John Leask & Son
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| Founded | 1919 |
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| Defunct | 16 August 2020 |
| Headquarters | Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland Islands |
| Service area | Shetland Islands |
| Service type | Bus and coach |
| Fleet | 19 (August 2020) |
| Managers | Peter Leask, Andrew Leask |
| Website | www.leaskstravel.co.uk |
John Leask & Son, also trading as Leasks of Lerwick, was a bus and coach operator based in Gremista near Lerwick on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The operator closed in August 2020 due to the retirement of its owners.
History[edit]
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John Leasks & Son was founded in 1919 by John R. Leask and son James as a two-car taxi service, operating its first buses in 1928. The company opened a travel agency, John Leask Travel, in Lerwick in 1936, following the launch of the first air services to the Shetland Islands by Allied Airways,[1] which in 1998 and 1999 won the Agent of the Year award at the British Regional Airways travel industry awards.[2] The agency was closed down at the end of 2011 due to a lack of business owing to competition by online booking agencies, leading to the loss of four full-time and three part-time jobs from its office in Lerwick.[3] A car rental operation was also maintained during the 1990s, with Subaru Justys made available to hire from either Sumburgh Airport or Lerwick town for travellers on ferries.[4]
In March 2020, it was announced that Leasks would cease operations due to the retirement of its owners Peter and Andrew Leask. Services ceased on 16 August 2020, with former Leasks routes across the islands being split between four operators and a majority of buses and coaches from the 19-vehicle fleet sold to operators on the mainland.[5][6]
Operations and fleet[edit]
As of the company's closure in August 2020, John Leask & Sons operated a fleet of 19 buses and coaches.[6] The bus fleet consisted of a handful of Alexander Dennis Enviro200s, Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMCs and a Wright StreetLite, as well as a pair of MCV Evolution-bodied Volvo B7RLEs.[1][7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About". John Leask & Son. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "John Leask Travel in Lerwick, Shetland, has been named Agent of the Year at the British Regional Airlines travel industry awards in Belfast". Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland. London: UBM Information Ltd. 15 March 1999. p. 24. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via General OneFile.
- ↑ Bevington, Andrew (11 November 2011). "Tributes as travel agents close". Shetland News. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ Spicer, Roy (12 May 1993). "Vehicle Hire & Leasing: The hire road to the isles". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 12. ProQuest 317226691.
- ↑ Hirst, Andrew (16 August 2020). "'End of an era' as Leasks bus departs Viking bus station for the last time". Shetland Times. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Crawford, Alex (17 August 2020). "Shetland Islands' John Leask and Son ceases trading". routeone. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Passenger comfort top priority as Leasks of Lerwick specify Volvo Bus" (Press release). Volvo Buses United Kingdom & Ireland. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Leasks of Lerwick (bus company) at Wikimedia Commons- Company website
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