John Fishwick & Sons to cease trading

[SF07]

Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire reporting that Fishwicks will cease operation after the end of service on Saturday 25 October with Stagecoach stepping in to run a replacement 111 service from Sunday. No news on replacement to other services, although Fishwicks's 109 service will be covered by Stagecoach's 109/109A service. Fishwicks's other services are the 115/116 weekday service between Chorley, Leyland and Preston (Stagecoach runs Saturday service) and the 119 weekday only service between Leyland and Chorley.

From Stagecoach:

Stagecoach to operate service 111 Preston - Leyland

starting Sunday 25th October 2015

Following the news that John Fishwick & Sons bus company is due to cease trading after business on Saturday 24th October 2015, Stagecoach can announce that they will be providing service 111 with effect from Sunday 25th October. This follows special dispensation given by the Traffic Commissioner to Stagecoach to allow this to happen at very short notice.

The route will be the same between Preston Bus Station and Moss Side (old Black Bull), then will operate a loop of Dunkirk Lane, Schleswig Way, Longmeanygate, Leyland Lane, Dunkirk Lane, then normal route back to Preston. As a result, we will not be serving Golden Hill Lane between the Leyland Lane traffic lights and Tuer Street.

There will be a new timetable, offering a 12 minute frequency Mon-Sat daytimes and every 30 mins in the evenings and all day on Sundays.
Please click here to download the timetable.

We will accept all valid Fishwick's tickets and passes for travel in the short term and will advise more on tickets in due course. The full range of Stagecoach tickets will be valid for travel. Service 111 will be within the Preston ticket zone, which covers all of Leyland area.
We will not be in a position to operate any other former Fishwick's routes on Sunday or Monday, but will be in discussions with Lancashire County Council over the possibility of covering other sections of route.

www.stagecoachbus.com/tis-service-update-details.aspx?id=7288

[westyorkshirebus]

They have been in business since 1907 and run a very smart modern fleet. Wasn't expecting this news.

[Burnside]

Sad to hear.

[timelesstable]

Is it everything or just the stage carriage part.

Their web site is still up and running this morning.

Could be some disappointed people with Holiday bookings

[timelesstable]

There is an Enthusiast link on the web site for anyone wanting to download their 2010 fleet list.

I thought the coach fleet look dated.......

www.fishwicks.co.uk/enthusiast.asp

[gooderson1]

Perhaps it is only the bus side that is closing. Their website shows a tour to East Anglian tomorrow and another to the West Country on Monday. If it is the whole organisation then it is very poor that no mention is being made on their home page.

[timelesstable]

A bit more

blogpreston.co.uk/2015/10/leyland-based-firm-john-fishwick-sons-bus-service-to-cease-trading/

Leyland based, Independent bus company, John Fishwick and Sons is to cease operating from Saturday 24 October 2015.

The public transport company with a history extending from 1907 will no longer be providing a bus service for the immediate future and Stagecoach have stepped in under special measures to continue a bus service due to special dispensation.

People from Preston, Leyland and Chorley will be lamenting the demise of the ubiquitous bus service which has become a way of life for local commuters. Many Prestonians will recall the Fishwick & Sons bus station at the lower end of Fox Street with the all too familiar green buses. Up to 1953 Fishwick & Sons also had a haulage side to the business as well as public transport.

[gooderson1]

The last 111 service from Preston to Leyland was due to arrive at the depot at midnight. As yet there is still no mention of the operations ceasing on their website.

[dwarfer1979]

Oct 25, 2015 0:12:07 GMT 1 gooderson1 said:

The last 111 service from Preston to Leyland was due to arrive at the depot at midnight. As yet there is still no mention of the operations ceasing on their website.

Website has now been changed, also now making clear it is the whole company including the coaches, clearly waiting for the end of operation before changing the site though there should have been some mention of the end of the bus services beforehand.

[aidan]

6 Fishwick Pulsars were heading eastbound on the M62 between Milnrow and Rishworth Moor today at around 1.00pm. I presume they were heading for Arriva in Gomersall

[timelesstable]

Fishwick Buses for sale

www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/gva/catalogue-id-gva10057