fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə diːɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈoʊkəl bˈʌs sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ðə nˈæʃənəl bˈʌs kˈʌmpəni pˈɜːtʃɪst lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚz ʌv mˈɪni bˈʌsᵻz, ænd ɐdˈɪʃənəl pɹˈɛmɪsᵻz wɜːɹ ɐkwˈaɪɚd ɪn stˈoʊnbɹuːm dˈɜːbiʃɚ, æt ðɪs pˈɔɪnt ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈiːpəl ɛmplˈɔɪd wʌz ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
Following the deregulation of local bus services in 1984, the National Bus Company purchased large numbers of mini buses, and additional premises were acquired in Stonebroom Derbyshire, at this point the number of people employed was in the region of 260.