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Ipswich Buses Limited is a bus company that operates in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

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. It is owned by

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. The company operates buses throughout the town and surrounding villages. Its depot is situated in Constantine Road, near Ipswich Town's

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football ground.

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also operate bus services in the town on complementary routes.

History

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The origins of Ipswich Buses can be traced to November 1903 when Ipswich Corporation commenced operating trams. In 1923 the trams were replaced by trolleybuses. Buses were introduced from August 1950. To comply with the

Transport Act 1985 The Transport Act 1985 (c. 67) was an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It introduced privatised and deregulated bus services throughout Great Britain and came into effect in October 1986. The act was created as a response to growing ...

, in 1986 the assets of Ipswich Corporation were transferred to a new legal entity, Ipswich Buses. In February 2016, a deal was finalised to take over the staff, bus routes and most vehicles of independent operator Carter's Coach Services.

Park & ride

Ipswich Buses operated the Ipswich park & ride system under contract to

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from 1997 until 2008 when First Eastern Counties took over the service.Ipswich: Borough-owned firm wins back park-and-ride contract
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'' 13 July 2013 In November 2013 Ipswich Buses recommenced operating the park and ride service. In July 2017

took over its operation.

Fleet

As of December 2024 the fleet consisted of 77 coaches and buses.

Services

As of December 2024 Ipswich Buses operate 41 town, country, and school routes.

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