N.E.T.S (inc Clarkes, Kings Ferry, Lucketts Group & Stewarts Group coaches)

[Martin]

49113 came past my house almost an hour ago in Castle Road Kidderminster. What surprised me the most was the fact it could get up with all the cars parked each side of the road and that it managed to get around the tight bend at the end of the road.

[TT90]

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread. Do Solent coaches Bournemouth still operate any NX network coach routes, and if so which ones please ?

[Isle of Stroma]

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread. Do Solent coaches Bournemouth still operate any NX network coach routes, and if so which ones please ?

The licence is for just one vehicle & there are no Coaches currently recorded with them. 

[BN]

The licence is for just one vehicle & there are no Coaches currently recorded with them.

Yes quite a few. Solent coaches closed the depot at the airport and moved into the new premises acquired from yellow buses in 2022. Not sure which routes but there is approx 60 vehicles there.

[Isle of Stroma]

Yes quite a few. Solent coaches closed the depot at the airport and moved into the new premises acquired from yellow buses in 2022. Not sure which routes but there is approx 60 vehicles there.

Luckett operate up to 100 vehicles from there. However, Solent have just the one disc & no known vehicles. A quick snippet from my lists:
     

				H Luckett & Co Ltd, Broadcut, Wallington, Fareham, PO16 8TB [PH0005948/I-150]
				FN: Lucketts Travel
				OC: [BH] Yeomans Way, Bournemouth, BH8 0BQ [100]
				OC: [FM] 52 Standard Way, Fareham, PO16 8XL [20]
				OC: [GT] Quay Lane, Hardway, Quay Lane, Gosport, PO12 4LJ [5]
				OC: [WN] Broadcut, Wallington, Fareham, PO16 8TB [90]
				Solent Coaches Ltd, Broadcut, Wallington, Fareham, PO16 8TB [PH0007057/I-1]
				OC: [BH] Yeomans Way, Bournemouth, BH8 0BQ

[TT90]

Thanks all, Do you know which NX routes operate out of Bournemouth and I guess all operated by Lucketts ? 

[BN]

Thanks all, Do you know which NX routes operate out of Bournemouth and I guess all operated by Lucketts ?

Bit of a guess as haven't been down for ages.

Bournemouth-Birmingham, think it's 131
Southsea-London 203
Fareham-London 204
Worthing-London

Not sure to be honest but it's predominantly white coach on the south coast.

check out Matt Forbes on Flickr, he takes a lot of up to date photos of our fleet.

[winston]

Bit of a guess as haven't been down for ages.

Bournemouth-Birmingham, think it's 131
Southsea-London 203
Fareham-London 204
Worthing-London

Not sure to be honest but it's predominantly white coach on the south coast.

check out Matt Forbes on Flickr, he takes a lot of up to date photos of our fleet.

@BN 

Those route numbers are a bit out of date.

Bournemouth-Birmingham 160/161
Southsea-Heathrow 203
Fareham-London 030 (operated by NX Ops Luton)
Worthing-London 025 (operated by Worthing Coaches)

Plus there's 032, 035 & 205 all operated by Lucketts, not sure which depot. 

[TT90]

Hi, Does anyone know what routes operate of Fareham as a garage, and Bournemouth as a garage please ? 

Thanks in advance, 

[winston]

NX have sold Mortons Travel:

https://www.route-one.net/news/mortons-travel-sold-by-natex-to-rambler-group-holdings/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3lZ8DoFenCAOYaveITT8ebOGDDdqUO7QSsXPRm86ivkDSsoo80aSmXT5E_aem_YpRFRZkxrTGnFvoIqMWIWw

[winston]

Another sale:

Grange Travel, Gravesend have bought NETS VIP business:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/w9cgDVmRkHWgrtME/

[Mayfield]

Should have stuck to what they do best and not bought up all these other companies 
Lucketts (not there subsideries) looks like the only decent purchase
The holiday idea didn't last long either

[winston]

Another sale:

Grange Travel, Gravesend have bought NETS VIP business:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/w9cgDVmRkHWgrtME/

Video of the acquired VIP coaches arriving at Grange Travel ex Kings Ferry:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14HYjonLX6/

[winston]

Should have stuck to what they do best and not bought up all these other companies
Lucketts (not there subsideries) looks like the only decent purchase
The holiday idea didn't last long either

Lucketts is hemorrhaging money, the same at Clarkes & Kings Ferry were. 

Mortons was actually pretty profitable. 

[Mayfield]

I assumed (I've now learnt not to) that with all the NX work they would be doing all right