title: Delaine Buses
text: # Delaine Buses
  
  Delaine Buses is a bus operator based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1890 William Smith began a horse drawn passenger service. After a taxi operation commenced in 1910, a 14-seat Ford Model T bus was purchased in 1919 and services commenced to Grantham, Spalding and Stamford. In May 1941 the business was incorporated.
  
  ## Services
  
  As of July 2020, Delaine Buses operates seven bus routes.
  
  ## Fleet
  
  From the 1930s to the 1990s, the majority of vehicles in the Delaine fleet were of Bedford or Leyland manufacture. Since 1995 Delaine has standardised on Volvos with East Lancs body, followed by switching over to Wrights in 2009 after East Lancs merged with Optare.
  
  As of September 2014 the fleet consisted of 26 buses. A heritage fleet is also maintained.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Preserved Leyland Titan in September 2006
  * Preserved Northern Counties bodied Leyland Atlantean in August 2007
  * Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL in September 2012
  