Bolton School's Scout Troop first purchased a coach in the mid
1950s to take its older scouts to camp. In 1960 the troop purchased
an additional coach; both were privately run.
After pressure from the School to utilise the vehicles for pupil
trips as well as the scouts, a decision was made in the mid 1960s
to operate as a formal coach service, the first four drivers all
being members of the scout group.
During the mid seventies, the coaches were used primarily to
transport school sports teams and in the running of school
trips.
Demand for the use of coaches by the School steadily grew until,
in 1987, the School purchased the vehicles from the scouts and took
over the running of the coach fleet, which, at the time of the
takeover, numbered six vehicles.
The School continued to run the fleet until 1992 when the assets
were transfered to the newly formed company, Bolton School Services
Limited (BSSL), and the name BSS Coaches was born.
The fleet took a tremendous leap forward in 1995 when BSSL
bought out a local coach company called Sharrocks, adding to its
fleet with three up-to-date vehicles.
Over the following 12 years the fleet was gradually modernised
and has grown to the impressive fleet of ten vehicles which it
now is today.