Bus Link, Drakelow

[Tony]

A new operator in the West Midlands running the Boots contract from Walsall to Burton on Trent.

They were using former Midland Classic SN57 BKL today

[B61 ANDREW]

Any connection to Deluxe of Drakelow ??

[Tony]

Any connection to Deluxe of Drakelow ??

No, This is James Boddice from Midland Classic

[Michael Bevan]

A new operator in the West Midlands running the Boots contract from Walsall to Burton on Trent.

They were using former Midland Classic SN57 BKL today

Just seen SN57 BKL in Erdington on the X11 (Newtown to Burton Boots Contract).

[fleetline6477]

Can't find any reference to this operator. What else do you know about them Tony?

[the trainbasher]

Can't find any reference to this operator. What else do you know about them Tony?

It's owned by James Boddice, the ex Midland Classic MD. Their operating Centre is at Royal Farm Business Park in Drakelow

[hlliwmai]

So James Boddice has set up his own company fair play to him, I wonder if he can make it as successful as Midland Classic and yes before anyone says I know he didn't own Midland I'm just saying that when he was in charge of Midland it always seemed to run like clockwork and never suffered many problems and was always ran well by him and his staff. Good luck to him hopefully he can strive and hopefully he'll be able to expand in time. 

On a separate note I've often wondered why so far Geoff Cross has never ventured back into operating buses again, although I guess it's probably because he's happy the way he is still operating the Centrad side of the business. 

[Vulcan]

James did own Classic along with Julian Peddle around a 70/30 split to him as far I recall 

[EK40]

Looks like they have a new VDL gemini 2 reg LJ59 LWV looks mint tbh with the refurbished interior