Coach and bus operators · Cumbria
Coach companies in Carlisle
Bus and coach operator licences (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Carlisle, Cumbria: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and company status.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 10 companies hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Carlisle; the largest fleet is Stagecoach (North West) Limited (500 vehicles authorised).
- Coach and bus companies
- 10
- PSV licences
- 14
- Vehicles on these licences
- 646
- Earned recognition
- 1
Coach and bus companies in Carlisle
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Carlisle, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Carlisle. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stagecoach (North West) LimitedStandard International · 00123665 | 1 | 500 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Reays Coaches LtdStandard International · 03910309 | 1 | 55 | Active |
| 3 | Spencer Graham Coaches LtdStandard National · 09962011 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 4 | Irvings Coach Hire LtdStandard International · 01249207 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 5 | Ellenvale Coach Company LtdStandard National · 06145911 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 6 | Metcalfe Coaches LtdStandard National · 03317205 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 7 | Cumbria Coaches LtdStandard International · 02607764 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 8 | Irving of Dalston LimitedStandard National · 16844693 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 9 | Jd Coaches (Cumbria) LtdStandard International · 13589440 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 10 | Muncaster Visitor Management LimitedRestricted · 03385229 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 4 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Licence types and fleet sizes
36% of the 14 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 9. 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.
- Standard National PSV7 50%
- Standard International PSV5 36%
- Restricted PSV2 14%
Before you book a coach in Carlisle
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 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 10 October 2026. How we read it
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