Stoklands_Bilruter

Stoklands Bilruter

Stoklands Bilruter

Norwegian bus company


Stocklands Bilruter AS was a bus company operating in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It operated on a contract with the Nordland county municipality.

The company was founded in 1924 by Ludvig Stokland that started operation with a Ford Model T. A few years later he started scheduled services between Presteid and Skutvika and also between Hamsund and Buvåg. In 1935, he bought his first bus. The company became a limited company in 1959, and by 1986 Stockland Bilruter had 29 vehicles. The next year, it was bought by Saltens Bilruter.[1]


References

  1. Svanberg, Erling (1990). Langs vei og lei i Nordland — Samferdsel gjennom 3000 år. Bodø: Nordland county municipality. ISBN 82-7416-021-5.

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