & Southbourne via West Howe, Wallisdown, Winton, Charminster, Springbourne, Boscombe & Pokesdown.
No longer serves Richmond Park Road as this route has been modified from September 2010 to cover part of Route 67p.
  • 65: Canford Bottom - Poole & Parkstone Grammer via Colehill, Wimborne & Merley
New service starting September 2010.
  • 66: Bear Cross - St Peter's School Iford & Southbourne via Kinson, East Howe, Redhill & West Way.
  • 76: St Leonards - St Peters School Iford & Southbourne via Three Legged Cross, West Moors, Ferndown, Parley Cross & Hurn.
  • 78: Moordown - Avonbourne School via Muscliffe, Throop & Charminster
  • 80: Alum Chine - Avonbourne & Portchester Schools via Westbourne, Square, Bournemouth Station & Springbourne
  • 89: Lymington - Bournemouth School for Boys/Girls

Tesco contracts

As of 11 May 2011, six routes are run under contract to the Tesco supermarket. Two operate to a store in Bournemouth and four to a store in Ferndown.[6]

Tesco Riverside Avenue, Bournemouth

  • T1: Bournemouth Square (Bourne Avenue) - Tesco via Rail Station, Boscombe, Southbourne, Tuckton Bridge, Jumpers Corner. Operates on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.
  • T2: Highcliffe - Tesco via Hinton Admiral, Mudeford, Christchurch, Christchurch Hospital and Jumpers Corner. Operates on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.

Tesco Spinneys Lane, Ferndown

  • T1: Ringwood - Tesco via Three Legged Cross & West Moors. Operates on Tuesdays only.
  • T2: Merley - Tesco via Wimborne & Stapehill. Operates on Wednesdays only.
  • T3: Ringwood - Tesco via Poulner, Verwood, Three Legged Cross & Woolsbridge. Operates on Tuesdays only.
  • T4: Ensbury Park - Tesco via Wallisdown, Mountbattern Arms, Moore Avenue, Knights Road, Kinson & Glenmoor Road. Operates on Thursdays & Fridays only.

Previous services

Previously run by Wilts & Dorset. Operated by Shamrock from 25 May 2009 and replaced by Route 111 from July 26th 2010.
  • 2: Bournemouth - Kinson via Rail Station, Winton, Redhill & Northbourne.
Renumbered as Route 22 from September 2009 due to minor route changes including the introduction of Slades Farm to the route.
Provided a single afternoon return journey for Route 10. This was a school days only service.
  • 10: Bournemouth - Alderney via Talbot Woods, Bournemouth University and Wallisdown.
Single journey only. Route X9 provided the return journey. This was a school days only service.
  • 11: Boscombe Pier Circular via Boscombe Bus Station
  • 11: Boscombe Pier - Pokesdown - Littledown Centre
  • 18: Lytchett Matravers - Lytchett School
  • 22: Bournemouth - Kinson/West Howe via Rail Station, Winton, Slades Farm, Redhill and Northbourne.
  • 23: Queen Anne Drive - Corfe Hills School
  • 24: Sopwith Crescent - Corfe Hills School
  • 25: Rempstone Road - Corfe Hills School
  • 31: Christchurch - Castlepoint via Kings Avenue, Southbourne, Pokesdown, Iford & Bournemouth Hospital
  • 32: Poole - Bournemouth Hospital via Broadstone, Merley, Bear Wood, Kinson & Castlepoint.
  • 32: Throop - Bournemouth Triangle via Charminster, Richmond Hill and Bournemouth Square (Bourne Avenue).
  • 42: Westbourne - Castlepoint via Talbot Woods, Winton, Brassey Road and West Way.
Route taken over from Transdev Yellow Buses from July 2007. Route passes back to Transdev Yellow Buses as the number 20 from May 4th 2010 with minor changes to the route between Glenferness Avenue and Westbourne.
  • 53: Bransgore - Bournemouth School for Boys/Girls
  • 57: Tuckton Bridge - Bournemouth School for Girls
  • 67(p): Oakley Hill - St Peter's School Iford & Southbourne
  • 67(q): Verwood - Queen Elizabeth's School
  • 68: Verwood - Queen Elizabeth's School
  • 74: Northbourne - Kinson Primary & Elmrise Schools - Northbourne
  • 83: Tuckton Bridge - Avonbourne School
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References

  1. ^ Prince, James (April 2007). "Shamrock rambles where Routemaster feared to tread". Buses (625). Ian Allan Publishing: 24–26.
  2. ^ a b Enthusiastsshamrockbuses.co.uk
  3. ^ Shamrock Busescountrybus.co.uk
  4. ^ Borough of Poole News - Changes to bus services
  5. ^ Roadlinercountrybus.co.uk
  6. ^ a b Public bus route list Shamrock Buses
  7. ^ School bus times list Shamrock Buses
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