Transportes Insular La Palma

Transportes Insular La Palma, S. Coop. (TILP) is a Spanish worker cooperative that provides regular passenger bus transport across the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. It was formed in 1975 when employees of the private company Transportes del Norte de La Palma S.A. established an associated work cooperative in order to take over the business, and it began operating in 1977. Its first services were in the municipality of Garafía, followed by the introduction of school transport. In 1991 the cooperative took charge of the South-West line, and in January 1992 it became the official tenderer for all regular passenger transport routes on the island. As of 2019, TILP reported a fleet of 59 vehicles operating 21 regular lines across La Palma, with service provided 365 days a year. The cooperative's stated objective is to satisfy the mobility needs of current and potential users. It has been implementing a phased modernisation of the island's transport system, including fleet renewal and new computer systems that allow immediate location of each bus, intended to make bus travel around the island more appealing and practical. TILP is owned by its worker-members rather than by outside shareholders, and it functions as the principal public-transport operator on La Palma. Its network connects communities across the island and supports both residents and visitors.

Transportes Insular La Palma traces its origins to the private bus company Transportes del Norte de La Palma S.A. In 1975, the workers of that company constituted an associated work cooperative with the aim of acquiring the business. The cooperative began its work in 1977, initially providing transport for users in Garafía, after which it also began operating school transport. A major expansion came in 1991, when the cooperative took charge of the South-West line. In January 1992, it became the official tenderer of all the routes on the island for regular passenger transport, establishing itself as the island-wide bus operator. By 2019, TILP reported a fleet of 59 vehicles carrying out 21 regular lines throughout the island and providing service 365 days a year. The cooperative has also begun implementing a new, more modern and agile transport system with more information, to be rolled out in phases, alongside fleet renewal and new computer systems that allow immediate location of each bus.

• 2019

  It has a fleet of 59 vehicles to carry out 21 regular routes throughout the island providing service 365 days a year.

• 1992

  It becomes the official awardee of all the routes on the island.

• 1991

  The cooperative takes over the South-West route.

• 1977

  The cooperative begins its journey with transports in Garafía.

• 1975

  Workers of Transportes del Norte de La Palma S.A. constitute an Associated Work Cooperative.

The principal island-wide public bus operator on La Palma, organised as a worker cooperative and focused on accessible, year-round mobility.

• Regular passenger bus services

• School transport

• Island-wide bus network (21 regular lines)

1. 1The Company - TILPtilp.es
2. 2Transportes Insular La Palma - Wikidatawikidata.org