Shamrock Buses

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Shamrock Buses

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File:Shamrock192 exTYB.jpg Shamrock Buses 192 at Castlepoint. This bus is an ex-Bournemouth Transport Leyland Olympian and is no longer with Shamrock Buses.
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Holton Heath Trading Park, Poole, Dorset
Service area	United Kingdom
Service type	Urban bus services, School Contracts
Destinations	Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Wimborne, Wareham
Fleet	56
Website	Official 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.

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.^[1] Using "Shamrock Buses" as its trading name, its original purpose was to operate contracted services and to use the money generated by those services for the BPTA.

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.^[1] In August 2005 the company expanded its school bus operation by taking over five routes from other local operators.^[3]

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.^[4]

• 22: Bournemouth - Kinson/West Howe via Rail Station, Winton, Slades Farm, Redhill and Northbourne.

Previously route 2. Renumbered to route 22 to take in Slades Farm from 28 September 2009 due to the withdrawal of Transdev Yellow Buses route 25 from the area.

• 31: Christchurch - Boscombe Bus Station via Kings Avenue, Southbourne and Shelley Manor.

Previous to April 2009, this route ran from Christchurch to Castlepoint, with extensions from Christchurch to Christchurch Hospital to replace previously removed Transdev Yellow Buses services. Changes to funding brought about these current changes to this route. Operated by low floor bus.

• 32: Poole - Bournemouth Hospital via Broadstone, Merley, Kinson, Northbourne and Castlepoint.
• 32: Throop - Bournemouth via Charminster and Richmond Hill.
• 41: Throop - Boscombe Pier via Castlepoint, Queens Park, Bournemouth Rail Station and Boscombe Bus Station.

Route taken over from Transdev Yellow Buses from May 2008.

• 111: Hurn - Marlow Drive - Christchurch Hospital - Christchurch - Mudeford - Somerford Sainsburys - Highcliffe

Route previously run by Wilts & Dorset in 2006, which was the replaced by routes C1 & C2, also run by Wilts & Dorset. Shamrock then took over that route on May 25th 2009, and now operation has reverted back to route 111 from July 26th 2010.

• 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 Grammers. 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 Grammer via Lilliput, Penn Hill, Lower Parkstone, Civic Centre & Fleetsbridge.
• X42: Westbourne - Parkstone Grammer via Branksome, Upper Parkstone, Seaview, Oakdale & Fleetsbridge.
• 43: Westbourne - Parkstone Grammer 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 Grammer via Wallisdown, Alder Hills, Alderney, Newtown & Canford Heath
• 50: Bear Wood - Parkstone & Poole Grammer via Merley & Broadstone

Extended to serve Poole Grammer 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

• 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.

• 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.

• C1/C2: River Way - Christchurch Hospital - Christchurch - Mudeford - Somerford Sainsburys - Highcliffe Castle - Woodhayes Avenue Circular.

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.

• X9: Alderney - Bournemouth via Wallisdown, Bournemouth University, Winton and Bournemouth railway station.

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
• 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
• 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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