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Coach companies in Cumbria

Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026 with an operating centre in Cumbria: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and Companies House status for each company.

Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 46 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Cumbria, plus 24 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Stagecoach (North West) Limited, authorised for 500 vehicles.

Coach and bus companies: 46
PSV licences: 70
Vehicles on these licences: 1,173
Standard licences: 56

Coach and bus companies in Cumbria

Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Cumbria, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Cumbria. Company status comes from the Companies House register.

Coach and bus companies in Cumbria
#	Operator	Sites here	Vehicles	Checks
1	Stagecoach (North West) LimitedStandard International · 00123665	7	500	Earned recognitionActive
2	John Shaw and Son LtdStandard International · 01040704	1	125	Active
3	Reays Coaches LtdStandard International · 03910309	7	55	Active
4	Bibby's of Ingleton LtdStandard International · 02606845	1	40	Active
5	Mountain Goat LtdStandard International · 02862284	4	30	Active
6	S H Brownrigg LtdStandard International · 02509418	1	30	Active
7	M & I Travel LimitedStandard National · 07289898	3	28	Active
8	Lakeland Commercials LimitedStandard National · 02719162	2	20	Active
9	Sellafield LimitedStandard National · 01002607	1	20	Active
10	Spencer Graham Coaches LtdStandard National · 09962011	4	20	Active
11	Alba Travel LtdStandard International · 04445407	1	14	Active
12	Saddle Skedaddle LtdStandard International · 03719782	2	14	Active
13	Irvings Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 01249207	1	13	Active
14	Ellenvale Coach Company LtdStandard National · 06145911	2	12	Active
15	Metcalfe Coaches LtdStandard National · 03317205	2	12	Active
16	Cumbria Coaches LtdStandard International · 02607764	1	10	Active
17	Impact Development Training LtdStandard International · 02477088	1	10	Active
18	Hadwins (Tours) LtdStandard International · 01307189	1	9	Active
19	Nbm Hire LtdStandard National · 03227863	2	9	Active
20	Wright Bros Coaches LtdStandard International · 00345221	1	8	Active
21	Fts Coach Hire LimitedStandard International · 10608950	1	7	Active
22	Irving of Dalston LimitedStandard National · 16844693	1	7	Active
23	Bae Systems Marine LimitedStandard National · 00229770	1	6	Active
24	Carefree Travel LimitedStandard National · 06393465	2	6	Active
25	Cumbria Classic Coaches LimitedStandard International · 09530564	1	6	Active
26	Jd Coaches (Cumbria) LtdStandard International · 13589440	2	5	Active
27	Furness of Keswick LtdStandard National · 04621804	1	4	Active
28	Workington Transport Heritage TrustStandard National · 04767337	1	4	Active
29	Blueworks Taxis LtdStandard National · 06768107	1	3	Active
30	Dan Willan Coaches LtdStandard National · 09347091	1	3	Active
31	Mitchells Mini Coaches LtdStandard National · 06490263	2	3	Active
32	South Lakes Travel LtdStandard National · 11936229	1	3	Active
33	Chris Stainton LtdStandard International · 10044855	1	2	Active
34	Coast to Coast Packhorse LimitedRestricted · 05428451	1	2	Active – proposal to strike off
35	Criffel Vue Private Hire LtdStandard National · 11798000	1	2	Active
36	Dave New Coach Travel LimitedStandard National · 06736822	1	2	Active
37	Downton Travel LtdStandard National · 05327003	1	2	Active
38	Economical Taxis LtdRestricted · 04539718	1	2	Active
39	G & A M Lawson LtdStandard National · 02753264	2	2	Active
40	Landmarc Support Services LtdRestricted · 04396241	1	2	Active
41	Mere Mountains LimitedRestricted · 11442679	1	2	Active
42	Real Adventure LtdRestricted · 07051077	1	2	Active
43	The Moore Estate Co LtdRestricted · 02057896	1	2	Active
44	Bassenthwaite Lake Station LimitedStandard National · 10367438	1	1	Active
45	Muncaster Visitor Management LimitedRestricted · 03385229	1	1	Active
46	Phsv LimitedRestricted · 13133559	1	1	Active

Plus 24 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.

Where they are based

Operating-centre towns in Cumbria with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.

Carlisle 10
Penrith 7
Barrow-in-Furness 6
Workington 5
Wigton 4
Egremont 3
Kendal 3
Kirkby Stephen 3
Brampton 2
Carnforth 2
Grange-over-Sands 2
Ulverston 2
Windermere 2
Alston 1
Ambleside 1
Cockermouth 1
Dalton-in-Furness 1
Keswick 1
Kirkby-in-Furness 1
Millom 1
Milnthorpe 1
Ravenstonedale 1
Seascale 1
Whitehaven 1

Postcode districts

Company PSV licences by postcode district, Cumbria

Postcode district CA11:7 company licences
Postcode district LA14:5 company licences
Postcode district CA14:5 company licences
Postcode district CA7:4 company licences
Postcode district CA17:4 company licences
Postcode district CA2:3 company licences
Postcode district CA22:3 company licences
Postcode district CA1:2 company licences
Postcode district LA6:2 company licences
Postcode district LA12:2 company licences

Licence types and fleet sizes

53% of the 70 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. A restricted PSV licence covers two vehicles at most, and 9 to 16 seat vehicles only outside a passenger transport business: a full-size coach firm needs a standard licence.

PSV licences in Cumbria by type

Standard National PSV35 50%
Standard International PSV21 30%
Restricted PSV14 20%

PSV licences in Cumbria by vehicles authorised

1 vehicles:8 licences
2 vehicles:20 licences
3–5 vehicles:9 licences
6–10 vehicles:16 licences
11–25 vehicles:10 licences
26–50 vehicles:4 licences
51–100 vehicles:1 licences
100+ vehicles:2 licences

Before you book a coach in Cumbria

Anyone who runs a vehicle for hire or reward that can carry 9 or more passengers needs a PSV operator licence (GOV.UK). Ask the company for its licence number, open its page here and check that the licence is valid and that the vehicles you need fit its authorisation.

DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 October 2026. How we read it

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Company status: Companies House register. Contains Companies House data. County lookup: ONS Postcode Directory (August 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.