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# Coach companies in Carlisle

> Check a coach or bus company in Carlisle (Cumbria) before you book: 10 PSV-licensed operators, 646 vehicles authorised, licence type and status.

Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records).

Coach and bus operators · Cumbria

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) Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc0002407) Standard International · 00123665 | 1 | 500 | Earned recognition Active |
| 2 | [Reays Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/company/reays-coaches-ltd-03910309) Standard International · 03910309 | 1 | 55 | Active |
| 3 | [Spencer Graham Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc1144041) Standard National · 09962011 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 4 | [Irvings Coach Hire Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc0000080) Standard International · 01249207 | 1 | 13 | Active |
| 5 | [Ellenvale Coach Company Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc1073901) Standard National · 06145911 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 6 | [Metcalfe Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc0004245) Standard National · 03317205 | 2 | 12 | Active |
| 7 | [Cumbria Coaches Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc1007771) Standard International · 02607764 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 8 | [Irving of Dalston Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc2080201) Standard National · 16844693 | 1 | 7 | Active |
| 9 | [Jd Coaches (Cumbria) Ltd](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc2050693) Standard International · 13589440 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 10 | [Muncaster Visitor Management Limited](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licence/pc2091545) Restricted · 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.

PSV licences in Carlisle by type

- Standard National PSV **7** 50%
- Standard International PSV **5** 36%
- Restricted PSV **2** 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.

## More in Cumbria

- [All coach companies in Cumbria](https://haulierscope.co.uk/coach-operators/cumbria)
- [Every operator licence in Carlisle 211](https://haulierscope.co.uk/area/north-west-of-england/carlisle)

## More data and tools

- [**Upcoming public inquiries** Traffic Commissioner public inquiries listed for companies, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/public-inquiries)
- [**Haulier insolvency watch** Licences held by companies in liquidation or administration.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/insolvency-watch)
- [**Companies House filing watch** Hauliers whose accounts are overdue at Companies House.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/filing-watch)
- [**Continuation dates by month** Which operator licences are due for continuation, and when.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations)
- [**DVSA earned recognition list** Operators in DVSA's earned recognition scheme, by traffic area.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/earned-recognition)
- [**Data status** How old each source is and when we last checked it.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/status)
- [**Applications and Decisions by area** The latest weekly bulletin in each traffic area: new applications, objection deadlines, grants and refusals.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/applications-and-decisions)
- [**New operator licences granted** Every new goods and PSV licence granted, month by month, with the companies named.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/new-operator-licences)
- [**Licences revoked, surrendered or terminated** Licences the Traffic Commissioners list each month as revoked, surrendered or terminated, in their own wording.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/licences-ended)

Guides

- [How to check a PSV operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/psv-operator-licence-check)
- [Types of operator licence](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-types)
- [What curtailed, suspended and revoked mean](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/curtailed-suspended-revoked)

DVSA file 7 Oct 2026 Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 10 October 2026. [How we read it](https://haulierscope.co.uk/methodology)

Contains public sector information licensed under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).

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.

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