Why were Andrews buses called Andrews?

[Nigel Womersle]

Many years ago in Ecclesfield, a Mr Dudley Andrews ran a bus like the one in the picture. Has that anything to do with it?

[nomoney]

hi,slimsid 2000 used to drive for a company called andrews witch ran the 24 and 69 routes sheff center to tinsley and sheff to rotherham,the comp was stated by a man called mick sannager who was married to a woman use farther ran a haulage & driving school for hgv vechials, due to a affair with a lady who worked in the office he was given the driving school side as part of the settlement,bought a couple of old buses to learn people to drive this was at the time the government opened up the industry to private companys to run bus services,

[Asaw]

THe coach company was well on the go in the late 40's and 50's and was owned by Jack Andrews a very nice man. and the original Garage was in I think St Phillips road the section now between Penistone Road and Infirmary road. I think Jack sold out in the late 50's when the SUT were buying up all the other small coach operators such as Crosslands,Hirst & Sweetings, George Whitley and Georgw Gill plus others.

 

Wa also round about the same time Kirkby's at Anston crossroads and Booth and Fisher at halfway also went out of business.

[muddycoffee]

 

I DID sit in a bus drivers seat for a while though and pretended to be a bus driver but apart from that.... nothing happened.

 

Jabbers,

what was it like to sit there with the big steering wheel ? I'd love to do that.

 

 

[max]

 

I think their slogan used to be 'Andrews keeps you moving' which was written on the side of their buses in large letters. A bit ironic if they broke down.

 

Wasn't that the slogan for Andrews Liver Salts?

[Jabberwocky]

Jabbers,

what was it like to sit there with the big steering wheel ? I'd love to do that.

 

 

 

I went one better in 2002.

 

I drove a double decker around Leicester for two hours.

 

 

Ohhh the power!