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Biggest coach and bus operators in North East of England
The 50 companies with the most vehicles authorised on PSV operator licences issued by the Traffic Commissioner for the North East of England, from the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
The biggest coach and bus operator in the North East of England traffic area is First West Yorkshire Ltd, with 946 vehicles authorised on its PSV licences issued there. The top 10 hold 43% of the area’s 12,058 vehicles.
- Number 1, vehicles
- 946
- Top 10 share of the area
- 43%
- Also in the national top 100
- 16
- Companies in the area
- 362
Top 10 in North East of England
- 1. First West Yorkshire Ltd (UK #6)946 vehicles, 8%
- 2. First South Yorkshire Limited (UK #13)680 vehicles, 6%
- 3. Go North East Limited (UK #17)652 vehicles, 5%
- 4. Busways Travel Services Ltd (UK #24)560 vehicles, 5%
- 5. Lincolnshire Road Car Company Limited (UK #11)460 vehicles, 4%
- 6. Arriva Durham County Ltd (UK #41)390 vehicles, 3%
- 6. Cleveland Transit Ltd (UK #41)390 vehicles, 3%
- 8. Arriva Yorkshire Ltd (UK #43)379 vehicles, 3%
- 9. The Yorkshire Traction Co Ltd (UK #31)370 vehicles, 3%
- 10. Nottingham City Transport Ltd (UK #49)320 vehicles, 3%
Top 50
Only licences issued in North East of England count here, so a national group ranks by its North East of England fleet. Share = share of all vehicles on PSV licences in the area.
| Rank | Company | Vehicles | Trailers | Licences | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First West Yorkshire LtdCompany 01990370DVSA earned recognition | 946 | 0 | 1 | 7.8% |
| 2 | First South Yorkshire LimitedCompany 02332529DVSA earned recognition | 680 | 0 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 3 | Go North East LimitedCompany 02057284DVSA earned recognition | 652 | 0 | 1 | 5.4% |
| 4 | Busways Travel Services LtdCompany 02295227DVSA earned recognition | 560 | 0 | 1 | 4.6% |
| 5 | Lincolnshire Road Car Company LimitedCompany 00232799DVSA earned recognition | 460 | 0 | 1 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Arriva Durham County LtdCompany 02404350DVSA earned recognition | 390 | 0 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Cleveland Transit LtdCompany 02546698DVSA earned recognition | 390 | 0 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 8 | Arriva Yorkshire LtdCompany 00084167DVSA earned recognition | 379 | 0 | 1 | 3.1% |
| 9 | The Yorkshire Traction Co LtdCompany 02065401DVSA earned recognition | 370 | 0 | 1 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Nottingham City Transport LtdCompany 02004967DVSA earned recognition | 320 | 0 | 1 | 2.7% |
| 11 | East Yorkshire Motor Services LimitedCompany 00216628 | 300 | 0 | 1 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Arriva Northumbria LtdCompany 00237558DVSA earned recognition | 167 | 0 | 1 | 1.4% |
| 13 | York Pullman Bus Company LtdCompany 06047813DVSA earned recognition | 155 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Skills Motor Coaches LtdCompany 00612324 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Keighley & District Travel LtdCompany 02113404 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 16 | First York LtdCompany 02168890DVSA earned recognition | 125 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Acklams Coaches LtdCompany 06291076 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Trent Motor Traction Company Limited(The)Company 00131912 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Barton Buses LimitedCompany 02347412 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Jim Hughes Coaches LtdCompany 04711243 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Travel Caledonian LimitedCompany 13433266 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 22 | Team Pennine LimitedCompany 13274240 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Harrogate & District Travel LtdCompany 02327319 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Yorkshire Coastliner LtdCompany 02436687 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 25 | T L C Travel LtdCompany 03914156 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Central Taxis Gateshead LtdCompany 06884292 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Tetleys Motor Services LtdCompany 03309948 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Hodgsons Coach Operators LtdCompany 04357842 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 29 | Johnson Bros (Tours) LtdCompany 02921086 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 30 | Compass Royston Travel LimitedCompany 03624578 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 31 | Stanley Travel (North East) LtdCompany 07753728DVSA earned recognition | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | 2 Way Transport LtdCompany 06909369 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Harrogate Coach Travel LtdCompany 04367719DVSA earned recognition | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Hornsby Travel Services LtdCompany 01490232 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Liberty Coaches Ne LtdCompany 08553448 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Procters Coaches (North Yorkshire) LimitedCompany 03974779 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | T M Travel LtdCompany 05028805 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 32 | Weardale Motor Services LtdCompany 00708826 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 39 | Garnetts LtdCompany 03865917 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 40 | Coatham Tyre Centre LimitedCompany 01635475 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 40 | Rollinson Safeway LtdCompany 01210156 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 40 | Wilfreda Luxury Coaches LimitedCompany 00474455 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 43 | Amvale LtdCompany 01922352 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 44 | Ellie Rose Travel LtdCompany 04098734 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 45 | Bibby's of Ingleton LtdCompany 02606845 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 45 | Borders Buses LtdCompany 06445349 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 45 | Denton Travel LtdCompany 06716133 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 45 | E Stott & Sons LtdCompany 02197747 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 45 | G Abbott & Sons LimitedCompany 09653415 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 45 | Tj's Travel LtdCompany 08618209 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
Biggest coach and bus operators in the UK (Great Britain), top 100
How we rank
From the DVSA operator licence file dated 7 October 2026. Each company is ranked by the vehicles authorised on its PSV operator licences issued in the North East of England traffic area. “Authorised” is the most vehicles the Traffic Commissioner allows the company to run, not a count of vehicles on the road on one day.
One row is one legal entity with its Companies House number. Companies in the same group are ranked separately. Public bodies, charities and other organisations are left out, and sole traders and partnerships are never ranked by name. Earned recognition is DVSA’s list; the Companies House status is shown when it is not “active”.
DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 11 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .
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