If Chamber members are the cogs and wheels of the Cumbrian economy, we like to think of ourselves as the oil that keeps everything moving. 

As Cumbria’s largest bus operator, we play a vital role in getting customers to your doors and your people to work—day in, day out. 

Our head office sits in Broadacre House, Carlisle, just one floor below Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, but our reach extends far beyond. With depots in Carlisle, Barrow, Workington, Kendal, Morecambe, Preston and Chorley, we operate right across Cumbria and Lancashire. 

We employ more than 1,000 people and run around 500 buses. We’re proud to be Cumbria & Lancashire’s local bus company—and equally proud to be part of the Stagecoach Group. 

Headquartered in Perth, Scotland, Stagecoach grew rapidly following bus privatisation in the 1980s and now operates services across the UK. While we benefit from the scale and strength of a national group, our local business enjoys a devolved, empowered management structure. That means our Managing Director, Tom Waterhouse, and his team have real autonomy to respond quickly, innovate boldly and act when opportunity arises. 

One standout example is the 77/77A Honister Rambler. The former nationalised operator, Cumberland Motors, withdrew the Keswick–Buttermere service in the 1970s. We believed demand still existed—and we were right. Today, the Honister Rambler runs hourly throughout the summer, carrying thousands of walkers and sightseers and offering a genuine alternative to the car in one of the Lake District’s most congested hotspots.